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“BATTLE BORN BOXING” Amateur series returns to Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
This Thursday noite, Sete. 29
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LAS VEGAS (Setembro 26, 2016) – The fifth edition of”Battle Born Boxing” retornos nesta quinta-feira noite (Sete. 29), a partir de 7 p.m. PT, at the outdoor Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
“Battle Born Boxing” is an amateur boxing series created by Neon Star Media on behalf of its client, o D Las Vegas, to support amateur boxing in Nevada, as well as provide a platform for amateur boxers from other states to compete against local clubs and boxers.
Las Vegas-based boxing clubs represented at “Battle Born Boxing: Uprising V” includes Barry’s Boxing, Richard Steel Boxing Club and Johnny Tocco’s Ringside Boxing.
“Battle Born Boxing” was successfully launched Abril 15 and the amateur boxing series will continue the night before each of the “Knockout Night at the D” series professional boxing events, airing throughout 2016 na CBS Sports Network, live from the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
“Battle Born Boxing: Uprising V” bilhetes, preço de $15.00 for ringside (linhas 1 e 2) e $10.00 para a admissão geral, estão à venda na www.DLVEC.com. All tickets purchased for “Battle Born Boxing: Uprising V” will entitle ticketholders to receive $10.00 off any tickets purchased for the following evening’s (Sete. 30) “Knockout Night at the D” pro event. Those tickets, preço de $99.99 VIP ringside, $49.99 ringue, $24.99 e $14.99 admissão geral, estão à venda na www.Ticketmaster.com ou www.DLVEC.com. Taxes and fees apply to all sold tickets.
INFORMAÇÕES:
Chilro: @thedlasvegas, @dlvEventsCenter, @DerekJStevens, @BoxingatheDLV,
Instagram: @dlvec, @thedlasvegas
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SWANSON COMMUNICATIONS PRESIDENT AND BUFFALO, NEW YORK NATIVE KELLY SWANSON INDUCTED INTO BUFFALO’S RING 44 BOXING HALL OF FAME ON FRIDAY, Setembro 23
(Left Photo from left to right: Swanson along with Amateur Boxer of the Year Kristin McMurtree, juiz de boxe & inductee Dave Moretti, former heavyweight & inductee Billy Tompkins & Buffalo Veterans Boxing Association President Bob Caico; Right Photo: Swanson with her family)
BROOKLYN (Setembro 26, 2016) – The Buffalo Veteran Boxers Association inducted Swanson Presidente Communications Kelly Swanson into the Ring 44 Buffalo Boxing Hall of Fame on Friday, Setembro 23 como parte de sua 20th classe.
Swanson, along with five other new inductees, including Dave Moretti, Billy Tompkins, Dummy Burns, Stan Myka and Pete Tamalonis were honored at the organization’s annual dinner and awards ceremony at Ilio Dipaolo Restaurant in Blasdell, Nova Iorque
“It is such an honor to be recognized by my hometown for my work in boxing over the last 20 anos,” said Swanson, a North Buffalo-native who has worked in boxing for over two decades, representing some of the sport’s biggest names including Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins and Riddick Bowe. “I am proud to be from the Queen City and thrilled to join an incredible class of inductees.
“Boxing is a sport of opportunity and it has opened so many doors for me. I have been privileged to with some of the best fighters and work on some of the biggest events the sport has witnessed over the course of these 20 anos. I don’t remember a time when I didn’t love boxing and I look forward to continuing to publicize and promote fighters and events for many years to come.”
“Congratulations to Kelly for her honor,” Disse Mayweather. “We’ve been together for a long time, mais do que 10 anos, and I am happy she is being recognized for all of her great work.”
“There’s no woman in this game that has accomplished as much as Kelly,” disse Hopkins. “She’s the top as far as publicists go and everyone knows it. I’ve been with her for 10 plus years and she always did her best and took her job seriously. She has no problem telling any fighter – from a prospect to a champion – how she feels and what she believes will make them succeed. This honor is well deserved.”
Swanson not only works in boxing, but stays involved in the sport in her off time as well. She works out at the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, blocks from her New York City office. She is also a board member for the gym’s “Dê um Kid a Dream” programa, which offers children from disadvantaged backgrounds a place to develop themselves physically and mentally through boxing.
“I have worked for Kelly for over eight years and I’m still learning,” said Lisa Milner Goldberg, Vice President of Swanson Communications. “I constantly find myself in awe of the ideas she dreams up, her creativity and her loyalty to her clients. She is very deserving of this recognition, especially because she is so proud of her hometown.”
Coming in 2017: King’s Promotions presents THE GREAT EIGHT- 140 Pound Tournament
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Linares decisions Crolla to win WBA/WBC Diamond/Ring Magazine Lightweight Titles
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Fortuna Returns with Impressive KO over Formerly Undefeated Cabrera
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Salita Promotions Signs Junior Welterweight Power Puncher Shoh Ergashev to Promotional Contract
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Michael Spinks & Fitz Vanderpool Honored at recent 26th annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame Banquet & Awards Night
ROCHESTER, N.I.. (Setembro 25, 2016) — A small crowd packed The Diplomat Party House to honor Michael “Jinx” Spinks e Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool at the recent 26th annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night.
Spinks (31-1, 21 KOs) received the prestigious Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 KOs) was presented the coveted Courage Award.
(L-R) – Michael Spinks, Steve Smoger and Fitz Vanderpool
Rochester’s Johnny McCoy (Clarence Millard) was inducted into the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame. McCoy (77-30-14, 21 KOs), que faleceu em 1978 com a idade de 81, was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 e 1932. He was recognized as world champion by the state of California following a tournament to determine the winner of the vacant world title relinquished by Fidel LaBarba.
“This was another memorable banquet for the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame,” RBHOF treasurer/spokesperson Gino Arilotta dito. “Everyone enjoyed the evening. We posthumously inducted Johnny McCoy and honored are award winners, Michael Spinks and Fitz Vanderpool. Hall of Famer referee Steve Smoger gave a wonderful speech. Each of these great men were so pleasant and they gladly signed hundreds of autographs and posed for so many pictures. These three humble men have my sincere respect.
“No Sábado, September 17th, we took the boxers along with Steve Smoger to a local radio station where they were interviewed on air. We also took them to one of Rochester’s super gyms, onde Willie Monroe, Jr. trains. We showed them many important sites within the city. I also presented a city high school graduate, the Carmen Basilio Scholarship Award, which is awarded annually.
Um Hall da Fama Internacional de Boxe (IBHOF), Spinks was the most dominant light heavyweight champion of his era, capturing the World Boxing Association (WBA), Federação Internacional de Boxe (IBF) e do Conselho Mundial de Boxe (WBC) títulos mundiais, in addition to being a 1976 Medalhista de ouro olímpico.
Vanderpool is a former World Boxing Federation (WBF), WBC FECARBOX and Canadian welterweight champion. He took on all comers including Rochester’s only world champion, Charles “O natural” Murray and world champion Fernando Vargas. Hoje, Vanderpool is a trainer in Canada who also gives countless hours of time and energy in Kitchener as a community volunteer.
Special guests in attendance included Murray (44-9, 26 KOs), a former IBF light welterweight champion, world-rated heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Moleiro (18-0-1, 16 KOs), Rochester lightweight prospect Lavisas “Red” Williams (8-1-1, 3 KOs), Josie Basilio (widow of Hall of Famer Carmen Basilio), distinguished boxing writer Dan Cucco and Smoger, the International referee extraordinaire.
RBHOF holds monthly meetings, plus an annual picnic and Christmas party, in addition to supporting local gyms.
For more information about RBHOF go on Facebook to: https://www.facebook.com/
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Juan Manuel “Juanma” planos Lopez KO Wilfredo “papai” Vazquez, Jr.
Outubro. 20 PPV ao vivo de San Juan, Puerto Rico
9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT
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Tenafly, NJ (Setembro 25, 2016) – Dois ex-divisão campeão mundialJuan Manuel “Juanma” López planos para nocautear amargo arqui-rival Wilfredo”papai” Vazquez, Jr., também um passado campeão do mundo, em sua 12 rodada especial confronto atraçãoSábado, Outubro 8, arejando ao vivo em pay-per-view de San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Guerra no Clemente: Vazquez Jr. em. López, apresentado pelo Promoções Black Tiger, será distribuído pela Integrated Media Sports ao vivo, a partir de 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT, nos Estados Unidos e Porto Rico em ambos caboe satélite pay per view on na demanda, DISH, DIRECTV e Vubiquity. O evento também estará disponível para assistir em todo o Canadá na Rede de Luta, bem como através de Fite TV app para dispositivos iOS e Android ou relógio nowww.Fite.TV site. O preço sugerido é $29.95.
a Vázquez, Jr. vs. López evento principal é apresentado em associação com Matias entretenimento e patrocinado pela Melhor Alarmes e Municipio de San Juan.
A 33-year-old López (34-5, 31 KOs), lutando fora de Caguas, Puerto Rico, é um ex-Organização Mundial de Boxe (WBO) super galo e campeão mundial dos penas. A partir de 2008 para 2010, “Juanma” foi um dos melhores lutadores pound-4-pound do mundo, mas ele não lutou daqui a dois anoscaminhando para o seu muito aguardado confronto com seu compatriota Vázquez, Jr.
“Eu ainda acho que tenho muito deixado no tanque,” López disse confiante de seu campo de treinamento de Porto Rico. “Esta é a primeira luta da minha carreira que eu sinto que devo aos fãs por causa da história por trás dele. Eu não acho que haverá qualquer ferrugem porque eu tenho treinado para muitos, meses e eu ter sido dentro do ginásio trabalhando duro. Talvez a agilidade eu tinha quatro ou cinco anos atrás não é a mesma coisa, verdade, mas, ao mesmo tempo, estou mais maduro e muito mais calma e mais inteligente no ringue. Eu definitivamente sinto que eu sou um lutador melhor do que nunca.”
Vazquez, Jr. (24-6-1, 19 KOs), o filho do grande três vezes campeão mundial de divisão Wilfredo Vazquez, luta de Bayamón cujo melhor filho de boxe conhecido é Salão tarde de Famer Hector “macho” Camacho. Vázquez se tornou a vaga WBO super galo campeão mundial em 2010, batendo para fora previamente invicto Marvin Sonsona (14-0-1) na quarta rodada.
“Eu acho que o meu adversário é um lutador muito persistente e uma pessoa que vai fazer qualquer coisa para satisfazer seus objetivos, mesmo que isso fará com que ele se comportar de forma inadequada,” López acrescentou. “Eu acho que vai ser uma luta muito agressiva, mais de uma briga, e eu tenho certeza que a noite da luta eu vou ser o lutador mais forte. I vai dominá-lo, rodada a rodada, e o primeiro momento eu tenho a oportunidade de ir para o matar, Vou pressioná-lo e não vai parar até conseguir um nocaute.”
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Ruben Villa stops Mora in one for second straight first round knockout
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