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Momahane World Champion Ho Emela Litlotla Khahlanong le Krrish Challenger Tori Nelson Labohlano, Jan. 12, ka Main Event On Showtime
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Flint, 'na. (January 11, 2018) – Momahaneng basali Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields a bua le mecha ea litaba ka nako e le boithapollo motseng oa habo oa Flint, Mich., pele a tloha ho Verona, N.Y.. ho sireletsa hae dihlooho 168-boima khahlanong le Krrish IBF tlamang challenger Tori Nelson hosasane bosiu, Labohlano, Jan. 12 phela ka ho Showtime.
Lithebe tla boima ka thapama hona pele ho hosasane bosiu ea ShoBox: The New isa molokong o mong telecast tloha retelehela Stone Resort Casino. The telecast qala ka 10 p.m. LE/PT le likarolo ntoa ea tse peli Krrish litebello 140-ponto Shakh Ergashev le Sonny Fredrickson le Jesse Hernandez ho etsa hae ShoBox kgutlele khahlanong le Ernesto Garza.
Tickets bakeng sa ketsahalo, eo e khothalletsoang ke Salita phahamiswa, Hona joale rekisoa bakeng sa $75 bakeng sa mela e 'meli ea pele ea ringside, $65 bakeng sa setseng litulo ringside le ba bang kaofela turu ka $49 le $37, mmoho le ditefello efe kapa efe ho hlokehang. Litekete ka rekoa ka seqo kapa ka ho bitsa retelehela Stone Resort Box Office ka 800.771.7711 kapa Inthaneteng ho Ticketmaster.
Mona ke seo 'Shields 22 selemo se buang ho tloha motseng oa habo ka tlelaseng ea boikoetliso hae, The Berston Field House:
CLARESSA lithebe
"Ke ikutloa ke e khōlō. Ka sebele ke pushed ke fihla kampong ena. E ne e le nako e telele ka isoa kampong fetang ho tloaelehileng ho joalo Ke ne nako e lekaneng ea ho itokisetsa. Tori Nelson e se e etsang e ngata lithōle buua empa ke il'o mo bontša hore a ka ba 17-0, empa o ile a lintho li ka mohla a loana le ngoanana ea joaloka 'na pele.
"Ke 'na feela na 4 lintoa litsebi ho lebitso la ka, empa ke na le ho hongata hoo le phihlelo tsenwe. Ke loanne banana ba tse 16-0, Ha ke bona kae kapa kae ka rekoto hae moo a ileng a li loana le moloaneli Krrish ba caliber hore.
"Ke lokiselitse ena loantša ka tsela e tšoanang hore kamehla ke etsa. Ha kea etsa letho le khethehileng. Ke nahana ka ke, ha bahanyetsi ba ka.
"Ho potoloha 6th kapa bo7, Nelson tsoela fatše.
"Hang ha ke otla Nelson, Ha ke batla ho lwantsha Christina Hammer, empa ke ho e hapa, ba loana ntoa e 'ngoe ka nako e le. Nka rata ho loanela nako, bonyane e ka 154 liponto tse pele ho jara Hammer. "
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Hoo e ka bang ShoBox: The New isa molokong o mong
Tloha ha e thehoa ka July 2001, ea ka kelotlhoko acclaimed Showtime papading ya ditebele tsa letoto, ShoBox: The New isa molokong o mong o ea hlahisa bacha talenta matched thata. The ShoBox filosofi ke ho televise e thabisang, le bongata-ba khahlisang le ba tlhōlisano mollo ha a ntse a ho fana ka ho paka fatše bakeng sa a ikemiselitse monyetla a ikemiselitse ho loantša bakeng sa lefatse le tlotla. Ba bang ba ho hōla lenane la 73 bahlabani ba ileng ba hlaha ka ShoBox le a maemogodimo ho Garner lefatše litlotla akarelletsa: Errol Spence Jr., Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothea Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Pauluse Williams le ho feta.
About retelehela Stone Resort Casino
Moamoheli ea January 12 ketsahalo, Retelehela Stone Resort Casino ke ho hapa khau-eang hotel, eo e tsoela pele ho khetholla ka boeona e ka Tonakgolo sebaka bakeng sa ntoa e-ea-selemo-boemo ba papali ea litebele. Ea January ketsahalo e tla tšoaea retelehela bo24 naheng-televised boxing ketsahalo Stone o, cementing phomolo e le eang teng nkisang bakeng naheng-televised ntoa lipapali. Retelehela Stone likarolo dithusaleago lefatše-sehlopha sa ho akarelletsa hotels in mane, ho feta 20 lireschorenteng le tshaeno le dikgetho tsa ho jela, Spas tse peli, e tsohle-e ncha 125,000 lisekoere maoto Las Vegas setaele dipapadi mokatong, e kabare mokhoa male, e 5,000 setulo lebaleng la boithabiso, hlano dithuto kolofo, mekoallo maloa, amorph lounges le libaka kabe le boithabiso ba phele ka mong le e mong mafelo-beke.
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Undefeated heavyweight KO artist Apti Davtaev will make his long-awaited American debut ena Labohlano night on the untelevised undercard of two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (4-0, 2 Kos) defense of her WBC and IBF titles against undefeated mandatory challenger Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 Kos) ka retelehela Stone Resort Casino a Verona, New York. A recent signing of Salita Promotions, Davtaev (13-0-1, 13 Kos), from Kurchaloi, Russia, will take on Philadelphia-based veteran Garrett “The Ultimate Warrior” Wilson (18-13-1, 9 Kos) in an eight-round showcase.
Standing an imposing 6 ‘5″ and already having won the WBC Slovenian title in just his tenth pro fight, Davtaev moved from his training base in Grozny to Detroit to work with well-respected Javan SugarHill Steward at the Kronk Gym.
“I loved training in Detroit with SugarHill Steward,” said Davtaev. “I feel my skills are going to a new level and I look forward to showing them off on January 12. I know Wilson is experienced and has fought some very good fighters, but I am in great shape and ready to put on a show!”
Not looking to waste any time, the 28-year-old Davtaev says he’ll be looking for “names” in the big man’s division of boxing after this fight.
“My goals are to stay active and fight the better names in the division this year,” o ile a re. “I look forward to showing the boxing fans my skills and challenging the big names. The fans in New York can expect to see a new contender in the heavyweight division.”
Steward, nephew of the great Emanuel Steward and quickly building a strong reputation of his own, says that Davtaev has what it takes.
“Apti is a strong, coordinated, big heavyweight who will be ready to compete very soon with the other contenders in the division. I am very impressed with his ability to learn and to transfer what he’s learned into sparring. I am excited to see Apti in action January 12 for his American debut. I expect to see an exciting knockout!”
Presented by Salita Promotions, Shields vs. Nelson will serve as the headliner of a televised tripleheader on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. LE/PT).
Also featured on the January 12 telecast, Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) will face fellow undefeated and top-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos) ea Toledo, Ohio. A ho sebdisana tšobotsi, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos) will take on Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) ka 10 ho pota bartolomeo bantamweight bout.
Tickets bakeng sa ketsahalo, eo e khothalletsoang ke Salita phahamiswa, Hona joale rekisoa bakeng sa $75 bakeng sa mela e 'meli ea pele ea ringside, $65 bakeng sa setseng litulo ringside le ba bang kaofela turu ka $49 le $37, mmoho le ditefello efe kapa efe ho hlokehang. Litekete ka rekoa ka seqo kapa ka ho bitsa retelehela Stone Resort Box Office ka800.771.7711 kapa Inthaneteng ho Ticketmaster.
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Sontaha, April 29 Induction lijo tsa mantsiboea
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Kid Chocolate, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Bobby & Murray Goodman le Sam Taub hlooho sehlopha sa ntjha
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NEW YORK (January 10, 2018) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 23-member Class of 2018. Ea bosupa ea selemo le selemo NYSBHOF induction lijo tsa mantsiboea tla tshwarwa Sontaha thapama (12:30-5:30 p.m. LE), April 29, ka Russo oa On The Bay a Howard Beach, New York.
“This day is for all these inductees who worked so hard for our enjoyment,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said, “and for what they did for New York State boxing.”
Phelang boraditebele sehlooho ka NYSBHOF kenyeletsa (selemo Valley) IBF Cruiserweight World Champion Al “leqhoa” Cole (35-16-3, 16 Kos), (Long Island) WBA khanya heavyweight Lou “mahe a linotši Boy” Valley (36-6-2, 22 Kos), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 Kos), (Brooklyn) lefatše bobebe sehlooho challenger Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 Kos), le (Buffalo) Krrish lefatše-sehlopha sa heavyweight “Baby” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 Kos).
barupeluoa ba Posthumous ntse ba tsenngwa ke NBA & NYSAC World Featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cuba Bon Bon” Chocolate (136-10-6, 51 Kos), (New York City) 20go th lekholong la lilemo la heavyweight James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 Kos), (Williamsburg) World bobebe Champion Jack “The Napoleon ea ho Ring Moputso” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super bobebe Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 Kos), (Beacon) NYSAC Light Heavyweight World Champion Melio Lena (83-14-3, 36 Kos), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) lefatše-sehlopha sa middleweight Polo ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 Kos) le (Port Washington) heavyweight contender Charley “The bomber mata Bayonne” Norkus (33-19, 19 Kos).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Moputso-ho hapa sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) mokoetlisi / mogakolodi wa Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) Rahistori oa papali ea litebele / mohlophisi Herb Goldman, (Bronx) matchmaker Bobby Goodman, (Ardsley) NYSAC modulasetulo / seo moahloli Melvina Lathan, le (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/
Posthumous bao e seng morupeluoa inductees di (Brooklyn) lesale seboholi Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) matchmaker Johnny Bos, (Bronx) papali ea litebele publicist Murray Goodman, (New York City) papali ea litebele mongoli oa buka / rahistori Bert Randolph Sugar le (Lower East Side) seea-le- & a thelevishene Seboholi / moqolotsi Sam Taub.
E mong le e inductee teng (kapa ka ho toba setloholo sa) o tla fumana e le moetlo-etselitsoeng lebanta bontšang induction hae ka NYSBHOF.
The 2017 inductees ba ne ba a khetha ke NYSBHOF nominating litho tsa komiti: Jack Hirsch, Bobby Cassidy, Refresh., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, le Neil Terens.
boraditebele tsohle ho hlokahala ho ba khathetseng moeeng bonyane ka lilemo tse tharo ho kgethelwa ho NYSBHOF induction, 'me inductees bohle e tlameha ebe lula New York State bakeng sa kabelo ea bohlokoa ea litebele mesebetsi ea bona kapa nakong ea ka sehloohong oa mosebetsi o lefang tsona.
NYSBHOF
Sehlopha sa 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Tsoekere” Ray Robinson, Lethal gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve kekana Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Do hong gil dong Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo le Arthur Mercante, Katha.
Sehlopha sa 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, 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 le Don Dunphy.
Sehlopha sa 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 kekana Farhood, Lethal gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon le Tom O'Rourke.
Sehlopha sa 2015: Saul, Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Pauluse 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 le Al Weill.
Sehlopha sa 2016: Arone 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 le Jimmy Jacobs.
Sehlopha sa 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Monghali.” Snipes, Doug DeWitt, “The bomber mata Bronx” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan le Dan Parker.
Tickets ba turu ka $150.00 ka ho ya ka mogolo mongwe $70.00 bakeng sa bana ba (tlas'a 16), le akarelletsa brunch feletse le hora amorph holim kena, ho qala ka 12:30 p.m. LE, hammoho le lijo tsa mantsiboea (tona-khōlō ka khopo, tlhapi kapa likhoho) le ho bula bareng ho pholletsa le letsatsi. Litekete li fumaneha ho reka ke buisana NYSBHOF / Ring 8 e le mopresidente Bob Duffy ka 516.313.2304 kapa depcomish@aol.com. Ads bakeng sa NYSBHOF lenaneo la di a fumaneha, ho tloha ho $80.00 ho $200.00, ke buisana Duffy. Le tsoele pele ho le moleng www.Ring8ny.com eketsehileng tlhahisoleseding e mabapi le New York State Boxing hall of fame.
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KA Ring 8: Thehoa 1954 ka e beago mo-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 ile ea e-la borobeli ka tlaasana ea se neng se tsejoa e le National Veteran Boxers Association – kahoo, Ring 8 – le kajeno lepetjo mokhatlo o hlophisitsoeng o ntse: Boraditebele Ho thusa Boxers.
Ring 8 e ka botlalo ikemiseditse ho tšehetsa batho ba se nang ka papading ya ditebele tsa motseng o ba ba ka nna a batla thuso ya ka dipehelo tsa ho lefa rente, ditshenyehelo tsa bongaka, kapa eng kapa eng eo tswelopele e amohelehang ya ho hlokahala.
Le tsoele pele ho mola go www.Ring8ny.com se eketsehileng ka Ring 8, sehlopha se seholo ea mofuta oa eona United States ba ba fetang 350 litho tsa. Selemo le selemo botho boss battle feela $30.00 le e mong le setho e lokelwa ke e buffet lijo tsa mantsiboea ka Ring 8 kgwedi le kgwedi libokeng tsa, ho sa kenyeletswe July le August. Tsohle mafolofolo boraditebele, tsenwe le ya seporofesenale, ba tlamehile ho e seomodiro Ring 8 selemo le selemo botho. Baeti ea Ring 8 litho tsa ba amohela ka tsenyehelo ea feela $7.00 bakeng sa motho,.
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Ho tswa ho Alamodome Toropong ea San Antonio & Hlahisa ka
Tonakgolo Boxing Champions
Click MONA bakeng sa Photos ho tloha ntoeng ea bona ea pele
Photo photo photo photo Credit: Tom Casino / Showtime
San Antonio (Jan. 10, 2018) - Unbeaten peli karohano lefatšeng mampoli Rances Barthelemy le pele e neng e le sehlooho challenger Kiryl Relikh tla bobeli batla ho raha theoha selemo ea bona e ncha le tlhōlo sehlooho lefatše ha ba kopana ka katie bakeng sa lolea sehlooho 140-ponto Moqebelo, Feb. 10 phela Showtime tswa Alamodome Toropong ea San Antonio ka ketsahalo e fanoa ke Premier Boxing Champions.
The Showtime Championship Boxing telecast qala ka 10:15 p.m. LE/PT and will be headlined by three-division world champion Mikey Garcia (37-0, 30 Kos) ho jara unbeaten 140-ponto lefatše mampoli Sergey Lipinets (13-0, 10 Kos).
"Ho hlakile hore palo e 'ngoe e be pakane ea ho 2018 ke ho tlisa lapeng hore lebanta ka February 10,"O ile a re Barthelemy (26-0, 13 Kos). "Ka mor'a moo ke ile ka batla ho momahanya le baemeli ba bang kaofela. qeto ea ka Selemo se Secha ke ho pota-pota ba ke batho ba molemo le ho hlōla dihlooho tse ngata lefatšeng. "
"Pele ke lokela ho hlōla ntoeng ena ka February,"O ile a re Relikh (21-2, 19 Kos). "Empa ka nako eo ke na le tšepo ea selemo haholo sireletsa lebanta la ka khahlanong le e tlamang 'me qetellong e kopanngoa li loane. Sena se tla ba le selemo ke fihla boemong ba ntjha papaling ena. "
Barthelemy le Relikh tla le loanela ho WBA o lolea Super bobebe World Title mora sehlooho bona eliminator bout ka May lala ka qeto debatable bakeng Barthelemy. lekhetlong lena ralitima tla batla ho tsamaea ha ho pelaelo hore le sehlooho sa e tletseng ka mohala.
"Sena e nako ea ka ea bobeli loanela e le sehlooho ea lefatše 'me ho tla ba le thuto ea bobeli e le' na,"O ile a re Relikh. "Ena ke nako ea ka ea ho ba 'mampoli. Ke hloka ho etsa ho hongata ho feta nakong ea ntoeng ena.
"Ke lokela ho ba le le tokelo mabifi ho tloha qalong. Ke bonnete ba hore ke hloka knockout ho fumana tlhōlo. O ka leka ho matha, empa a ke ke a khona ho pata ho 'na. "
"Ho Hlōla sehlooho sena se ne se e le toro e phethahetse le 'na,"O ile a re Barthelemy. "Nka ba pele Cuba baahisane historing ho hlōla tlotla ka lihlopha tse tharo tse sa tšoaneng. Ntoa ea ho qetela e ne e le haufi haholo le le tšoaneloang ke katie ka.
"Ke feela ho hlokahala hore ba khomarele papali na mwango ya ka le bontša mong le e mong hore ke molemo ka ho fetisisa 140-ponto baahisane ka lefatše. Senotlolo e tla ba ho lula ho khalemeloa 'me naha Shots ka thata bosiu bohle. "
ralitima bobeli ba sehlabelo kampong fuoa koetliso tseleng ke seo ba se tšepa tla ba motsotso celebratory ka February 10, koetlisa ka thata ka nako ea matsatsi a phomolo ho lula ka shebiloeng bakeng sa ntoa e bosiu.
"Sehlopha ka kakaretso o entse mosebetsi fantastis ho fihlela joale kampong,"O ile a re Barthelemy. "Ismael Salas le Joele Casamayor ba mpha malebela haholo 'me le lutse le' na ba bua ka pakane ea ka. Ntho e 'ngoe e ncha ke eketsa fihla kampong ena ke Bob Santos bakeng sa phepo e nepahetseng le matla le conditioning. Ho entsoe phapang e khōlō fetang matsatsi a phomolo moo hangata ke ja haholo. O na a le 'na ka ho ja ka thata-thata le ho ba koetlisa e-s'o ka e molemo. "
"Tsena qetela libeke tse 'maloa ka matsatsi a phomolo a sa e bile thata ka ho fetisisa a liahelo ka, kahoo ho ne ho se sebaka bakeng sa litšitiso,"O ile a re Relikh. "Ke ile ka qeta Selemo se Secha le lelapa la ka le ka nako eo ke ne ke le letona khutlela liahelong koetliso ea hoseng."
Le mabanta a mabeli ka karohano 140-ponto ka mohala ka bosiung boo, le mohlodi pakeng Barthelemy le Relikh tla ba boemong ba moholo ho qala tsela e ka nģ'a kopanngoa mora February 10.
"Ke tla ba le leihlo la ka le ka ketsahalo e ka sehloohong bakeng sa bonnete ba hore,"O ile a re Relikh. "Ke ntse ke amehile ka Barthelemy hona joale, empa ke batla ho momahanya 'me haeba seo se bolela hore ba loana Garcia kapa Lipinets, Ke tla be re loketse. "
"Garcia vs.. Lipinets e tla ba le ntoa e khōlō le tse ke sebele batla ho mohlodi,"O ile a re Barthelemy. "Leha Lipinets ke underdog kena ntoeng ena, Ke nahana hore o ile a etsahalang ho fana ka Garcia tsohle tseo a ka sebetsana. Empa ke ntse ke nahana Garcia tla tsoa ka holimo, ho emisa ntoa pakeng tsa rōna ka kopanngoa bout. "
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New York, New York (January 10, 2018) — Tlhōlo Sports & Entertainment’s highly-touted Junior Welterweight fighter Sonny “Pretty Boy” Fredrickson (18-0,12 Kos) is slated to make his SHOWTIME debut on Labohlano, January 12 when he faces off against Shohjahon Ergashev in the telecast opener of ShoBox: The New isa molokong o mong ka Labohlano, Jan. 12 phela ka ho Showtime (10 p.m. LE/PT) ho tloha retelehela Stone Resort Casino a Verona, N.Y..
Fredrickson will square off against the Uzbekistani Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) in a telecast headlined by two-time Olympian Gold Medalist Claressa Shields (4-0, 2 KO oa) as she defends her WBC and IBF Middleweight World Titles against Tori Nelson (17-0-3, 2 KO oa).
Fredrickson, le WBA ea Ha ho. 8 ranked fighter at 140 lik'hilograma tse, will take on power-puncher Ergashev in the former’s first fight since claiming the WBA Fedebol Super Lightweight title on Nov. 1, 2017 in Medellin, Colombia. The highly anticipated fight is part of a tripleheader event promoted by Salita Promotions. And while Ergashev is with Salita Promotions, there is no doubt who the “A-Side” of this fight is as the fast rising Fredrickson looks to solidify his position as one of the top contenders at Junior Welterweight and make himself a television regular.
“I am excited to make my ShoBox qalo, and look forward to putting on a good show for the fans at Turning Stone and everyone watching on TV, especially all my family and fans back in Toledo, Ohio” Fredrickson said. “I know Ergashev is tough and he will be coming to fight, but I’ve trained very hard. I had a great camp and I am looking to make a statement. I’m very appreciative of SHOWTIME for this platform.” I had a number of television opportunities fall through because fighters pulled out so I’m happy my time has finally come. Ka tsepo, Ergashev doesn’t get hurt before Labohlano, but once the fight starts I can’t promise anything.”
Rick Torres, Le mopresidente oa Tlhōlo Sports, feels that this fight will give Fredrickson exposure to a wider audience that may not be familiar with him.
“We feel Sonny is one of the best kept secrets in all of boxing and we’re excited that the rest of the world will get to see what we already know – that Sonny Fredrickson is the future of the 140-pound division,” Torres said. “Sonny has not gotten the TV exposure of other fighters, but we know that, given the chance, he will not disappoint. We are very grateful to SHOWTIME and Gordon Hall for making this happen and for the support of Sonny’s promoter Roc Nation Sports.”
Mike Leanardi, COO of Victory Sports, sees an opportunity for Fredrickson to follow in the footsteps of another Victory Sports fighter that started on ShoBox.
“ShoBox is the premier platform today for showcasing and developing young fighters,”Leanardi said. “We’ve seen the impact ShoBox can have firsthand with [former Super Middleweight and Former Light Heavyweight World Champion] Badou Jack. We’re confident that Sonny can achieve great success as well.”
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