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SUR SABATO, AUGGUSTO 6 ĈE ORACLE ARENO JE OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
WARD VS. BRAND TO BE TELEVISED LIVE
ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
KOMENCO ĈE 10:35 P.M. ET/PT
NOV-JORKO, NY (Julio 26, 2016) – Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) revenos al la ringo sur Sabato, #A?gusto 6, daŭrigi sian konkeron de la duonpezega divido kiam li prenos potencan pugnan kolombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 KOs) Ĉe Oracle Areno en Oakland, Kalifornio. La evento, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:35 P.M. ET/PT, will now include six bouts of non-televised action for ticketed fans to enjoy before the main showdown.
The promising undercard lineup will feature East Bay familiar, Bilal Mahasin and a collection of Roc Nation Sports’ brightest prospects including, Daniel “Twitch” Franco, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga Jr. Kaj Darmani "Roka Solida" Roko. Roc Nation Sports’ sparkplug Hooker de Maurice "Mighty Mo" also looks to ignite Oracle Arena as the card’s co-feature in a 10-round NABO Junior Welterweight Title clash against Tyrone Barnett.
Hooker de Maurice "Mighty Mo" (20-0-2, 15 KOs) was born and raised in Oak Cliff, Teksaso, a suburb of Dallas, where he found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. Lia natura talento baldaŭ rimarkiĝis rezultigante lin konkurenci kiel amatoro, dum kiu tempo li partoprenis 100 Bataloj, Kompilanta rekordon de 97 gajnas kaj nur 7 Perdoj, Kun 67 venkoj venantaj per knokaŭto. Amoristino fariĝis profesia aprilo 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. Post kvar ĉirkaŭvojoj, la juĝistoj vidis la batalon 40-36, 37-39 Kaj 38-38, igante la batalon dividita remizo. Senlaca, en sia venonta batalo en junio 24, 2014, Amoristino gajnis sian unuan profesian venkon, batante senkonscie Wilbert Mitchell en la unua raŭndo ĉe la Dr.. Pepper Arena en Frisco, Teksaso. Dek unu venkoj (ok per knokaŭto) poste, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos on January 17, 2014 en atako, kiu aperis ĉe ShoBox de la Kunvenhalo Cook en Memfiso. Post ok fermiĝas, batalemaj ĉirkaŭvojoj, la juĝistoj vidis la batalon egaligi. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo on June 26, 2015 ĉe la Kunvenhalo Kay Bailey Hutchinson en Dallas por la vaka NABO Juniora Veltero-Ĉampioneco. “Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory. Oktobro 17, 2015, Hooker successfully defended his title at Madison Square Garden in New York City against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma. The 10-round decision win came on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux and was featured on the event’s “freeview” as well as streamed online around the world. “Mighty Mo” made his debut under the Roc Nation Sports banner on the undercard of Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Baro, this past March at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA, where he annihilated opponent Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas of Columbia in the first round of a 10-round junior welterweight bout by way of technical knockout. Hooker looks to advance his undefeated record when he takes on Tyrone Barnett (23-4-1, 15 KOs) Sur #A?gusto 6 ĉe Oracle Sablo. Barnett was in action this past February, with a technical knockout victory over Daniel Attah at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The D.C. native is eager to stop Maurice Hooker’s momentum and take home the NABO title.
Hailing from Riverside, California and fighting out of the boxing hotbed of Oxnard, undefeated junior lightweight Daniel “Twitch” Franco (13-0-3, 8 KOs) began boxing at the age of eight, amassing an amateur record of 67-15, winning the Oxnard PAL Championship in 2006 and the California State Silver Gloves Championship in 2007 #La? la vojo. During Franco’s professional debut on December 18, 2010, he defeated Emanuel Machorro at Club 401 in Ontario, California via a third round technical knockout. Franco impressed early in his career, compiling an undefeated record with two draws in venues throughout California by the end of 2013. One of those draws came against Alejandro Ochoa at Quiet Cannon in Montebello, California on September 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa scoring a six-round unanimous decision victory at Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. an de junio 20, 2015, during Ward’s return to the ring at Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. En lia plej freŝa batalo en marto 26, 2016 Ĉe Oracle Areno en Oakland, California on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, the unbeaten Twitch met Mexico’s German “Panteonero” Meraz in an eight-round featherweight bout. Franco scored a technical knockout over the veteran fighter in the final round of the fight.#A?gusto 6 will be Franco’s third appearance at Oracle when he takes on Renton, Washington’s Marcelo Gallardo (7-3-2, 3 KOs). The 26-year-old Gallardo has been known to play the spoiler role, scoring unanimous decision victories over unbeaten prospects Christopher Diaz and Vic Pasillas in 2015.
Having compiled an exceptional amateur record of 99-8, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga. Jr. (8-0, 7 KOs), the promising prospect from Salinas, California made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, scoring a fourth round technical knockout victory over Raul Talamontes at the Sports Complex in his hometown. Back in the ring less than two months later, Puga Jr. raised his record to 2-0 with a first round technical knockout of Jose Jesus Hurtado at the Sherwood Inn in Salinas. In June 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevado. After a little more than a year away from the ring, he rededicated himself to the “sweet science” with a vengeance and on February 17, 2014, Puga Jr. made his comeback stopping Charon Spain in the third round with an overpowering body shot at the Salinas Storm House in his native Salinas. Puga Jr. rounded out 2015 with a four-round technical knockout of Katrell Straus and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas. Sur Februaro 12, Puga Jr. extended his undefeated streak to 7 fights by knocking out Alejandro Osuna in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, Kalifornio. En lia plej freŝa batalo en marto 26, 2016 Ĉe Oracle Areno en Oakland, California on HBO’s Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, Puga Jr. extended his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano by way of a technical knockout in the sixth round. The Southern California native returns to the Bay Area on #A?gusto 6 to face an opponent to be announced.
Broklino nevenkita Junulo "La Juna Dio" Younan (9-0, 7 KOs) is considered one of New York City’s best boxing prospects. Younan, trained by his father Sherif, a former professional boxer himself, began fighting competitively at age eight and only Du jaroj poste was called a “boxing prodigy” by the New York Times. He compiled an amateur record of 90-5, racking up an impressive series of titles along the way including nine Junior Olympic championships, nine Junior Metro championships, eight New York State Silver Gloves championships and five Regional Silver Gloves championships. Je 2011, he was crowned National Junior Golden Gloves champion and was U.S.A. Boxing’s number one rated junior boxer in his weight class. Less than a month after his 18Th naskiĝtago, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, Nov-Jorko, stopping Kenneth Schmitz in the first round. During his recent match up on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard that took place March 26, 2016, Younan scored a four round unanimous decision over Christian Solarzano, pitching a shutout on all three scorecards. Facing his stiffest test to date on May 13, 2016 on the undercard of throne boxing’s Dusty Hernandez-Harrison vs. Mike Dallas, Jr. on BET and Tidal.com, Younan overwhelmed Rodrigo Almeida of Woburn, Massachusetts with a technical knockout in the first round at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. Returning to Oakland on the Ward vs. Brand undercard, Younan is set to take on Jaime “Zarco” Solorio (5-2-2, 4 KOs) Sur #A?gusto 6. Fighting out of Baja, Kalifornio, the Mexico native is riding an undefeated streak in his last six fights.
#?E la #a?o de 20, Darmani Roko (3-0, 3 KOs) jam faras komparojn al iamaj pezeguloj de la pasinteco. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Rock was brought to a local boxing ring by his father at age twelve after he lost a street fight to neighborhood bullies. Starante je 6’4 ”, li moviĝas kun senekzempla facileco kaj rapideco por batalanto de sia grandeco. Roko gajnis tutlandajn laŭdojn post standardo en 2014 kiam li prenis hejmen la Usonan Boksan Junulon kaj Junulan Malferman Turniron, Junulara Kontinenta kaj Junulara Mondo superpezegaj titoloj. Dum la 2014 Junula kaj Junulara Malferma Turniro en Reno, Nevado, Roko fermis la 2013 Nacia Junulara Ĉampiono, Johano Luno, 3-0. Ĉi tiu impresa agado estis sekvita de alia superpeza titolo ĉe la Junularaj Kontinentaj Ĉampionecoj en marto 2014 en Kito, Ekvadoro kie li venkis argentinan Kervin Espinolan 3-0. Roko tiam prenis hejme la oran medalon ĉe la prestiĝa Monda Junulara Ĉampionado en Bulgario en aprilo 2014 De 2-1 decido pri la germana Peter Kadiru. Roko ankaŭ prenis hejmen la 2014 Monda Juniora Amatora Ĉampioneco kaj limigita 2014 per esti nomumita Filadelfia Amatora Boksisto de la Jaro ĉe la jaraj Briscoe Awards. Lia plej rimarkinda venko, Tamen, venis en majo 2015 when he beat Cam Awesome in Las Vegas for the National Golden Gloves title. Roko ankaŭ kaptis la 2015 Usono. Nacia amatora superpezega ĉampioneco. Li finis sian amatoran karieron kiel la numero unu taksita superpezega en Usono (kaj la numero kvin taksis superpezegon en la mondo) Iranta 19-5 en naciaj turniroj. Rock made his highly anticipated professional debut, after signing an exclusive promotional agreement with Roc Nation Sports, against Rockville, Maryland’s Carlos Black on May 13, 2016, as the co-feature of Roc Nation’s throne boxing card at the Armory in Washington, D.C. Following a devastating left hook, Rock brought his opponent to the floor with a right-left combination at the 1:54 Marko de la unua rondo. Without wasting any time, Rock followed his impressive debut by demolishing his next two opponents, Bobby Favors and Hassan Lee, both by way of knockout in the first round of the respective bouts. Making his Oracle Arena debut on #A?gusto 6, Rock looks to keep his fierce win streak alive when he takes on Mike Kyle (1-2-1, 1 KO). The Boise, Idaho native seeks to reaffirm the impression he has set on Oakland where he scored his first career win and knockout over James Kirby this past January.
Bilal “Rebellious” Mahasin (8-3-1, 1 KO) is no stranger to Oakland fight fans. A resident of the Bay Area’s eastern shore, Mahasin made his professional debut in 2002 with great promise, winning his first three fights. Novembro 10, 2013, he fought one of the area’s top junior welterweight fighters, Moris Rodriguez, at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento, Kalifornio. East Bay supporters made the trek to the state’s capital for Mahasin’s triumphant return which came by way of a six-round unanimous decision. Mahasin has accrued a ring record with a majority of the results coming as wins, and has transitioned up a weight class to super welterweight. He last fought on June 11, 2016 #?E la 16Th Street Rail Station in Oakland, going the distance with a six-round unanimous decision over Vincente Guzman. Mahasin is ready to take on journeyman Luis Alfredo Lugo (14-25-1, 5 KOs) Sur #A?gusto 6 at Oracle Arena in front an ever-steadied fanfare.
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YOUNGSTOWN, OH (Julio 25, 2016) – #?I tiu pasinteco Sabato, Pro Box Management’sfeatherweight prospect, 18-Jaro malnova Chaise “#Sufi?e Knabo” Nelson, restis nevenkita, winning a unanimous decision over Hector Gonzalez, improving his record to (4-0, 3 KOs). Going the distance for the first time in his career, Nelson reflects on is recent victory.
“This was a good experience for me, being that I got to go the full four rounds for the first time in my career,” said Chaise Nelson. “Gonzalez was using a lot of movement so I had to be more aggressive at times. In boxing there are some many different styles. Sometimes you’ll face guys who will box and other times you’ll face guys who will bang. I’m just glad I won every round and got the victory. I’ll be right back in the gym getting ready for my next fight.”
Nelson, who is an Ohio native, was making his U.S. Debuto. Many family and friends were in attendance to support Ohio’s next boxing start. Nelson was thrilled to see the support from his fans.
“It was a good feeling knowing I had a lot of family and friends in the crowd.” Nelson continued. “My hometown of Mansfield is a few hours away so I know everyone made a little sacrifice to come watch me fight. The goal is to continue fighting in Ohio to build my fan base. I can’t wait to get back in the ring.”
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