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Busy Spring for GH3 Promotions fighters

Nutley, NJ (Mars 27, 2018)–Byrjar á föstudaginn, GH3 Promotions will be active as eight of the Promotional outfit’s fighters will be in action over the next six weeks.
Föstudagur night at the Fillmore in Philadelphia, undefeated super middleweight Ronald Ellis(14-0-2, 10 Kos) will take on upset specialist Taneal Goyco (9-10-1, 4 Kos) í bardaga tímaáætlun fyrir sex umferðir.
On the same card, undefeated super welterweight Joey Alday, Jr (6-0, 6 Kos) will battle Michael Crain (1-1) in a four round bout.
Á April 12th í 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.
Á April 21st in Paramus, New Jersey, þungavigtar Ronnie Hines will make his professional debut while lightweight Jóel Flores, Jr. (0-0-1) will see action in four-round bouts
May 4th will see Parh come back to Philadelphia, and appearing on the same card will be undefeated super bantamweight Malik Jackson (2-0, 2 Kos)
Finally on 11. maí, frábær bantamweight keppinautur Adam Lopez (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 á föstudaginn 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,” sagði GH3 Promotions forstjóri, Vito Mielnicki.

Son/father Bob & Murray Goodman to be inducted into Class of 2018 New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

Sunnudagur, Apríl 29, Innleiðsla Kvöldverður
Kid Súkkulaði, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe and Sam Taub head new class

(L-R) – Bob and Murray Goodman
NEW YORK (Mars 26, 2018) – Boxing lifers Bob Goodman og faðir hans, seint Murray Goodman, are among 23 members of the Class of 2018 being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) á Sunnudagur síðdegis (12:30-5:30 p.m. OG), Apríl 29.
The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held once again at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
A legendary boxing publicist, Murray Goodman (             ) brought his son into the sweet science when Bob was only eight years old. The rest was historic for the Goodmans, who are both inductees in several Halls of Fame, including the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
This is a great honor for me and my father,” Bob said. “I wish he were alive today to be there. I’m a boxing lifer. I was eight years old going to all the training camps with my father, who was a boxing writer and sports editor for the INS (Hearst News Service) þjónusta. The joke is I was conceived at Grossinger’s (Catskill Resort Hotel training camp). Boxing just came into my life. My dad and I had some businesses in promotions and public relations, all different kinds of sports-related businesses, but there was always boxing.
I’m the luckiest guy in the world. I was brought up doing the very things I loved. How many people can say that? I met and became friends with Joe Louis, Marcel Cerdan, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Marciano and so many others. I’d stay in camps for weeks. I’d get up to run with the boxers and got a chance to be around my heroes. I also got to know trainers and others in boxing and later fans. I got to know everybody. I was brought up in boxing, my whole life was boxing, 65 years in the business.
Bob is, kannski, best known as Vice President and Matchmaker for Madison Square Garden (1985-1994), as well as a quarter-century serving as Vice President of Boxing Operations, Matchmaker and Director of Public Relations for Don King Productions. He also promoted many world champions as President of his own company, Garden State Boxing.
I remember going away to training camps for weeks at a time,” the 78-year-old Goodman fondly remembered. “I’d take pictures, write stories every day and use my telecopier to send them to AP and UPI. I did so much being brought up un the business, even loading trucks up with chairs, hringurinn, speakers and more. My father was the Publicity Director for the International Boxing Club at Madison Square Garden. I worked there when I was a teenager.
I’m honored to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame with my father and so many boxing guys. They’re different from people in any other sports. One of the awards I’ve won that I’m most proud of is the James J. Walker Memorial Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing (BWAA in 1960).
I’m fortunate to have transcended various eras in boxing. It was a different world back then, we had 20-30 writers stay for weeks at training camps. I got to know old-time boxers and trainers.
Bob Goodman (L) checking Muhammad Ali’s weight and on right with Rocky Marciano
Goodman, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1958-62, stays active today working with veteransgroups. He is President of the Weymouth Township Veteran’s Advisory Board, and also active with the American Legion and part of the Honor Guard with the Korean War Veterans Association.

Bob Goodman (lengst til hægri) was inducted into the IBHOF in 2009, his father Murray in 1999
Among the world champions Bob has worked with are Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Ken Norton, Felix Trinidad, Roberto Duran, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Bob Foster, Salvador Sanchez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Wilfredo Gonez, Ricardo Lopez, Bernard Hopkins and so many more.
Vinnuskilyrði Boxer stefnir í NYSBHOF eru (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight Heimsmeistari al “Ice” Cole (35-16-3, 16 Kos), (Long Island) WBA ljós þungavigtar Lou “Honey Boy” Valley (36-6-2, 22 Kos), (Central Islip) IBF Junior veltivigtar Heimsmeistari jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 Kos), (Brooklyn) Heimurinn léttur titill Challenger Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 Kos), og (Buffalo) undefeated heimsmælikvarða þungavigtar “Baby” Joe mesi (36-0, 29 Kos).
Posthumous þátttakendur að inngöngu eru NBA & NYSAC Veröld Featherweight Champion (             ) Kid “Kúbu Bon Bon” Súkkulaði (136-10-6, 51 Kos), (New York City) 20thöld þungavigtar James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 Kos), (Williamsburg) Heimurinn Léttur meistari Jack “The Napoleon verðlaunanna Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super léttur meistari billy Costello (40-2, 23 Kos), (Beacon) NYSAC Light Heavyweight Heimsmeistari Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 Kos), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) heimsmælikvarða middleweight Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 Kos) og (Port Washington) þungavigtar keppinautur Charley “The Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 Kos).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-aðlaðandi sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) þjálfari / ráðgjafi Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) box sagnfræðingur / ritstjóri Herb Goldman, (Ardsley) NYSAC formaður / dómari Melvina Lathan, og (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/forgöngumaður Ron Scott Stevens.
Posthumous ekki þátttakandi inductees eru (Brooklyn) hringur announcer Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmaker johnny Bos, (             ) box rithöfundur / sagnfræðingur Bert Randolph Sugar og (Lower East Side) útvarp & Sjónvarp announcer / blaðamaður Sam Taub.
Hver mæta inductee (eða bein afkomandi) fá sérsniðna hannað belti til kynna vakningu sitt í NYSBHOF.
The 2017 inductees voru valdir af NYSBHOF tilnefna nefndarmanna: Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, og Neil Terens.
Allir boxarar þarf að vera óvirkur í að minnsta kosti þrjú ár til að vera gjaldgeng fyrir NYSBHOF innleiðslu, og allir inductees að hafa búið í New York ríki fyrir umtalsverðum box starfsferli sínum eða meðan blóma viðkomandi feril þeirra.
NYSBHOF
CLASS af 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo og Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS af 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy söðlasmiður, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard og Don Dunphy.
CLASS OF 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon og Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 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 og Al Weill.
CLASS OF 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, 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 og Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Herra.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan og Dan Parker.
Miðar eru verðlagðar á $150.00 fyrir fullorðna og $70.00 fyrir börn (undir 16),og eru heill helgarhábítur og cocktail klukkustund á færslu, byrja á 12:30 p.m. OG, sem og matinn (blómi skurðinn, fiskur eða alifuglum) og opinn bar allan daginn. Miðar eru í boði til að kaupa með því að hringja NYSBHOF / Ring 8 forseti Bob Duffy á 516.313.2304 eðadepcomish@aol.com. Auglýsingar fyrir NYSBHOF áætluninni eru í boði, allt frá $80.00 að $200.00, því að hafa samband Duffy. Fara á netinu á www.Ring8ny.com fyrir frekari upplýsingar um New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
UM RING 8: Myndast í 1954 með fyrrverandi prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 varð áttunda dótturfélag hvað var þá þekktur sem National Uppgjafahermenn Boxer Association – þess vegna, RING 8 – og í dag einkunnarorð stofnunarinnar er: Boxer hjálpa Boxer.
RING 8 er fullkomlega skuldbundinn til að styðja minna heppinn fólk í box samfélag sem þurfa aðstoð í skilmálar af því að borga leigu, Sjúkrakostnaður, eða hvað réttlætanleg þörf.
Fara á netinu til www.Ring8ny.com til að fá meiri upplýsingar um RING 8, stærsti hópur sinnar tegundar í Bandaríkjunum með meira en 350 meðlimir. Árleg aðild gjöld er aðeins $30.00 og hver meðlimur er rétt að hlaðborð kvöldmat í sýningarþjálfun 8 mánaðarlega fundi, án júlí og ágúst. Allir virkir Boxer, áhugamaður og faglegur, eiga rétt á ókeypis RING 8 árlega aðild. Gestir Ring 8 meðlimir eru velkomnir á kostnað aðeins $7.00 á mann.

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

Box Fan Expo is the ultimate fan experience event that gives boxing fans the opportunity to meet-and-greet top fighters, current and former world champions, boxing celebrities and industry people in an up-close personal setting.
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Las Vegas (Mars 26, 2018) – Three Time World Champion Jessie Vargas has confirmed that he will appear, have a booth and hold a Meet & Greet with his fans at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 4th edition of Kassa aðdáandi Expo that will take place
Saturday May 5, 2018 frá 10am to 5pm, 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 Bottleproducts. 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 á Barclays Center í Brooklyn, New York. The fight will be Live on Showtime Boxing, Kynnt af Premier Boxing Champions “PBC” and co-promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Dibella Entertainment.

Vargas is a Mexican American professional boxer who is a former two-weight world champion, having held the WBA (Regular) and IBO super lightweight titles in 2014 and the WBO welterweight title in 2016.
Vargas joins, David Benavidez, José Benavidez, Zab Júda, Shannon Briggs, Badou Jack, Kelly Pavlik, Erik Morales and Fernando Vargas among early commitments to this year’s Box Fan Expo.

Box Fan Expo has been a huge success with fans and boxing industry people. 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 Martinez, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Tim Bradley, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, Fernando Vargas, Zab Júda, James Toney, Vinny Pazienza, 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 and many more
Sýnendur eins box gír, fatnaður, new equipments, Orkudrykkir, alcohol, Viðbótarvörur, Útsendingarmiðlar, sanctioning bodies and other companies who wish to participate will once again have a chance to showcase their brand to fans, media and the boxing industry.
Miðar til Box Fan Expo eru í boði á netinu á:
https://boxfanexpo.eventbrite.með
Box Fan Expo er fullkominn viðburður fyrir hnefaleika aðdáenda, which allows fans to Meet and Greet Boxing Superstars of today, current and former world champions, Legends of the sport and other boxing Celebrities at their booth. On Site, fans will experience different activities from Autograph Sessions, Photo Sessions, FaceOff with your favorite boxers, as well as a chance to purchase merchandise and memorabilia from their booth, plus so much moreyou won’t want to miss this must-attend Expo!
Box Fan Expo will also feature top boxing organizations, forgöngumaður, ring card girls, famous trainers and commentators as well as boxing gear companiesALL UNDER ONE ROOF”.
Throughout the next several weeks leading up to the Event, Það verða vikulegar uppfærslur á mörgum stjörnum sem munu fremja útlit sitt á hnefaleikasýningunni. And for anyone in the Boxing industry or other Exhibitors (non-industry), who would like to be involved and reserve a Booth, contact Box Fan Expo:
Telephone number: (514) 572-7222 or Las Vegas Number (702) 997-1927
Fyrir allar fyrirspurnir vinsamlegast sendu: boxfanexpo@gmail.com
Nánari upplýsingar um Box Fan Expo er í boði á: HTTP://www.boxfanexpo.com
Þú getur fylgst Box Fan Expo á Twitter á: https://www.twitter.com/BoxFanExpo

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

Philadelphia, PA /White Plains, NY (Mars 26, 2018) — Undefeated, 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 apríl for his 5. maí 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.
Ég er tilbúinn, willing and able to step to the plate on 5. maí 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 5. maí, 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 5. maí with or without Alvarez.
Whatever the commission does, Gennady would still fight 5. maí if Canelo is out,” sagði hann. “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 5. maí.”, Loeffler told Dan Rafael of ESPN.com
Eins Golovkin, Andrade is also in the gym, and will be ready should he get the call for 5. maí.
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

Laugardagur night at the Sport Hall Energia in Narva, Eistland, 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 og 99-91.
I am very happy with the win and my IBF belt,” Said Gradinar, eftir berjast. “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, Dmitriy orð (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, Filippseyjar, 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” Young 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 og 117-110.
Young, nú 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 umferðir.
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. Að lánsfé hans, Salgado fought bravely, but at 33 ára, seems to have lost a step.
Stigin voru 100-89, 97-92 og 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, nú 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, Dóminíska lýðveldið, came out for round four with the answers for neutralizing the harder punches of his Philippine opponent and never lost another round.
Stigin voru 96-93, 97-92 og 97-92, unanimously for the new champion Payano.
The 6-foot 9-inch heavyweight from Kissimmee, Florida, via Rudniy, Kazakhstan, 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 Luis “Barcelo” Hinojosa (31-14, 18 Kos) Santo Domingo, Dóminíska lýðveldið, 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 Necktie” Cortes (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 og 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 “Wild” Montes (18-8, 16 Kos), en, 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 á 2:59. Calderon is ready for deeper water.
In an entertaining all-Florida super bantamweight bout, Miami’s popular JessyBeast Boy” Cross (12-7-1, 5 Kos) and Palm Bay’s Sam Rodriquez (5-2, 3 Kos) slugged it out over six exciting rounds.
Í lok, Rodriquez took a razor-thin unanimous decision (58-55, 57-56 og 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's 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. Í seinni, 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 í fjórðu umferð.
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.

Áhugamannahnefaleikar: USA vs Írland Nýja Englandsferð lýkur með stórkostlegu kvöldi í Manchester, NH

Fight Report By: Rich Bergeron

Ljósmynd eftir: Shelly Corriveau

MYNDASKYNDASÝNING (hafðu samband við rich.bergeron@gmail.com fyrir ljósmyndaafrit):

Hnefaleikaaðdáendur fjölmenntu á Manchester Downtown hótelið á miðvikudagskvöldið til að taka á móti stórkostlegu kvöldi úrvals áhugamannahnefaleika.. Þetta var lokastopp í þriggja borga ferð um Boston og Springfield, Massachusetts og Manchester, New Hampshire. Í áætlunarbardögum voru áhugamenn frá Team USA sem mættu bestu áhugamannahnefaleikum frá Írlandi. Við lokabjölluna, Írland náði að klára átta bardaga kvöldsins með jafntefli, besti árangur þeirra í ferðinni. Bandaríska liðið vann fyrstu tvær tvíkeppni keppninnar í Boston og Springfield, sig, með skora 8-4 og 7-3.

 

Bardagarnir á miðvikudaginn snerust ekki eingöngu um sigur, þó. Fyrir meirihluta hnefaleikakappanna sem tóku þátt var þetta frábært tækifæri til að fínstilla tækni sína og fá bráðnauðsynlega alþjóðlega keppnisreynslu. Sumir af bestu frammistöðum miðvikudagskvöldsins munu líka líklega vera fulltrúar landa sinna á komandi 2020 Olympics.

 

 

Aðalviðburður kvöldsins kom fram 2016 Bronsverðlaunahafi unglinga á heimsmeistaramóti ungmenna, Richard Torrez, drottnaði yfir þrisvar sinnum írska landsmeistarann ​​Dean Gardiner. Rífandi hæð írska bardagakappans og langur útbreiðsla gat einfaldlega ekki sigrast á hröðum hraða og frábærri varnarstöðu hins lágvaxna Bandaríkjamanns..

 

Torrez eyddi fyrstu lotunni í að framkvæma meistaralega fingurgóma og högg að renna á meðan hann skoraði með nokkrum sprengjukrókum. Torrez skipti um borð, notaði slétt höfuðhreyfing, og sleppti aldrei bensíninu þegar Gardiner hljóp áfram með ójafnvægi og villtri nálgun í byrjun. Dúndrandi líkamsskot tengdist Íran í fyrsta, en ekki mikið annað.

 

Torrez hélt uppi hraða vinnuhraðanum í næsta ramma, losa vinstri og hægri króka úr læðingi og lenda hreint í gegnum stóran hluta hringsins. Hann skoraði auðveldlega á líkamann og skallann, þó stór hluti lotunnar sá að andstæðingur hans hyldi yfir og beið eftir opnum. Einn beint til vinstri frá Torrez sendi andstæðing sinn á hausinn í augnablik, en hávaxni maðurinn jafnaði sig og lenti stórkostlegum vinstri krók í höfuðið á Torrez þegar hann var að berjast af sér.. Gardiner reyndi að lenda aðallega beinum höggum að utan og virtist ekki geta snúið við höggum sínum í návígi.

Í þriðju lotu slógu báðir bardagakapparnir því út þar til lokabjöllan kom með einni villtustu fram og til baka skiptingum kvöldsins., en það var of lítið og of seint fyrir Gardiner. Hann gat bara ekki hringt inn á svið sitt. Torrez vann bara andstæðing sinn aftur og landaði nokkrum sléttum uppercuts til að fara með þrumandi hægri og vinstri króka sína. Hann notaði stunguna sparlega en á áhrifaríkan hátt, að eyða stórum hluta síðasta rammans í að miða á líkama Gardiner. Torrez vann einróma ákvörðunina með frammistöðu sinni og tók ekki meira en handfylli af hörkuskotum á meðan.

 

Kelly Harrington, silfurverðlaunahafi á heimsmeistaramóti frá Írlandi, átti líklega mesta meistaralega frammistöðu liðs síns í að sigra Stacia Suttles í einróma dómsúrskurði í byrjunarlotu kvöldsins.. Suttles átti erfitt með að halda sér á kjörsviði gegn óvæginni sókn Harrington í fyrstu lotu, eyddi stórum hluta af þessum þremur mínútum í að bobba og vefa til að reyna að forðast skörpu samsetningar andstæðingsins. Suttles landaði stungu sinni nokkuð stöðugt, og hún byrjaði að setja nokkur combo saman seint í lotunni, en Harrington er algjör sérfræðingur þegar kemur að höfuðhreyfingum. Hún leit út eins og Floyd Mayweather, Jr. var einn af þjálfurum hennar þar sem hún beitti handlægri tækni með stöðugum feint, kýla renni og stigi breytast. Í fyrstu lotu lenti hún fallegt beint til vinstri á hausinn og frábær samsetning líkama og höfuðs sem lenti þétt. Hún leysti grimma króka úr læðingi, þó nokkrir væru villtir heyskaparmenn. Hér að neðan er mynd af Harrington á einu af örfáum augnablikum í bardaganum þar sem hún lyfti báðum höndum upp til að vernda andlit sitt.

Suttles náði Harrington með nokkrum gluggum og skollaskotum á öðrum hring, en hún virtist vera í vandræðum með að ná krafti á bak við höggin. Hún skipti með ágætis hægri hönd við andstæðing sinn, en það var ljóst í lok lotunnar að hún ætlaði bara ekki að finna neinn takt í bardaganum vegna snjallræðis andstæðingsins.. Harrington eyddi sömu umferð í að fullkomna svið sitt með skörpum 1-2 combos og villt blý réttindi tengja. Harrington skoraði einnig öfluga vinstri króka með fullkominni mynd sem komst beint til hægri örfáum augnablikum síðar.
Þriðja lotan var meira eins hjá báðum bardagamönnum. Suttles vann mikið af rammanum til að hafa uppi á andstæðingi sínum, en í hvert sinn sem hún losaði sig, hún borgaði fyrir það. Einn sérstaklega traustur vinstri krókur lenti seint í lotunni, en það var bara ekki nóg. Harrington eyddi stórum hluta síðustu þriggja mínútna í að reyna að tengja sig með vængjum hægri höndum. Hún fékk eitt af erfiðustu höggunum sínum í bardaganum seint í lotunni og rotaði andstæðing sinn í augnabliki áður en bjöllunni kom til að binda enda á bardagann.. Harrington tók frá sér samhljóða ákvörðun og lítur út fyrir að vera einn efnilegasti hnefaleikakappinn á þyngd sinni í keppninni um 2020 Olympics.
Enn eitt dæmið um að hæð hafi einhvern veginn verið ókostur spilaði hlutverk í hinum kvenkyns bardaganum á kortinu. Leah Cooper hjá lið Bandaríkjanna (#2 Bandarísk kvenkyns millivigt) notaði ducking og feinting til að forðast langa seilingu hins hærri Aoife Burke. Cooper barðist úr hálfgerðri krók, gera það erfitt fyrir Burke að lenda með verulegum krafti á meirihluta kýla sinna. 8faldur Írlandsmeistari
átti nokkra staði í bardaganum þar sem hún náði aftur stjórn á aðgerðunum, en Cooper gerði réttar breytingar til að lágmarka ógnirnar.
Cooper gerði mikla árás til að hefja fyrstu lotu, hleypa af 1-2 combo og stuðningur við Burke. Hún var þolinmóð og þrautseig allan rammann, halda sig lágt og utan sviðs af kraftskotum Burke. Burke sýndi frábæra vörn, en hún gat bara náð að kasta og landa einu höggi í einu. Hún sýndi skörpum stökki allan hringinn, en það kom bara ekki frá Cooper. Burke átti sínar bestu stundir umferðarinnar í átt að lokabjöllunni, blanda saman skotum á líkama og höfuð, þar á meðal harður hægri krókur við höfuðið.
Burke kom eldsnöggur út í annarri lotu, réðst inn í Cooper með skjótum skothríð 1-2 combo og krókar. Hún blandaði líka í sléttan uppskurð sem fann höku Cooper. Cooper stóð af sér storminn, falla aðeins í gildruna stutta stund. Hún náði ró sinni á ný, landaði frábærum skyndihöggum, og breytti því sem gæti hafa verið besti hringur Burke í þá verstu írska meistarann. Cooper var rólegur og kaldur, þrátt fyrir að hafa tekið nokkur af erfiðustu skotunum sem andstæðingur hennar lenti í bardaganum. Hún lenti nokkrum frábærum 1-2 combos eftir að árás Burke klikkaði, opnaði loksins skurð nálægt vinstra auga Burke og blóðgaði nefið á henni. Hörð hnefahögg Coopers varð til þess að Burke hallaði sér stuttlega niður á striga eftir fastan hægri krók..
Burke byrjaði þriðju lotu nokkuð seint eftir að hafa verið tékkaður og hreinsaður af lækni í hring. Hún byrjaði aftur með sprengjuhögg. Hún miðaði á líkamann og höfuðið, en Cooper safnaði sér aftur og fór aftur að vinna. Hún skipti vel um stig og byrjaði að tengjast trylltum krókum, fyrst að líkamanum og svo aftur upp í höfuðið. Hún hélt líka uppi virku stuði og lenti mörgum 1-2 combos. Burke náði aftur á móti seint á lokamínútum bardagans, en Cooper komst samt í burtu með einróma ákvörðunina sigur.
Bandaríska léttvigtarliðið James Browning kom í bardaga miðvikudagskvöldsins við Írlandið Francis Cleary sem tvöfaldur bandarískur hnefaleikameistari.. Cleary, nífaldur írskur landsmeistari, táknaði fyrsta sprunga Browning í alþjóðlegri keppni. Báðir bardagamennirnir áttu sín augnablik, en það væri Browning að fá vinninginn í lok þriggja skemmtilegra, fram og til baka aðgerðalotur.
Browning eyddi fyrstu lotunni í að koma á hærra vinnuhraða en andstæðingurinn og notaði mikla hreyfingu til að forðast árás Cleary. Hann landaði líka stöðugu stuði, blanda saman líkama hans og höfuð skotum vel. Þó hann hafi unnið umferðina, Browning tók mikla áhættu og borgaði verðið. Cleary valdi blettina sína og sleppti hreinni og öflugri höggunum þegar hann gat lent. Hann gat bara ekki tengt nóg, og hann komst út úr vandræðum næstum í hvert skipti sem hann endaði að berjast í návígi.
Lenti greinilega fleiri beittum sprengjum í seinni rammann, verða árásargjarnari og byrjaður að elta uppi sífellt hreyfanlegur andstæðing sinn. Dúndrandi vinstri krókur undir lok lotunnar tengdist höfði Browning og heillaði þéttsetinn aðdáendahóp. Enn, Browning var upptekinn og stóð sig vel í slælegum samskiptum bardagamannanna tveggja. Hann var oft villtur, en vinnuframlagið kom í veg fyrir að Cleary steli lotunni.
Cleary kom út í þriðju lotu með endurteknum grimmd, taka þátt í villtum slagsmálum við Browning. Þetta var besta umferð bardagans fyrir Cleary, og Browning gat ekki viðhaldið þeirri fáfræði sem hann sýndi í fyrri umferðunum. Írski bardagakappinn landaði enn einum uppsveiflu vinstri króknum í lotunni, voru með fullkomlega tímasetta teljara, og hélt áfram að kýla alveg upp að bjöllunni. Browning virtist örugglega vera svekktur og þreyttur í lok bardagans. Enn, tveir af þremur dómurum voru vissir um að hann ætti sigurinn skilið, vinna sér inn klofinn ákvörðunar sigur.
Næsta bardaga bar áttafalda írska landsmeistarann ​​Wayne Kelley við þrettánfalda bandaríska landsmeistarann ​​Adrian Benton í grannavigtarbaráttu.. Báðir ungu bardagamennirnir voru með ljósa punkta í leiknum, en Kelley náði að krækja í klofna dómarasigurinn með slægri snilld, kjarkmikil áreynsla.
Benton hafði betri fyrstu lotu þökk sé mikilli sókn. Hann vann innan og utan sviðs með 1-2 combo og spariskrókar. Hann notaði öll sín sjónarhorn vel, snúast út úr vandræðum og inn á skilvirkt svið með auðveldum hætti. Kelley átti í erfiðleikum með að landa teljara þar til á síðustu augnablikum umferðarinnar þegar hann landaði sínu eigin hlaupi 1-2 combos.
Kelley byrjaði aðra lotu af miklu meiri krafti og yfirvegun. Hann lenti snemma og oft, vængja vinstri hendur og opna skurð á vör Bentons. Benton sleit nokkrum af hættulegri höggunum, blokkaði skot vel og lenti nokkuð skörpum, eigin hörku skot. Besta skipti hans var vinstri og hægri krókur á höfuðið sem lenti nálægt miðri lotu.
Kelley hægði aðeins á sér á lokahringnum, getur ekki fundið kjörsvið sitt. Hann lenti nokkrum hörðum hægri höndum, vel staðsett líkamshögg og affermdur með síðbúnu hlaupi. Benton hélt uppteknum hætti snemma í lotunni og dúkkaði listilega undir sprengjuhægri krókinn frá Kelley. Dómararnir virtust hrifnari af æðruleysi Kelley í síðustu tveimur lotunum þar sem Benton dróst sífellt inn í slepjuleg slagsmál.. Kelley vann sigur með a 2-1 framlegð.
Léttir veltivigtarmenn komu næstir, framleiða aðra þétta keppni. Írinn Caoimhin Ferguson barðist við Charlie Sheehy frá Team USA með aðeins betri taktískri nálgun, að vinna sér inn enn einn sigurinn með skiptan dóm fyrir lið sitt.
Sheehy tók á sig varkárari og þolinmóðari nálgun í fyrstu lotu, að bíða eftir fullkomnu augnabliki til að kasta og lenda. Bestu höggin hans í lotunni innihéldu hörð hægri hönd á líkamann og stífandi stungu. Ferguson lagði meiri vinnu í rammann, skora á marga króka í höfuðið og gefa út villtar og brjálæðislegar hræringar nokkrum sinnum. Einn tiltekinn vinstri krókur rakst fast í höfuð Sheehy á síðustu augnablikum lotunnar.
Ferguson landaði nokkrum ágætis skotum á öðrum hring, en Sheehy var miklu samsettari. Hann vann í kringum villt-sveifluna, erfiða árás með því að halda sínu striki og skora fyrir utan með skörpum réttum á hökunni. Bardagamennirnir skiptu nokkrum krókum við líkamann og lentu í clinch áður en lotunni lauk.
Sheehy átti erfitt með að stilla höggum saman á lokahringnum. Þó hann væri með fallega beina hægri hönd að vinna fyrir hann, Ferguson gat komist í gegnum vörn sína. Ferguson lenti snemma með dúndrandi vinstri krók og lenti síðan nokkrum sprengjum í viðbót áður en hann missti munnstykkið í einu skipti.. Líklega vitandi að hann þyrfti að klára sterkt til að fá dómarana á sitt band, Ferguson hljóp inn með lokastraum af krókum á lokasekúndunum. Hann vann a 2-1 ákvörðun sigur fyrir þrautseigju sína.
Veltivigtin Kieron Molloy (Írland) og Freudis Rojas, Jr. (USA) jafnaði sig í annarri lotu. Báðir bardagamennirnir hafa áður unnið bronsverðlaun á heimsmeistaramótinu, Molloy vann einnig níu írska þjóðartitla og Rojas vann bandaríska ríkisborgara. 10 sinnum hingað til. Þetta var enn einn sigur liðs Írlands.
Rojas var klárlega virkari bardagamaðurinn í fyrstu lotu. Hann notaði stöðuga stungu og jók vinnuhraðann í gegnum grindina. Hann ket upptekinn í sókn alveg fram að bjöllunni. Molloy hóf vængskotin hringinn og reyndi að átta sig á færi sínu. Hann leysti aðeins seint úr læðingi í sumum grimmari orðaskiptum, gat ekki fundið út hvernig á að koma samsetningum sínum í gang, og átti erfitt með að ná hraðari Rojas. Molloy landaði nokkrum frábærum beinum vinstri vinstri, þó.
Næsta lota gekk mun betur fyrir írska suðurspuna. Hann byrjaði með aukningu í höggúttakinu sínu, þó hann hafi enn átt í erfiðleikum með að landa combo. Á einum stað í lotunni, Molloy tengdist stórum beinni vinstri, fylgt eftir með fallegu kraftkasti, hægir á andstæðingi sínum. Rojas hélt áfram að koma fram en gat ekki nýtt sér marktækifæri í lotunni. Síðbúin högg af Rojas dugðu honum ekki til að stela lotunni.
Rojas landaði nokkrum frábærum höggum á lokahringnum, fara oft niður á líkamann. Hann greip líka Molloy í taumana, sprengja hann með beinum höggum. Molloy barðist snjallari lotuna, þó, að velja bestu tímana til að kasta og grípa Rojas oft með hendurnar niður. Besta gengi hans í lotunni var með risastórum 1-2 tenging við höfuðið og villtur vinstri krókur við höfuðið. Lokahnykkur frá írska bardagakappanum lokaði sýningunni og færði honum a 2-1 klofna ákvörðun vinna.
Nikita Ababiy, leikmaður liðs Bandaríkjanna, vann harðvítugan sigur í villtu átaki fyrir aðalbardagann með Gerard French, leikmanni liðs Írlands.. Í fyrstu umferð sást Ababiy vel. Bandaríkjamaðurinn kom inn í baráttuna með mjög óhefðbundinni hnefaleikastöðu með aðra hönd lága, en stelling hans virtist vera áhrifarík til að lokka andstæðing sinn inn á höggsviðið. Ababiy landaði nokkrum uppsveiflu krókum og flottum vinstri uppercut sem studdi frönskuna. Meðan, Frakkar einbeittu sér að því að reyna að landa teljara. Hann var með lægri vinnuhlutfall en tók heldur ekki of mikla refsingu.
French eyddi annarri lotu í að reyna að skiptast á í návígi. Hann landaði fleiri höggum síðar á hringnum, þar á meðal nokkrar upphitaðar hægri krókar á síðustu augnablikunum. Ababiy tengdist nokkrum dúndrandi skotum í lotunni og sýndi líka flotta vörn. Hann blandaði saman skotum sínum við líkama og höfuð, kasta og hylja til að bíða eftir næstu opnun. Ababiy náði flottum vinstri krók í höfuðið og fylgdi með fullkominni hægri uppercut á lokamínútunni. Hann endaði lotuna vel á leiðinni að sínum fyrsta sigri.
Á lokahringnum hægði Ababiy aðeins á sér, en hann var samt nógu áhrifaríkur til að bera grindina. French náði nokkrum skörpum vinstri krókum við höfuðið, en hann gat ekki fundið út mismunandi stíl sem andstæðingurinn kom með í hringinn. Bandaríkjamaðurinn sigraði með einróma ákvörðun.
Kvöldið byrjaði líka með eina stöðvuninni á kortinu þökk sé villtum slagsmálum milli heimamanna 132 punda Manchester, NH nýliðin Michael Correa og Abhisek Thapa. Correa fór yfir hringinn þegar hún heyrði opnunarbjölluna og leysti úr læðingi hverja villta ölduna á fætur annarri. Thapa lét ekki hvirfilbyl gleypa sig, þó. Hann fór yfir og beið eftir tækifærum sínum. Það tók aðeins nokkrar mínútur fyrir Correa að byrja að þreytast eftir stanslausu sóknina. Thapa lét síðan vaða til að lenda nokkrum af glæsilegustu skotum næturinnar, neyddist dómarann ​​til að stöðva bardagann í þrjár og átta talningar áður en yfir lauk loksins með stormbyl af krafti frá Thapa.

 

Það var líka gestaleikur hjá hnefaleikakappanum Floyd Mayweather, Jr. kallar enn erfiðasta andstæðing sinn, Emanuel Augustus (3-34-6, 20 Kos). Ágústus tók þátt í endurfundi kvöldið áður með “Irish” Micky Ward (38-13, 27 Kos), fagna einum besta bardaga í sögu íþróttarinnar, sem fram fór í júlí sl 13, 2001. Ágústus sat fastur fyrir bardagana og kom meira að segja inn í hringinn til að sýna fram á að hann hefur enn sömu högghæfileika og gerði hann að einum skemmtilegasta bardagamanni síns tíma..
„Við lærðum af þessari ferð að við erum þarna uppi með bestu liðum í heimi,“ sagði Billy Walsh, yfirþjálfari liðs Bandaríkjanna. „Írland er mjög gott, ungt lið. Við ætlum að hafa gott lið til að senda til Tókýó (2020 Olympics). Ég er stoltur af liðinu mínu. Þeir unnu allir mjög mikið. Við áttum ekki nokkra af okkar bestu hnefaleikamönnum því sumir voru að keppa á alþjóðlegu móti. Við eigum góða uppskeru af 18-19-20 ára sem munu skipa okkar 2020 Ólympíuliðið."

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

Leonard Ellerbe
Hello, allir. Thank you for joining our call today. We’re very excited. What a great card we have come April the 7th frá Hard Rock Hotel & Casino í Las Vegas. Í helstu atburði, we have Erislandy Lara versus Jarrett Hurd in an outstanding unification fight which will determine supremacy at the 154-weight class.
Í sam-aðalkeppni, 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.
Í opnun bardaga, 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. Aftur, 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
Takk, Leonard. Jæja, 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 £. Sort of the natural evolution of what has been an unofficial super welterweight tournament over the last year, year and a half on SHOWTIME.
Í 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 £. 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, í raun, 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.
Þessi barátta, 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
Þakka þér, 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, með 15 Kos. He’s coming off of career-defining TKO victory over Austin Trout. Ladies and gentlemen, the IBF Junior Middleweight Champion, “Swift” Jarrett Hurd.
Jarrett Hurd
Tamningar ganga vel. 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
Great. Okay. Next up, we have Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara with a record of 25 og 2 með 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. Svo, dömur mínar og herrar, Erislandy Lara.
Erislandy Lara
First I want to thank everyone on the call. Mikilvægast af öllu, I’d like to thank SHOWTIME for putting on a great fight, thank Mayweather Promotions, TGB Promotions and my whole team. Come April 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
Absolutely. 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
Jæja, 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.
Þessi barátta, 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 deild.
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. Ég hef verið að berjast við 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.
Að sjálfsögðu, 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.
Og. Lara
I’m ready to go for April 7th. Jarrett Hurd, as everyone knows, he’s a big, strong fighter, 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?
Og. 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.
Svo, 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, einn. 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. Að sjálfsögðu, 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?
Og. 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, augljóslega, 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, eins og ég sagði, 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. Svo, þetta er að fara til vera a mikill bardagi. 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?
Og. Lara
People are going to have their take on the Trout fight but, there is no fighter at 154 eða 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 mánuðum. 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?
Og. 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?
Og. 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. En í lok dagsins, 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. Ég meina, 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. Þetta er að fara til vera a gríðarstór berjast, 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. Svo, 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
Jæja, 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, ung, 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, of, því, 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, of. 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
Já, 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.
Svo, I feel like just my career, tímabil, 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, eins og þú sagðir, 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.
It all depends. 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?
Og. 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. Ég er tilbúinn, 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, líkamlega?
Og. 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 ára. 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, tímabil?
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?
Og. 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?
Og. 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, en, eins og ég sagði, 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
Gera ekki, 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.
Vitanlega, 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, head movement, 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. Come April 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?
Og. 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, of, 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?
Og. Lara
Every fighter wants to knock you out when you get in that ring. Paul Williams wanted to knock me out. Canelo, Spjöldin, plus he keeps mentioning how it’s going to be Angulo and this and that.
Jæja, 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, á 27 ára. 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
Ég meina, 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? Og einnig, does it give you a little bit of an edge that he is a little bit older now than he was then?
J. Hurd
Gera ekki, 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. Hann er frábær bardagamaður, 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
Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, you’ve heard from both fighters. Aftur, we have a tremendous lineup, great tripleheader live on SHOWTIME, April the 7th, 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, frá Hard Rock Hotel & Casino í Las Vegas. Lara versus Hurd, Truax versus DeGale, Julian Williams versus Nathaniel Gallimore. What a tremendous tripleheader, lifa á 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, Calif. (Mars 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, Apríl 14, from the popular Salinas Storm House.
The show is promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing.
Ruben has been coming along great, og á April 14th, he will thrill his hometown fans,” sagði Banner Tilboð forseti, 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,” sagði 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 ungmenni] in his hometown.

Villa, 20, will be locked in a battle with fellow prospect Marlon Olea (13-2, 12 Kos) of Colombia in the 8-round “nýtt blóð” main event where the WBO Youth Featherweight Title is up for grabs. Villa, suðurpúði, is currently in Riverside, Calif. 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 miða, yet the requests keep pouring in.

“Til að vera heiðarlegur, 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.

Miðar “nýtt blóð” eru verðlagðar á $40, $75, & $125, and are available for purchase by calling 714-935-0900, or online at ThompsonBoxing.com.

Húsið opnar kl 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, EINS 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. OG with Beto Duran as the blow-by-blow announcer and Steve Kim providing expert color commentary.

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BRISCOE AWARDS SET FOR THIS SUNDAY

PHILADELPHIA – Everything is set for the 11th Annual Briscoe Awards, sem haldinn verður sunnudag síðdegis, Mars 25, 2018, 1-4 PM, á að VBA Clubhouse in Philadelphia. The event celebrates the biggest and best achievements of the Philadelphia-area boxing scene, and is normally attended by boxers – bæði í fortíð og nútíð, 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 – fyrir “Fighter”, “Fight”, og “Performance of the Year”, AVERY SPARROW, both the “Prospect ársins” og “Breakout Fighter of 2017”, JARON ENNIS, namedThe One to Watch”, DYLAN PRICE, að “Nýliði ársins”, MARCEL RIVERS, who scored the “Knockout ársins”, RAYMOND FORD, að “Amateur of the Year”, og JEROME CONQUEST, who will receive theEverett Brothers Award”.
The “Photo of the Yearwill also be chosen by those in attendance. Former boxing stars, current fighters, aðdáendur, and other members of the fight fraternity round out the typical Briscoe Awards crowd.
A limited number of tickets for the Mars 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 Og. Clearfield Street, Philadelphia, 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. Fyrir frekari upplýsingar, call John DiSanto at 609-377-6413.