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Undefeated Super Bantamweight Champions Luis Nery & Brandon Figueroa Square Off In High-Stakes World Title Showdown Saturday, May 15 Headlining Action Live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California and Presented by Premier Boxing Champions

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Former Unified Super Bantamweight Champion Danny Roman Battles Ricardo Espinoza Franco in Co-Main Event
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Rising Super Featherweight Contender Xavier Martinez Takes on
Juan Carlos Burgos To Kick Off Telecast at 10 p.m. ET / VII p.m. PT

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CARSON, CALIF. (May 4, 2021) – Undefeated super bantamweight champions will meet for 122-pound supremacy when Luis Nery makes the first defense of his WBC world title against Brandon “Heartbreaker” Figueroa in the headline attraction of a three-fight card live on SHOWTIME Saturday, May 15 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

Et incipit a SHOWTIME VINDICIAE BOXING telecast 10 p.m. ET / VII p.m. PT and will see former unified super bantamweight champion Danny Roman take on hard-hittingRicardo Espinoza Franco in the 10-round co-main event, plus in the telecast opener undefeated super featherweight contender Xavier Martinez squares off against former world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos in a 12-round WBA Super Featherweight Title Eliminator.

Nery vs. Figueroa will see the powerful two-division champion Nery pursue a signature win at super bantamweight, while the rising Figueroa looks to use his all-action style to earn a career-best victory and announce his presence amongst the sport’s elite. The winner of this fight will be in line to face WBO 122-pound champion Stephen Fulton later this year in a unification showdown.

Eventus promovetur TGB Promotiones. Martinez vs. Burgos is promoted in association with Mayweather Promotions.

“The super bantamweight division is one of boxing’s most intriguing, and this showdown between Nery and Figueroa will be a huge step towards declaring the king of the weight class,"Tom Brown dixit", Praeses TGB Promotions. “These two undefeated 122-pound champions will leave it all in the ring in front of the passionate Southern California fight fans on May 15. With two Mexican-warriors going toe-to-toe, this is a main event that you won’t want to miss a second of.”

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In Tijuana, Mexico native Nery (31-0, 24 KOs) became a two-division world champion in September as he won a wide unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Aaron Alameda to capture his WBC crown. The 26-year-old had held an 11-fight knockout streak entering that 122-pound title fight, establishing himself as a premier knockout artist at bantamweight during a run that included stoppages of former champions McJoe Arroyo and Juan Carlos Payano. Nery first became champion in 2017, when he went to Japan and stopped Shinsuke Yamanaka in his home country to capture the WBC bantamweight world title.

“This is one of the biggest fights of my career,” said Nery. “I am going to win this fight in spectacular fashion. I’m training hard every day to make sure I get the win on May 15. This is my time to make history for Mexico.”

The 24-year-old Figueroa (21-0-1, 16 KOs) returns to the ring after his most recent outing saw him stop Damien Vazquez in round 10 of their September 2020 clash. Figueroa applied his all-action style scoring knockouts over veteran contenders Moises Flores and Oscar Escandon to move his way up the 122-pound rankings. He captured the WBA’s interim super bantamweight title by stopping Yonfrez Parejo in April 2019, before eventually being elevated to “regular” champion. Figueroa has trained for this career-defining bout in Southern California, alongside his brother and former world champion Omar Figueroa.

“Training camp out here in California with Joel Diaz has been amazing,” said Figueroa. “I’m in tremendous shape and I’ll be ready to go on May 15. This is really one of the best training camps of my career. I know Nery is a tough fighter, maybe my toughest test to date. Im ' 24 nunc, so it’s time for me to start fighting these world class fighters and prove to myself that I belong in there with the best fighters. I know Stephen Fulton is lined up for the winner of this fight, but I’m preparing 110% for Nery. I know he’s not just any fighter, so I’m doing everything I can to come away with the win on May 15.”

Ranked in the top five by all four sanctioning bodies at super bantamweight, Roman (27-3-1, 10 KOs) will look to continue on his path back toward another world title when he steps in the ring on May 15. The 30-year-old from Los Angeles most recently won an exciting 12-round unanimous decision over former champion Juan Carlos Payano last September. Roman first became world champion in 2017, when he stopped Shun Kubo for the WBA title. Roman would go on to unify titles by beating TJ Doheny for his IBF strap in 2019, before losing a narrow split decision to Murodjon Akhmadaliev in January 2020.

“I’m delighted to be fighting once again and can’t wait to step into the ring May 15 in SHOWTIME,” said Roman. “Ricardo Espinoza is a very tough fighter with a lot of heart. I know this fight is going to be another war and I’m fully prepared to go to battle. I’ve stayed in shape since my last fight, so fans can expect to see me throw a lot of punches. I’m going to make this fight a classic Mexican showdown.”

The 23-year-old Espinoza (25-3, 21 KOs) has fought professionally since 2015 and has won 15 eius ultimum 16 fights heading into May 15. Fighting out of Tijuana, Mexico, Espinoza dropped a bantamweight interim title fight to current world champion John Riel Casimero in 2019 via a 12th round knockout in a fight that was virtually tied on the cards. Espinoza bounced back with two straight victories, including his most recent triumph, a unanimous decision win over previously unbeaten Brandon Valdes last August.

“I’m training as hard as I ever have for this opportunity on May 15,” said Espinoza. “I feel strong and prepared for anything Roman is going to throw at me. I know that he’s an accomplished fighter, but I have all of the tools to be victorious and win an exciting fight that the fans are going to love.”

A Mayweather Promotions prospect from Sacramento, Ill., Martínez (15-0, 11 KOs) has trained for this fight in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 23-year-old earned a career-best victory in his last outing, defeating veteran contender Claudio Marrero by unanimous decision in October on SHOWTIME. Prius, Martínez added three stoppage victories to his record in 2019 to run up a seven-fight knockout streak heading into the Marrero fight.

“I’ve felt great in camp and have already been preparing hard for this opponent,” said Martinez. “My last fight was an incredible experience. The biggest thing it taught me is just because you’re winning, don’t fall asleep at the wheel. That’s the same mentality I’m taking into this fight. I proved in my last fight that I can box and can hang with the best in the sport. This is a side many haven’t seen because I’ve been decapitating my previous opponents. The world is going to see how much versatility I carry in my skill set. May 15 is another day in the office, and it’s time to work!"

In Tijuana, Mexico native Burgos (34-4-2, 21 KOs) has faced an impressive resume of top fighters throughout his extensive career, dropping world title bouts to Mikey Garcia and Hozumi Hasegawa, in addition to a draw in a 130-pound title tilt against Roman Martinez. The 33-year-old ended up on the short end of decisions in challenges of unbeaten champion Devin Haney in 2018 and undefeated Hector Tanajara in January 2020. Novissime, he won a unanimous decision over Juan Ramon Bernal in March 2020.

“This is another opportunity for me to show that I have a lot left to give in the ring,” says Burgos. “Martínez doesn’t have a strong chin, as everyone saw when he got dropped twice by Claudio Marrero in his last fight. I’ve been training hard and waiting for an opportunity like this. Fans can expect an explosive performance on May 15.”

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Michael Carbajal Still Champion

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concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (May 3, 2021) – Five-time world champion, Hall of Famer and Olympic silver medalistMichael Carbajal may be recording the best victories of his life at the age of 43 as a retired boxer. Instead of receiving a beautiful belt or medal for his achievements, Carbajal now helps build character for countless Phoenix youngsters who may not have another way to get off the mean streets.

Carbajal loved boxing from the start, tamen, he didn’t have his first amateur match until he was 14, because his father, the late Manual Carbajal, a former Arizona Golden Gloves champion, wouldn’t allow his son to box until he was older. On the night of his first match, his father reminded Michael of something he said when he was only six: “I’m going to be world champion and retire as world champion.” Michael, utique, didn’t remember what he said when he was only six, but the message has stayed with him throughout his life.

“I wanted to box since I was six,” Carbajal reminisced. “I didn’t understand why I couldn’t, but my father told me to watch and learn from my experiences in the gym and at tournaments. I waited until I was 14, working out in my backyard, as my father taught me the basics. I remember hearing about kids at tournaments with 100, 200 amateur fights. I only had around 100 (his reported amateur record is 94-9) as an amateur. I was new to the sport and took my losses as wins because I learned from every fight. I still remember my first amateur fight. It’s where it all started. I lost toKevin Davis. I entered the tournament against him with no fights and he had 32. I lost that fight and wanted to fight him again. I always wanted to fight the best. We fought two more times at the state championships (they split). 

“My most memorable fight was at the 1986 National Golden Gloves Championship. I still remember my opponent (in ultima patrocinium), Gary Harvey.  I’ll remember that fight for the rest of my life. I won every national tournament after that until 1988.”

Carbajal first got into boxing for the same reason so many others have for decades…a tough environment. He still lives in the La Nuevo (9th St.) neighborhood. “It was terrible here when I was 11 or so,” Carbajal explained. “I still live here, but it’s not as bad now. We had shootings and gangs across 3 aut 4 blocks that separated us. I never left. I have so many friends from back then who were involved in drugs and shootings. I ignored everything because I was determined and desired to be world champion. Today, people who knew me back then, say: ‘You’re still Michael.’ My accomplishments were because I love boxing so much. In 1988, Carbajal was the United States amateur junior flyweight champion, who defeated Eric Griffin (co-captain of 1989 & 1991 World Amateur Championships), 5-0, in the final of the U.S. Tribulationes Olympic, and then he won again at the U.S. Olympic Box-Offs by way of a third-round disqualification versus James Harris.

Carbajal traveled to Seoul, South Korea as a member of the 1988 USA Olympic Boxing Team. In the opening round, he edged hometown favoriteKwang-Soo OIh, 3-2, that likely came back to haunt him in the gold medal match against BulgarianIvailo Khristov, in which Carbajal lost, 5-0, in what many alleged was due to biased scoring.

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Seven months after the Olympics, Carbajal turned pro February 24, 1989, taking a 4-round decision from future IBF light flyweight World ChampionWill Grigsby on the undercard of Carbajal’s idol, Duran Roberto, who upsetIran Barkley in Atlantic City to capture the WBC middleweight World championship. Carbajal’s nickname, “Manitas De Piedra” (“Little Hands of Stone’) was out of respect to Duran, known as “Manos de Piedra” (“Hands of Stone”).  

During his illustrious 10-year professional career, Carbajal compiled a 49-4 (33 KOs) record, highlighted by five world junior flyweight titles. His memorable trilogy withHumberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez started in 1993 with a unification fight. They became the first junior flyweights to earn $1-million purses, as well as becoming the first in their weight class to headline a pay-per-view event. Carbajal was decked in rounds two and five and he suffered from a bloody right eyebrow, until he unloaded a powerful right smack on Gonzalez’ chin. Gonzalez was unable to beat the count, Carbajal became unified world champion in what was later named 1993 Fight of the Year by The Ring magazine.

Numerous endorsements followed for Carbajal including Diet Pepsi. After making two successful title defenses, Carbajal suffered his first pro loss (32-0) in his 11th world title defense, et in 1994 Gonzalez won a 12-round split decision again. Carbajal and Gonzalez, appropriately enough, were inducted together into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Class of 2006.

In 1999, Carbajal announced his second comeback and after three wins, he traveled to Tijuana to challenge 21-year-old WBO junior flyweight World championJorge Arce (20-2-1), who clearly took nine of the first 10 rounds, even though Arce had hit the canvas in round six. In the 11th undique, Carbajal rocked Arce with a right that sent the Mexican flying into the ropes. RefereeRaul Caiz, Jr. stopped the fight, Carbajal was crowned world champion for the fifth time, and then Michael retired after the fight for good.

Carbajal retired with a 15-3 (10 KOs) record in world title fights, 9-4 against former world champions. His four pro losses were against world champions – Gonzalez (bis), Mauricio Pastrana atqueJacob Matlala.  Known for never giving up, along with making a few remarkable comebacks, Carbajal was stopped only once, by Matlala.

Today, Carbajal still lives in the same house (built in 1906) he grew up on 9th Street in Phoenix, operates a gym (built in 1911), and still gives back to his community.

“If I never boxed,” Carbajal said, “I think I’d be a counselor. I’m really good with kids. I went to college for two years, but I was too busy with fighting. I’ve always had unbelievable patience, unlike some other trainers and managers, who want to make a quick buck. If they (kids) stay in the gym – not even fighting – they will learn. It’s all about kids staying off the streets. It’s not as bad here as it was before and it’s great to be helping these kids. Some come here to box, others to just workout, and that’s all good. I’m in no hurry to have (train) a world champion, even if that’s my goal, and I concentrate on giving them time to understand.”

Everybody going to Michael Carbajal’s 9th Street Gym is treated equally from a new kid to 82-year-oldPaul Taylor, who has been going there for too many years to remember. Some people go there for reasons unassociated with boxing or working out. They go there if they need help, just about any kind.

“I remind kids of what we went through (in this neighborhood) and avoided,” Carbajal concluded. “Most fighters come from neighborhoods like this. It’s not about winning or losing, although we always want to win, it’s about life. We train anybody who comes in the gym. They learn discipline and that helps through their lives. We teach giving others respect. I’m old school. We don’t have air conditioning in the gym. It gets you in great condition. Hey, I trained in a tin shed in my backyard, quae erat 15 degrees hotter than outside (remember this is Phoenix where it gets in the 120’s).  I love it.

“I enjoy helping, not just to box, but to be good through their lives. The discipline they learn here will help. We’re building them for life.”

Arguably the greatest junior flyweight of all-time, Michael Carbajal is still winning! 

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Team Ortiz moves on from disputed draw Feeling Confident Undefeated Lightweight Jamaine Ortiz Made Loud Statement

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WORCESTER, Mass. (Aprilis 29, 2021) – Despite a disputed draw with unbeatenIosephus "Manus Beatae" Adorno (14-0-2, 12 KOs) last Saturday night in Kissimmee, Florida, lightweight prospectJamaine "Technician" Ortiz (14-0-1, 8 KOs) displayed his vast skills and courage on ESPN+.

Recovering from two knockdowns (the first from an illegal punch behind the head) and still taking the fight to the promoter’s fighter, Ortiz won six of the eight rounds but, infeliciter, he had to settled for an 8-round majority draw with (76-74, 75-75-75) Adorno.

Ortiz, fighting out of Worcester, Massachusetts, is the reigning WBC USNBC (NOBIS.) Argenteas leve champion, as well as a former WBC World Youth lightweight titlist.

“I didn’t fight my fight,” Ortiz evaluated his performance. “I fought too much instead of being ‘The Technician.’ Before the fight, I thought I was the B-side fighter and wanted to please the crowd. I didn’t realize that I was on the A-side (thanks to his promoter, Jimmy Burchfield) and the betting favorite. I was fighting a Top Rank guy and felt that I had to bring the fight to him. Muscle memory, EGO coniecto, from back in the amateurs. I was fighting on his stage, so I put pressure on him. If the fight went the distance, I wanted to make sure the scoring was clear and obvious. I knew I’d break him down because I had better stamina and skills.

“I fought him too much, but I still thought I won the fight. The 76-74 score made sense. I won every round but the second and seventh (rounds of knockdowns).  I didn’t agree with the one judge who had him (Adorno) winning the sixth. He hit me behind the head in the third round and I was off balance. But the referee does his job and mine is to fight. Nothing I could do about it. The plan was to box him, going to the body, but not switch stances because it would expose me. I had to go to the body, always part of my plan, but I wasn’t ‘The Technician.’ Sometimes I switch stances without realizing it. I got clipped in the seventh round (uppercut that resulted in a standing 8 count) when I was switching for first time. I handled it like a pro. I got up and felt good. I survived the round by holding a few times and then I came back again.”

Burchfield, head of Classic Sports and Entertainment (CEO), knows Ortiz showed that he’s somebody lightweights will have to reckon with in the immediate future.

“Jamaine’s stock went up for the second fight in a row (last November he registered a sensational stoppage ofSulaiman Segawa (13-3-1, 4 KOs), who had never been previously stopped, in seventh-round on the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones, Jr. pay-per-event),” Burchfield added. “Adorno is an animal when he’s in control of a fight. Jamaine had to take control of the fight by being the aggressor but, as ‘The Technician, knowing when to fight and when to box. The punch in the second round was, certus, behind the head, clearly a foul, and it was more of a slip than a knockdown because he was off balance. If that punch was disallowed, Jamaine wins the fight, even if he had lost the round. He (Emil Lombardi) is a quality ref who made a mistake. Maybe he didn’t catch it because of the angle he had, which is why I’m a firm believer in instant replay, and It would have been ruled a non-knockdown.

“Going into the seventh, I thought Jamaine led by 2-3 points having taken five of the previous six rounds. Jamaine showed the world his endurance when he came back so strong in the eighth round. If the fight had been 10-round, or even 30-sconds longer, no disrespect to Adorno, Jamaine would have knocked him out. Jamaine is the real deal. He certainly proved he’s TV friendly after his last two fights and he deserves to be mentioned among the top 135-pounders in the world. Any takers?"

Ortiz’ manager, Dick Shappy, had mixed emotions after the fight, understanding that Ortiz raised the bar, even though he fought to a draw.

“I wish he had won,” Shappy remarked, “but a draw wasn’t too bad under the circumstances. I though Jamaine won the fight outright. If not for that illegal punch in the second, he won the fight on their scorecards. It still shouldn’t have been ruled a knockdown, more of a slip, because he was going forward and lost balance. It never should have been 10-8. Adorno would have lost if they had to go into the championship rounds. Jamaine was more skilled, he did a good job.”

Count no less than former Olympic gold medalist and 2-division World ChampionAndre Ward, who served as color commentator for Ortiz-Adorno, among those impressed by Ortiz.

“Ortiz outworked Adorno, dubium, and he never backed down,” Ward commented on air. “I want to see more of Ortiz!'

As entertaining as Ortiz-Adorno was – it may have stolen the entire show – it’s unlikely that there will be a rematch.

“I don’t think he wants to fight me again,” Ortiz reported. “He said something about maybe when we both have world title belts.”

Ortiz has taken advantage of the tremendous opportunities for worldwide exposure in his last two fights. His reward will certainly come, in time, moving up the ratings as people continue jumping on “The Technician” bandwagon.

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CHRIS ARREOLA VIRTUAL MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS

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All-Action Heavyweight Chris Arreola Battles Former Unified Heavyweight Champion Andy Ruiz Jr. in FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Main Event Saturday, May 1 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California

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VAN NUYS, CALIF. (Aprilis 21, 2021) – All-action heavyweight Chris “The Nightmare” Arreolashowed off his skills in the ring during a virtual media workout Wednesday, which streamed live on the PBC YouTube page, as he nears his clash against former unified heavyweight championAndy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, May 1 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

The full replay of the workout, which includes interviews with Arreola and his famed trainer Joe Goossen, can be watched HIC.

The May 1 event is promoted by TGB Promotions. Tesseras venales nunc sunt et apud AXS.com emi possunt. Dignitas Health Sports Park patebit ad fans in facultate limitata, cum omnibus convivis manentibus socialiter remotis et loci et statui sanitatis subiecti vias per totum eventum.

Arreola’s workout took place at the Ten Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, California where Arreola is participating in his second training camp with Goossen. Arreola’s first fight with Goossen saw the veteran former title challenger set numerous CompuBox heavyweight records in a narrow decision loss to Adam Kownacki.

Here is what Arreola and Goossen had to say Wednesday:

Chris ARREOLA

“I’m ready for this fight. I’ve been waiting for this fight for four or five months. This one is going to be a barnburner for sure.

“This fight is important for my legacy. I want to make the fans happy they bought this fight. I don’t fight for paychecks. I’m a fighter for the fans. So I hope they enjoy this fight and buy this pay-per-view.

“I love what I do. I’m a fortunate person to have been a fighter since a young age. I bleed boxing. I put my whole self out there every time I fight. I know that I owe it to the fans to give them a great fight.

“Defensively I’ve grown so much working with Joe. He’s taught me a lot about keeping my hands up and countering. He hasn’t reinvented the wheel, he’s just made sure the wheel is round.

“I was able to keep up the pace against Kownacki because I did everything I had to do in the gym. I could have given three more rounds at the end of that fight too. The fight is always won in the gym and we put all of the work in to win that fight. I thought I won that fight. Despite not getting the decision, it was a fun fight for me.

"Sentio magnum. I’ve been working hard for months. I know that I have to make this a great fight for the fans and for myself. I know how crucial this fight is for my career.

“I don’t pay attention to the odds. If people want to make me the underdog, I’m comfortable with that. I’ve been an underdog my whole life.

“I’ve had some long layoffs before, so I know how to get back into it when the time comes. The sparring helps you know where your timing is at. That’s the best way to gauge where you’re at in your training camp.

“It’s a beautiful venue at Dignity Health Sports Park. There isn’t a bad seat in the house. Every time I go there I love to sit up there with all the fans and enjoy the fights. It’s going to be a fun night of boxing on May 1 and I can’t wait.”

JOE GOOSSEN, Arreola’s Trainer

“Chris and Andy are veterans. They’ve been around a longtime. They know how to turn on the switch when the time comes. We’re preparing for a great fight on May 1.

“When you have two guys of the same talent, how do you determine who wins the fight? It’s the fighter who’s in better shape. That’s the underlying thought process here. Both Chris and Andy have talent, but our goal is for Chris to be in the best shape possible. The difference plays itself out in those last few rounds of the fight.

“You’re going to have the best Andy Ruiz that we’ve seen in this fight. And we have the same on our side. Our team has been working hard as well. I don’t expect anything but a great fight. However many rounds this goes, suus 'iens esse fireworks.

“We’ve been training for around four months but he hasn’t peaked too early because we’ve been consistent. Once we built up to a certain point, we’ve kept it there. He’s not worn out at all. This is what fighters are supposed to do. They’re supposed to be in the gym training.

“I’m very confident and calm heading into this fight, because Chris has been doing exactly what he’s supposed to be doing. That’s all you can ask for.”
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Sampson Boxing Signs a Pair of Undefeated Dominican Prospects, Edwin De Los Santos and Luis Reynaldo Nunez, to Promotional Contracts

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Sampson Boxing proudly announces the signing of a pair of undefeated 21-year-old Dominican prospects, super featherweight Edwin De Los Santos and super bantamweight Luis Reynaldo Nunez to promotional agreements.


A crow-pleasing puncher with tremendous will, the southpaw De los Santos (9-0, 8 KOs), from Santo Domingo, Respublica Dominicana, started boxing at the age of eight and went on to win numerous national amateur championships in his boxing-rich homeland. At age 14, he joined the Dominican’s prestigious National Boxing Team and, at 18, made the move to professional ranks. De Los Santos has already captured the WBA Fedecaribe and WBC Latino Super Featherweight Championships in his young career.


“It motivated me seeing how so many other great Dominican fighters have reached places they never dreamed of under the guidance of Sampson Boxing,” said De Los Santos of the signing. I am committed to bringing another world championship home to my country, defending it with pride and courage as many times as possible and improving the economic situation of my family.”


Also a decorated amateur in the Dominican, Puerto Plata’s Luis Reynaldo Nunez started boxing at age six and went on to win a number of national and international championships all over the world as a member of the elite Dominican national team. A fan-friendly pressure fighter with heavy hands, Nunez turned professional at 18 under the guidance of manger Antonio Tineo and trainer Vicente De La Cruz, best known as the trainer of former unified world champion Jeison (el Banana) Rosarium. Nunez won the Dominican Republic Super Bantamweight Championship in 2019 and has successfully defended it once. He added the WBA Fedelatin Super Bantamweight Title in December of last year with a fourth-round stoppage of Nicaragua’s Giovanni Gutierrez. Gutierrez had previously gone the 10-round distance with top contender Mike Plania.


“I am grateful to Mr. Antonio Tineo, who is like a father to me. I’m also excited to work with Sampson Boxing and all the opportunities he wins for his fighters. I will be a proud world champion from the Dominican Republic. I also want to improve the economic situation of my family (grandparents and parents) who have given everything to me without asking for anything in return.”


A staunch advocate of Dominican boxing, Lewkowicz has expertly guided the careers of esteemed Dominican champions Jeison “Banana” Rosario, Javer “El Abejón” Fortuna, Jonathan Guzman, Dahiana Santana and Katy Wilson Castillo. He was introduced to Tineo through his long-time Dominican talent scout Cesar “Manguita” Mercedes.


Lewkowicz says he’s looking forward to working with the two young talents and to partnering with Tineo on several more promising fighters in the future.


“I have always supported Dominican boxers and have helped several of them become world champions,” said Lewkowicz. “I thank Cesar Mercedes for introducing me to Mr. Tineo and I look forward to helping establish several more Dominican champions during our work together. Both Nunez and De Los Santos are elite-level fighters who will be contenders in their divisions in the near future.”







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ERISLANDY LARA TRAINING CAMP QUOTES & PHOTOS

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Cuban Star & WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy Lara Takes on Thomas LaManna For WBA Middleweight Championship Headlining FOX PBC Fight Night & on FOX Deportes Saturday, May 1 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California
 
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Las Vegas(Aprilis 20, 2021) – Cuban star and WBA Super Welterweight ChampionErislandy “The American Dream” Larapreviewed his quest to become a three-time, two-division champion as he prepares to take onThomas "Cornflake" LaMannafor the WBA Middleweight Title headlining FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, May 1 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
 
Lara vs. LaManna serves as the main event of a broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. ET / IV p.m. PT preceding the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event headlined by former unified heavyweight world championAndy "Perditor" Ruiz Jr.battling all-action heavyweightChris "The somnum" Arreola, which tops a stellar boxing extravaganza all taking place at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
 
Lara will make his 2021 debut after his last fight saw him defeat Greg Vendetti by unanimous decision on FOX in August, making it three-straight fights without a loss combined with his knockout victory over Ramon Alvarez in August 2019 and a split-draw in a 2019 action fight against current 154-pound champion Brian Castano.
 
Prior to narrowly dropping 2018’s Fight of the Year to Jarrett Hurd, Lara was established as the longest-reigning 154-pound champion, owning six title defenses. Lara has faced a slew of top names in the division throughout the years, including Canelo Alvarez, Austin Trout, Alfredo Angulo, Paul Williams, Ishe Smith and Vanes Martirosyan, in addition to Hurd and Castano.
 
Here is what Lara had to say about training camp, moving up to middleweight and more:
 
On this recent training camp:
“Training camp has been hard. I am working with my coach Ismael Salas, and things have just been very calculated and scientific. We got great sparring and I’m feeling young in my mind, corpus, and soul. I like the way the camp is being managed, and I expect to have a lot of success in this fight based on the preparation I have had in Las Vegas.”
 
On his matchup with LaManna:
“Thomas LaManna is really big and tall and brings a unique style to the ring. This is not an easy fight at all, and I know I will have to be my very best to come out victorious. He has never fought for a world title so I am fighting a person who is looking to accomplish his lifelong dream of becoming a world champion. I am fully prepared, focused, and I’m expecting a tough fight.”
 
On fighting for the vacant WBA middleweight title:
“I’m looking to become a two division and three-time world champion. I take great pride in being a fighter that puts everything on the line. I want to face any-and-all challengers, and this will continue May 1. My goal is to be an all-time great and a legend in the sport. I’m moving up in weight to become a world champion and show the world I’m ready for new challenges.”
 
On what a win will do for his career:
“A victory against LaManna will put me in position to challenge the other champions at middleweight. I am looking at unification bouts, I want the biggest bouts possible, but I must win this fight first. There are a lot of meaningful fights at middleweight, and I want them all. I want to be a Hall-of-Famer and go down as one of the best Cuban boxers to ever do it. For my legacy to be thought of that way, I have to fight the best.”


 
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Ruiz vs.. Arreola videbunt pristinam unitam heavyweight mundi vindicem Andy "Perditor" Ruiz, Jr. proelium omne-actio gravis ponderis Chris "The Nightmare' Arreola in principali eventu totius mexicanae pugilatus extravaganza die Sabbati, May 1 headlining a FOX Sports PBC Redde-Per-Visum de Dignitate Salutem Sports Park in Carson, California.
 
Stipendium-per-sententiam incipit at 9 p.m. ET / VI p.m. PT et notae pristini mundi propugnator Omar "Panterita" Figueroa, Jr. crepitus Abel Ramos in 12-per welterweight co-pelagus res. Sensational super welterpondere contendens Sebastián "Inferno' Fundora turrim in duris hitting accipit Jorge "El Demonio'' Cota in 12-rotundo proelio et stella Jesús Ramos duels US.. Olympian Javier "El Intocable" Molina pro X-circulis welterweight actionis in stipendium per visum opener.
 
Eventus promovetur TGB Promotiones. Tesseras venales nunc sunt et apud AXS.com emi possunt. Dignitas Health Sports Park patebit ad fans in facultate limitata, cum omnibus convivis manentibus socialiter remotis et loci et statui sanitatis subiecti vias per totum eventum.
 
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Preceding the pay-per-view, FOX PBC Fight Night will begin at 7 p.m. ET / IV p.m. PT headlined by Cuban star and WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara seeking a third world title in a second weight class when he faces veteran contender Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna for the WBA Middleweight Title. In the co-main event on FOX, top featherweight contender Eduardo Ramírez takes on hard-hitting Isaac Avelar in a 12-round fight for the vacant interim WBA Featherweight Title.


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Invictus leve Jamaine Ortiz Suscipit invicto Joseph adorno

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WORCESTER, Mass. (Aprilis 19, 2021) - Raro invictam spem duplici digiti victoriae inter se pugnant propter percepta periculo sicut lightweightsJamaine "Technician" Ortiz (14-0, 8 KOs) atqueIosephus "Manus Beatae" Adorno (14-0-1, 12 KOs) hoc facturus Saturni nocte, Aprilis 24th, ad Calcaria Argentea Arena in Kissimmee, Florida.

In VIII-perOrnamentum vs. Ortiz proelium, streaming vivere inESPN+, erit in Top Rank card headlined (de ESPN) per WBO mundo tenui championEmanuel Navarette (32-1, 24 KOs) defendens titulum contra AemulatorChristophorus Diaz (26-2, 16 KOs).    

Tam leves ponderis iuvenes USA ornaverunt pugiles amateur qui stellas ascendunt in divisione gravissima caestu arguably.

"Ego computatis diebus",Ortiz de pugna cum Adorno dixit. "Totam vitam meam dura exercui. Occasio talis est, Paratus sum me probare. Puto me spectacula habebis et turbam imprime sicut soleo. In alio magno pugno card; Non descendo."

regnans WBC USNBC (NOBIS.) Argenteas leve champion, praeterquam quod prior WBC Iuventutis Mundialis leve titlist, ad XXIV annos Ortiz recens summo crepuit 40 in WBC ratings at 31, et etiam No . ordo est. 5 apud NABF.

Ortiz venit off a sensational, summus profile KnockoutSulaiman Segawa (13-3-1, 4 KOs), qui numquam cessaverunt, septimo ultimo Novembris die Mike Tyson-Roy Jones, Jr. stipendium per- visum eventu.

Sola macula XXI annorum Adorno pro recordo in ultima pugna venit, Ianuarii tergum 11, 2020, cum pugnavit VIII circa scissura ducatur cumHector Garcia (14-7-3).  Natum in New Jersey et in Puerto Rico enutrivit, Adorno vivit et impedimenta in Allentown, Tarentum.

Ortiz mire potest habere quod ad commodum "patriae" pertinet, saltem in terms of vocalis auxilium, maxime quod multi ex Nova Anglia amici et familiae in Floridam ad pugnam comitant, una cum suis Florida alit.

"Pater meus in Florida vixit et in aestatibus eum visitavi", et ad secundo gradu ibi," Ortiz explicavit. "In Orlando magnum familiae basim habeo. Multos familiares et amicos Wigorniae pugnaturi sunt. Miror quam multi me ibi erunt."

Ortiz promovetur perJimmy BurchfieldClassica Entertainment and Sports (CES), quae cooperatores promovereOrnamentum vs. Ortiz cum Top Rank, et administrata estDick Shappy. 

"Utraque teams necesse est ornari pro pugna sic." Burchardus annotavit. "Duo invicti, iuvenes pugilum sic pugnantes inter se sunt verae caestu circa omnia. Bob Arum, Carl Moretti Team Top Rank amici mei tot annos fuerunt.

"Iamaine pro nobis vertimus et per tot annos fautor" (32nd), maybe, omne decennium vel sic habeas specialem quasi Jamaine, qui fieri potest caestu futura. Cum invenire potes Pugnator qui archa, pertundi et erectis pugnis optime, est specialis et Iamaine sentio specialem similem esse, non solum in anulo sed etiam extra. Nox multam de eo vocationem questus non sum. Is summa professionalem, nullis perturbationibus cum eo. Jamaine operatur sicut faber, Negotium realem praedium discit, et medicinae etiam in futurum inspicit. De me commemoratSugar Ray Leonard atqueOscar de Lay Hoya.  Hoc charisma habet et technicum in anulo est. Pellentesque aliquam ipsum in dolor vestibulum sagittis. Turma spectacularis mancipes et educator ad operandum habet, etiam."

"Per multos annos,"Shappy added, "Nostra procuratio quadrigis" (includingEddie Immondi) quaesiverat pugilem ius venire per quod potentialem esse mundum mandunt. Valde confidimus quod invenimus hominem, Iamaine 'Technico Ortiz'.

Rara licet in pugilatu, praemium est tandem pretium periculosum pro his legitimis bellatoribus, Ortiz and Adormo.

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Don Rex postulat HEAVYWEIGHT CHRISTOPHORUS Lovejoy to not PUGNA MAHMOUD CARR DE MAII 15 IN GERMANIAM

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Deerfield Litus, Fla. (Aprilis 19, 2021)-Hall de Fama pugilatu promotor Don Rex misit ad desine & Desine litteras ad pugilem gravem invicti Christophori Lovejoy, affirmans se sub exclusiva promotionis conventione cum Don Rege Promotiones et nullas futuras pugnas sine regis consensu ingredi permittitur..

Recentes instrumentorum communicationis socialis relationes affirmaverunt Lovejoy in Germania currently esse et pacti WBA propugnatorem in recessu Mahmoud Charr opponere Kalendis Maiis. 15 in Hamburg, Germania.

Trevor Bryan nuper titulum WBA gravem ponderis consecutus est postquam Charr WBA neglexit et in Civitatibus Foederatis ob patriam Securitatis negationem Syriae visae negationem non permisit.

Epistula postulat Lovejoy (19-0, 19 KOs), qui ante secessum e pugilatu nuntiaverat, IRCA cum Charr aut alia futura praedura aut adversarius non participare.

"Est improbae", licet ", et flagitiis tibi hoc participem 15, 2021 praedura palaestrae vel aliqua praedura sine DKP expressa, scripto licentia et consensu,"littera de civitatibus iurisperiti regis". "Participare in omni praedura sine expresso consensu DKP scriptum est... voluntarie pactum promotionis interrumpunt et eos exponit, quos inivisti cum pro tuis officiis tamquam pugnator professionalis ad extremum legaliter reatum., sicut etiam ipsi sciunt te stipulatum esse DKP.

Sequitur ut status epistula, "Si signatum habes ad pugnam Charr sicut praedicas et in his instrumentis relationibus relatum est", Habes intentione, volentes, et male interrupit tuum exclusive, Lorem mundo-wide cum DKP ".

Lovejoy, 37, vitas et impedimenta in Las Vegas. Omnes 19 de Lovejoy pro pugnis cum Februario 2016 facta sunt in Tijuana, Mexico.

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Pristina Unified Heavyweight Mundus Champion Andy Ruiz, Jr. Iuvat Distribute 500 Sacculos Groceries ad Familias in opus in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS - April 19, 2021 - Prioris unum heavyweight champion Andy "Perditor" Ruiz Jr. sumpsit tempus ab hac die Saturni praeteriti temporis ut manum commodaret indigentibus, ut se adiungeret Spei inceptum Project et adiuvisti distribute 500 sacculos groceries ad familias in Las Vegas. Ruiz redit ad anulum in FOX Sports PBC Persolvo-Per- Visum principalis res Saturni, May 1 contra omnia actio gravis ponderis Chris "The Nightmare' Arreola e Dignitate Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

"Hic est vere maximus res ad meam civitatem,"Dixit Ruiz. "Omnes Mexicanus populus", omnes Raza. Hic tantum est amor, et ego iustus volo ostendere omnibus, quod aliquid sit rem deduceretur.

Ruiz Eddy Reynoso exercitatori suo iunctus est et scaenam cum gravi vindice Tyson Fury in eventu communicavit.. Ruiz ad turbam quae congregata est locutus est suamque credidit de adversitatibus superandis.

"Unumquodque possibile,"Dixit Ruiz. "Nemo graveweight fortissimus fieri posse credidi ... et quid scis"? Ego finivi primus Mexicanus heavyweight assertor mundi factus."

Ruiz Jr. nisus caritatis suae curriculo involutus mansit. Mexicanum-American stellam etiam visitavit Consociationem Puerorum debilitatum et Caritatem Committee de Orphans Cura in Riyadh, Arabia Saudiana ante recentissimam pugnam cum Antonio Iosue mense Decembri 2019.


Nam plus 60 annis, SPES Project salutem et salutem hominum et communitatum per orbem circumdedit. Operantur in frontes provocationes sanitatis mundi, una cum societatibus, valetudinis curas opifices et publicas sanitatis rationes ad sustinendam mutationem ensure.

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Ruiz vs.. Arreola videbunt pristinam unitam heavyweight mundi vindicem Andy "Perditor" Ruiz, Jr. proelium omne-actio gravis ponderis Chris "The Nightmare' Arreola in principali eventu totius mexicanae pugilatus extravaganza die Sabbati, May 1 headlining a FOX Sports PBC Redde-Per-Visum de Dignitate Salutem Sports Park in Carson, California.

Stipendium-per-sententiam incipit at 9 p.m. ET / VI p.m. PT et notae pristini mundi propugnator Omar "Panterita" Figueroa, Jr. crepitus Abel Ramos in 12-per welterweight co-pelagus res. Sensational super welterpondere contendens Sebastián "Inferno' Fundora turrim in duris hitting accipit Jorge "El Demonio'' Cota in 12-rotundo proelio et stella Jesús Ramos duels US.. Olympian Javier "El Intocable" Molina pro X-circulis welterweight actionis in stipendium per visum opener.

Eventus promovetur TGB Promotiones. Tesseras venales nunc sunt et apud AXS.com emi possunt. Dignitas Health Sports Park patebit ad fans in facultate limitata, cum omnibus convivis manentibus socialiter remotis et loci et statui sanitatis subiecti vias per totum eventum.

FOX ludis PBC Redde-Per-Visum est pretium at $49.99. Buy nunc foxsports.com/ppv vigilate in omni tentorio!
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“Compitales: doubleheader proventus ex N.H.: Kendrick Ball, Jr. hits in domum suam currere nobis. Vera Bryan

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"Crovia" consequitur ex Nova Hampshire

DERRY, N.H. (Aprilis 18, 2021) -Prior Nova Anglia middleweight championKendrick "Peppa" Ball, Jr. vertitur in curriculo optimo perficiendi heri eventum principale contra periculosumBryan "Bellitor" Vera vesperi partem "Crivium" diei noctis doubleheader, deferentibus Granite Chin Promotions, ad Nova Anglia Sports Centre in Derry, New Hampshire.

Praeclarum consilium secuta est ut Ball (16-1-2, 11 KOs) cohibenti et motus, dum Vera (28-17, 18 KOs) applicatas pressura, a dextra campana. Ball suscepit imperium in secundo circum, cum mansit in sinum, crepant rigidas accumsan. Pila magis accendit compositiones efficaciores in tertia parte rotunda quam Vera adversarium persequi incepit. Pila circa anulum movere coepit et ab extrinseco in quarto pugnans in digitos reliquos pugnae mansit.

Ball vicit ad VIII-per unanimem decisionem (79-73, 79-73, 78-74) ut in mundo pugilatu conciliari (WBC) USNBC (United States) Argentum Super Middleweight Champion.

"Hoc est optimum pugna, propter quem pugnavi, et pugnae magnitudo," Ball annotavit. "Consilium erat archa movendum quod multo minor ac tardius erat. Interdum banged, cum scirem me non laedere, sed pericula non tulerim."

Vera XXXIX annorum non est idem pugnator cum tres diversis mundi propugnatoribus verberavit.Lee Andy, Mora sergio (bis) atqueSerhiy Dzinziruk.  Texan decernere debet si tempus est ut caestus suos tandem suspendat.

"Hic erat terribilis", certum nostrum optimum spectaculum ad date,"Granite Chin est"Christophorus Traietti declaravit after ostende. "Nos sentire magna de ascendendo ad pugnatores", maxime incolis, suggestum praestare in fronte fans. Multum auctorum me pigrum evasisse existimo. Dederunt nobis lane et Granite Chin commodum. Id spectaculum erat quarto anno in nisl. Brian dure pugnavit et magnus guy est, sed idem Guido non fuit in 2011. De his quae facturus est debet cogitare.

"Granite Mentum huc redit June" 26th cum alio doubleheader. Post meridiem spectaculum erit Invitational Granite Chin pro electis pugilibus apertis. Cum Novae Angliae Gloves Aureae iterum cassantur, vacuum est ad replendum. Si auctores sunt ad auxilium, rudi, Ego certe erit, incipiens Iunii 26th."

AemulatorMarchio Batesius (8-4, 6 KOs) dethroned defendens New Hampshire Welterweight ChampionRyan Dibartolomeo (3-2-1, 1 KO) per sextum-rotundum sistendum in iucunda co-featura. Depopulans dextra a Bates coronam novam ei dedit sicut referendarius nec medicus cito anulum computat.

Larry "Hitman" Pryor sumpsit contractum eScott Lambert et ipse parum temporis negotiorum curam gerens ut New Hampshire Cruiserweight Champion fieret. Pryor usus est summae staturae et commoda, spectaculum claudebant cum hamo sinistro perfecte proiecto, qui Lambertum ad carbasa misit. Lambertus comes percutere curo, sed referendarius per foramen undique medium pugnam constitit cum Lambertum in cruribus cartilagineum nutare et ultro citroque vidit.

Lanky lefthandedFranciscus "Tank" Hogan (5-0, 5 KOs) lectus nocte egregie effectus contraLarry "Slo Mo" Smith, qui erat in his 60th curriculo pugna. Hogan Smith deposuit primo in tertio circum, et nuper Texan cepit in eodem templo cum laevo-composito. Comitem Smith beat, sed non potuit respondere campanae pro quarta parte, et XX annos natus Hogan novus Champion Novus Hampshire Junior Middleweight factus est.

Prior Nova Anglia heavyweight championJustin "Gloria Train" Rolfe (5-2-1, 4 KOs) se pro alio N.E. title offa cum spectaculi KnockoutAlfredo "Ita" Trevino (9-9-1, 1 KO). The libra Rolfe 263-, pugnando de Fairfield, Maine, incurrit per anulum ad campanam et Arizona adversarium suum posuit in dextro cornu dormiendi, cum ad XX-secundam marcam numeratus est.

Novissimus membrum familiae pugnatoris Whitley ex Massachusetts occidentis, Invictus ergo welterweightDenzel Whitley, quarta victoria cum quarta knockout cruised. EXERCITUSAquilandrus Brandao serius circumactus et a referendarius pugna interclusus est.

Hinc invictusJahye Brown (9-0, 7 KOs) cepit vacans ABF Curabitur aliquet junior middleweight titulo cum duro pugnavit VIII-circum consensum in ludo Mexicanus adversario,Potes- dormiens (12-4-1, 9 KOs).  Duo pedis pugnaverunt ex campana apertio et Brown expositis pugnis efficacius intus ad victoriam merendam.

Promittens middleweight prospectusIulianus "Draconem Nigrum" Baptistam hocce prosequendo, 2-0 cum secundo knockout, uredine eBruno Dias in tertio rotundo.

Plus quam octo annos pugnatum est, Fall River, MA welterweightDustin Reinhold (6-4, 2 KOs) vicit in IV-per unanimem decisionem pro-debutingAntoniusAndreozziin quo optime dici potest par asper et ruptura. 

Junior middleweightCarolus CastelloProfessional debut erat gemma sicut Holyoke, MA Pugnator fluensTheo Desjardon bis, ultimi claudendi spectaculum nuper in primo circum.

"Cannon" Berry sistit Ibarra in 5"

UBO All-America Welterweight ChampionBrandon "Cannon" Berry (21-5-2, 13 KOs) feliciter defensum est scriptor principale eventus post meridiem, overcoming a slow start in which he was buzzed to stop challengerGael Ibarra (5-3, 4 KOs) in the fifth round.

Berry finished the fight in the fifth, when he unloaded twin barrages of unanswered punches on a trapped Ibarra until the referee waved off the fight.

“I’m glad it wasn’t a 4-round fight,” Berry said after the fight. “He was a strong guy. I was feeling it. He tested me. I want to thank my family and friends here, and Granite Chin and everybody involved in the promotion.”

In co-featured event, New England heavyweight championMike “Fly” Marshall (4-1, 3 KOs), in a non-title fight, effodissetTracey Johnson (4-10-6) in tertio rotundo.

Popular Boston IrishmanJimmy Torney (3-0, 3 KOs) – 6’ 6”, 269 lbs. – needed only 42-seconds and one big right to stop pro-debuting heavyweightMarco Nascimento. 

Massachusetts welterweightEric “Gladiator” Goff convincingly won his pro debut againstJader Alves(0-5) as he pitched a 4-round shutout

Three-time New England Golden Gloves championDemek “Hightower” Edmonds had an awesome pro debut, dropping cruiserweightFrancisco Neto twice in round one, the second a vicious body shot ending the fight. Edmonds, a southpaw from Worcester, MA, is a college graduate and bonafide prospect to watch.

In a non-title fight, New England welterweight championMike “Bad Man” Ohan, Jr. (12-1, 6 KOs) schooled his 54-fight Las Vegas opponent, junior middleweightRynell Griffin. Ohan decked Griffin three times in the first round, the third with a left hook to the body from which Griffin was unable to beat the count.

Canadian cruiserweightYan “Wild Thing” Pellerin (11-1, 5 KOs) landed two stinging rights to the body of 63-fight veteranSteve “The Spoiler” Walker, both flooring the Missouri fighter, the second resulting in an opening-round knockout for the vacant ABF Atlantic title.

Connecticut welterweightOmar “The Beast” Borday, Jr. (1101, 3 KOs) dominated 65-fight journeymanDewayne Wisdom en route to a one-sided 8-round unanimous decision.

Official results below: 

LICTOR RESULTS 

NIGHT CARD

MAIN EVENT – VACANT WBC USNBC SILVER SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Kendrick Ball, Jr. (16-1-2, 11 KOs), Worcester, MA

WDEC8 (79-73, 79-73, 78-74) 

Vera Bryan (28-17, 18 KOs), Austin, TX

(Ball on WBC USNBC Silver middleweight title)  

CO-FEATIURE –NEW HAMPSHIRE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Marchio Batesius (8-4, 6 KOs), Taunton, MA

WKO6 (2 :26) 

Ryan Dibartolomeo (3-2-1, 1 KO), Leominster, MA

(Bates won the N.H. welterweight title) 

VACANT NEW HAMPSHIRE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Larry Pryor (14-23, 8 KOs), Frederick, MD

WTKO1 (1:50) 

Scott Lampert (1-2, 1 KO), Dover Plains, NY

(Pryor won the N.H. cruiserweight title) 

VACANT NEW HAMPSHIRE JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Francis Hogan (5-0, 5 KOs), Weymouth, MA

WTKO3 (3:00) 

Larry Smith (12-46-2 (8 KOs), Dallas, TX

(Hogan won the N.H. junior middleweight title) 

VACANT ABF ATLANTIC JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Jahyae Brown (9-0, 7 KOs), Schenectady, NY

WDEC8 (79-72, 77-74, 77074) 

Potes- dormiens (12-3-1, 9 KOs), Woburn, MA

(Brown won ABF Atlantic junior middleweight title) 

Heavyweights

Justin Rolfe (5-2-1, 3 KOs), Fairfield, ME 

WKO1 (0:20) 

Alfredo Trevino (9-9-1, 1 KO), Douglas, THE

WELTERWEIGHTS

Denzel Whitley (4-0, 4 KOs), Holyoke, MA

WTKO1 (2 :42) 

Aquilando Brandao (0-4), Boston, MA

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Julien Baptiste (2-0, 2 KOs), Woburn, MA

WTKO3 (2 :26) 

Bruno Dias (0-5), Boston, MA

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT

Carolus Castello (1-0, 1 KO), Holyoke, MA

WTKO1 (2:16) 

Theo Desjardin (0-7), Attleboro, MA

WELTERWEGHTS

Dustin Reinhold (6-4, 2 KOs), Fall River, MA

WDEC4 (39-36, 39-036, 39-37 

Antonius Andreozzi (0-1), Swansea, MA

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DAY CARD

MAIN EVENT – UBO ALL-AMERICA WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Brandon Berry (21-5-2, 13 KOs), West furculas, ME

WTKO5 (1:29) 

Gael Ibarra (5-3, 4 KOs), Bisbee, THE

(Berry retained the UBO All-America welterweight title) 

Co-pluma - HEAVYWEIGHTS

Mike Marshall (5-1, 4 KOs), Brooklyn, NY

WTKO3 (0:38) 

Tracey Johnson, (4-10-6, 0 KOs), Boston, MA.

VACANT ABF ATLANTIC CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Yan Pellerin (10-1, 4 KOs), Montreal, Quebec, Canada

WKO1 (1:02) 

Steve Walker (26-37, 18 KOs), Hannibal, MO

(Pellerin won the ABF Atlantic cruiserweight title) 

Heavyweights

Jimmy Torney (3-0, 3 KOs), Boston, MA

WTKO1 (0:42) 

Marco Nascimento (0-1), Bow, NH

CRUISERWEIGHTS

Demek Edmonds (1-0, 1 KO), Worcester, MA

WTKO1 (2:56) 

Francisco Neto (1-12), Woburn, MA

            JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Mike Ohan, Jr. (12-1, 6 KOs), Holbrook, MA

WTKO1 (2:52) 

Rynell Griffin (8-46-2, 2 KOs), Las Vegas, NV

WELTERWEIGHTS

Eric Goff (1-0, 1 KO), Weymouth, MA

WDEC4 (40-30, 40-34, 40-34) 

Jader Alves (0-5), Woburn, MA.

Junior WELTERWEIGHTS

Omar Borday, Jr. (11-1, 3 KOs), Danbury, CT

WDEC8 (80-70, 79-72, 78-72 

Dewayne Wisdom (7-56-2, 3 KOs), Indianapolis, IN

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