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Busy Spring for GH3 Promotions fighters

Nutley, NJ (Marzo 27, 2018)–Starting este venres, GH3 Promotions will be active as eight of the Promotional outfit’s fighters will be in action over the next six weeks.
Venres night at the Fillmore in Philadelphia, supermediano invicto Ronald Ellis(14-0-2, 10 Kos) will take on upset specialist Taneal Goyco (9-10-1, 4 Kos) nunha loita programada para seis rounds.
On the same card, super peso welter invicto Joey Alday, JR (6-0, 6 Kos) will battle Michael Crain (1-1) in a four round bout.
En April 12th en Chicago, Kenneth Sims, JR. (12-1, 4 Kos) will be making his 1st start since his lone defeat when he returns to action in a six-round junior welterweight bout.
En April 21st in Paramus, New Jersey, peso-pesado Ronnie Hines will make his professional debut while lightweight Joel Flores, JR. (0-0-1) will see action in four-round bouts
4 de maio will see Alday come back to Philadelphia, and appearing on the same card will be undefeated super bantamweight Malik Jackson (2-0, 2 Kos)
Finally on May 11th, contedor super galo Adam López (16-2-2, 8 Kos) will fight in an eight-round bout while undefeated lightweight Thomas Mattice (11-0, 9 Kos) will see action in a six-round bout.
We are gearing to continue to move our fighters this Spring. We are planning several big shows in the Summer where our more advanced fighters will continue to step up the competition. That all begins este venres in Philadelphia with Ronald Ellis, who is coming off the draw with Junior Younan in a bout we thought he deserved to get the decision. I am excited to see Joey Alday make his first start under our promotional banner, and what better place to unveil a knockout artist then in front of the knowledgeable boxing fans in Philadelphia,” said GH3 Promotions CEO, Vito Mielnicki.

Fillo/pai Bob & Murray Goodman será incluído na clase de 2018 Estado de Nova York Boxing Hall of Fame

Domingo, Abril 29, cea indución
Chocolate Kid, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe e Sam Taub encabezan a nova clase

(L-R) – Bob e Murray Goodman
Nova York (Marzo 26, 2018) – Boxeadores perpetuos Bob Goodman eo seu pai, o atraso Murray Goodman, están entre 23 membros da Clase de 2018 sendo incluído no Salón da Fama do Boxeo do Estado de Nova York (NYSBHOF) en Domingo tarde (12:30-5:30 p.m. E), Abril 29.
A sétima cea anual de indución do NYSBHOF celebrarase unha vez máis no Russo's On The Bay en Howard Beach, Nova York.
Un lendario publicista do boxeo, Murray Goodman (Bronx) levou ao seu fillo á doce ciencia cando Bob tiña só oito anos. O resto foi histórico para os Goodman, que son ambos incluídos en varios Salóns da Fama, incluíndo o Salón da Fama do Boxeo Internacional.
“Esta é unha gran honra para min e para meu pai,” dixo Bob. “Gustaríame que estivese vivo hoxe para estar alí. Son un boxeador perpetuo. Tiña oito anos indo a todos os campos de adestramento co meu pai, que foi escritor de boxeo e editor deportivo para o INS (Servizo de noticias Hearst) servizo. A broma é que fun concebido en Grossinger (Campamento de adestramento do Catskill Resort Hotel). O boxeo acaba de entrar na miña vida. O meu pai e eu tiñamos algúns negocios de promocións e relacións públicas, todo tipo de negocios relacionados co deporte, pero sempre houbo boxeo.
“Son o mozo máis afortunado do mundo. Crecín facendo as cousas que me gustaban. Canta xente pode dicir iso? Coñecín e fixen amizade con Joe Louis, Marcel Cerdan, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Marciano e tantos outros. Quedaría en campamentos durante semanas. Levantabame para correr cos boxeadores e tiña a oportunidade de estar preto dos meus heroes. Tamén coñecín adestradores e outros do boxeo e, máis tarde, fans. Coñecín a todos. Crecínme no boxeo, toda a miña vida foi boxeo, 65 anos no negocio.”
Bob é, quizais, máis coñecido como Vicepresidente e Matchmaker do Madison Square Garden (1985-1994), así como un cuarto de século como vicepresidente de Operacións de Boxeo, Matchmaker e Director de Relacións Públicas de Don King Productions. Tamén promoveu a moitos campións do mundo como presidente da súa propia empresa, Garden State Boxing.
“Recordo ir aos campos de adestramento durante semanas,” lembrou con cariño o Goodman, de 78 anos. “Faría fotos, escribir historias todos os días e usar a miña telecopiadora para envialas a AP e UPI. Fixen moito sendo criado no negocio, incluso cargando camións con cadeiras, o anel, altofalantes e moito máis. Meu pai era o director de publicidade do International Boxing Club do Madison Square Garden. Traballei alí cando era adolescente.
“Teño a honra de ser incluído no Salón da Fama do Boxeo do Estado de Nova York co meu pai e con tantos rapaces de boxeo.. Son diferentes da xente de calquera outro deporte. Un dos premios que gañei dos que estou máis orgulloso é o James J. Premio Walker Memorial ao servizo longo e meritorio ao boxeo (BWAA en 1960).
“Teño a sorte de ter transcendido varias épocas no boxeo. Daquela era un mundo diferente, tiñamos 20-30 os escritores permanecen semanas en campos de adestramento. Coñecín boxeadores e adestradores de vello.”
Bob Goodman (L) comprobando o peso de Muhammad Ali e á dereita con Rocky Marciano
Goodman, que serviu nos EE. Gardacostas de 1958-62, segue activo hoxe traballando con veteranos’ grupos. É presidente do Consello Asesor de Veteranos do municipio de Weymouth, e tamén activo coa Lexión Americana e parte da Garda de Honra coa Asociación de Veteranos da Guerra de Corea.

Bob Goodman (extrema dereita) foi incluído no IBHOF en 2009, seu pai Murray 1999
Entre os campións do mundo cos que Bob traballou están Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Ken Norton, Felix Trindade, Roberto Duran, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Bob Foster, Salvador Sánchez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Wilfredo Gonez, Ricardo López, Bernard Hopkins e moitos máis.
boxeadores que viven diríxense ao NYSBHOF inclúen (Spring Valley) IBF Campión do Mundo Cruiserweight Al “xeo” Col (35-16-3, 16 Kos), (Long Island) WBA dos medio-pesados Lou “mel Boy” Vale (36-6-2, 22 Kos), (cENTRAL ISLIP) IBF Campión do Mundo Júnior Welterweight Jake Rodríguez (28-8-2, 8 Kos), (Brooklyn) mundial challenger título dos leves Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 Kos), e (búfalo) pesado invicto de clase mundial “Bebé” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 Kos).
participantes Póstumas sendo empossados ​​son NBA & NYSAC campión mundial dos penas (Manhattan) Miúdo “Cuban Bon Bon” chocolate (136-10-6, 51 Kos), (New York) 20thHeavyweight do século James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 Kos), (Williamsburg) Mundo campión de pouco peso Toma “O Napoleon do Anel Prize” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Leve Campión Billy Costello (40-2, 23 Kos), (faro) Luz Campión Mundial de Pesos Pesados ​​NYSAC Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 Kos), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) medios de clase mundial Ralph “Tigre” Jones (52-32-5, 13 Kos) e (Port Washington) peso pesado Charley “O Bomber Bayonne” Norkus (33-19, 19 Kos).
Os non participantes vivos que se dirixan ao NYSBHOF son (Troy) sportswriter gañador do Premio Pulitzer Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) instrutor / consultor Pete Brodsky, (ROCKAWAY) historiador do boxeo / editor Herb Goldman, (Ardsley) NYSAC presidente / xuíz Melvina Lathan, e (Brooklyn) NYSAC presidente/matchmaker/promotor Ron Scott Stevens.
inductees non participantes póstumos son (Brooklyn) locutor anel Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) casamenteiro Johnny Bos, (Bronx) escritor de boxeo / historiador Bert Randolph Sugar e (Lower East Side) radio & locutor de televisión / xornalista Sam Taub.
Cada inductee frecuentando (ou descendente directa de) recibirá un cinto de deseño personalizado significando a súa indución no NYSBHOF.
O 2017 homenaxeados foron escollidos polos membros do Comité de Indicación NYSBHOF: Bobby Cassidy, JR., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, e Neil Terens.
Todo puxilista necesarias para ser inactivo durante polo menos tres anos para ser elegível para a indución NYSBHOF, e todo homenaxeados debe residir no Estado de Nova York para unha parte significativa das súas carreiras de boxeo ou durante o auxe da súa respectiva carreira.
NYSBHOF
CLASE de 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Azucre” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Galo e Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASE de 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Júnior Jones, James “Camarada” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard e Don Dunphy.
CLASE DE 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr, Lou âmbares, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Xene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon e Tom O'Rourke.
CLASE DE 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon e Al Weill.
CLASE DE 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernández, Edwin Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein e Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASE DE 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Señor.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bomber Bronx” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “incomparable” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan e Dan Parker.
Os billetes custan $150.00 e por adulto $70.00 para nenos (baixo 16),e inclúen un brunch completo e cóctel dende a entrada, a partir de 12:30 p.m. E, así como cea (costela, peixe ou polo) e bar aberto todo o día. Os billetes están dispoñibles para compra en contacto con NYSBHOF / Anel 8 presidente Bob Duffy en 516.313.2304 oudepcomish@aol.com. Anuncios para o programa NYSBHOF están dispoñibles, variando desde $80.00 para $200.00, contactando Duffy. Go en liña en www.Ring8ny.com Para obter información adicional sobre o estado de Nova York Boxing Hall of Fame.
Sobre Ring 8: Formada en 1954 por un ex-boxeador, Jack Grebelsky, Anel 8 tornouse a oitava filial do que era entón coñecido como o veterano National Association Boxers – aquí, Anel 8 – e hoxe o lema da organización segue: Boxers Axudar Boxers.
Anel 8 está totalmente empenhada en apoiar as persoas menos afortunadas na comunidade de boxeo, que poden necesitar de asistencia en termos de pagar o aluguer, gastos médicos, ou o que quere necesidade xustificada.
Go en liña para www.Ring8ny.com Para máis información sobre anel 8, o maior grupo de seu tipo en Estados Unidos con máis de 350 membros. Anualidades é de só $30.00 e cada membro ten dereito a unha cea buffet no anel 8 reunións mensuais, excepto en xullo e agosto. Todo boxers activos, afeccionado e profesional, teñen dereito a un anel de cortesía 8 adhesión anual. Os hóspedes do Anel 8 membros son benvidos a un custo de só $7.00 por persoa.

3 TIME WORLD CHAMPION JESSIE VARGASCONFIRMED FOR FOURTH EDITION OF BOX FAN EXPO TAKING PLACE ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, Sábado maio 5, EN LAS VEGAS

Box Fan Expo é o evento da experiencia de fanáticos que ofrece aos afeccionados á boxeo a oportunidade de reunirse e top-loitadores superiores, Actuais e antigos campións do mundo, Famosos de boxeo e xente da industria nun marco persoal de preto.
Entradas en venda agora en Eventbrite
Las Vegas (Marzo 26, 2018) – Three Time World Champion Jessie Vargas confirmou que comparecerá, have a booth and hold a Meet & Greet with his fans at the Centro de convencións de Las Vegas for the 4th edition of Box Fan Expo Iso terá lugar
Sábado maio 5, 2018 a partir de 10AM a 17:00, during Cinco De Mayo fight weekend.
Vargas will once again appear at this year’s Expo where he will be launching and introducing his new Jessie Vargas Tequila Signature Bottle” produtos. Vargas will be signing gloves, photos and will also have merchandise for fans to enjoy. Boxing fans will also have a great opportunity to take pictures with this boxing star. Vargas will also be involved in a mega fight event versus Adrien Broner on April 21st no Barclays Center, en Brooklyn, Nova York. The fight will be Live on Showtime Boxing, Presentado pola Premier Boxeo League “PBC” and co-promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Dibella Entertainment.

Vargas é un boxeador profesional mexicano americano que é un ex-campión do mundo de dous pesos, Ter sostido o WBA (Habitual) e Ibo títulos super lixeiros en 2014 e o título de peso pesado WBO en 2016.
Vargas únese, David BENAVIDEZ, José Benavidez, Zab Judah, Shannon Briggs, Badou Jack, Kelly Pavlik, Erik Morales and Fernando Vargas among early commitments to this year’s Box Fan Expo.

Box Fan Expo foi un enorme éxito cos fans e a xente da industria do boxeo. Many boxing stars have attended the last three Expos such as Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Marco Antonio Barrera, Roy Jones Jr., Marcos Maidana, Sergio Martínez, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Tim Bradley, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, Fernando Vargas, Zab Judah, James Toney, Vinny Pazenza, Mikey Garcia , Mia St.Johns, Leo Santa Cruz, Badou Jack, Terry Norris , Riddick Bowe , Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks, Danny Jacobs, Abner Mares, Jorge Linares, Brandon Rios e moitos máis…
Expositores como engrenaxe de boxeo, vestiario, Novos equipos, bebidas enerxéticas, alcohol, Produtos de suplemento, Medios de radiodifusión, Os organismos sancionadores e outras empresas que desexen participar terán unha vez máis a oportunidade de amosar a súa marca aos fans, Medios e a industria do boxeo.
Os ingresos para a Expo Fan Box están dispoñibles en liña en:
https://boxfanexpo.eventbrite.con
Box Fan Expo é o evento Ultimate Boxing Fan Experience, o que permite aos fans coñecer e saudar as superestrellas de boxeo de hoxe, Actuais e antigos campións do mundo, Lendas do deporte e outras celebridades de boxeo no seu posto. No sitio, Os afeccionados experimentarán diferentes actividades das sesións de autógrafos, Sesións de fotos, Faceoff cos teus boxeadores favoritos, así como a oportunidade de mercar mercancías e memorias desde o seu posto, ademais moito máis… Non quererá perder esta exposición obrigada!
Box Fan Expo tamén contará con organizacións de boxeo máis importantes, promotores, Nenas de tarxeta de anel, Adestradores e comentaristas famosos, así como empresas de engrenaxes de boxeo “Todo baixo un tellado”.
Throughout the next several weeks leading up to the Event, Haberá actualizacións semanais sobre as moitas estrelas que cometerán a súa aparición na Boxing Expo. E para calquera persoa da industria do boxeo ou outros expositores (non industrial), a quen lle gustaría participar e reservar un posto, Expo de ventilador de caixa de contacto:
Número de teléfono: (514) 572-7222 ou número de Las Vegas (702) 997-1927
Para calquera dúbida, por favor enviar correo-e: boxfanexpo@gmail.com
Máis información sobre a Expo Fan Box está dispoñible en: http://www.boxfanexpo.com
Pode seguir Box Fan Expo en Twitter en: https://www.twitter.com/BoxFanExpo

Undefeated Number-One Ranked Middleweight Contender Demetrius Andrade Ready to Step in to Fight Gennady Golovkin on May 5th

Filadelfia, PA /White Plains, Nova York (Marzo 26, 2018) — Invicto, two-time world champion Demetrius Andrade (25-0, 16 Kos) is ready and available for a showdown with unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, should Canelo Alvarez not be cleared by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on 10 de abril para os seus May 5th rematch with Golovkin.
Andrade, who is ranked number 1 by the WBO in the middleweight division, feels that if Alvarez is not cleared by the commission for his recent positive test for Clenbuterol, he would be the most obvious candidate to face Golovkin.
Estou preparado, willing and able to step to the plate on May 5th to fight Golovkin,stated Andrade. I am always in the gym, and I will start VADA testing right now. I guarantee that I will pass all the tests. I know other fighters can’t say the same thing. I am undefeated, and a two-time world champion. Golovkin went through a period where nobody wanted to fight him. I am that guy now. The man nobody wants to fight. Everyone says what does Demetrius Andrade bring to the table? Besides being the best American middleweight, and one of the top 3 middleweights in the world, everyone knows who I am, and they know how good I am. My question is to those who say that I don’t bring anything to the table. What did Murray, Adama, Geale, Monroe and Rosado bring to the table? None of the top contenders want to fight me so I believe that if Canelo is unavailable for May 5th, I want the opportunity to face Golovkin for the unified middleweight championship of the world.
Golovkin’s Promoter Tom Loeffler stated after Alvarez was temporarily suspended that his fighter will still compete on May 5th with or without Alvarez.
Whatever the commission does, Gennady would still fight May 5th if Canelo is out,” el dixo. “If for some reason it’s not against Canelo, we’ll figure out the best course of action at that time, but he is training to fight May 5th.”, Loeffler told Dan Rafael of ESPN.com
Como Golovkin, Andrade is also in the gym, and will be ready should he get the call for May 5th.
Andrade is promoted by Banner Promotions and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.
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Rising Russian Star Elena Gradinar Wins IBF Inter-Continental Female Featherweight Championship with Unanimous Decision Over Former WBC World Champ Olivia Gerula

Sábado night at the Sport Hall Energia in Narva, Estonia, rising and undefeated Russian female star Elena Gradinar picked up her first professional title, the IBF Inter-Continental Female Featherweight Championship, with a unanimous decision over Canadian former WBC world champion Olivia Gerula.
Gradinar (9-0, 2 Kos) dominated the more experienced Gerula over the 10-round distance, winning by scores of 99-91, 98-92 e 99-91.
I am very happy with the win and my IBF belt,” dixo Gradinar, post-loita. “I want to fight Jennifer Han for the IBF world title. I want to do my part in lifting women’s boxing to the next level and fight the best.
Her co-promoter, Palabras dmitriy (along with Alexander Nevsky Promotion Group), has made a firm commitment to women’s boxing by signing several current and upcoming female superstars including world champions Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer, as well as top prospects Franchon Crews Dezurn, Elena Savelyeva and Gradinar.
Salita says this is just the start of a terrific 2018 for Gradinar. “With the win Elena has cemented herself as one of the best female featherweights in the world. This is going to be a big year for Elena and women’s boxing.

Gaballo Captures First World Championship with Unanimous Decision over Young inRumble at the Rockat Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood

ReymartGenSan AssassinGaballo of General Santos City, Filipinas, captured his first version of a world title and introduced himself to the world stage with a unanimous decision victory over perennial top contender StephonShowstopper” Mozo de St. Louis.
Fighting in the main event of Kris Lawrence and The Heavyweight Factory’sRumble at the Rockat Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, the hard-punching Gaballo (19-0, 16 Kos) became the WBA Interim World Bantamweight Champion with unanimous scores of 118-109, 117-110 e 117-110.
Mozo, agora 17-1-3, 7 Kos, was down in round three and badly hurt, but to his credit, got up and kept it exciting and closer than the scores indicate throughout the remainder of the 12 rounds.
The speed and reflexes of 19-year-old Honolulu-based welterweight prospect LoganKorican KidYoon (11-0, 10 Kos) overcame the determination and experience of former two-time world champion Juan Carlos Salgado (27-8-1, 16 Kos) of Mexico City over 10 workmanlike rounds.
Fighting for the NABO Super Lightweight Championship, Yoon showed surprising poise and maturity for a young fighter in his 11th fight and seemed unphased to be facing such an accomplished foe. His sharp counters landed with regularity on the tough former champion. Para o seu crédito, Salgado fought bravely, but at 33 anos, seems to have lost a step.
Os correas foron 100-89, 97-92 e 98-91, unanimously for Yoon.
Former WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion Juan Carlos Payano survived a real scare against MagicMike Plania in their 10-round brawl for the NABO Super Bantamweight Championship.
After a strong first couple rounds, Plania, agora 14-1, 7 Kos, had Payano down and badly hurt near the end of round three.
He never really threatened Payano again. A consummate professional, Payano (20-1, 9 Kos), of Miami via La Vega, República Dominicana, came out for round four with the answers for neutralizing the harder punches of his Philippine opponent and never lost another round.
Os correas foron 96-93, 97-92 e 97-92, unanimously for the new champion Payano.
The 6-foot 9-inch heavyweight from Kissimmee, Florida, via Rudniy, Casaquistán, Ivan Dychko (7-0, 6 Kos) scored a highlight-reel first-round, one-punch knockout over Miami Beach’s formerly undefeated Stephan Kirnon (2-1, 2 Kos).
Kirnon, admirably, came out aggressive against the giant, but quickly ran into a shot that propelled him violently into the floor. The fight was immediately waved off at :38. Dychko, a two-time Olympic Super Heavyweight Bronze medallist, could not have been more impressive.
In a 10-round battle for the NABA-USA Featherweight Championship Miami via Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan bomber MussaWarriorTursyngaliyev (8-0, 7 Kos) clubbed away at brave, but outgunned Luís “Barcelo” Hinojosa (31-14, 18 Kos) de Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, until stopping him at the end of round three.
Tursyngaliyev is very strong and accurate, and he had things all his way throughout. He scored a knockdown in the second and finished it a round later. Hinojosa elected to stay on his stool, probably wisely.
Miami super welterweight JD “Pretty Boy” Martinez (9-0, 7 Kos)
managed to squeak out a questionable majority six-round decision over fellow Floridian Jose “Colombian NecktieCortes (3-2, 1 KO) of West Palm Beach.
Cortes chased Martinez around the ring, seemingly with the harder punches and a more aggressive demeanor, but it was not enough to please the judges. They scored it 57-57 draw against 58-56 e 58-56 for Martinez.
Popular Miami welterweight Harold Calderon (15-0, 9 Kos) took a round or two to settle in against Barranquilla, Colombia’s Ronald “Silvestre” Montes (18-8, 16 Kos), pero, once he got his rhythm, it was all over.
The powerful undefeated southpaw lobbed enough accurate bombs to convince his Colombian foe to pack it in at the end of third round of their scheduled six. The official result is TKO 3 en 2:59. Calderon is ready for deeper water.
In an entertaining all-Florida super bantamweight bout, Miami’s popular JessyBeast Boy” Cruz (12-7-1, 5 Kos) and Palm Bay’s Sam Rodriquez (5-2, 3 Kos) slugged it out over six exciting rounds.
Ao final, Rodriquez took a razor-thin unanimous decision (58-55, 57-56 e 57-56) on the strength of a fourth-round knockdown.
Fighting out of the southpaw stance, the heavily muscled Cruz got out to an early lead and rocked the smaller Rodriquez with his thudding left hand. But Rodriquez hung tough and clawed back into it by round three.
The pair went back and forth the entire fight and it could have gone either way.
Former WBO Asia Pacific Light Heavyweight Champion Steve “The AmbassadorGeffrard (17-2, 12 Kos) of Boca Raton stopped Budapest, Hungary’s Zoltan Sera (38-16-1, 20 Kos) in the fourth of a scheduled six.
For the first three rounds, Geffrard, who lost his first two fights and hasn’t lost since, shook off the rust and kept his composure against the awkward offerings of his European foe. He finally broke through in the fourth, scoring two knockdowns and prompting Referee Sam Burgos to wave it off at :39.
Miami Jorge De Jesus Romero (5-0, 4 Kos) put on a bodyshot clinic in his abbreviated six-round super bantamweight battle against Hungarian veteran Szilveszter Ajtai (12-10-1, 2 Kos).
In the first, Romero came forward like an aggressive buzzsaw against the circling Ajtai. Na segunda, he lowered the boom, scoring three consecutive bodyshot knockdowns, and necessitating a stoppage at 2:01. Impressive showing for the Florida prospect.
The son of a legend, Robert Duran Jr. of Fort Lauderdale made his impressive professional welterweight debut by stopping Orlando’s also debuting Miguel Morales na cuarta rolda.
Morales was no pushover, but Duran, looking like he already has some seasoning, put educated combinations together and waited for his opening. It came in the final stanza, as he scored his first knockdown of Morales with a right to the body left uppercut combo, and then finished things off with a thudding right hand that produced a second knockdown.
Referee James Warring waved it off without a count at 2:21.

Boxeo afeccionado: A xira por Estados Unidos e Irlanda por Nova Inglaterra pechará cunha fantástica noite de acción en Manchester, NH

Informe de loita por: Ricos Bergeron

Fotografía por: Shelly Corriveau

PRESENTACIÓN DE FOTOS (póñase en contacto con rich.bergeron@gmail.com para obter copias de fotos):

Os afeccionados ao boxeo abarrotaron o Manchester Downtown Hotel o mércores pola noite para vivir unha noite espectacular de boxeo afeccionado de elite. Esta foi a última parada dunha xira de tres cidades por Boston e Springfield, Massachusetts e Manchester, Nova Hampshire. Os combates programados contaron con afeccionados do Team USA enfrontándose aos mellores boxeadores afeccionados de Irlanda. Pola campá final, Irlanda conseguiu rematar os oito combates da velada cun empate, o seu mellor resultado da xira. O equipo dos Estados Unidos gañou os dous primeiros dobres da xira en Boston e Springfield, respectivamente, por decenas de 8-4 e 7-3.

 

As pelexas do mércores non foron todas por gañar, con todo. Para a maioría dos boxeadores implicados foi unha gran oportunidade de afinar as súas técnicas e conseguir unha experiencia de competición internacional moi necesaria.. Algúns dos mellores artistas da noite do mércores tamén estarán representando os seus respectivos países nos próximos 2020 Xogos Olímpicos.

 

 

Contou o acto central da noite 2016 O medallista de bronce do Campionato do Mundo Xuvenil Richard Torrez domina o 3 veces campión nacional irlandés Dean Gardiner. A gran altura e o longo alcance do loitador irlandés simplemente non podían superar o ritmo acelerado e a excelente postura defensiva do estadounidense máis baixo..

 

Torrez pasou a primeira volta executando fintas maxistrales e deslizamentos de puñetazos mentres marcaba cuns ganchos de bombardeo.. Torrez cambiou de nivel, usou un movemento lixeiro da cabeza, e nunca soltou o pé, mentres Gardiner avanzaba con un enfoque desequilibrado e salvaxe ao comezo.. Un disparo de corpo atronador conectou para o irlandés na primeira, pero non moito máis.

 

Torrez mantivo o ritmo de traballo rápido no seguinte cadro, soltando ganchos esquerdo e dereito e pousando limpamente durante gran parte da rolda. Marcou ao corpo e á cabeza con facilidade, aínda que gran parte da rolda viu ao seu opoñente cubrindo e esperando ocos. Unha recta esquerda de Torrez fixo caer un momento ao seu rival, pero o home máis alto recuperouse e fixo un gancho de esquerda fenomenal na cabeza de Torrez mentres loitaba contra as cordas.. Gardiner intentou aterrar principalmente golpes rectos no exterior e parecía incapaz de darlle a volta aos seus golpes de preto..

A terceira rolda viu aos dous loitadores slugándose ata a campá final cun dos intercambios de ida e volta máis salvaxes da noite., pero era demasiado pouco e demasiado tarde para Gardiner. Simplemente non puido marcar o seu alcance. Torrez acaba de superar ao seu opoñente de novo e conseguiu algúns uppercuts lixeiros para ir cos seus trepidantes ganchos de dereita e esquerda.. Utilizou o golpe con moderación pero con eficacia, gastando gran parte do cadro final apuntando ao corpo de Gardiner. Torrez gañou a vitoria por Decisión Unánime coa súa actuación e non fixo máis que un puñado de tiros duros no proceso..

 

Kelly Harrington, un medallista de prata do Campionato do Mundo de Irlanda, probablemente tivo a actuación máis maxistral do seu equipo ao lograr unha vitoria por decisión unánime sobre Stacia Suttles no combate inicial da noite.. Suttles loitou por manterse no rango ideal de golpes contra o ataque implacable de Harrington na primeira rolda., pasando gran parte dos tres minutos balanceándose e tecendo para intentar evitar as combinacións nítidas do seu opoñente. Suttles fixo o seu golpe de forma bastante consistente, e ela comezou a xuntar algúns combos ao final da rolda, pero Harrington é un absoluto experto no que se refire ao movemento da cabeza. Ela parecía Floyd Mayweather, JR. foi un dos seus adestradores xa que utilizaba unha técnica de mans baixas con fintas constantes, deslizamento de puñetazos e cambio de nivel. A primeira rolda viu a ela aterrar unha fermosa recta á esquerda na cabeza e unha fantástica combinación de golpes de corpo e cabeza que aterrou sólidamente.. Ela soltou uns ganchos feroces, aínda que algúns eran palleiros salvaxes. A continuación móstrase unha imaxe de Harrington durante un dos breves momentos da pelexa onde levantou as dúas mans para protexer o seu rostro.

Suttles capturou a Harrington con algunhas miradas e tiros a ras na segunda rolda, pero parecía que tiña problemas para conseguir poder detrás dos seus golpes. Ela cambiou algunhas mans dereitas decentes co seu opoñente, pero estaba claro ao final da rolda que simplemente non ía ser capaz de atopar ningún ritmo na loita debido á astucia do seu opoñente.. Harrington pasou a mesma rolda perfeccionando o seu rango con nítido 1-2 combos e dereitos salvaxes que se conectan. Harrington tamén anotou uns poderosos ganchos de esquerda cunha imaxe recta perfecta para aterrar só uns momentos despois.
A terceira rolda foi máis do mesmo para ambos os loitadores. Suttles traballou gran parte do cadro para rastrexar ao seu opoñente, pero cada vez que descargaba, ela pagou por iso. Un gancho de esquerda especialmente sólido caeu ao final da rolda, pero non foi suficiente. Harrington pasou gran parte dos últimos tres minutos intentando conectar coas mans dereitas. Ela deu un dos seus golpes máis duros da loita ao final da rolda e atordoou momentaneamente ao seu opoñente antes do timbre para rematar a loita.. Harrington tomou unha decisión unánime e parece ser unha das boxeadoras máis prometedoras polo seu peso na carreira pola 2020 Xogos Olímpicos.
Outro exemplo de que a altura era unha desvantaxe de algunha maneira xogou un papel na outra loita feminina da tarxeta.. Leah Cooper do equipo estadounidense (#2 Peso medio feminino estadounidense) usou agachadas e fintas para evitar o longo alcance do máis alto Aoife Burke. Cooper pelexou desde un semi-agachado, dificultando a aterraxe de Burke con algún poder significativo na maioría dos seus golpes. O 8 veces campión nacional de Irlanda
tivo algúns puntos na pelexa onde recuperou o control da acción, pero Cooper fixo os axustes correctos para minimizar as ameazas.
Cooper executou un ataque en enxame para comezar a primeira rolda, disparando 1-2 combos e apoiando a Burke. Mantívose paciente e persistente durante todo o cadro, permanecendo baixo e fóra do alcance dos tiros de poder de Burke. Burke mostrou unha excelente defensa, pero só puido lanzar e aterrar un golpe á vez. Ela mostrou un golpe nítido durante toda a rolda, pero non disuadiu a Cooper. Burke tivo os seus mellores momentos da rolda cara á campá final, mesturando tiros ao corpo e á cabeza, incluíndo un gancho dereito duro na cabeza.
Burke saíu para a segunda rolda en chamas, asaltando a Cooper con lume rápido 1-2 combos e ganchos. Tamén mesturou un uppercut liso que atopou o queixo de Cooper. Cooper resistiu a tormenta, só caendo na trampa brevemente. Ela recuperou a compostura, deu uns excelentes golpes de contra, e converteu a que puido ser a mellor rolda de Burke na peor do campión irlandés. Cooper mantívose tranquilo e tranquilo, a pesar de realizar algúns dos tiros máis duros o seu rival aterrou na pelexa. Ela aterrou uns magníficos 1-2 os combos despois do ataque de Burke fracasou, finalmente abriu un corte preto do ollo esquerdo de Burke e ensangróulle o nariz. O duro golpe no corpo de Cooper tamén fixo que Burke se agachara ao lenzo un pouco despois dun sólido gancho dereito..
Burke comezou a terceira rolda un pouco tarde despois de ser revisado e autorizado polo médico de bordo. Comezou de novo cunha ráfaga de golpes de bomba. Apuntou o corpo e a cabeza, pero Cooper recolleuse unha vez máis e volveu traballar. Ela cambiou ben os niveis e comezou a conectarse con ganchos furiosos, primeiro ao corpo e despois de novo á cabeza. Tamén mantivo un jab activo e conseguiu varios 1-2 combos. Burke conseguiu outra ráfaga tardía nos momentos finais da loita, pero Cooper aínda saíu coa vitoria por decisión unánime.
O equipo lixeiro de Estados Unidos James Browning entrou na pelea do mércores pola noite co irlandés Francis Cleary como dúas veces campión de boxeo dos Estados Unidos.. Cleary, nove veces campión nacional irlandés, representou o primeiro crack de Browning na competición internacional. Os dous loitadores tiveron os seus momentos, pero sería Browning conseguindo a vitoria ao final de tres entretidos, roldas de acción de ida e volta.
Browning pasou a primeira rolda establecendo unha taxa de traballo máis alta que o seu opoñente e usando moito movemento para evitar o ataque de Cleary.. He also landed a consistent jab, mixing up his body and head shots well. Aínda que gañou a rolda, Browning took plenty of risks and paid the price. Cleary escolleu os seus puntos e desatou os golpes máis limpos e poderosos cando puido aterrar. He just couldn’t connect enough, e saíu de problemas case cada vez que remataba loitando a corta distancia.
Claramente caeu algunhas bombas máis afiadas no segundo cadro, cada vez máis agresivo e comezando a rastrexar ao seu opoñente en constante movemento. Un golpeante gancho esquerdo preto do final da rolda conectou coa cabeza de Browning e impresionou á multitude de afeccionados.. Aínda, Browning permaneceu ocupado e fixo ben nos intercambios de babosas entre os dous loitadores. Moitas veces era salvaxe, pero a saída do traballo impediu que Cleary roubase a rolda.
Cleary saíu para a terceira rolda con renovada ferocidade, engaging in a wild brawl with Browning. It was the best round of the fight for Cleary, e Browning non puido manter a elusión que amosou nas roldas anteriores. O loitador irlandés conseguiu outro gancho esquerdo en auxe na rolda, featured perfectly-timed counters, and kept punching right up to the bell. Browning definitivamente parecía estar frustrado e canso ao final da loita. Aínda, dous dos tres xuíces estaban seguros de que se merecía a vitoria, conseguindo unha vitoria por decisión dividida.
O seguinte combate enfrontou ao oito veces campión nacional irlandés Wayne Kelley contra o 13 veces campión nacional estadounidense Adrian Benton nunha pechada batalla de peso welter.. Os dous mozos loitadores tiveron puntos brillantes no partido, pero Kelley conseguiu escapar a vitoria por decisión dividida cun astuto, esforzo atrevido.
Benton tivo o mellor primeiro asalto grazas a un ataque en enxame. He worked in and out of range with 1-2 combos e ganchos de reforzo. He used all his angles well, saíndo do apuro e ao alcance efectivo con facilidade. Kelley loitou para aterrar contadores ata os momentos finais da rolda, cando conseguiu a súa propia ráfaga de 1-2 combos.
Kelley comezou a segunda rolda con moita máis enerxía e aplomo. He landed early and often, alando as mans esquerdas e abrindo un corte no beizo de Benton. Benton esvarou algúns dos golpes máis perigosos, bloqueou ben os tiros e aterrou algúns nítidos, tiros duros propios. O seu mellor intercambio foi un gancho esquerdo e dereito na cabeza que aterrou preto da metade da rolda.
Kelley baixou un pouco a velocidade na rolda final, incapaz de atopar o seu rango ideal. Conseguiu unhas duras mans dereitas, un tiro de corpo ben colocado e descargado cunha ráfaga tardía. Benton mantívose ocupado no inicio da rolda e agachouse con arte baixo un gancho dereito bombardeado de Kelley. Os xuíces parecían máis impresionados coa compostura de Kelley nas dúas últimas roldas mentres Benton seguía sendo atraído a pelexas descoidadas.. Kelley superou a vitoria por a 2-1 marxe.
Os pesos welter lixeiros viñeron despois, producindo outro concurso axustado. O irlandés Caoimhin Ferguson pelexou contra Charlie Sheehy do equipo estadounidense cun enfoque táctico lixeiramente mellor., conseguindo outra vitoria por decisión dividida para o seu equipo.
Sheehy adoptou un enfoque máis cauteloso e paciente na primeira volta, esperando o momento perfecto para lanzar e aterrar. Os seus mellores golpes da rolda incluíron unha dura man dereita ao corpo e un golpe de amidón. Ferguson traballou máis no cadro, marcando en múltiples ganchos á cabeza e desatando ráfagas salvaxes e tolas algunhas veces. Un gancho de esquerda en particular estrelouse con forza na cabeza de Sheehy nos últimos momentos da rolda.
Ferguson fixo algúns tiros decentes na segunda rolda, pero Sheehy estaba moito máis composto. Traballou arredor do balanceo salvaxe, asalto contundente mantendo a distancia e marcando dende fóra con certos dereitos nítidos no queixo. Os loitadores intercambiaron uns ganchos ao corpo e acabaron nun clinch antes do final da rolda..
Sheehy loitou para encadear golpes na rolda final. Aínda que tiña unha boa man dereita recta traballando para el, Ferguson puido penetrar na súa defensa. Ferguson conseguiu cedo un golpeante gancho esquerdo e pasou a lanzar algunhas bombas máis antes de perder a súa boca nun intercambio.. Probablemente sabendo que necesitaba rematar forte para poñer aos xuíces do seu lado, Ferguson precipitouse cun último torrente de ganchos nos últimos segundos. Gañou un 2-1 decisión vitoria pola súa tenacidade.
Os pesos welter Kieron Molloy (Irlanda) e Freudis Rojas, JR. (EUA) enfrontouse noutro combate. Ambos loitadores son anteriores medallistas de bronce no Campionato do Mundo con Molloy tamén reclamando nove títulos nacionais de Irlanda e Rojas gañando os nacionais de Estados Unidos. 10 veces ata agora. It was another close shave win for Team Ireland.
Rojas foi claramente o loitador máis activo na primeira volta. Utilizou un golpe constante e aumentou a súa taxa de traballo a través do cadro. He ket busy on offense right up until the bell. Molloy comezou os lanzamentos redondos e intentando descubrir o seu alcance. Desatouse un pouco tarde nalgúns dos intercambios máis feroces, couldn’t figure out how to get his combinations going, e tivo un mal momento para poñerse ao día co máis rápido Rojas. Molloy did land some excellent straight lefts, aínda.
A seguinte rolda foi moito mellor para o zurdo irlandés. He started with an uptick in his punch output, though he still struggled to land combos. At one point in the round, Molloy connected with a huge straight left, followed up by a nice power jab, slowing down his opponent. Rojas kept coming forward but couldn’t capitalize on scoring opportunities in the round. Unha ráfaga tardía de golpes de Rojas non foi suficiente para que lle roubara a rolda.
Rojas conseguiu excelentes tiros na rolda final, going downstairs to the body frequently. He also caught Molloy against the ropes, blasting him with straight punches. Molloy fought the smarter round, aínda, escollendo os mellores momentos para lanzar e collendo moitas veces a Rojas coas mans baixas. His best exchange of the round featured a huge 1-2 conectando á cabeza e un gancho de esquerda salvaxe á cabeza. Un último enxame de golpes do loitador irlandés pechou o espectáculo e gañoulle unha 2-1 vitoria por decisión dividida.
Nikita Ababiy, do equipo dos Estados Unidos, logrou un triunfo moi disputado nun asunto salvaxe antes do evento principal con Gerard French do equipo de Irlanda.. A primeira rolda viu a Ababiy golpeando ben. O estadounidense entrou na pelexa cunha postura de boxeo moi pouco tradicional cunha man baixa, pero a súa postura parecía ser eficaz para atraer ao seu opoñente ao alcance de golpes. Ababiy conseguiu algúns ganchos en auxe e un bonito uppercut esquerdo que respaldaba o francés. Entrementes, Francés concentrouse en intentar aterrar contadores. Tiña unha taxa de traballo máis baixa pero tampouco levou demasiado castigo.
O francés pasou a segunda volta intentando intercambiar a pelota. Conseguiu máis tiros máis tarde na rolda, incluíndo algúns ganchos dereito acalorados nos momentos finais. Ababiy conectou con algúns golpes na rolda e tamén mostrou unha boa defensa. Mesturou os seus tiros ao corpo e á cabeza, botando e tapando para esperar a próxima apertura. Ababiy conseguiu un bonito gancho esquerdo na cabeza seguido dun uppercut dereito perfecto no último minuto.. Rematou ben a rolda camiño da súa primeira vitoria.
A rolda final viu a Ababiy un pouco máis lento, pero aínda era o suficientemente eficaz para levar o cadro. French conseguiu uns nítidos ganchos esquerdos na cabeza, pero non puido descubrir o estilo diferente que o seu opoñente trouxo ao ring. O estadounidense logrou a vitoria por decisión unánime.
A noite tamén comezou coa única parada na tarxeta grazas a unha pelexa salvaxe entre o Manchester local de 132 libras., Os novatos do NH Michael Correa e Abhisek Thapa. Correa despegou polo aro ao escoitar o timbre de apertura e desatou unha ráfaga salvaxe tras outra. Thapa non deixou que o tornado o tragara, aínda. El só cubriuse e esperou as súas oportunidades. Só tardou un par de minutos en que o Correa comezase a cansar do ataque implacable. Thapa entrou despois para conseguir algunhas das tomas máis impresionantes da noite, obrigando ao árbitro a deter a loita por tres oito contas antes de que o final chegase finalmente cun torbellino de golpes de poder de Thapa..

 

Tamén houbo unha aparición convidada polo boxeador Floyd Mayweather, JR. aínda chama ao seu rival máis duro de sempre, Emanuel Augusto (3-34-6, 20 Kos). Augustus participou nunha reunión a noite anterior con “Irlandés” Micky Ward (38-13, 27 Kos), celebrando un dos mellores combates da historia do deporte, que tivo lugar en xullo 13, 2001. Augustus quedou para as pelexas e mesmo entrou no ring para demostrar que aínda ten a mesma destreza de golpes que o converteu nun dos loitadores máis entretidos da súa época..
"Nesta xira aprendemos que estamos aí cos mellores equipos do mundo,", dixo Billy Walsh, o adestrador principal do equipo dos Estados Unidos. "O equipo de Irlanda é moi bo, equipo novo. Teremos un bo equipo para enviar a Tokio (2020 Xogos Olímpicos). Estou orgulloso do meu equipo. Todos traballaron moi duro. Non tivemos algúns dos nosos mellores boxeadores porque algúns estaban a competir nun torneo internacional. Temos unha boa colleita de 18-19-20 anos que conformarán o noso 2020 equipo olímpico".

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Erislandy Lara vs. Jarrett Hurd Media Conference Call Transcript & Audio Recording

Leonard Ellerbe
Ola, todo o mundo. Thank you for joining our call today. We’re very excited. What a great card we have come April the 7th de Hard Rock Hotel & Casino en Las Vegas. No evento principal, we have Erislandy Lara versus Jarrett Hurd in an outstanding unification fight which will determine supremacy at the 154-weight class.
No co-main event, we have a great rematch of a fight that saw Caleb Truax wrestle the IBF Super Middleweight Championship away from James DeGale. That’s going to be a terrific fight also.
Na loita de apertura, we have Julian Williams taking on Nathaniel Gallimore in what will be a very, very entertaining fight as an IBF Junior Middleweight Elimination Bout.
Our card is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions. Tickets are still on sale at AXS.com and it starts as cheap as $50. Novo, this will be a terrific card led by none other thanI’m going to introduce the man who’s totally responsible for putting all this together, none other than Stephen Espinoza.
Stephen Espinoza
Grazas, Leonard. Ben, the hits keep coming here at SHOWTIME, coming off of a huge March schedule highlighted by the two big time heavyweight title fights. April on SHOWTIME will feature two stellar cards from Mayweather Promotions.
The first on April 7 is a high-quality tripleheader, three competitively matched fights with world title implications and our main event, Lara versus Hurd, a unification fight, featuring two of the top three consensus in the world at 154 libras. Sort of the natural evolution of what has been an unofficial super welterweight tournament over the last year, year and a half on SHOWTIME.
En 2017, SHOWTIME televised eight matchups featuring all of the top five ranked super welterweight champions and challengers in that unofficial tournament. Now we get the natural results of that, a unification fight which happens to be only the sixth unification fight in the history of the 154-pound division.
Erislandy Lara, he’s the WBA champ, the longest reigning champion at 154 libras. He won the WBA title on SHOWTIME in 2014 and he’s now making his sixth defense. With a record of 25-2-2, he could easily make the case that he could be undefeated certainly. The loss to Paul Williams was very controversial and a very close split decision loss to Canelo. So we very well could have an undefeated fighter.
Jarrett Hurd is the IBF champion. He made the first defense of his title on SHOWTIME in October. He has scored seven consecutive KOs as his level of bout position has dramatically increased and, de feito, he really has burst on the scene lately. His first televised fight was on SHOBOX in 2015, a KO of Frank Galarza, and he’s been on a roll ever since.
Esta loita, this main event, Lara versus Hurd, is one of five matchups of top five contenders, top five ranked fighters, on the SHOWTIME schedule just in the first half of this year. So we look forward to a great fight, a great card on April 7th.
L. Ellerbe
Grazas, Stephen. I would like to introduce the IBF world champion. What an outstanding young fighter. He’s from my hometown. He lives and trains out of Accokeek, Maryland. Always in exciting fights and we expect nothing different come April the 7th. He’s undefeated with a record of 21-0, con 15 Kos. He’s coming off of career-defining TKO victory over Austin Trout. Ladies and gentlemen, the IBF Junior Middleweight Champion, “Rápido” Jarrett Hurd.
Jarrett Hurd
Adestramento está indo ben. We’re getting prepared. This is a fight that I wanted just as bad as any and I’m glad we can make it happen. I just can’t wait to put on a show.
L. Ellerbe
Gran. Ok. A continuación, we have Erislandy “O soño americano” Lara with a record of 25 e 2 con 14 Kos. And again, as Stephen mentioned earlier, Lara is the longest reigning champion at 154. A tremendous boxer, real slick, real smooth. He’s been in there with all the top guys in the weight class and again, he’ll be looking to put on another great performance come April the 7th. Así, señoras e señores, Erislandy Lara.
Erislandy Lara
First I want to thank everyone on the call. máis importante, I’d like to thank SHOWTIME for putting on a great fight, thank Mayweather Promotions, TGB Promotions and my whole team. Veña abril 7, I’ll be ready to fight and ready to put on a show.
Q
For Stephen, I’m just wondering if you could give your thought process as to what made you decide to make a matchup between Erislandy Lara and Hurd as opposed to either of those guys against Charlo.
S. Espinoza
I think it was really the style matchup. When we sat down and looked at them, they’re three exciting fighters, three great champions, but the matchup that was really intriguing because of the styles was Lara versus Hurd.
Erislandy has never shied away from any challenge. Jarrett was very vocal about wanting to unify. And the combination of their styles, where they are in their careers, it seemed like an intriguing matchup.
Q
Do you believe that the winner of the fight would then look to fight Charlo?
S. Espinoza
Absolutamente. And Jermell is game. He’s on board. He’s on board for it. He was recently on SHOWTIME and he indicated he wants the winner. He wants the winner next.
Q
Jarrett, what was it about this matchup that made you want it more?
J. Hurd
Ben, I knew both fights will eventually happen. But I feel like the fight with Erislandy Lara will give me more credibility and will put me in position at number one. I wanted to be top guy in my division and now I feel like I am the top guy in my division.
Esta loita, I want it over the fight with Jermell Charlo, even though the fight with Jermell Charlo is more anticipated and people wantmaybe because of our styles, but I wanted this fight because I feel like it will put me to better position in the 154 división.
Q
Do you feel like at 27 years old you’re now in your prime and that basically whether it’s Erislandy Lara, or anybody else in the weight class that Jarrett Hurd’s punching power can take care of them?
J. Hurd
I feel like my powerI have the power that’s deceptive and it doesn’t look as hard on TV or while you’re in there until you feel it. It’s a total different story.
I feel like my power can stop anyone, put anyone down. But on April 7th, the knockout streak, I’ll stop another guy and I plan on continuing to keep doing.
Q
Are you ready for a much different kind of style in an experienced fighter like Lara? How do you deal with that kind of skill?
J. Hurd
Lara, he’s been the longest reigning champion at 154. Veño loitando no 154 all my life, so we’ve been watching him since I turned professional and the style Lara presents we’ve been training for this long before this training camp. He’s a great champion but Lara has always been on top and we always study and the game plan we got is perfect and this is why we wanted the fight. It’s no secret how badly I wanted this fight.
Claro, I’m not going to stay in there and try to box with Lara because Lara is an expert on what he does. Lara is not going to stand there toe-to-toe with me because of my size, inside game and my power. So it’s going to be a cat and mouse game and I just can’t wait to show you guys that outcome.
Q
I wonder if Lara could give me his perspective on where he thinks Jarrett Hurd falls in the weight class and whether or not he feels like he is going to have to outbox him or maybe he can mix it up with him a bit.
E. Lara
I’m ready to go for April 7th. Jarrett Hurd, as everyone knows, he’s a big, forte loitador, but pretty basic. He can try to fight, kind of like a Mexican strong style and those are styles that I’d like to fight.
So come April 7th, we hope he’s prepared. I’m prepared and want to put on a great fight for the fans and for the writers and for everyone else.
Q
Was this a fight that Erislandy wanted or would he have preferred a Charlo unification?
E. Lara
As everyone knows, I was the one who wanted this fight. He won his title in February, I wanted to fight him in October and his team said he wasn’t ready to fight me in October. They wanted him to be prepared to fight another southpaw and prepare for me.
Así, as the pressure mounted, Jarrett Hurd decided just to fight. So I’m happy he stepped up to the plate but as everyone knows, I want his belt and I want the other belts in this division as well.
Q
Jarrett, how do you feel Erislandy compares to Trout in the sense of how much better he might be and how much of a step-up in competition it is for you?
J. Hurd
I feel like Lara has a little bit better foot movement than Trout. And one thing about Trout, he took chances in my fight. He stayed there with me. I don’t think Lara is going to take that many chances. He’s a very disciplined fighter.
So whatever works for him, he’s going to stick to exactly what he’s working for. He’s never going to change it no matter how hot on the scorecard he is or not, he’s going to stick to his game plan and I think he’s much more disciplined and a little sharper than Trout.
Q
How much do you feel that it helped you to fight Trout to get ready for this fight?
J. Hurd
It definitely helped me, not only to fight Trout, but just going to two training camps with southpaws. I only fought three southpaws in my career before Trout. So now I have a lot of experience with them. So going into this fight I wanted to kind of go into two or three camps before I face Lara and I think it helped me.
Q
Erislandy said that you fight like a Mexican. How much of a compliment do you take that as?
J. Hurd
Mexicans are fighters, un. I take it as a compliment. When you describe a Mexican fighter, you stay toe-to-toe and that’s what the fans like to see. Claro, that’s not my only style. Everyone sees I can switch it up with my fight with Frank Galarza back in Las Vegas and it all depends on what I have to bring out that night. I can do it all.
Q
Erislandy, what do you think of how Hurd fought in the Trout fight?
E. Lara
I watched the Trout fight in the locker room and as I was preparing for my fight, so I couldn’t watch that carefully but from what I saw in the fight, I thought Trout was winning the fight and as the fight wore on, obviamente, Trout’s legs weren’t there and he hadn’t fought in 17 months and he’s also a fighter who’s on the back-end of his career, and had lost already several times.
But I thought Trout was actually doing a good job in the fight and, como dixen, Hurd is a guy who likes to take it up a notch after six, seven rounds and I like to take it up a notch or two after six, seven rounds. Así, iso vai ser unha gran loita. And come April 7, I’m just ready to rumble.
Q
Based on what you just said, do you feel that maybe too much has been made of the Trout win?
E. Lara
People are going to have their take on the Trout fight but, there is no fighter at 154 ou 160 or anywhere around this weight division that has my style and my boxing ability and my smarts, and that’s the reason I’ve made it this far.
Trout was out 17 meses. He is an older guy. He’s been defeated several times and he is a former world champ but he’s also had a loser mentality.
It’s a lot different when you’re fighting a winner and you’re fighting the guy who also dominated Trout and put him on the deck and let him off the hook in the 12th. It’s an exciting fight and we’re excited to put on a great fight.
Q
How important is it for you, if you’re able to beat Jarrett Hurd, that you go and fight Jermell Charlo and you in effect clean out the 154-pound division?
E. Lara
I said it before and I’m going to say it again. I’m going to clean out the division and that has been my plan from the beginning and I’m going to stick to my plan. I don’t care who the champions are. I don’t care what their names are or where they’re from. I’m going to clean up the division and it starts April 7.
Q
Do you view Hurd as a tougher fight than Charlo or vice versa?
E. Lara
I don’t look at them any different. They’re both to me kind of the same fighter. They both come up to the ring with a purpose and they’re trying to win. Con todo, ao final do día, I’m the best fighter in this division. It’s been proven over years. So whether it was Hurd first, Charlo first, it didn’t matter. I’m just ready to rumble.
L. Ellerbe
I would also like to touch on that. With all due respect to Trout, Jarrett Hurd ain’t Austin Trout. Quero dicir, this kid is the real deal. I try to look back in the history of this particular division and I can’t think of a fighter who was as big and physical and applies the kind of pressureespecially mental pressurethat he puts on guys in a very, very long time. Esta vai ser unha loita tremenda, an excellent matchup, contrasting styles and I’m really, really excited to see this bout.
Q
You said before in the past that you start off slow in your fights on purpose even to the point of taking a blow or two from your opponent. What’s your thinking behind strategy like that?
J. Hurd
I’m just feeling my opponent out. You don’t want to go out there and not know what he’s capable of. So you just don’t want to go out there and take that many chances without seeing what the guy’s got. Así, I just use the first round to see what he has and take it from there, make the adjustments.
Q
Do you think people recognize your size and your power? Do they underestimate your ability to fight inside?
J. Hurd
A hundred percent. I don’t think now, but I think they did before. Me being a taller, longer, rangier guy they expect me to be on the outside and I know I surprised a lot of people when I start to fight inside, that close. I watched a lot of James Toney. So that’s where I kind of get it from.
Q
Stephen, you said this fight was chosen and put together based on the styles of these fighters. Is it that you recognized the last four opponents that Hurd’s faced were two orthodox fighters and also two southpaw fighters that he put on a great performance against?
S. Espinoza
Ben, it was more looking for an entertaining fight. It’s sort of the classic matador-and-bull type of fight. You’ve got a really aggressive hard-punching, mozo, strong champion and you’ve got, another champion who’s known as one of the most skilled fighters in any division. So it’s sort of the unstoppable force immovable object coming together; which style is going to win out?
So it really wasn’t as much looking at past opponents as it was, what might be the most exciting fight. And not to say that Jermell isn’t an exciting fighter, moi, porque, that is definitely something that’s very, very possible in the near future.
So it was just, which one could come first, which one would come next, and I think the clash of styles is what attracted us to this matchup first.
L. Ellerbe
Sometimes when people referred to Lara, they just mostly speak about his boxing skill. But Lara can also crack, moi. So those out there who sleep on Lara’s power are sadly mistaken. I’ve sat ringside, first row a couple of his fights and especially the Canelo fight and I’ve seen firsthand what his power looks like. And if anybody’s sleeping on his power, they are sadly mistaken.
Q
Jarrett do you think those recent fights are the fights that prepared you going into this fight against Lara?
J. Hurd
Si, I feel more though that my career period has prepared me for this fight. I didn’t come up the easy route. So I didn’t have a big amateur career. A lot of people didn’t want to give me a chance. I had to go out there and take them. My performances I put on when I got the opportunity each and every time on TV, I went out there and did what I was supposed to.
Así, I feel like just my career, período, and all I’ve been through prepared me for this fight, not just those fights on TV, but those little fights.
Q
You say that you want to go ahead and walk opponents down and try to get rid of them, put the more pressure on. Is that the case?
Jarrett Hurd:
It depends. Like during the Austin Trout fight. He did lack a little power, so I was willing to take some to get some in. I was willing to take some chances but, it all depends on, como dixo, if they all lack a little power. Are you willing to take those chances?
Like my fight with Oscar Molina, he can crack a little more than Tony Harrison, so I was kind of a little more head movement and little less willing to go into there without being cautious.
Todo depende. But like I said man it’s crazy because people define me by my last two fights as that’s my style. I was the guy that always was the kind of puncher and fought from his back foot until guys started to compare me and look at my size. I didn’t even realize I was that big of a fighter until I got on the stage with some of these guys. So my last two fights are the only fights that I have fought that way in my career, coming forward and then pressure, because I knew eventually I would have to come into a fight with a guy like Lara. We’ve been working on it, but I could switch it up. I can do whatever. It all depends on my opponent that night and y’all just going to have to wait and see.
Q
Erislandy, are there any concerns about him getting stronger as the fight goes on and also how he’s able to take punches from people and actually take their power?
E. Lara
I keep seeing people refer to his height or how big he is, but Williams was taller and bigger than him. Canelo was and is stronger than him, and they couldn’t deal with me.
So I’m not worried about what he has to bring today. I’m worried about what I have to do in that ring. I’m focused. Estou preparado, and there’s no question in my mind I know I can knock him out. If he gets reckless, he’s going to get knocked down. And if not, then he’s going to get beat up.
He’s going to have to make that decision on April 7 whether he’s willing to go through the fire or if he’s just willing just to lose a decision. It’s up to him. He’s going to have to decide that on April 7.
Q
Do you think that those past fights have given you any kind of preparation or anything for this fight coming? Or do you feel that you’re totally different from when you fought Paul Williams and when you fought Canelo, fisicamente?
E. Lara
I don’t look for one specific fight. I don’t look at last fight or the last four fights because my whole life, I’ve been preparing for this, since Cuba.
I didn’t have shoes until I was 5 anos. I was preparing for this. I was born to be a fighter. It was during my whole amateur career, 350 plus amateur fights, several world championships across the amateurs. Now my whole pro-career, I fought the top guys, I’ve beat the top guys, and that’s what’s prepared me for this fight and prepared me to fight whoever is available in the division.
So I’m ready to go and I’m ready to fight.
Q
Leonard, with Mayweather Promotions, are you guys planning to put more and more fights together, not just with your own fighters but working with SHOWTIME to put on just top-quality fights, período?
L. Ellerbe
We’re very excited to promote all these big events, working along with SHOWTIME and expect to see more of it in the next couple of months.
We’ve outlined our next few big events that we have and expect more of that in the fall of this year. All we’re looking to do is put on the biggest and best events and make them for the fans.
Q
What is Erislandy’s take on sometimes people not appreciating the sweet science and his boxing ability?
E. Lara
This is a sport. Boxing is hit and don’t get hit. That’s the way it was taught from the beginning of time. It’s a sweet science and all fights are different. Styles are different. Styles obviously make fights.
Some guys are willing to take more risk than others and that sometimes dictates the action in a fight. My main focus is to win every fight and win clearly. That’s my job.
Q
Erislandy are you the only fighter in the division that could put Jermell Charlo in his place?
E. Lara
One hundred percent yes. And from my experiences of hundreds of rounds of sparring, Jermell Charlo won’t fight Erislandy Lara next when we get done with Hurd. Only time will tell.
Q
Jarrett, do you see any weakness in Erislandy Lara?
J. Hurd
Well you all will have to see that on fight night. Not to give away too much of the game plan, pero, como dixen, Lara’s toughest fights are when guys put pressure on him. And that’s what we’re going to do.
Q
Leonard, you talked about Jarrett’s versatility and how you’ve done some research on this weight class and his size. But in your time, have you seen a guy with his relative inexperience to someone like Lara expressing the confidence that he has done and also just rising so quickly against quality opposition like this?
L. Ellerbe
Non, I think it’s a tremendous asset. Confidence is everything in this sport. He has a strong belief in his skill set and his ability to go out there and get it done.
Obviamente, this is the biggest and toughest challenge to date with Lara being a great champion who has fought on the big stage and has fought a number of great fighters. But again, those contrasting styles and Jarrett having the ability and the confidence to bring that to the table I think is going to make a big, big difference.
Because it’s one thing with sitting on the outside and watching guys fight on TV, but it’s a whole different ballgame when you got a light heavyweight walking you down and putting that kind of mental pressure on you. But Lara’s built for this kind of thing because he’s seen any and every kind of style out there.
So these are the reasons why I think it’s a great, great matchup because again, I think that Jarrett is going to bring out the best in Lara and I think vice-versa, Lara is going to bring the best out in Jarrett. Period.
When it comes to Lara, we’ve seen him on the big stage before. He’s a tremendous boxer. He’s actually, in my eyes, the best boxer that’s out there. Tremendous foot movement, movemento da cabeza, coming from that great Cuban school of boxing, he’s a real deal.
But again, you got this young, tough, hungry lion that had the mindset that he doesn’t care what Lara has done in the past because Lara has never fought nobody like Jarrett Hurd, and vice-versa.
That’s what makes this an intriguing matchup. Veña abril 7, I expect this fight probably might end in a knockout.
Q
What is your assessment of Jarrett Hurd compared to the guys you faced in your career?
E. Lara
I don’t compare fighters. I look at him as a young, hungry kid who’s got desire. He wants to be great. He’s going to come forward and he’s going to come ready to fight. If he doesn’t come forward, then I’ll be ready to fight, moi, however it plays out. But I’m ready for everything he brings to the table.
Q
When was the last time, Erislandy, that someone outright predicted that they were going to knock you out as he has done?
E. Lara
Every fighter wants to knock you out when you get in that ring. Paul Williams wanted to knock me out. Canelo, Vanes, plus he keeps mentioning how it’s going to be Angulo and this and that.
Ben, Angulo connected on me twice, but don’t forget how that fight finished. I ended Angulo’s career. I ruined his career and I put him out of the top level of boxing.
If Jarrett Hurd thinks he’s going to come like that, I’m going to end his career too, en 27 anos. So come April 7, I’m hoping he puts that pressure so I could ruin his career for all the talking that he’s been doing.
Q
Jarrett? What did you think of what he just said?
J. Hurd
Quero dicir, here’s the thing, we all know that Lara has the experience. He’s seen every style from right-handed to the southpaw. Anything you give him, he’s seen it all. But he has not experienced what I’m about to give him.
It’s not about the styles that you’ve seen; it’s about what you’re about to experience. So this is a whole different ballgame. You get in there to fight with Jarrett Hurd and you’ll see how that all ends.
I speak from the heart and I say what I feel. I’m not just out here talking just to talk. I’m putting in the work. Where my chance is going and where I see this fight playing out, there’s no way that Lara is going to come out of top.
Q
What makes you different from Angulo? E tamén, does it give you a little bit of an edge that he is a little bit older now than he was then?
J. Hurd
Non, we never play that old card. You’ve seen Lara’s performances. He’s still in great shape. Age is not factor. I hate guys saying the same thing with Austin Trout. They say age is starting to show.
We’re not going to play the age card. We see that Lara is still a great fighter. He’s the longest reigning champion for a reason and age shouldn’t play a part.
As far as the past Angulo thing, nothing to take away from Angulo. El é un gran loitador, he’s done great things, but I’m much faster than Angulo, much sharp than Angulo, hit harder than Angulo and I’m a much bigger guy.
So physically, when I’m in there, on him in the ring, he’s going to feel it. He couldn’t take the pressure and the style from Angulo. He’s going to be in long night when he fights me.
L. Ellerbe
Ok. Ladies and gentlemen, you’ve heard from both fighters. Novo, we have a tremendous lineup, great tripleheader live on SHOWTIME, April the 7th, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, de Hard Rock Hotel & Casino en Las Vegas. Lara versus Hurd, Truax versus DeGale, Julian Williams versus Nathaniel Gallimore. What a tremendous tripleheader, directo na canle Showtime.
We want to thank everyone for joining us on the call. Have a wonderful day.
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Undefeated Ruben Villa Makes Homecoming Debut in Salinas, California on Saturday April 14th

PHILADELPHIA, PENN./ORANGE, Califa. (Marzo 23, 2018)–Heralded featherweight prospect Ruben Villa returns home for the 1st time as a professional as he headlines in the Northern California city of Salinas on Saturday, Abril 14, from the popular Salinas Storm House.
The show is promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing.
Ruben has been coming along great, e en April 14th, he will thrill his hometown fans,” dixo Promocións bandeira presidente, Arthur Pelullo. “We are looking forward to this special night for Ruben, for him not only to put on a great performance in his hometown, but to capture his first championship.
This show has been in the works for more than a year,” dixo Alex Camponovo, who as Matchmaker and General Manager of Thompson Boxing. “It’s an excellent show from top-to-bottom featuring talent from all over the Bay Area and surrounding parts. You have Ruben looking to win his first professional title [WBO Youth] in his hometown.

Vila, 20, will be locked in a battle with fellow prospect Marlon Olea (13-2, 12 Kos) of Colombia in the 8-round “New Blood” main event where the WBO Youth Featherweight Title is up for grabs. Vila, un zurdo, is currently in Riverside, Califa. with trainer Max Garcia preparing for his main event debut.

I’m excited to headline my first event,” said Villa, who is co-promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing. “I’ve been preparing for this my whole life. It came fast. There’s a lot to be happy about. It’s a title fight, and it will be in front of my hometown fans.

Villa will certainly receive a challenge from Olea. He holds a unanimous decision loss against WBA World Champion Danny Roman and is known as a pressure fighter with excellent instincts.

He’s a mover, and he’s quick with his hands,” Villa said. “I’ll be ready for him. We are getting a little bit of everything in this training camp. I’m sparring guys that like to box and guys that are coming in and pressuring.

New to Villa for this fight has been the abundance of ticket requests from local boxing fans. The former two-time Golden Gloves Champion has already sold 400 billetes, yet the requests keep pouring in.

“Para ser honesto, I’m not sure how it’s going to feel to fight in my hometown,” Villa said. “I tend to tune out all the white noise and just box. I’m sure there will be some moments when I recognize the crowd. I have to enjoy it, but keep my poise.

Os ingresos para “New Blood” custa $40, $75, & $125, and are available for purchase by calling 714-935-0900, or online at ThompsonBoxing.com.

As portas abren ás 4:30 p.m. local time with the first bout at approximately 6:00 p.m. The Salinas Storm House is located at 185 Maryal Dr. Salinas, TAL 93907.

All fights will be live streamed on TB Presents: New Blood via Thompson Boxing Facebook page and ThompsonBoxing.com.

The livestream starts at 6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. E with Beto Duran as the blow-by-blow announcer and Steve Kim providing expert color commentary.

Para actualizacións regulares sobre os nosos combatentes, eventos, e promocións, please like Banner Promotions Facebook Page, and follow us on Instagram e Twitter @BannerBoxing .

BRISCOE AWARDS SET FOR THIS SUNDAY

PHILADELPHIA – Everything is set for the 11th Annual Briscoe Awards, a realizarse este domingo tarde, Marzo 25, 2018, 1-4 PM, no VBA Clubhouse in Philadelphia. The event celebrates the biggest and best achievements of the Philadelphia-area boxing scene, and is normally attended by boxers – pasado e presente, other boxing personalities, and fight fans.
“2017 was a memorable year for our local boxing scene, and it will be great to bring everyone together to celebrate it,” said John DiSanto, founder of the Briscoe Awards. “Our event is really just a partyfood, drinks, and a coming together of everyone who loves this sport. It’s always great to see the mix of people that come to the Briscoe Awards. The highlight however, is throwing the spotlight on the fighters who worked so hard to entertain all of us fans. It’s always a good day and a fun time.
Attending the Briscoe Awards this year will be big winner TYRONE BRUNSON, who will receive three awards – para “Fighter”, “Loita”, e “Performance of the Year”, AVERY SPARROW, both the “Prospect of the Year” eo “Breakout Fighter of 2017”, JARON ENNIS, namedThe One to Watch”, DYLAN PRICE, o “Rookie do Ano”, MARCEL RIVERS, who scored the “Knockout do Ano”, RAYMOND FORD, o “Amateur of the Year”, e JEROME CONQUEST, who will receive theEverett Brothers Award”.
O “Photo of the Yearwill also be chosen by those in attendance. Former boxing stars, current fighters, fans, and other members of the fight fraternity round out the typical Briscoe Awards crowd.
A limited number of tickets for the Marzo 25, 2018 Briscoe Awards will be available at the door for $20. That ticket price includes admission, food, draft beer, wine, and soft drinks. The Briscoe Awards will be held between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM, at the VBA Clubhouse, 2733 E. Clearfield Street, Filadelfia, PA, 19134.
The Briscoe Awards are presented by Philly Boxing History Inc., a 501c3 Non-Profit organization dedicated to preserving and honoring the great legacy boxing in and around the city of Philadelphia. Para obter máis información, call John DiSanto at 609-377-6413.