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HEAT, INTENSITY AND FOCUS: OMAR FIGUEROA TRAINING CAMP NOTES FROM INDIO, CA
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Former World Champion Figueroa and Renowned Trainer Joel Diaz Set a Course to July 15 Showdown Against Robert Guerrero
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Indio, CA (Iunie 26, 2017) – South Texas lui Omar “Panterita” Figueroa, a former lightweight world champion, heads into training camp on a balmy 118-degree day in Indio, CA, home to his trainer Joel Diaz and his new boxing home-base since January. Figueroa re-enters the boxing ring on Sâmbătă, Iulie 15 when he takes on former multiple-division world champion Robert “Duhul” Războinic in the 147-pound main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes la 8 p.m. ȘI/5 p.m. PT in the first boxing event at the newly-renovated NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The break that Figueroa took saw him embracing his Weslaco, Texas home, which sits right on the border to Mexico. It was a reset that had been coming for a fighter who fought in both Mexico and the U.S. as an amateur before turning pro after his first semester in college.
“Boxing is a very jealous sport. You do it 100% or you don’t do it at all,” said Figueroa explaining his 18-month break from the ring. “After my last fight I felt that I needed a break – time to be a father, a son, a brother and a friend. I needed the time to heal my body, mind and soul. I fought with broken hands, I fought world-class athletes; having fought since I was 6, I wanted to take a break and just be human. So I took a year off to heal from the injuries, be with my family and friends, be a father and just be me.”
It’s a break that Diaz, who Figueroa first trained with three years ago, agrees with. The two made a plan during his break to have the young fighter come from his Weslaco, TX home to California for an extended training period in preparation for his next fight, as well as set up his camp.
“It’s necessary to take time off,” Said Diaz. “Sometimes fighters work too hard in training or in the action that they bring to the fights. Omar is the type of fighter that brings a lot of action to his fights and it takes a toll on his body. He’s an all-out fighter so he needs that time off to recuperate and restart himself. This break in his body and mind helped him recover from that strain so that he could come back and start fresh again. “
Figueroa faces a tough opponent in Robert Guerrero when he steps back in the ring. Not only is Figueroa fighting above his normal weight-class, but he’s also fighting a former world champion across multiple weight-classes known to be a tough and cunning opponent.
“Guerrero is one of the toughest challenges for any boxer. He is a tough fighter, he doesn’t back down and he doesn’t quit,” Said Figueroa. “You have to go into the fight knowing it’ll go the full 12 rounds and there won’t be any easy moment in the fight. But I’m prepared for that, it’s what I’ve been training for and it’s who I am.
“I’m excited and grateful to be part of bringing boxing back to the Nassau Veterans Coliseum and I plan to set a high standard. When you have fights in this arena, you know they are going be memorable,” added Figueroa.
See below for additional quotes from Figueroa and Diaz:
Omar Figueroa quotes:
On changing camp to Indio, CA and working with Joel Diaz:
“Ianuarie 1 I was back in the boxing mode. Training, running, focusing on diet and getting ready and into camp. The break has given me more focus and the opportunity to change my camp up.
“I am back training with Joel Diaz in Indio, CA and have been going back to Texas to see my family. My dad will always be my father and a big part of my career, but I felt that when I ended my break, I wanted to change my program and go back to Joel. This is our first fight back and I’m looking forward to it in many ways.”
Pe tabără de antrenament:
“My health and the time training have been great. I’m getting more and more excited for the fight as I’m getting prepared for it. It’s on my mind.
“Sunt mai în vârstă, I’m wiser, I have been through this before and know what not to do. It’s the wisdom that comes with experience.”
On taking time off:
“It bought me the tranquility and peace of mind that I’m good, I’m healthy, I’m ready for this. This is what I want. I was missing this. I’ve never been more mentally ready for a fight than now.”
On his future:
“I don’t plan ahead; I don’t look to next fights. I look at the now and think about future fights after this one. I want to make sure I’m healthy.
“I don’t get ahead of myself with boxing. I am a boxer, un fost campion mondial, I love and believe in the power of this sport, but I don’t let it rule my life.”
On training with his brother, Brandon Figueroa, în Indio:
“It helps me, we push each other. My family is very competitive so it helps to have someone like that training with me. It helps to have Brandon here as well as my cousins; we push each other to the limits. We live together, we train together, and we make sure we are the best we can be.”
On fighting for the first time in New York and his expectations:
“This is my first time fighting in New York, I expect the New York crowd to be ready for a good fight, because that’s what they’ll see from me.
“I want to be known for good shows. It’s what we get paid to do as fighters. I showcase the technical side of boxing and add a lot of entertainment behind how I fight, so that’s what the fans get.”
The role that Mexico, Texas and California play in his career;
“I feel like I get the best of all the worlds. I love Mexico – I go there all the time; I plan to go there after the fight. I love California, it’s taught me a lot, oamenii, the culture, the boxing here is phenomenal; and obviously Texas is where I grew up and it’s made me who I am. I love the opportunities that I get and the things I get to do, who I get to do it with and where I get to do it. “
Joel Diaz, Figueroa’s Trainer:
On Training Camp:
“Tabără de antrenament a fost merge mare, we’ve had no problems like we have had in previous camps with injuries. His hands are healthy, his weight is good and overall he’s healthy. I think the layoff he took helped him a lot, he wants to get back in it and you can tell he’s motivated. It’s a great camp, great atmosphere and that’s what matters.”
On what he’s focusing on:
“Omar Figueroa is a fighter. He’s never going to change. My job is not to change him but make him better. He has a unique style that shows to everyone he’s a very effective puncher and it’s my job to get him in the right condition so he gets hit less, because he’s a risk taker. You wont see much change on the style, you’ll see the same action Omar that people want to see.”
On training both brothers
“They push each other; Omar being the oldest really pushes his brother. They train in two different weight classes and it’s good that they see the work they do amongst each other. They push each other in conditioning and in the ring. It’s good having them together.”
On his role as trainer:
“I’m in this sport for the fighters, my pride and my work. I take a lot of pride in what I do and I am not trying to fight for a trophy nor am I in it for myself. I’m in it for my fighters. This is work and I’m here to take full responsibility for the fighters in my program. I’m here to make my fighters champions in life, not just the ring.
“It took me years of hard work and effort, and now that I’m here I have to work harder, keep my same values and work to stay there.”
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Fans can live stream the fights on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds. The fights are available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store, or connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. În plus, all programs are also available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.
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Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes is headlined by a matchup between exciting former world champions Omar “Panterita” Figueroa și Robert “Duhul” Războinic pe Sâmbătă, Iulie 15 in the first boxing event at the newly-renovated NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Iulie 15 will also be the first boxing event at the Coliseum since Mike Tyson headlined in 1986.
Biletele pentru evenimentul live, care este promovat de Dibella Entertainment, încep de la $50 (nu include taxele aplicabile) și sunt în vânzare acum. Biletele pot fi achizitionate on-line, vizitând www.ticketmaster.com, www.nycblive.com, sau prin apel 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the Ticketmaster Box Office at NYCB LIVE Group discounts are available by calling 516-231-4848.
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Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez Riding on the fast track
 LAS VEGAS (Iunie 26, 2017) — Fresh off his sensational stoppage of previously undefeated Jose “Mexican Diablo” Rodriguez, 2016 medaliat cu bronz olimpic Nico Hernandez is riding the fast track to stardom on an exciting journey that’s just really started. In the June 17lea “KO Noapte Box: Rapid Fire” main event, which aired live on CBS Sports Network from Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas, Hernandez improved his record to 2-0 (2 KO), dropping Rodriguez three times and closing the show in the third round..
The 21-year-old Hernandez, lupta din Wichita, is already proving to be a better professional boxer that he was an amateur, despite all his accomplishments and achievements in the non-paying ranks, firing effective combinations from a wide variety of angles, including punishing body shots and devastating, powerful punches to his opponent’s head.
Because Hernandez fights in the featherweight division, which is void of overwhelming talent and lacks top-notch Americans, along with his amateur pedigree and experience fighting boxers with different styles, Hernandez can likely crack the world ratings this year, possibily getting a world title shot in 2018.
“I did my thing tonight,” Hernandez said after his June 17lea luptă. “I’ve fought the best at the Olympics, so I wasn’t worried about what he (Rodriguez) el a făcut. This fight was a little personal because he’d said he was knocking me out. I got tired of him and went into the ring trying to take him out. We can be friends now.
“I just need to stay on path and I will. I’ve been on the top since I started boxing when I was nine. I want to do what other Olympians like (Alte) Cartier și (Vasyl) Lomanchenko have done…become world champion!”
The highest-rated flyweight in the world today is 36-year-old Brian Viloria (37-5, 22 KO), the 4-time, 2-division world champion and 2000 S.U.A.. Olimpic. Considering his advanced age for a boxer, the “Hawaian Punch” will probably be retired by the time Hernandez is ready for a world title shot, leaving Oscar Cantu și Miguel Cartagena as the only American featherweights currently rated among the top 25 in lume.
“Nico was great in his last fight and everybody is seeing what we want to do with him,” Hernadez’ promotor John Andersen (KO Noapte Box) remarcat. “We need to step up the competition for him in his next fight, which will probably be his last six-round bout. Our plan is one more six and then an eight-rounder for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) International Youth featherweight title. But Nico has options because he can easily drop down to junior flyweight or move up to super flyweight. We’ll take things fight-by-fight with him with an eye on the immediate future for a world title fight.”
The featherweight division, chiar acum, is led by a pair of stars, Kazuto Ioka, of Japan, and Filipino Donnie Nietes. The future of lower weight-classes may very well belong to Nico Hernandez.
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Two-time world champion Beibut Shumenov Retires due to severe eye injury
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LAS VEGAS (Iunie 26, 2017) – Două divizie Asociația Mondială de box (WBA) Campion mondial Shumenov Beibu Mexican Olympians Enter the Ring in Mexico on Primetime Television as Bronze Medalist Misael Rodriguez & Lindolfo Delgado Compete in Separate Televised Attractions Saturday, Iulie 22 from Lienzo Charro Parral
Ringstar Sports Prospects Featured in Primetime on Televisa
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CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO (Iunie 26, 2017) – Ringstar Sports is proud to announce that two of Mexico’s brightest rising stars will return to action as 2016 medaliat cu bronz olimpic Misael Rodriguez și 2016 Mexican Olympian Lindolfo Delgado will be featured on “From Parral to the World” are loc Sâmbătă, Iulie 22 from Lienzo Charro Parral in Mexico and live on Televisa.
“I’m excited to have my second professional fight be in my hometown of Parral, Chihuahua, amongst my family, my friends and my people,” Said Rodriguez. “The Mexican people have been amazing to me and their support from the Rio Olympics to today means so much to me. I plan on showing my opponent, everyone in the arena and the Mexican people watching on Televisa, the strength, strategy and excitement that I bring to the sport. Suntem gata!”
“I am from Linares Nuevo León, and being able to fight in the biggest state in Mexico for my second fight means so much to me,” said Delgado. “I know that we will have the support of the Mexican people during the fights and that I will demonstrate my skill and strength. I can’t wait to show the fans what the new generation of Mexican boxing looks and punches like. I’m proud to be on a card bringing world class boxing to Parral and live on Televisa for all the Mexican people.”
Televised coverage on Televisa begins at 10:30 p.m. CT and will give fans a chance to see two of the next great fighters in the long line of Mexican boxing champions as Rodriguez battles Colombia’s Jose David Mosquera in a six-round middleweight boutand Delgado takes on Venezuela’s Gustavo Vera in six-rounds of super lightweight action.
Three-time world champion and Mexican star Jhonny Gonzalez will look for his sixth straight victory when he takes on unbeaten Jessie Cris Rosales în evenimentul principal.
“This is a great chance for the Mexican boxing fans watching on Televisa to see two of the country’s future world champions displaying their talents,” said Richard Schaefer, Preşedinte & CEO al Ringstar Sport. “Misael Rodriguez and Lindolfo Delgado bring a lot of excitement to the ring and I think that fans are going to fall in love with their styles right away. This primetime slot fighting on the undercard of a Mexican champion like Jhonny Gonzalez is only the beginning of their very bright futures.”
“Working with Misael reminds me of myself after the Athens games,” a spus lui Abner Mares, Rodriguez’s manager. “He is a strong, smart and effective young fighter who is starting his professional career in both the U.S. și Mexic. He had the hopes of Mexico on his shoulders during the Rio games and now the Mexican people can be proud being a part of his young professional career. He is ready for his fight against Mosquera and to do it in Parral is a dream come true for him, and a source of pride for everyone in Chihuahua.”
The event is promoted by by Promociones del Pueblo in association with Municipio de Parral, Cavall Vino Tinto and Playboy Mexico and is sponsored by Municipio de Parral, Cavall Fine Wine and Playboy Mexico.
At last year’s Rio games, the 23-year-old Rodriguezovercame incredible odds to win the first Olympic boxing medal for Mexico since Christian Bejerano in 2000. The Chihuahua native and his teammates had to resort to begging on public buses and streets in Mexico to raise money to compete in international boxing tournaments. He completed his road to the medal stand by defeating Egypt’s Hosam Bakr Abdin to clinch a medal in the middleweight division. Rodriguez made his pro debut in April with a dominant decision victory over Brian True in Los Angles.
A teammate of Rodriguez on the 2016 Mexican echipa olimpică, Delgadomade his pro debut in style in April with a third round stoppage of Luis Angel Silva. The 22-year-old captured gold at the 2016 American Olympic Qualification to earn his trip to Rio. Born in Linares but training in Tijuana, Delgado compiled a 139-15 amateur record that included a victory over former world champion Amnat Ruenroeng.
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WITNESS GESTION SPORTS SIGNS MONTGOMERY BROTHERS OF MACON, GEORGIA
Maliek, Mikhail & Michael Jr. Montgomery
Semnează-te cu Witness Sports Management
MACON, GEORGIA (Iunie 26, 2017) – Veteranii de box, Greg Hannely, fondator al Prince Ranch Box facilitate, și Jared Shaw au unit forțele, întrucât sunt fericiți să anunțe nașterea din Witness Sports Management (WSM), o companie de management al boxului care va ghida cariera unora dintre cei mai buni tineri luptători din sport.
Frații Montgomery, Maliek, Mikhail, și Michael Jr., din Macon, Georgia, sunt primele signe ale WSM. Trio-ul foarte apreciat, care au fost decorate standout-uri amatori, sunt instruiți de tatăl lor, Michael Montgomery Sr.
“Vreau să mă asigur că se știe cât de încântat suntem să semnăm cu Jared și Greg,” a spus Michael Montgomery Sr. “Sunt fericit că băieții mei vor fi reprezentați de unii oameni care s-au implicat în box timp de mai mulți ani. Greg și Jared au lucrat minunat. Eu și băieții mei suntem foarte recunoscători și suntem pregătiți să luăm lumea boxului prin furtună.”
Greg Hannely, este o figură binecunoscută în sport, întrucât a îndrumat cariera foștilor campioni mondiali, trăsură “Oase” Adams și Steven Luevano, în anii 90 și la începutul anilor 2000. Pasiunea sa pentru box l-a readus la sportul pe care îl iubește, și nu vrea altceva decât să construiască un grajd de campioni mondiali.
“Sunt foarte încântat să mă întorc în box, mai ales după semnarea fraților Montgomery.” Spuse Greg Hannely, “Tatăl lor, Michael Sr., a îngrijit toți cei trei băieți pentru a lupta ca profesioniști. Toate au stiluri foarte interesante și cred că vor fi bine primiți tuturor celor care asistă la lupta lor. Sala de sport Prince Ranch Box din Las Vegas va fi disponibilă pentru întreaga familie Montgomery. Este vorba despre copii buni, cu valori puternice ale familiei. Viitorul lor este luminos.”
Jared Shaw, fiul promotorului de box renumit la nivel mondial Gary Shaw, a fost în preajma sportului de când era mic. După ce a petrecut mulți ani învățând de la tatăl său, Jared, a dezvoltat o manevră pentru talentul de a observa.
“Dacă vă plac luptătorii de presiune cu putere de eliminare, atunci vei iubi frații Montgomery.” a declarat Jared Shaw. “Maliek, Mikhail, și Michael Jr., au fost toți amatori mari cu peste 400 lupte combinate, dar stilurile lor sunt potrivite pentru profesioniști. Toți trei au mâini grele și inteligența inelară pentru a face ajustări în zbor. Eu și Greg suntem extatici să lucrăm cu întreaga familie Montgomery. Acesta este un început fantastic pentru noua noastră companie de management.”
“În calitate de co-manageri, Eu și Greg am început WSM cu ideea de a ne cultiva luptătorii,” Shaw a continuat. “Vrem să fim priviți mai mult decât un simplu activ financiar. Vom oferi grajdului nostru resursele necesare care îi vor ajuta să devină luptători mai buni. Ne vom adăposti băieții la “Ranchul prinț” în Las Vegas, obținându-le cea mai bună sparring în box. Scopul nostru este să ne asigurăm că nu au distrageri care să le împiedice dezvoltarea.”
Despre Mikhail MontgomeryPoreclă – 50Khail
Înălțime – 5„7
Greutate – 122 (Super-bantamweight)
DOB: – Decembrie 24, 1996 (Vârstă 20)
Hometown – Macon, Georgia
Record de amatori – (120-12)
Pro Record – TBA
Instagram: @ 50khail
“Jared a venit la noi câțiva ani în urmă și ne-a spus că este interesat să ne semneze. Obligația a început de atunci și acum că suntem mai vechi, este bine să ne uităm înapoi și să vedem că este încă cu noi. Este un om al cuvântului său și și-a respectat promisiunea. Sunt încântat că WSM va duce pe mine și pe frații mei sub aripa lor.”
Despre Maliek MontgomeryPoreclă – Schilodire
Înălțime – 5„8
Greutate – 130 (Super-Ușoară)
DOB: – Septembrie 17, 1995 (Vârstă 22)
Hometown – Macon, Georgia
Record de amatori – (149-12)
Pro Record – (1-0, 1 KO)
@ maliek_mayhem95
“Semnarea cu WSM a fost o binecuvântare pentru mine și familia mea. Jared este de câțiva ani încoace și avem încredere că el și Greg ne vor duce în vârf. Tata a vorbit despre această zi de mulți ani, semnarea cu o echipă de conducere bună. Acum, este aici, Sunt gata să încep să dau drumul la oameni.”
Despre Michael Montgomery Jr.Poreclă – N / A
Înălțime – 5'11
Greutate – 147 (Semimijlocie)
DOB: – Martie 11, 1994 (Vârstă 23)
Hometown – Macon, Georgia
Record de amatori – (150-20)
Pro Record – (1-0, 1 KO)
Instagram: @ supreme_mik3
“Cred că totul va merge grozav cu Jared și Greg. Lupta în față este nouă pentru mine, dar cred că voi avea un impact imediat. Am primit prima eliminare în debutul meu profesional la începutul acestui an și abia aștept să revin în ring.”
Super Channel to air “Battle of Brisbane” Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn International Card July 1st live from Australia
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Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KO), 