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Antonio “The Magic Man” Tarver Credits USA Boxing for giving him Structure that carried him to top
 COLORADO SPRINGS, Vuelta. (Mayo 21, 2018) – Future Hall of Famer Antonio “The Magic Man” Tarver (31-6-1, 1 NC, 22 KOs) has just about done it all as a boxer having been an Olympic medal winner and world champion as an amateur, along with capturing five major light heavyweight world titles as a professional, as well as a pair of El Anillo magazine’s top honors, and four other world championships in two different divisions.“I credit USA Boxing for giving me structure for the first time in my life,” Tarver explicó. “Everything was scheduled; curfew, eating, entrenamiento, dormir….todo! I then understood that I had to be accountable for everything I did. I had talent, but I wasn’t structured, and that was bigger than me. I had to adjust to authority. My determination took off, giving me support I never had before. I went on to make speaking engagements and get sponsors. I broke barriers. I’ve been the best at every level that I fought at in the world.”
Tarver was a highly decorated amateur who had an amazing 158-12 registro. He is the only boxer to capture gold medals at World Amateur Championships, U.S. National Championships and Pan-American Games in the same year (1995). The Orlando, Florida-born southpaw won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, losing in the quarterfinals to future world champion Vassiliy Jirov, who Tarver had defeated in the semifinals of the 1995 Campeonato Mundial Amateur. Tarver also won top honors at the 1994 National Golden Gloves Tournament and 1995 World Championships Challenge.
“I went on a winning roll in 1995 and went into the Olympics in rare form,” Tarver dijo. “And that’s why I was favored to win a gold medal. I was hitting him (Jirov), the same guy I’d beaten in the World Championships, but no points were registering for me. I had a good second round, but I was down three points, so I threw my game plan away in the third round. I felt I had to do more and got away from my style: counter punching, not getting hit, and being patient. I thought I had won and so did a lot of people. I made up for that, aunque, with a gold-medal professional career.
“I had been faced with a decision about going pro after I was beaten in the ’92 Olympic Trials. I decided to stay in the amateurs, despite not having any guarantees about making the 1996 U.S. Equipo olímpico. I sacrificed four years of my pro career, which is why I turned pro at a relatively late age (27). I was determined when I found out the 1996 Olympics were in Atlanta. I think I made the right decision and I have no regrets.
“I had always dreamed of going to the Olympics. I saw Roy Jones, Jr – we first fought each other at 13 – get robbed of gold. I was watching that on television, jumped up, and knew where I was heading: The Olympics! We both suffered horrible decisions in the Olympics and I knew then that our careers would be parallel.
Tarver made his pro debut February 18, 1997 en Filadelfia, parada Joaquin Garcia (4-0) en la segunda ronda.
“I was an Olympic bronze medal winner but when I first turned pro,” Tarver added, “I didn’t have a promoter or manager. Nobody was willing to take a chance on me until I was 4-0, when I signed by first contract with Russell Peltz. I felt nobody could beat me.”
Nobody was able to beat Tarver, at least until his 17º pelea profesional, cuándo Eric Hardingdefeated Tarver by way of a 12-round unanimous decision.
Dos años después, Tarver embarked on a 12-fight murderer’s row stretch during the next seven years, arguably establishing him as the No. 1 peleador libra por libra en el mundo. It all started with a successful rematch with Harding (21-1-1) in Indianapolis, when Tarver dropped Harding in the fourth round, plus twice more in the fifth, on his way to a fifth-round technical knockout to avenge his lone pro loss to that date.
Next up for Tarver was a showdown with 44-3 Montell Griffin for the WBC and IBF 175-pound division titles, which were vacated by Roy Jones Jr., Abril 26, 2003 en el Foxwoods Resort Casino en Mashantucket, Connecticut. In his first world title shot as a pro, Tarver pitched a complete shutout, decking Griffin in the first and last rounds to shut out his opponent by scores of 120-103 de los tres jueces.
Siete meses más tarde, sin embargo, Tarver lost a controversial 12-round majority decision and his WBC crown (he was stripped of his IBF belt) to WBA Super and IBO champion Jones in Las Vegas. The following May at the venue, Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, aunque, Tarver became the first to knockout Jones, putting him to sleep in the second round.
Tarver then became a mainstream celebrity, appearing on late-night shows and covers ofEl Anillo magazine and KO Magazine, and co-hosting an ESPN Viernes Night Fights transmisión por televisión.
“I was robbed in my first fight with Roy,” Tarver insisted. “They called my knockout of Roy the greatest upset in light heavyweight history. Why didn’t they see me coming? I had beaten everybody ranked ahead of me. Roy was the pound-4-pound king, but he knew. I may not be the fastest, the quickest, or the strongest, but I doubt that there’s ever been a pro fighter to enter the ring with a higher IQ than me. Even at my age, I still feel that way today.”
The WBC stripped Tarver of his title in 2004 for fighting IBF champion Glen Johnson (41-9-2) instead of the WBC mandatory challenger. Johnson, irónicamente, was stripped of his IBF title for the same reason right before his fight in Los Angeles with Tarver. Tarver and Johnson fought for El Anillo and IBO titles and Johnson won a 12-round split decision.
In their rematch seis meses después en Memphis, Tarver won a unanimous 12-round decision over Johnson to capture the IBO strap. Tarver completed his trilogy with Jones, retaining his IBO title with a unanimous 12-round decision (117-111, 116-112, 116-112).
Tarver lost a 12-round decision June 10, 2006 in Atlantic City to Bernard Hopkins for the IBO championship, which was soon vacated and recaptured by Tarver with a 12-round majority decision over Elvir Muriqi (34-3).
Tarver traveled to Australia in 2011 to challenge IBO cruiserweight champion and local hero Danny Green, who retired after nine rounds, as Tarver added another title belt to his display case.
En diciembre de 2013 en Temecula, California, Tarver knocked out Jonathon Banks (29-2-1) en la séptima ronda, and Tarver’s last fight was a 12-round split decision draw with former world champion Steve Cunningham (28-7) en Newark, Nueva Jersey.
En 2006, Tarver starred as Mason “The Line” Dixon, the heavyweight champion in the film,Rocky Balboa.
Tarver, as he marches towards his planned history-making performance by becoming the oldest heavyweight world champion of all-time, also has served as a color commentator in boxing for Spike TV and Showtime.
Hoy, a la edad de 49, Tarver is still technically active, and he also trains his son and undefeated middleweight prospect, Antonio Tarver, Jr. (5-0 (4 KOs), where they live in Tampa, Florida.
“I was older than the rest of the boxers on the U.S. Olympic Team and the U.S. National Team,” Tarver remarcó. “What a team! Guys like Diego Corrales y Zab Judah didn’t make that Olympic Team. I gave Floyd Mayweather, Jr. his first moniker, ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’, until he changed it years later to ‘Money’. We had a bond on that Olympic team with Floyd, Fernando Vargas, David Reid, Zarim Raheem and the others.”
Although at the age of 49 he is still an active fighter, Tarver occassionally does some color commentating and he trains pro and amateur boxers at a gym in Tampa, Florida. “I’m not retired as a fighter,” Tarver commented. “I started a program, ‘Train with The Champ’, and it includes room rent and training. I like to say it’s an AirB&B for boxing. I train my son (5-0 de peso medio Antonio Tarver, Jr. ya está. I learned a lot from my early days, training in Orlando with my coach, Lou Harris, and I reunited with Jimmy Williams, que es 90 ahora, training my son together in Tampa.
Tarver also is an advocate of the relatively new “Asociación de Graduados de boxeo EE.UU.,” que fue creado para defender una vida, las relaciones de beneficio mutuo entre EE.UU. boxeo y sus alumnos, –boxeadores, funcionarios, entrenadores y fanáticos del boxeo — la Asociación de Graduados conecta generaciones de campeones, inspirando y dando la espalda a los futuros campeones de boxeo de EE.UU. boxeo, dentro y fuera del anillo de.
“I’m going online to join,” Tarver dijo. “I’m looking forward to attending an Alumni Association meeting, Junio 24-30 during the Junior Olympics in Charleston, Virginia Occidental.
Everything that goes around, viene alrededor, in USA Boxing. Just ask future Hall of Fame candidate Antonio Tarver.
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ADONIS STEVENSON RETAINS WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER BATTLING BADOU JACK TO MAJORITY DRAW IN HIGHLY COMPETITIVE BOUTSATURDAY IN SPLIT-SITE DOUBLEHEADER ON SHOWTIME®
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Gary Russell Jr.. Outpoints Joseph Diaz Jr. to remain WBC Featherweight Champion at MGM National Harbor
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PUERTO NACIONAL, Maryland. (Mayo 20, 2018) – WBC Light Heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson and former two-division world champion Badou Jack fought to a highly competitive majority draw Saturday at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. At MGM National Harbor in Maryland, and in the opening bout on SHOWTIME, Gary Russell Jr.. (29-1, 17 KOs) derrotado Joseph “JoJo” Díaz Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs).
Con el sorteo, Stevenson retains the WBC belt in what was Toronto’s most significant world title fight in more than 30 año. Los jueces anotaron la pelea 115-113 in favor of Jack and 114-114 dos veces. Russell won his fight via unanimous decision, 115-113 y 117-111 dos veces, to retain his WBC featherweight world title.
The Stevenson-Jack bout was the main event of a split-venue SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader. Laideo recap here: https://s.sho.com/2LgUaqL
It was a day that saw SHOWTIME deliver three world championship fights from three countries.
In a bout filled with momentum swings, it was Jack (21-1-4, 13 KOs) who was the busier and more accurate fighter. While Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 KOs) outpointed Jack in the early rounds, the challenger turned it on in round number seven and dominated the champion in the second half of the fight. In rounds seven through ten, Jack out landed Stevenson 114-40. Sin embargo, a ferocious body shot from the right hand of Stevenson in round ten altered the momentum back in his favor.
Stevenson, who has resided in Montreal since he was five-years-old, was able to gain a second wind in the 11ºronda, riding the momentum of the body shot that injured Jack. With everything on the line in the night’s final round, both fighters emptied the tank and left it all in the ring. Jack rebounded tremendously and when the final bell rang, it was Stevenson who was struggling to stay on his feet.
“I went to the body and saw that he was fatigued,” said Stevenson, who moves to 9-0-1 en peleas de título mundial. “I had to keep the pressure on him. He’s a slick fighter, a two-time world champion but I felt I won the fight.
“I used both hands. I touched him a lot with the right hand on the body and slowed him down. He tried to come and attack me. I feel like I won the fight but I’ll give him a rematch if he wants it.”
Gato, who started the fight sluggishly, thought he did enough in the later rounds to win the fight.
“I thought I definitely won the fight,” dijo Jack, who drew for the fourth time in his career. “No judge had him winning. I have no idea why I can’t get a decision. It could be that they’re jealous of Floyd and don’t like him. I’m one of his top fighters. I can’t do anything about it. I’m not the judge. I have to respect their decision.
“Maybe I started the fight too slow. I gave away those rounds. He didn’t really hit me. I can’t do anything about it, let’s do a rematch in Las Vegas. I came to his backyard, it’s time he comes out to Vegas.”
In the main event from MGM National Harbor in Maryland, it was a tactical and hard fought battle of two former U.S. Olympians as Russell Jr. (29-1, 17 KOs) defeated Diaz Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs). Russell won the contest via unanimous decision, 115-113 y 117-111 dos veces, to retain his WBC featherweight world title. The 29-year-old hometown favorite used his hand speed, quickness and relentless attack to overwhelm Diaz Jr., the previously undefeated top-ranked contender.
Russell Jr.’s game plan to dictate the pace and establish the jab was clear, throwing a career-high 587 jabs throughout the 12-round battle. While the number of punches landed were close (199-192 in favor of Russell Jr.), Russell Jr.’s output trumped Diaz Jr.’s accuracy as the champion’s career-high 992 punches thrown were the most ever for him in a CompuBox tracked fight. Díaz Jr. was committed to attacking the body of Russell Jr., but he was unable to break the champion down, who injured his right hand in the third round.
“We train to survive those body shots,” dijo Russell Jr. “We put the work in every day in the ring. We consistently grind and push ourselves to be great and we push ourselves to the limit.
“I was disappointed in my performance because I wasn’t planning on going the distance. I hurt the right hand, but I still had to use it, because he could not get past my jab.”
Díaz Jr. showed heart and youthful enthusiasm, closing the fight with a strong final round but ultimately, he lacked the creative, diversified attack needed to truly trouble Russell Jr.
“The game plan was to break him down with the body shots and start attacking him more in the later rounds,” said the South El Monte, California. nativo. “But I started attacking him too late and didn’t pick it up until the 8th or 9th round. Gary Russell Jr.. is a tremendous fighter and he did a great job keeping me at bay.”
“This will just make me a hungrier fighter. I hope I got the respect of a lot of fight fans. I wanted to become champion against the best featherweight fighter in the world. Tonight wasn’t my night but I’m going to bounce back harder and I’ll be champion soon.”
Earlier in the day of in a live stream on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page, Josh Warrington became the new IBF featherweight world champion by upsetting Lee Selby in a split-decision victory. Los jueces anotaron la pelea 116-112, 115-113 y 113-115.
Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader will replay on Monday at 10 p.m. ET / PT por SHOWTIME EXTREME.
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Subriel Matías shines; defeated Mexican Adrián Estrella
Cataño, Puerto Rico – El super prospecto puertorriqueño Subriel Matias (10-0, 10 Nocáuts) del barrio Maternillo de Fajardo, ganó por nocaut técnico en el quinto asalto sobre el mexicano Adrián Estrella (28-2, 24 Nocáuts) en combate celebrado en el parque Pedro 'Perucho’ Cepeda en Cataño como parte del evento promovido por Fresh Productions Boxing.
En las dos primeras rondas, Estrella supo establecer su boxeo, pero entrando en la tercera ronda, El puertorriqueño comenzó a lanzar un jab certero que lo llevó a combinar más tiros para llevarse la ronda..
La cuarta ronda estuvo llena de acción para ambos peleadores.. Ambos conectaban golpes con malas intenciones, pero en la segunda mitad de la ronda, Matías supo conectar tiros certeros al cuerpo y al rostro de la estrella mexicana que se encontraba en mal estado una vez finalizada la ronda.. Después de esto, Estrella decidió no seguir con el combate.
“Tengo mucho que mejorar,” dijo Subriel Matias, “Perdí las dos primeras rondas, el me domino, pero sabíamos que la victoria era nuestra porque voy de menos a más y ya entrando en tercera ronda, Estaba mejor. Sabía que lo iba a atrapar. Sé que pude haber dado más en la victoria, pero ganamos y estoy feliz. Quiero agradecer a Adrián Estrella la oportunidad de enfrentarlo”.
El promotor Juan Orengo de Fresh Productions Boxing dijo que “Subriel demostró que es un boxeador que hay que tomar en serio. Su puñetazo hizo despegar a un guerrero mexicano en medio de la pelea. Ponemos fuertes pruebas a Subriel porque sabemos que tiene todas las herramientas para ganar y por ahora, sin lastimarse. Su currículum es muy avanzado y espera peleas más interesantes en el camino.. Pronto anunciaremos los próximos pasos.”.
Antes del partido, Matías ya tuvo fuertes victorias en el nocaut sobre el retador al título mundial Daulis Prescott de Colombia., ex olímpico Patrick Lopez, ex prospecto en ascenso Jeffrey Fontánez de Caguas, Puerto Rico y el poderoso golpeador brasileño Joaquim Carneiro.
Estrella, Por otra parte, tiene victorias sobre los ex campeones del mundo Celestino Caballero y DeMarcus 'Chop Chop’ Corley y otros aspirantes al título mundial, Balweg Bangoyan y Dante Jardón.
En otras batallas:
En el superwélter, Derrieck Cuevas (17-0-1, 14KO) defeated Mexico’s Jesús Álvarez (15-5, 11 KO) en un nocaut técnico en el séptimo asalto.
En los pesos ligeros, Néstor Bravo (13-0, 9 KO) derrotado por nocaut técnico en la primera ronda el colombiano Jean Sotelo (26-16-2, 16 KO) en combate de 8 asaltos.
En peso gallo, Jonathan 'Bum Bum’ López (3-0, 3 KO) de Humacao lució impresionante cuando ganó por nocaut técnico en la primera ronda sobre Frankie Santiago (1-2). Santiago visitó la lona tres veces.
En el 110 libras y seis rondas, Óscar Marrero (3-1, 2 KO) ganó por decisión unánime a Alexis Díaz (1-18-1) of Trujillo Alto. Los tres jueces anotaron 60-54.
En la división welter, Alberto Amaro (7-6, 3 KO) derrotado por nocaut técnico en el tercer asalto Heriberto Salamán (0-4) de Carolina.
En la división de peso súper pluma, Michael Adorno (3-0, 3 KO) de Vega Alta ganó por nocaut técnico en el tercer asalto a José Luis Cortés (0-2) de Aguadilla.
En duelo de debutantes en la división de peso pluma, Luis Enrique Rivera (1-0, 1 KO) de Cataño noqueó a Joshue Mercado ( 0-1 ) en la primera ronda.
JOSH WARRINGTON UPSETS LEE SELBY TO EARN THE IBF FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE IN FRONT OF HOMETOWN FANS LIVE ON SHOWTIME SPORTS SOCIAL PLATFORMS FROM LEEDS, REINO UNIDO.
WATCH THE FULL FIGHT: https://s.sho.com/2L5dV4G
NUEVA YORK (Mayo 19, 2018) – Josh Warrington became the new IBF featherweight world champion by upsetting Lee Selby in a split-decision victory. The bout was streamed live to U.S. audiences via the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page from Elland Road Football Ground in Leeds, REINO UNIDO. Los jueces anotaron la pelea 116-112, 115-113 y 113-115.
Warrington (27-0, 6 KOs), from Leeds, used the energy of the home crowd and established control of the fight from the onset. He was the more aggressive fighter, catching Selby with a clean left hook to the jaw and an equally powerful right hand in the second round. In the same round, Selby, who was making the fifth defense of the IBF title that he earned in 2015, suffered a substantial cut above his left eye from an accidental headbutt. The cut would plague him for the remainder of the fight. En los asaltos intermedios, Warrington continued the barrage to the head of Selby, who was taken to the corner in the sixth round for inspection after a second accidental headbutt but was allowed to continue. (Haga clic en AQUÍ to watch the accidental headbutt)
Selby (26-2, 9 KOs), of Cardiff, Gales, showed the experience and skills that made him champion in the later rounds despite the blood flowing down his face. He was able to regain his composure, establish his jab and land several impressive combinations, doing enough to earn the win in the eyes of one judge. But in the eyes of Warrington, who becomes Leeds’ first ever world champion, it was clear who the victor was. (Haga clic en AQUÍ to watch Warrington’s reaction to victory)
“I can’t put into words how I feel. I got into the ring tonight with the expectation of the city on my shoulders,” said Warrington. “I outboxed the boxer tonight.
“I’m overcome with emotion. We worked on gameplans but that all went out of the window and it was sheer grit and determination and this crowd got me through tonight.”
Following Carl Frampton’s victoria sobre Nonito Donaire mes pasado, Warrington’s victory was the second of four high-stakes featherweights’ fights in quick succession on SHOWTIME platforms featuring seven of the consensus top-10 ranked featherweights, incluidos tres campeones mundiales y cuatro ex campeones de varias divisiones. Also on Saturday night, Campeón del mundo de WBC Gary Russell Jr.. defiende su cinturón contra José Díaz live on SHOWTIME and on June 9, Leo Santa Cruz y Abner Mares se reunirá en vivo por SHOWTIME en una revancha muy esperada por el título mundial de peso pluma de la AMB.
Steele spoils Upsher’s comeback bid
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Pittsburgh, Pensilvania…. “Right idea, wrong fight”, those were the words of Dallas welterweight, Jonathan Steele who gained his 8th victory as a professional on WFC 87 at Meadows Racetrack and Casino. Steele, who entered the ring en sábado con 9 fights under his belt squared off against the seasoned veteran, Steven Upsher, 25-5-1(6kos), who was attempting a comeback bid in front of his hometown crowd. Steele dominated the fight from the opening bell, banging Upsher to the body, which ultimately led to the 31 fight veteran to quit in the 5th round of their scheduled 8 asaltos.
“We took the fight on a two week notice. My initial fight on May 18th was canceled, and Upsher’s opponent pulled out at the last minute. I didn’t care what his record was, or who he fought. I knew he had never faced a guy like me before.” Steele added.
The 27-year old former United States Marine is managed by Dallas based boxing manager, Adrian Clark.
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Show de deportes de combate de esta semana: Nunes vs. Resumen de Pennington, Lomachenko contra. Análisis de Linares, Liddell se retira y llama a Jon Jones
El programa de deportes de combate ilimitado de noticias de peleas de esta semana es una excelente combinación de boxeo y artes marciales mixtas. Tom, Tony y Rich cubren toda la acción del fin de semana pasado y se maravillan con el maestro de su oficio que es Vasyl Lomachenko.. Discutimos que Chuck Liddell saldrá de su retiro con Golden Boy MMA, y Tito Ortiz tomando el debate como su primer oponente. También tenemos un pequeño debate sobre Raquel Pennington diciéndole a su rincón que quería terminar después de la cuarta ronda contra Amanda Nunes.. Sus entrenadores la convencieron de continuar, lo que llevó a una mayor pérdida de sangre y daño facial de un oponente claramente más exagerado y fresco. Considere aquí mismo en la sección de comentarios si tiene su propia opinión sobre la situación.
Escuche el programa en vivo a través de este enlace:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8igg415vwt22dij/tomtonyrichmay18th2018.mp3?dl=0
Australia, pavo, Japan and England to host WBO bouts
La Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), chaired by Francisco ‘Paco’ Valcárcel, will have seven fights in different parts of the world this upcoming weekend.
Sábado, Mayo 19:
En Australia, there will be a duel of unbeatens when the popular Australian Liam Paro (13-0, 9 Nocáuts) faces Sebastian Bytyqi (11-0-1, 8 Nocáuts) of the Czech Republic for the vacant WBO Youth Jr. Welterweight title. La pelea está programada para el 10 rounds and it’ll take place at the Southport Sharks AFL Club in Southport.
“Paro and Bytyqi have the backing of world champions for this fight. Paro has been sparring with our WBO world champion Jeff Horn and in Bytyqi’s corner, he has Lukas Konecny, a former interim WBO champion and is the best fighter the Czech Republic has given so far”, Said Valcárcel.
In Turkey, from the Spor Salonu in Trabzon, former world champion and WBO #2 Firat Arslan (47-8-2, 26 Nocáuts) will face Isaac Paa Kwesi Ankrah (14-7, 12 Nocáuts) of Ghana in a 10 round bout for the WBO Inter-Continental Jr. Heavyweight belt. El ex olímpico, current WBO junior welterweight European champion and #12 clasificado, Fatih Keles (10-0-1, 5 Nocáuts) de pavo, will be making the third defense of his title against Russian Maxim Churbanov (8-3-1) and former Olympian Ali Eren Demirezen (8-0-0) will defend his WBO European Heavyweight Title against Georgia’s Tornike Puritchamiashvili (11-8-0, 7 Nocáuts).
In England, WBO Inter-Continental Junior Welterweight title holder and 4th ranked Jack Catterall (20-0, 11 Nocáuts) will be making his seventh title defense against Frenchman Christopher Sebire (26-10-1, 9 Nocáuts). Entonces, in duel of Englishmen, Darren Tetley (15-0, 6 Nocáuts) will face Mason Cartwright (13-0-1, 5 Nocáuts) for the vacant WBO welterweight European belt. The fight venue is the Elland Road Football Ground in Leeds.
Domingo - Mayo, 20 2018
The boxing movement of WBO regional titles continues, and will take place in Japan, where the WBO Asia-Pacific lightweight champion and #2 ranked Nihito Arakawa (31-6-1, 18 Nocáuts) will put his title on the line against Filipino, Rimar Metuda (12-3, 7 Nocáuts) in a bout that’ll take place in the Ota-City General Gymnasium.
“We are very active all around the world. We are extending our organization so that the best fighters represent the WBO. Several of the fighters who will see action this weekend are close to going for a world title. Arakawa, Catterall, Arslan, Demirezen and Keles are very well ranked. If they continue with their winning streaks, great things will come for them”, expressed Valcárcel.
Split-T Management signs undefeated Junior Lightweight Erick De Leon
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Nueva York, Nueva York (Mayo 18, 2018)-Split-T Management has signed undefeated junior lightweight contender Erick De Leon a un contrato exclusivo de gestión.
De Leon, 26 years old of Detroit by way of Sabina Nuevo Leon, México cuenta con un registro de 17-0-1 con 10 nocauts.
Antes de convertirse en profesional, De Leon was a three-time (2009-2011) National Golden Gloves champion as well as a Ringside World champion in 2008. He also was a 2008 National Silver Gloves champion.
De Leon turned professional in 2012, and has amassed wins over Fidel Navarrete (8-1-2), Jose Salinas (10-2-1) & Daulis Prescott (31-4).
En su última pelea, De Leon waged a ten-round battle with fellow undefeated top 130-pound contender Andy Vences which ended in a draw.
“I am very happy and blessed to join the Split-T Management family,” said De Leon. “I am motivated, and I know we will do big things together. I can do everything in boxing. My preference is to be aggressive and make it exciting for the fans but it comes down to what I need to do to win. Whether it is boxing or brawling, I’ll do what I have to do get the W. I am a gym rat, and I want to be the best, which means I want to fight the big dogs in the 130 división de libras.”
Split-T CEO Gestión Said, David McWater, “I am ecstatic to have a fighter of Erick De Leon stature in the Split-T Management family as well. He is one of the best Junior Lightweights in the world, and I am looking forward to help him achieve his dream of becoming the Undisputed Jr. Lightweight in the world!
ABOUT SPLIT-TMANAGEMENT
Encabezado por David McWater, Split-T Gestión ha amasado una de las mejores establos en el boxeo.
Su impresionante lista incluye:
Mundo Calificación contendientes
FIB peso súper título ligero retador obligatorio Ivan Baranchyk
Welter “El nuevo” Ray Robinson
El ex retador título de peso gallo Antonio Nieves
2016 Olímpicos
Ligero Teofimo Lopez
Superwelter Charles Conwell
Peso gallo Antonio Vargas
prospectos invictos
Pesos pesados: Stephen Shaw, Marcus Carter, yegor Plevako
cruceros: Joshua templo, “Poderoso” Joe Jones
Semipesados: Joseph Williams, Bortirali Mamajonov
Super Peso Medio: Isiah Steen, De
Los pesos medios: Marquis Moore, Raquel Miller
Junior pesos medios: Ardreal Holmes, hurshidbek Normatov, Fred Wilson, Jr.
de Peso Welter Janelson Bocachica, Poindexter Knight, mark Dawson, Boubacar Sylla, Brian Ceballo
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Gary Russell Jr.. vs. José Díaz Jr. Finales de la Conferencia de Prensa Cotizaciones & Fotos
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PUERTO NACIONAL, Maryland. (Mayo 17, 2018) – WBC campeón mundial de peso pluma Gary Russell Jr.. y el mejor contendiente invicto Joseph “JoJo” Díaz Jr. fueron cara a cara el jueves en la conferencia de prensa final dos días antes de entrar al ring May 19 en vivo por SHOWTIME (10:05 p.m. ET / PT) en el evento principal de MGM National Harbor en Maryland.
La batalla entre los 2008 U.S. El olímpico Russell Jr. y la 2012 U.S. Olímpico Díaz Jr. es parte de una transmisión televisiva de SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING en un sitio dividido que contará con el campeón mundial de peso semipesado del CMB Adonis Stevenson defendiendo su título contra el campeón mundial de dos divisiones Badou Jack en un evento principal de Toronto.
Las entradas para el evento, que es promovido por TGB Promotions en asociación con Golden Boy Promotions, están a la venta y están disponibles visitandohttp://mgmnationalharbor.com/.
Ambos luchadores fueron acompañados en el escenario por sus padres quienes también los entrenaron., con Gary Russell Sr. y Joseph Diaz Sr. sentado junto a sus hijos antes del enfrentamiento del sábado. Esto es lo que los participantes de la conferencia de prensa dijeron el jueves desde MGM National Harbor:
GARY RUSSELL JR.
“Somos 120 porcentaje listo para la noche de la pelea. Tenemos hambre. Mientras tenga esta correa, nadie entra aquí y se lo lleva. Sé que Díaz va a aportar lo mejor de sí mismo a la mesa, pero estamos listos. La correa se queda en casa.
“Mis hermanos pequeños Gary Antuanne y Gary Antonio y yo estamos en la cartelera y van a mostrar el trabajo que han estado haciendo.. El cumpleaños de nuestro papá es el día después de la pelea, así que sabes que tenemos que hacerlo especial para él..
“Es genial que tanto yo como 'JoJo’ are trained by our fathers. Because at the end of the day, when you look at your coach, that’s your last line of defense. When everything else goes wrong, you have to go the corner. You have to have a level of trust and belief in your corner, so who better to have than a parent there?
“It’s difficult for me to know if ‘JoJo’ is my toughest opponent since Vasyl Lomachenko because I never train with a lot of worry about my opponents. I think that the biggest thing is preparing myself to the best of my ability and being the best that I can possibly be.
“I believe in my ability to make the necessary adjustments, no matter what my opponent brings to the ring. If he wants to come in and box, Estamos igualmente cómodos en el boxeo de largo alcance, ya que estamos haciendo que la pelea sea dura.. Para ser genial en cualquier cosa, tienes que tener un nivel de versatilidad. Eso es algo que traigo a la mesa que muchos luchadores no traen.
“Díaz se abrió camino en las filas para conseguir esta pelea. Hizo todo lo que tienes que hacer para ponerte en posición de luchar por un título mundial. Ya mencionó que soy el mejor peleador de la división y sabe que todos los demás campeones de la división tienen miedo de dar un paso al frente y competir contra mí..
“Cualquier luchador que tenga dos meses o más para prepararse para un oponente es definitivamente peligroso.. Nunca pasamos por alto a nadie. Creo en la velocidad de mi mano, mi poder de golpe, mi general de anillo y en mi capacidad para hacer ajustes.
“Si podemos superar esta pelea, Me encantaría subir al ring y unificarme con cualquiera de los otros campeones de peso pluma.. El momento es perfecto en este momento para cualquiera de estas luchas de unificación.. Si todavía no lo quieren, Estoy dispuesto a subir de peso para conocer a cualquiera de los chicos que tienen un nombre. Es hora de que suceda.
“Me quito el sombrero ante él y su equipo por tener las agallas de subir al ring. Solo hay ciertas personas que pueden estar hechas para este deporte y dice mucho sobre él como individuo.. No espero nada menos que un oponente digno.
“Es un placer estar aquí para esta pelea cerca de mi ciudad natal.. Tuvimos un campo de entrenamiento muy largo y todo se siente bien de cara a la pelea.”
JOSEPH DIAZ JR.
“Está aquí y a la vuelta de la esquina. Estoy muy emocionado por el momento de estar aquí. He estado esperando esto toda mi vida y no voy a dar nada por sentado.. Entrené extremadamente duro para esta pelea.
“Creo absolutamente que Gary me está ignorando. Creo que me subestimó. Me he entrenado para esto toda mi vida. Esta oportunidad me ha sido presentada por mi arduo trabajo y es realmente la oportunidad de mi vida.. No puedo esperar para mostrarles a todos mis habilidades y lo que realmente soy.
“Todo es cuestión de tiempo. Gary tiene las manos más rápidas en el boxeo, pero hemos visto muchas cintas y vemos muchas fallas.. Todo luchador tiene defectos. Solo vamos a capitalizar lo que vemos y aprovechar al máximo el sábado por la noche.
“No creo que Gary no haya peleado desde el año pasado será una ventaja.. Quiero Gary Russell Jr.. para estar en su mejor momento ven a la noche de la pelea. Sé que estoy en mi mejor momento y el mejor hombre debería ganar la noche de la pelea. No debería haber excusas después de esta pelea y después de que gane el título..
“Creo que después de ganar este título el sábado por la noche estaré en la cima del trono en la división de peso pluma.. Ojalá pueda tener grandes peleas poco después de eso..
“Estoy preparado para todo lo que me va a ofrecer.. Él va a salir y boxear un poco y buscar usar su jab., create angles and use his speed to keep me out of range. It’s going to come to the point where he’s not going to want to move as much and he’ll starting fighting on the inside. That’s where I want to be. We’re going to deliver some great blows and may the best man win.
“I know what Gary Russell Jr. brings to the table. I know he’s the toughest fighter in the division but I’m ready to go out there and bring back the WBC title. I’m ready to fight the best and unify all the titles.
“It’s going to be fireworks on Saturday night. I’ve had a perfect training camp and I’m on weight. Everything feels great and I can’t wait to step into the ring.
“I’m ready for anything. Si se detiene temprano o se aleja, Voy a seguir presionando cada ronda más que la última.
“Significaría todo para ganar este título mundial. No solo para mi, pero para toda mi familia. Todo el trabajo duro y las luchas por las que hemos pasado, finalmente está aquí. Voy a hacer todo lo que pueda para salir victorioso. Nuestras vidas van a cambiar y voy a inspirar a los jóvenes y a las personas que me rodean.. Quiero que la gente sepa que si te lo propones, todo es posible.”
GARY RUSSELL SR., Padre de Russell & Entrenador
“La razón de la inactividad es solo política.. Siempre tenemos la intención de pelear pero queremos encontrar el mejor oponente para Gary.. "JoJo’ es obligatorio, así que vamos a pelear con él y después de obtener esta victoria, we’re looking at Leo Santa Cruz, Abner Mares, Carl Frampton. We want to unify.
“Before Gary retires from the sport, he’ll move up and do whatever it takes to get a rematch with Lomachenko.
“We like to say that this is just Gary’s occupation. He gets paid to fight and he’s able to support his family because of that. All of the accolades don’t really mean anything to him or to us. The WBC belt is definitely the most prestigious, but like Gary said, we’re not really into the little trinkets. He would take it to the pawn shop if he could. We’re not really into those type of accolades. We just want to conduct ourselves as gentlemen, set an example and get paid.”
JOSEPH DIAZ SR., Diaz’s Father & Entrenador
“It’s a blessing to be in this position. Realmente creo que Dios no nos trajo tan lejos solo para traernos tan lejos. Realmente creo que el viaje va a continuar. Estoy muy orgulloso de mi hijo. Ha trabajado muy duro y ha demostrado mucha voluntad y determinación.. Significa todo el mundo para mí que él está siguiendo su carrera y está haciendo algo que le encanta hacer.
“Es emocionante tener finalmente una pelea en la costa este. Es hermoso aquí afuera. Joseph ha querido pelear aquí y ahora tiene la oportunidad de conocer a algunos de los fanáticos que tiene aquí y que no ha tenido la oportunidad de conocer..
“Russell Jr. es un luchador rápido. Él es hábil e inteligente allí. Hemos estado trabajando en la sincronización de Joseph. Joseph es un poco engañoso porque se mueve un poco lento, pero en realidad es mucho más rápido de lo que la gente cree.. La velocidad de Russell no nos afecta en absoluto. Joseph ha practicado y peleado con luchadores rápidos, especialmente en los aficionados..
“El plan es entrar y golpear a Gary Russell. Y esperamos que esta victoria establezca peleas más grandes y mejores con Santa Cruz y Selby's del mundo.. Todos los campeones. Esperamos tener algunas de esas oportunidades porque atraerá mucha atención al mundo del boxeo.. Joseph será un muy buen embajador del deporte del boxeo.”
STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Presidente Deportes & Programación de eventos, Showtime Network Inc.
“Estamos encantados de estar aquí en MGM National Harbor. MGM es una marca increíble que significa mucho en el boxeo. Es una marca que es conocida en todo el deporte al más alto nivel y agradecemos a toda la organización MGM y su apoyo al deporte..
“Gary Russell Jr.. vs. "JoJo’ Díaz, que es un enfrentamiento excepcional. Gary es sin duda uno de los peleadores más hábiles, si no el más hábil, en cualquier división.. Es conocido por tener las manos más rápidas del deporte.. "JoJo’ Díaz es una joven estrella en ascenso a quien conozco personalmente desde que se convirtió en profesional.. Estos son dos luchadores de acción. Son luchadores amigables con los fanáticos que ofrecerán una noche llena de acción..
“Han sido un par de semanas interesantes en el boxeo. Muchos anuncios, nuevos emprendimientos y grandes promesas. Pero aquí en SHOWTIME seguimos haciendo lo que hemos estado haciendo, y lo que hemos estado haciendo es ofrecer los mejores luchadores, las peleas más grandes, semana tras semana y mes tras mes.
“SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING es el hogar de más campeones mundiales y más peleas de campeonatos mundiales que en cualquier otra red.. Hablando de peleas por el título, vamos a tener tres de ellos, de tres países diferentes. En 5 p.m. ETstreaming en las plataformas SHOWTIME Facebook y Social Media, tenemos al campeón de peso pluma de la FIB Lee Selby contra el retador Josh Warrington. En 10:05 p.m. Y, tendremos a Russell Jr. vs. Díaz Jr. por el título de peso pluma del CMB, e inmediatamente después lo llevaremos a Toronto para una pelea por el título mundial de peso semipesado entre Adonis Stevenson y Badou Jack.
“Los seis de estos luchadores que compiten en las peleas por el título mundial del sábado están clasificados entre los primeros 10 de su división y tienen un historial combinado de 157 gana con solo cuatro derrotas.”
PETE BRASCIA, Vicepresidente senior de marketing & Operaciones, Puerto Nacional MGM
“Estamos muy emocionados de dar la bienvenida a estos luchadores y a todos los involucrados en este evento., de regreso a MGM National Harbor. Hace un año estaba en un escenario similar cuando nos preparábamos para Gary Russell Jr. para defender su título mundial, y no defraudó a sus fans.
“Los fanáticos aquí en el condado de Prince George y toda la región aman un buen espectáculo y una buena pelea. Les encanta aún más cuando pueden enraizar a su héroe local.. Sábado noche, no será diferente.
“Este será un espectáculo increíble entre Gary Russell Jr. y el invicto olímpico 'JoJo’ Díaz. Espero que haga buen tiempo el sábado por la noche, pero estoy seguro de que vamos a tener un buen espectáculo.”
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