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Unbeaten Mykquan Williams staying in boxing shape as much as possible under pandemic conditions

MANCHESTER, Conn. (Março 23, 2020) – Like most professional boxers, unbeaten super lightweight prospect“Marvelous” Mykquan Williams (15-0-1, 7 KOs) is making the most out of a challenging situation, as he prepares for his unknown future in boxing.

The coronavirus has shutdown boxing worldwide. Events are suspended indefinitely, boxers restricted in terms of training, and the immediate future remains tenuous at best.

Unable to train at his gym, Manchester ROCS, which is closed due to a Connecticut state order, the 21-year-old Williams is handling this pandemic in a mature manner that belies his young age. No whining, no ‘poor me’ feelings.

”This is a difficult time for everybody, including those of us in boxing,” East Hartford (CT) resident Williams said. “There’s no boxing on TV, nobody can compete, and everybody is isolated. It’s just unfortunate, but I’d rather be safe than sorry. Health concerns are and should always be the top priority.”

Williams hasn’t been in action since last October 24th, when he fought to a questionable eighth-round majority draw withTre’Sean Wiggins, in which Williams retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) Estados Unidos (USNBC) super lightweight title. Most observers felt that Williams deserved a win by decision.

Since the beginning of 2020, Williams had been training for an expected fight in the first third of the year, and he’s still training to stay in shape, albeit it not the same way as if he had a confirmed fight date.

“I’m still doing some training,” Williams explained. “I need to stay in shape for when the call comes after boxing returns. I’m in decent shape and when I get my next fight date, I won’t have to go from zero to get ready. I want to maintain 50 para 60 percent shape and then finish off training on schedule for my next fight.”

“I know Mykey has still been running,” Williams’ head trainerPaul Cichon added. “We’re going to be back training soon. I believe everything happens for a reason. Mykey and me had a conference call with (manager) Jackie Kallen e (promotor) Lou DiBella, and we trust that, as soon as possible, Mykey will be back in action.”

Because Williams doesn’t turn 22 until this April 6, in addition to already being a pro boxer for nearly four years, his young boxing career figures to resume quicker and stronger than for many older boxers. Losing six months shouldn’t hinder a prospect like Williams as much as a veteran who may not have nearly as much comparable quality competitive time left in the ring.

“I’m not sure if age is that big an advantage,” Williams countered. “If some fighters were getting burned out because they were fighting a lot, taking time off, whether it’s due to the virus or not, a break may help them come back better and stronger than when they last fought.”

Williams was a five-time national amateur champion, compilando um 45-13 registro amador, highlighted by three Ringside World titles, in addition to gold medal performances at the National PAL and National Silver Gloves championship.

“I don’t know when boxing will return,” Williams concluded, “but boxing will never die. People will always want to see guys punching each other in the face. Boxing is a sport rich in tradition and, agora mesmo, there is still a lot of talent coming up.”

And Mykquan Williams will be right at the head of that next wave when the boxing ban is finally lifted.

INFORMAÇÕES:

Chilro:  @MarvelousMyke, @JackieKallen

Instagram: @M.mkw_, @jackie.Kallen

Facebook: /MykquanWilliams, /PaulCichon, /JackieKallen

New York State Boxing HOF Class of 2020 Induction Ceremony Postponed until September 20

NOVA IORQUE (Março 19, 2020) - O Hall da Fama do Boxe do Estado de Nova York (NYSBHOF) announced today that its ninth annual induction dinner has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic from April 19th paraSetembro 20th em Russo On The Bay em Howard Beach, Nova Iorque.

Money already collected for tickets and journal ads may be used for the Sept. 20th event or returned in full upon request at point of purchase.

“Because of new city mandates and the uncertainty of the coronavirus,” NYSBHOF presidentBob Duffy anunciado, “we have postponed our event until September 20. It would not have been fair to the honorees, their friends and guests, and general public to wait any longer. I must commend the ownership and management at Russo’s On The Bay for working with us during this crisis to give us a date that will hopefully work for us all.

“I’d like to thank everyone for their patience, advise and insight into making this decision. With the extra time I’m confident that we can make this award dinner our best ever.”

Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include three-time World light heavyweight title challengerJorge Ahumada (42-8-2, 22 KOs), of Woodside, Queens by way of Argentina; (1975-78) WBC super featherweight World ChampionAlfredo “El Salsero” Escalera (53-14-3, 31 KOs), of New York City by way of Puerto Rico; WBC super featherweight World title challengerFreddie “The Pitbull” Liberatore (20-4-1, 11 KOs), of Bayside, Rainhas; WBC middleweight World Champion and four-time New York Golden Gloves winnerDennis “The Magician” Milton (16-5-1, 5 KOs), do Bronx; World heavyweight title challenger and two-time New York Golden Gloves winnerLou Savarese (46-7, 38 KOs), of Greenwood Lake; and WBA super middleweight title World title challengerMerqui “El Corombo” Sosa (34-9-2, 27 KOs), of Brooklyn by way of the Dominican Republic.

Posthumous participants being inducted are Brooklyn welterweightSoldado Bartfield (51-29-8, 33 KOs), who fought a reported 55 campeões do mundo; Bronx middleweightSteve Belloise (95-13-3, 59 KOs); NYSAC and World lightweight champion (1925) Jimmy Goodrich (85-34-21 (12 KOs), de Buffalo; World heavyweight title challengerTami Mauriello (82-13-1, 60 KOs), do Bronx; WBA light middleweight World champion (1982-83) and four-consecutive New York Golden Gloves titlistDavey “Sensational” Moore (18-5, 14 KOs), do Bronx; and World lightweight championFreddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch (74-5-7, 34 KOs), of New York City by way of Wales.

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Wantagh journalist/producerBobby Cassidy, Jr., Oneida judgeDon Ackerman, Buffalo managerRick Glaser, Rockaway Beach journalistJack Hirsch, Bronx boxing broadcaster Max Kellerman, Ardsley ringside physician/NY Medical DirectorDr. William Lathan, Orangeburg judgeJulie Lederman, Hyde Park refereeRon Lipton, and Staten Island/Catskill trainerKevin Rooney.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn’s Ring Magazine editorLester Bromberg, New York City sportswriterdaniel, Brooklyn’s Gleason’s Gym founderBobby Gleason, Sunnyside, Queens boxing writerGordon Flash, Manhattan journalistA.J. Querido, Long Island City’s NYSBHOF co-founderTony Mazzarella and New York City managerDan Morgan.

INFORMAÇÕES:

www.NYBoxingHOF.org

UPCOMING PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS EVENTS CANCELLED

Due to the growing concerns over COVID-19, Premier Boxing Champions scheduled events for March and April have been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date. At this time there’s no information regarding future shows. “The health and safety of the boxers, fans and those working the events are of utmost importance to us,” disse Tom Brown, President of TGB Promotions and lead promoter for the cancelled shows. “We are all disappointed and as we get more information we will address future events.

Ticket Refund Information All ticket orders will be refunded from your original point of purchase. If you have purchased online through Ticketmaster, all orders will be refunded automatically. Orders purchased with a credit card will be refunded to the credit card used for purchase. For third party purchases, please reach out to your original point of purchase for information regarding your credit. Please allow up to 30 days for this refund to reflect with your financial institution. If you have any questions, please contact Ticketmaster’s Customer Service line at 1-800-653-8000.

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40th anniversary of tragic airplane crash in Poland

22 members of Team USA Boxing perished

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Março 14, 2020) – One of the darkest days in American sports history occurred 40 years ago today, when Polish Airlines flight #7 that had departed John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City crashed a half-mile from Okecie Airport in Warsaw, Polônia.
 
Tudo 87 passengers died, Incluindo 14 boxers and eight officials on the USA Boxing team, due to a disintegration of a turbine disc in one of the plane’s engines that ultimately failed.
 
Team USA was traveling to Poland to compete in two international amateur boxing dual events. The average age of the 14 boxers was only 20 ½, ranging from 27-year-old Walter Harris to 16-year-old Byron Payton.
 
The potential Olympic dreams of the 14 boxers were destroyed in the horrific accident. Although most of the boxers were still in their developmental stage, outside of prospective medal challenger Lemuel Steeples, each member aspired to represent the United States in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. (The United States eventually led a boycott of the 1980 Olympics because of the Soviet-Afghan War.)
 
I remember coming home from my boxing gym on March 14, 1980 and hearing the news of the plane crash on the evening news,” stated USA Boxing Executive Director Mike McAtee.
 
As an aspiring Olympic-style boxer I was shocked and felt a sense of loss like every American boxer, coach and official. Today we are reminded that life is precious, and every day is a blessing. On behalf of USA Boxing’s Board of Directors, 48,000 boxers, coaches and officials and the national office staff we remember the 1980 USA Boxing Team Members and Staff. Please keep them, their families and the worldwide Olympic-style boxing family in your thoughts and prayers.
 
Down But Not OutLost But Not Forgotten

USA Boxing Head Coach Billy Walsh remembers the crash to this day. “I remember it well, as I was a 16-year-old dreaming of the Olympics,” said Walsh. “It was massive news in Europe, a big tragedy with some of the world’s best boxers and staff wiped out. We lost a generation of great fighters, and most importantly loved ones.
 
Patricia Chavis was only seven years old when she learned her father, Sgt. Elliott Chavis, had perished in the crash. She was playing outdoors with friends when she noticed a lot of people crying as they entered and left her home. Her mother called her inside, sat her down with people watching, and said that her father wasn’t coming back because he had been killed in a plane crash.
 
She asked me if I understood and I did, because we had recently lost my great grandmother and paternal grandfather,” an emotional Patricia explained. “I went back outside and told my friends. They were a little older and they didn’t understand why I hadn’t stayed inside with family. It didn’t really hit me that my dad wasn’t coming home until my teenage years. I remember sitting in bed and writing letters to him.
 
Every year still affects me every March. We usually have a family dinner with my mom and grandchildren. They listen to stories about a man they never met. He’s buried in South Carolina and we’ve laid flowers on his grave. Every year on March 14th it brings back memories and we celebrate his life.
 
Sgt. Chavis, who died at the age of 25, was stationed at Ft. Bragg (N. C.), where he learned to box. Ele era um membro da 118th Military Police Company and during his boxing career, the light heavyweight was All-Army and All-Southeastern.
 
My parents married young,” Patricia continued. “My mom told me he was always athletic. He played football and was a pole vaulter on the track team in high school. But I didn’t know anything about his boxing until we went to a reunion at Ft. Bragg. Around the 30th anniversary I got in touch with some of his Army buddies when I saw on Facebook that they were having a reunion. I went there with my mom and listened to stories they told me about his boxing career. I found it so interesting because I hadn’t known about that. There are quite a few memorials I’ve seen on Facebook and I try to get in touch with other family members (of her father’s teammates who died in the crash). We’ll never forget!”
 
Below is a complete list of the 1980 U.S. Boxing Delegation who died in the aforementioned plane crash in Warsaw:
 
 
O 1980 United States Boxing Delegation to Warsaw, Polônia, Março 14, 1980
 
BOXERS

Kelvin Anderson                    
        Heavyweight Hartford, CT
Elliott ChavisLight Heavyweight U.S. Exército / Ft. Bragg, NC
Walter HarrisLight Heavyweight San Francisco, TAL COMO
Andrea McCoyMiddleweight
         New Bedford, MA
Byron PaytonLight Middleweight Troup, TX
Chuck RobinsonLight Middleweight Port Townsend, WA
Paul PalominoWelterweight
         Westminster, TAL COMO
Lemuel SteeplesLight Welterweight St. Louis, MO
Byron Linsay
             
Light Welterweight San Diego, TAL COMO
Gary Tyrone ClaytonLeve
          Filadélfia, PA
Jerome StewartBantamweight
      U.S. Marinha / Norfolk, VA
George PimentelFlyweight
           Elmhurst, Nova Iorque
Lonnie YoungFlyweight
            Filadélfia, PA
David RodriguezLight Flyweight
   Pomona, TAL COMO

OFFICIALS

Joseph F. Bland
       
Team Manager High Point, NC
Col. Bernard CallahanReferee/Judge
      Carlisle, PA
Thomas “Sarge” JohnsonTreinador principal
  Indianápolis, DENTRO
John Radison
             
Referee/Judge
      St. Louis, MO
Junior Robles
           
Assistant Coach National City, TAL COMO
Steve Smigiel
             
Interpreter
           Boca Raton, FL
Delores Wesson
       
Team Assistant
  Ocean Springs, em
Dr. Ray Wesson
        
Team Physician Ocean Springs, em
            

Ir awww.USABoxing.org to watch a short video tribute
 
Memorial messages and letters of condolence were sent from friends and boxing organizations from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, Executive Director Col. F. Don Miller, Montana AAU, Oklahoma Boxing Association, Amateur Basketball Association of the USA, Salina Boxing Team, South Texas AAU, U.S. Força Aérea, U.S. Diving, U.S. Swimming, Wisconsin AAU, Wrestling Division of AAU, National AAU Boxing Committee, National AAU, Florida Boxing Commission, Hawaii AAU, U.S. Soccer Federation, Jacksonville (FL) Sports and Entertainment Commission, Georgia Amateur Boxing Association, WSOC Television, Alleghany Mountain Association, U.S. Olympic Training Center, Mack Truck, Inc., Southwestern AAU Boxing Commission, U.S. Olympic Committee, West Nally Group, Charlotte Motor Speedway, AAU Regional Coordinator, Council of Social Work Education, National Rifle Association of America, and Davidson County Department Boxing Team,
 
Also from the Greek Boxing Federation, Mexican Boxing Federation, New Zealand Boxing Association, Canadian Amateur Boxing Association, Nova Scotia Branch of Canadian Amateur Boxing Commission, Ontario Boxing Association, Ambassador of Poland, Polish Boxing Association, AIPS Boxing Commission, Canadian Amateur Boxing Association, Heretaunga Boxing Club of New Zealand, International Bobsled and Tobogganing Federation, Italian Boxing Federation, LOT Polish Airlines, La Crosse Amateur Boxing Club, Polish Olympic Committee, AIBA, Champion D’Afrique Magazine, African AIBA Board and Tunisian Boxing Federation, Venezuelan Boxing Federation, German Amateur Boxing Federation, Amateur Boxing Federation of England, Israel Sports Federation, Portuguese Amateur Boxing Federation, Romanian Boxing Federation, Rotunda A.B.C., Amateur Boxing Federation of Thailand, National Advertising Benevolent Society, Turkey Boxing Federation, AIBA France, El Salvador Boxing Federation, German Democratic Republic Boxing Association, Danish Amateur Boxing Union, Guatemalan Amateur Sports Federtion, Israel Olympic Committee, Oceana Boxing Federation, Nigeria Boxing Association, Old Actonian Association Amateur Boxing Club, Seychelles Amateur Boxing Federation, Council of Ministers of Cuba, Hungarian Boxing Federation, Norwegian Amateur Boxing Association, International Amateur Boxing Association, Claridad, Peru Amateur Boxing Association, Dominican Republic Department of Education, Health and Recreation, Panamanian Boxing Federation, Head of the Cuban Interests Section.
 
Em 1984 a statue was dedicated to the USA Boxing Team members who died in Warsaw was placed on the training grounds in Colorado Springs. Names of the 23 members of Team USA are inscribed on the memorial.
 
INFORMAÇÕES:
www.usaboxing.org
Chilro: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni
Instagram: @USABoxing
Facebook: /USABoxing

CLARESSA SHIELDS RETORN TO SHOWTIME® VYING PARA SE TORNAR O PRIMEIRO CAMPEÃO MUNDIAL NÃO DISPUTADO EM DUAS DIVISÕES NA ERA DE QUATRO CINTURAS

Escudos para enfrentar a campeã dos super médios IBF, Marie-Eve Dicaire, com todos os quatro cinturões principais em jogo na luta de unificação de 154 libras

 Showtime Boxing: EDIÇÃO ESPECIAL sábado, Maio 9 Em 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT

NOVA IORQUE - Março 11, 2020 - A invicta campeã mundial de três divisões Claressa Shields tentará se tornar a primeira boxeadora na era das quatro cinturões a se tornar uma campeã mundial indiscutível em duas categorias de peso ao enfrentar a invicta campeã dos médios-médios do IBF Marie-Eve Dicaire em uma unificação de 154 libras luta no sabado, Maio 9, vivo no canal Showtime(9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT) do Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center na cidade natal de Shields, Flint, me.

O vencedor do SHOWTIME BOXING: O evento principal da SPECIAL EDITION sairá com os títulos WBC e WBO de Shields, Cinturão IBF de Dicaire, e o WBA (Super) coroa. Esta é a primeira vez em seus 99 anos de história que a WBA concedeu um cinturão de Super Campeão a uma boxeadora.

Os ingressos para o evento Salita Promotions começam em $35 e podem ser adquiridos em Ticketmaster.com e na bilheteria do Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center.

“Mal posso esperar para fazer história novamente em 9 de maio”, disse Shields. “Lutar em Flint na frente de todos os meus fãs tem sido um sonho meu desde que me tornei profissional. Ter a oportunidade de fazer história lutando pelo título indiscutível na segunda divisão de peso é algo de que tenho muito orgulho. Lutando contra a invicta campeã de 154 libras do IBF, Marie-Eve Dicaire, continua minha busca por lutar contra o que há de melhor no boxe feminino. E a atração principal no SHOWTIME novamente continuará meu objetivo de elevar o boxe feminino a novas alturas. Vou dar a Flint e aos fãs de luta em todo o mundo uma noite inesquecível em maio 9!"

“Estou muito animado com esta oportunidade e é uma honra enfrentar uma adversária como Claressa Shields,”Disse Dicaire. “Agradeço ao meu promotor Yvon Michel e a todos os envolvidos em tornar isso possível. Para mim, este é um sonho que se tornou realidade. Estarei o melhor que puder e estou pronto para deixar tudo no ringue para vencer a luta!"

Na era das quatro faixas, apenas sete lutadores foram indiscutíveis em uma divisão, incluindo escudos, Katie Taylor, Cecilia Brækhus, Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor, Terence Crawford, e Oleksandr Usyk.

 Em janeiro 10 em Atlantic City, NJ, Shields fez história ao reivindicar os campeonatos mundiais de 154 libras do WBC e WBO com uma decisão unânime e dominante sobre Ivana Habazin. Shields tornou-se o lutador mais rápido da história, masculino ou feminino, para ganhar títulos mundiais em três categorias de peso diferentes, ultrapassando os recordes de Vasiliy Lomachenko e Kosei Tanaka, que tanto conseguiu a proeza em 12 lutas.

A 24-year-old Shields (10-0, 2 KOs) dominado Habazin do sino de abertura, utilizando um jab forte e uma dieta constante de tiros do corpo que deixaram o croata principalmente em modo defensivo durante toda a luta 10-redonda. Na sexta rodada, uma série de tiros no corpo forçou Habazin a dar uma joelhada no primeiro knockdown de sua carreira.

“A SHOWTIME tem uma longa história de apresentar o que há de melhor em esportes de combate feminino, se foi com Gina Carrano, Cris Cyborg e Ronda Rousey no MMA, ou Laila Ali e Christy Martin no boxe,”Disse Gordon Hall, Produtor-executivo da Showtime Boxing: EDIÇÃO ESPECIAL. "Mais recentemente, mostramos Claressa Shields, Christina Martelo, A campeã dos leves Katie Taylor e a campeã das sete divisões Amanda Serrano. Shields vs. Dicaire será o nosso 12º evento de boxe feminino desde 2017. A luta de Claressa com Dicaire representa outra batalha histórica de invencíveis e tentativa de outra ‘primeira’ no SHOWTIME, enquanto Claressa parece se tornar indiscutível em duas categorias de peso ”.

“Estou animado para trazer uma noite histórica de boxe para os fãs em Flint no Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center e para aqueles que assistem no SHOWTIME,"Disse Dmitriy Salita, Presidente da Salita Promotions. “Em Claressa Shields e Marie-Eve Dicaire, temos os dois melhores pesos médios juniores do mundo e dois campeões invictos lutando pelo indiscutível campeonato mundial.  Além de sua já histórica lista de estreias, se vitorioso, Claressa se tornará a primeira campeã indiscutível em duas divisões da era de quatro cinturões. Será uma noite triunfante em Flint em 9 de maio. ”

Depois de se tornar o primeiro boxeador americano da história - masculino ou feminino - a ganhar duas medalhas olímpicas de ouro consecutivas, Shields se tornou profissional após o 2016 Olimpíadas e encabeçou o primeiro evento principal do boxe feminino na história da televisão a cabo premium em apenas sua segunda luta profissional em 2017. Shields, quem será a atração principal pela sétima vez no SHOWTIME, agora tem como objetivo fazer ainda mais história.

“Claressa Shields continua a ser um farol e uma pioneira no boxe feminino, esportes femininos, e boxe em geral,”Disse Mark Taffet, Gerente de Shields. “Ser o único americano a ganhar o ouro olímpico consecutivo no boxe, tendo conquistado títulos mundiais em três categorias de peso mais rápido do que qualquer homem ou mulher na história do boxe, e agora ter a chance de ser a primeira pessoa - homem ou mulher - a ser campeão indiscutível em duas categorias de peso na era das quatro faixas, Claressa continuará a adicionar à sua lista de lendários, realizações sem precedentes e que fazem história vêm em 9 de maio. Tenho orgulho de fazer parte de sua jornada.

A Dicaire de 33 anos (17-0) é de Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canadá, e começou o caratê aos seis anos. Ela foi subindo na hierarquia até obter a faixa preta. Depois de ganhar cinco títulos do campeonato mundial, Dicaire voltou sua atenção para o boxe e conquistou o cinturão do Campeonato Mundial Super Meio-Médio da IBF em dezembro 2018 destronando por decisão o uruguaio Chris Namus no Quebec City Videotron Center. Em sua última luta em novembro de 2019, Dicaire defendeu o título pela terceira vez derrotando o experiente venezuelano Ogleidis Suarez por decisão unânime. Dicaire lutará fora da província de Quebec pela primeira vez no próximo mês de maio 9 e tentará marcar a vitória frustrada na frente dos fãs da cidade natal de Shields.

“Marie-Eve Dicaire contra Claressa Shields, uma batalha de dois campeões invictos por todos os títulos - você não consegue uma partida melhor no boxe,”Disse Yvon Michel, Promotora Dicaire, Presidente do GYM. “Temos grande respeito e admiração por tudo que Shields conquistou, mas não há dúvida de que Marie-Eve é a mais habilidosa, oponente forte e dedicado que Claressa enfrentou. Estamos muito confiantes de que todos os cinturões voltarão para o Canadá conosco. Obrigado a Salita Promotions e SHOWTIME pela oportunidade. Marie-Eve Dicaire vai proporcionar uma grande luta para os fãs e telespectadores. ”

Barry Tompkins irá chamar o Showtime Boxing: ação EDIÇÃO ESPECIAL do ringue com historiador do boxe Steve Farhood e ex-campeão mundial Raul Marquez servindo como analistas especializados. O produtor executivo é Gordon Hall com Richard Gaughan produção e direção de Rick Phillips.

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Undefeated rising star JamaineThe TechnicianOrtiz In developmental process on way to top

All pictures by Emily Harney / Fightography

WORCESTER, Massa. (Março 11, 2020) – Fresh off his sensational hometown debut last month, JamaineThe Technician” Ortiz (13-0, 7 KOs) is in the middle of a developmental process that is, esperançosamente, headed to the top of the 135-pound division by 2022.

The 23-year-old Ortiz, who will abdicate his World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth World lightweight title next month when he turns 24 because he’ll be overage, headlined a Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES) show February 28th at the famed Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Despite fighting for the first time in six months, Ortiz showed no signs of rust, forcing Mexican knockout specialist Loco” Luis Ronaldo Castillo (22-6, 17 KOs), um ex-campeão dos leves do WBC FECOMBOX, to take a knee after landing a crisp uppercut and then finishing him off later in the second round with three overhand rights.

Ortiz, Não avaliado. 16 by the North American Boxing Federation (NABF), gained invaluable exposure headlining the CES event, which was streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, serviço de subscrição do mundo líder digital para esportes de combate.

There was no reason of any rust,” Ortiz explained. “I had been working hard in the gym for several months, where I always do my best. Maybe the bright lights (fighting at home for the first time) affected me a little? It was a little different going through the fans (on his ring walk) to get to the ring (on stage). I picture much bigger things in my future, so I can’t let small stuff like that put me off my game. But I settled in quickly and felt comfortable.

I hit him with a good uppercut to the jaw. I figured he’d get up, because he had a late reaction when he went down, but I knew it was over when I hit him with three overhand rights. I really hurt him with the last punch as he was going down. I didn’t say it publicly, but I told some people that I would knock him out in the second round, and I did what I said I’d do. I knew early that it was only going to be a matter of time.

Ortiz displayed his lightning quick hands and feet, also switching effortlessly from orthodox to southpaw, Jamaine plans to return to work next week as a union carpenter and he’s already started running before he gets back in the gym.

A decorated amateur who had an impressive 100-14 registro, highlighted by consecutive New England Golden Gloves titles in 2015 & 2016, as well as a silver medal at the 2015 Torneio Luvas de Ouro nacionais (he lost to current IBF World lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez no final do campeonato) and reaching the semifinals of the 2016 U.S. Olimpíadas, Ortiz is a potential star on the rise.

Because he’s only 23 there is no legitimate reason to push Ortiz at this stage of his young pro career when his developmental process is in gear. First up is his initially scheduled 10-round fight, possibly for a regional title, likely against an accomplished, experienced opponent who will give Jamaine invaluable rounds (he only has 52 rodadas em seu currículo).

Em 2021, the dream is for Ortiz to headline a major show at home in Worcester with world-ratings implications, at the new home of the Boston Red SoxAAA organization at Polar Park, which is being constructed now for an estimate construction cost of $100-million.

If all goes according to plans, Ortiz will challenge for a world title in 2022, at the latest.
The Ortiz Process has commenced with the goal of eventually developing him into a world titlist. Patience, embora, is the key to building a champion!

2020 Fotos da cerimônia de anúncio do corredor da fama do boxe de Nevada

Fotos por Anthony Saldana / NVBHOF


LAS VEGAS, NV (Março 10, 2020) - A Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame anunciou sua 2020 classe de induzidos hoje no Fundação de Combate Fernando Vargas em Las Vegas. Os participantes presentes foram, 2-Campeão do Mundo Fernando Vargas, 2-Campeão do Mundo, Bones Adams, WBC campeão dos leves, Devin Haney, que foi eleito lutador do ano, Prospect of the Year, Rolando Romero, e Saalim Gonzales, pai do lutador amador do ano, Rahim Gonzales. O grupo foi apresentado pelo fundador da NVBHOF, Rich Morrata, e presidente Michelle Corrales.


O 8º fim de semana anual de indução acontece no Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa em Las Vegas, Nevada em 7 de agosto & 8th, 2020. Para obter mais informações, visitewww.nvbhof.com

O 2020 A classe de indução inclui


Fernando “El Feroz” Vargas (26-5, 22 KO)
Clarence "Ossos" Adams (44-7-4, 20 KOs)
Outra ala "SOG" (32-0, 16 KOs)
James "Lights Out" Toney (77-10-3, 47 KOs)
Miguel Cotto (41-6, 33 KOs)
Marque "Muito Afiado" Johnson (44-5-1, 28 KOs)
Julian "The Hawk" Jackson (55-6, 49 KOs)
Azumah "O Professor" Nelson (39-6-2, 28 KOs)
Danny "Little Red" Lopez (42-6, 39 KOs)
Jose Luis Castillo (66-13-1, 57 KOs)


Os que não são pugilistas incluem


Carlos Padilla
Lorenzo Fertitta
Sammy Macias
Jose Sulaiman


2019 Lutador do Ano
Devin Haney (24-0, 14 KO)


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Invicto WBC Super Middleweight Campeão Mundial Davíd Benavidez defende o título na luta de regresso a casa contra o ex-desafiante título Roamer Alexis Angulo

Vivo no canal Showtime® Sábado, Abril 18 Em um evento Premier Boxing Champions do Arizona Federal Theatre em Phoenix

Mais! O desafiante peso leve em ascensão Michel Rivera enfrenta o mexicano Marcos Villasana Jr.. No eliminador de títulos do WBC & O campeão interino dos pesos leves da WBA, Alberto Puello, enfrenta o campeão mundial de duas divisões, Rances Barthelemy

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FÉNIX – Março 9, 2020 – Invicto WBC Super Middleweight Champion World Davi “O Red Flag” Benavidez defenderá seu título no sábado, Abril 18 em sua cidade natal de Phoenix, Ariz. contra o ex-desafiante ao título mundial Roamer Alexis Ângulo, ao vivo no SHOWTIME do Arizona Federal Theatre, encabeçando um evento Premier Boxing Champions.

O SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® transmissão começa às 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT e apresenta perspectiva leve crescente Michel Rivera assumindo a do México Marcos Villasana Jr.. em um WBC Lightweight Title Eliminator no evento co-principal. Campeão interino WBA Super Leve Alberto Puello enfrenta bicampeão mundial Rances Barthelemy na estreia televisiva.

Uma das jovens estrelas mais brilhantes do esporte, Benavidez inicia seu segundo reinado como WBC Super Middleweight Champion, voltando a lutar em sua terra natal, Phoenix, pela primeira vez desde 2015, quando nocauteou Ricardo Campillo em apenas seu 10th luta profissional.

“No Sábado, Abril 18, O próprio campeão mundial de super-médios de Phoenix, Davíd Benavidez, voltará para casa procurando emocionar os fãs de sua cidade natal no Arizona Federal Theatre e consolidar ainda mais seu posicionamento na divisão de 168 libras,” disse Tom Brown, Presidente da TGB Promoções. “Benavidez pode esperar um forte desafio do emocionante Roamer Alexis Angulo, que deve criar um evento principal cheio de ação ao vivo no SHOWTIME. Mais duas lutas com implicações de título aumentam a intriga, com Michel Rivera subindo rapidamente em direção ao campeonato e campeão de duas divisões Rances Barthelemy esperando arrancar o título de Alberto Puello.”

“Desde o início de sua carreira, muito antes de ser campeão, as pessoas têm me perguntado sobre Davíd lutando em casa,” disse Sampson Lewkowicz de Sampson Boxe. “Agora é o momento perfeito e estou muito feliz em ajudar a trazer esse show para a cidade natal de Davíd. Não tenho dúvidas de que não será apenas um grande evento; também estará repleto de milhares de fãs de 'El Bandera Roja’ Benavidez.”

“SHOWTIME Sports continua sua tradição de apresentar as estrelas mais brilhantes do boxe,” disse Stephen Espinoza, Presidente, Esportes & Programação de eventos, Showtime Networks Inc. “Com apenas 23 anos, David Benavidez é um dos jovens campeões mais emocionantes do boxe, e ele está enfrentando um adversário perigoso no Roamer Alexis Angulo, que está faminto por outra vitória chata. No co-main event, temos mais um prodígio do boxe na invicta estrela em ascensão de 21 anos Michel Rivera, que enfrenta seu adversário mais desafiador até hoje em Marcos Villasana. Para completar o cartão, teremos mais uma jovem estrela em ascensão invicta em Alberto Puello, de 25 anos, que enfrenta o veterano testado em batalha, Rances Barthelemy.”

Os ingressos para o evento ao vivo, que é promovido pela TGB Promoções e Sampson Boxing, já estão à venda e podem ser comprados em www.ticketmaster.com e na bilheteria do Arizona Federal Theatre.

Benavidez, de 23 anos (22-0, 19 KOs) defende o cinturão após derrotar o bicampeão dos super-médios Anthony Dirrell em setembro, parando-o em nove rodadas. Benavidez é treinado por seu pai José Sr., ao lado de seu irmão e ex-desafiante ao título, Jose Jr. Em 2017, ele se tornou o mais jovem campeão dos super-médios na história do boxe ao derrotar Ronald Gavril no SHOWTIME em apenas 20 anos. Benavidez passou de um prodígio de 15 anos lutando com Gennady Golovkin e Peter Quillin, a candidato ao título mundial com uma sequência de 10 nocautes de 2015 Através dos 2017, incluindo um nocaute de Rogelio Medina com uma combinação de sete socos que lhe rendeu seu primeiro campeonato.

“Estou muito animado para lutar contra Angulo no SHOWTIME e na frente da torcida da minha cidade natal,” disse Benavidez. “Eu não lutei em Phoenix em cinco anos. É emocionante estar de volta. Espero que Angulo venha pronto. Eu sei que ele acabou de dar uma virada em sua última luta e ele não está tomando nenhum atalho, mas também não sou. Angulo nunca foi parado, então eu quero ser a primeira pessoa a pará-lo. Sinto que estou mais motivado com um lutador faminto como ele na minha frente, e você verá isso no meu desempenho.”

Nasceu em El Bordo, Colômbia e agora lutando para sair de Miami, Fla., Angulo (26-1, 22 KOs) entra em sua segunda oportunidade de título mundial em uma seqüência de três vitórias consecutivas, incluindo dois triunfos sobre lutadores invictos. Angulo parou Reinaldo Gonzalez em 2018 em sua primeira luta desde a derrota na decisão do então campeão dos super-médios Gilberto Ramirez no início daquele ano. Ele conquistou uma vitória por decisão em janeiro deste ano sobre Anthony Sims Jr. colocar-se em posição de desafiar novamente os melhores da divisão.

“Estou muito motivado por esta grande oportunidade de lutar pelo título mundial novamente,” Disse Angulo. “Benavidez é um talentoso campeão mundial que é claramente um dos melhores super-médios do mundo. Esta vai ser uma grande luta para os fãs por causa do estilo que trago para o ringue. Meu estilo mexicano de luta será demais para Benavidez e terei minha mão levantada em 18 de abril.”

Nascido em Santo Domingo, República Dominicana e agora morando em Miami, Rivera de 21 anos (18-0, 12 KOs) fez sua U.S. estrear no ShoBox em junho de 2019 marcando uma impressionante vitória por decisão unânime contra o então invicto Rene Tellez Giron, que viria a perturbar Karlos Balderas em sua próxima luta. A explosiva estrela em ascensão então parou José Luis Gallegos em setembro e marcou um 10th-round TKO contra Fidel Maldonado Jr. em fevereiro de 2020.

Villasana (25-6, 14 KOs) é filho do ex-campeão peso pena Marcos Villasana, e luta fora de Acapulco, México. O jogador de 28 anos fará sua estreia nos Estados Unidos. estreia em abril 18 montando uma sequência de 10 vitórias que inclui cinco nocautes. Mais recentemente, ele conquistou duas vitórias em 2019, derrotando o então invicto Roman Villa em abril antes de nocautear Javier Franco em agosto.

Representando sua casa de San Juan de la Maguana, República Dominicana, Puello (17-0, 9 KOs) fará sua U.S. estreia em abril 18 quando ele enfrenta Barthelemy. O jogador de 25 anos luta profissionalmente desde 2015, derrotando uma série de concorrentes e perspectivas regionais. Sua luta mais recente o viu derrotar 2012 O olímpico e então invicto Jonathan Alonso por decisão de 12 rodadas para conquistar seu título interino de 140 libras.

Um amador cubano decorado que vem de uma família de boxe, Barthelemy (27-1-1, 14 KOs) está voltando para o super-leve depois de lutar contra o ex-campeão Robert Easter Jr.. a um empate em abril 2019 luta pelo título dos leves. O atleta de 33 anos agora treina em Las Vegas e conquistou títulos em duas categorias de peso, derrotando Argenis Mendez por uma coroa de 130 libras em 2014 e Denis Shafikov por um cinturão de 135 libras em 2015. Barthelemy procurará trabalhar em direção a um segundo título mundial disputado em 140 libras, o que poderia torná-lo o primeiro tricampeão de Cuba.

O veterano radialista Brian Custer servirá como apresentador de transmissão com o versátil apresentador de esportes de combate Mauro Ranallo chamando a ação ao lado do analista do Hall da Fama Al Bernstein e da ex-campeã mundial de duas divisões Paulie Malignaggi. Completando a equipe de transmissão estão Emmy® premiado repórter Jim Gray, unofficial ringue marcador Steve Farhood e anel de renome mundial locutor Jimmy Lennon Jr. David Dinkins Jr. atua como produtor executivo com produção de Ray Smaltz e direção de Bob Dunphy.

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Um dos melhores de todos os tempos .... 1988 Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe, medalhista olímpico de prata

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Março 9, 2020) – By any standards, U.S. Olympian and former unified World heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe is inarguably one of the all-time greatest boxers, amador e profissional.

Born and raised in the infamous Brownsville section of Brooklyn, Nova Iorque, which also produced fellow World heavyweight championsMike Tyson eShannon Briggs, Bowe started boxing at 13 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Boxing Association Gym.

“I wanted to do everythingMuhammad Ali did,” Bowe explained why he got into boxing. “He was my idol. I wanted to join the Marines, but I fell in love with boxing and stayed with it. I forgot about the Marines.”

Bowe developed his craft and became an outstanding boxer, compilando um 104-18 registro amador, highlighted by his controversial silver-medal winning performance at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Coreia Do Sul.

A four-time New York Golden Gloves champion, Bowe also captured top honors at the 1986 Campeonato Mundial Júnior, along with a bronze medal at the 1987 Jogos Pan-Americanos, despite fighting in his final match with a fractured hand he hid from his coaches.

Bowe had a rivalry withRobert Salters, with whom he split four matches, but he defeated Salters, 3-2, nos Estados Unidos. Box-Offs to qualify for the 1988 USA Boxing Olympic Team. His Olympic teammates includedRoy Jones, Jr., Ray MercerKennedy McKinney eAndrew Maynard.

Controversary surrounded his Olympic championship fight against future World heavyweight champion, Canadian super heavyweight Lennox Lewis, who returned home with the Olympic gold medal. During his fight with Lewis, Bowe was deducted a point for a “ghost” head butt that never happened, and the referee gave Bowe a pair of disputed standing-eight counts, the last of which resulted in the stoppage of the fight in Lewis’ favor.

“That fight never should have been stopped,” Bowe commented. “I’m still happy about winning a silver medal. I still have it. And then I turned pro. My mother had 13 kids and I wanted to make my mother happy. I wanted to buy her a house. That’s what inspired me to box.”

“Bowe’s success as an amateur and professional has made him a household name amongst USA Boxing Alumni,", DisseChris tofflemire, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “His combination of power and skill, along with his legendary battles with other USA Boxing Alumni at the pro ranks, establishes him as one of the greatest fighters that USA Boxing has ever produced.”

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Created to champion lifelong, mutually beneficial relationships between USA Boxing and its alumni, –boxers, funcionários, treinadores e fãs de boxe — A Alumni Association conecta gerações de campeões, inspirando e retribuindo aos futuros campeões de boxe dos EUA, dentro e para fora do anel de.

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, incluindo a recepção anual do Hall da Fama da Associação dos Antigos Alunos de Boxe dos EUA.

Para ingressar na Alumni Association, basta registrar-se emalumni@usaboxing.org para $40.00 por taxa de adesão ano. Os novos membros receberão uma T-shirt, chaveiro e carteira eletrônica.

With legendary trainerEddie Futch no seu canto, Bowe became the first truly unified World heavyweight champion, winning the title belt for all four recognized major sanctioning bodies: WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO.

Bowe retired with an amazing 43-1 (33 KOs) pro record. He had a 5-1 (4 KOs) mark in world title fights, 7-1 (5 KOs) versus past world heavyweight champions such asEvander Holyfield (duas vezes), Pinklon ThomasTony TubbsBruce SeldonMichael Dokes eHerbie Hyde.

Bowe later avenged his lone pro loss to Holyfield, winning two of three fights with the “Real Deal.”

“I’m very happy with my pro career,” Bowe added. “I beat Holyfield two times and I think it should have been three. I’m not a sore loser, but I was the World heavyweight champion. How did he win that fight? The challenger needs to take the belt from the champion, and he didn’t do that. I thought I won by a point, at worst, maybe it should have been a draw, but I shouldn’t have lost the fight. I did become the first to ever knockout Holyfield. My pro career wasn’t too bad. I kept working hard and became two-time World heavyweight champion.”

Agora 51 and living in Maryland, Bowe has some advice for the American boxers trying to qualify for the 2020 Team USA Boxing Olympic Team.

“Just don’t think about it,” stressed Bowe, sounding like a Nike commercial. “Just do it! It worked for me. I showed up and didn’t think about it. And always finish strong.”

Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe, who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015, left his mark in amateur and pro boxing. Nobody can ever take that away from the big guy from Brownsville.

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SOBRE EUA BOXING:  A missão da EUA Boxe será permitir atletas e treinadores Estados Unidos para alcançar a excelência competitiva sustentada, desenvolver o caráter, apoiar o esporte do boxe, e promover e crescer boxe estilo olímpico nos Estados Unidos. A responsabilidade dos EUA Boxe não é apenas para produzir o ouro olímpico, mas também supervisionar e controlar todos os aspectos do boxe amador nos Estados Unidos.

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Heavyweight Sensation Efe Ajagba Delivers TKO Victory Over Razvan Cojanu in Co-Main Event & Rising Heavyweight Frank Sanchez Earns Unanimous Decision Over Joey Dawejko

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BROOKLYN (Março 7, 2020) – Robert Helenius (30-3, 19 KOs)scored an upset victory over previously unbeaten Adam Kownacki (20-1, 15 KOs) by stopping him in the fourth round of a WBA Heavyweight Title Eliminator headlining FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday night from Barclays Center, a casa de BROOKLYN BOXE ™.

I want to thank everyone who gave me this opportunity,” said Helenius. “Kownacki is a tough fighter. I worked hard in training camp and it paid off.

Brooklyn’s Kownacki was fighting for the 10th time at Barclays Center in front of his hometown crowd, but was unable to keep the taller Helenius off of him after being hurt early in the fourth. A clean Helenius right hook hurt Kownacki, before a left hook put Kownacki down.

I knew that I hit him hard and I knew I just had to continue,” said Helenius. “I knew he was still hurt after that punch.

Kownacki just kept coming and coming. He’s a good fighter I have to give it to him. My strength is to punch back when people come at me. It was a good fight and a tremendous opportunity for me to be here.

While Kownacki outpaced Helenius landing 84 socos 49 according to CompuBox, it was Helenius’ 12 power punches landed in round four that made the difference. Helenius kept up the relentless attack, consistently hurting Kownacki and pushing him around the ring until referee David Fields waived off the fight 1:08 na rodada.

“Não foi a minha noite,” disse Kownacki. “It’s boxing. It’s a tough sport and things just didn’t go my way tonight. It was a learning experience and I’m going to go back to the drawing board and get back to work.

“Ele me acertou com um bom tiro. I knew what was going on, but I’m just upset with myself. It is what it is.

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No co-main event, sensação pesado Efe Ajagba (13-0, 11 KOs) delivered a ninth-round stoppage of Razvan Cojanu (17-7, 9 KOs), knocking him down twice en route to the victory.

Ajagba showed the prolific power that has made him a highly-regarded heavyweight nearing a jump from prospect to contender. Cojanu came to fight and had success at various points in the action, landing hooks on Ajagba and slowing down his attack in the early rounds.

In round eight Ajagba’s offensive arsenal began to break through, as Cojanu’s left eye started to swell before eventually closing. Late in round eight, Ajagba connected on a powerful straight right hand that forced Cojanu to take a knee. Watch the knockdown para cá.

Ronnie told me to attack the body behind the jab,” said Ajagba. “It was very effective and it started to slow him down. When he got close to me, I knew to throw more and punish him.

Cojanu has a lot of experience. When I threw my jab, he used his right hand to block my vision, so I couldn’t throw as many combinations as I wanted. It was a good challenge.

While Cojanu was able to make it through the round, Ajagba continued to press forward in round nine, punishing Cojanu with power shots. On the night, Ajagba out landed Cojanu in power shots by a 176 para 81 margem. A flurry by Ajagba late in the round forced Cojanu down again, and prompted referee Ron Lipton to halt the bout 2:46 na rodada. Watch the stoppage para cá. Additional highlights can be viewed para cá.

It’s up to my team who we fight next, but I want hard fights,” said Ajagba. “My team has a plan and we’ll keep following it.

Na abertura televisionado, rising heavyweight Frank Sanchez (15-0, 11 KOs) scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Joey Dawejko (20-8-4, 11 KOs) to remain unbeaten.

I was well prepared and I thought I fought very well tonight,” disse Sanchez. “I dominated the fight. I showed good footwork and movement and did exactly what we worked on. I expected a lot of pressure, but with my boxing ability, there was no way he was going to catch me.

The Cuban fighter dominated with his movement, rarely being flustered by Dawejko’s attack as he bounded around the ring and avoided the incoming Philadelphia native. Sanchez was also superior in punch output and accuracy, out throwing Dawejko 352 para 242 and out landing him by a 116 para 46 margem.

I knew he was going to fight on the outside and he stayed on the outside,” Disse Dawejko. “Not much to say, he just did what he had to do. He was scared that’s why he was running around. He kept jumping back and staying away, so I guess he made it easy on the judges.

Sanchez was able to punch open a cut on Dawejko’s right eye in round five, which he continued to batter throughout the remainder of the fight with jabs and right hands. Depois 10 rounds, all three judges saw the bout in favor of Sanchez, com dezenas de 100-90 duas vezes e 98-92.

I didn’t want to fight Dawejko’s fight, and he realized that and it frustrated him,” disse Sanchez. “He might have thought he’s faced guys like me, but there’s no other heavyweight like me.

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