Tūtohu Archives: Dino Spencer

mekemeke

‘Detroit Brawl’ Pro Boxing Series Continues to Grow

Waiho he tākupu
Boxing Fans Help Salita Promotions Donate Over 3000 Meals to Forgotten Harvest
Promoter Dmitriy Salita proudly announces his latest installment of “Detroit Brawl,” Rāhoroi night at the Masonic Temple, was a tremendous success, helping him donate over 3000 meals to Forgotten Harvest, one of the nation’s largest food rescue organizations.
In the night’s main event, WBO #5, IBF #5, a WBC #7 and current NABF heavyweight champion, Andy “The Destroyer from Mexicali” Ruiz (28-0, 19 Koó), stayed unbeaten and showed off some fast, powerful fists, as he stopped Miami’s Josh “Dempsey” Gormley at 1:42 o te toru o tawhio.
I roto i te tahi atu mahi, super lightweight Girorgi Gelashvili (5-0, 3 Koó) survived an early knockdown to stop Eric Hall (8-10-1, 4 Koó) of Durand, Michigan, in four rounds; cruiserweight Demetrius Banks (8-0, 4 Koó) of Detroit dropped Eric George (4-12) of Niagara Falls in the first round, but ended up having to settle for a unanimous six-round decision victory; super bantamweight Zach Shamoun (4-0-1, 3 Koó) of Royal Oak, Michigan, took a four-round unanimous decision over Jose Elizondo (1-1) o San Antonio, Texas; welterweight Sedar Hudayberdiyev (3-0, 2 Koó) of Turkmenistan won an entertaining four-round unanimous decision over formerly undefeated Steven Andrade (3-1, 2 Koó) of Atlanta Georgia; Detroit bantamweight Jarico O’Quinn (2-0, 2 Koó) was impressive in stopping Sergio Aguliar (0-4) of Miami Beach in three rounds; and lastly, Dearborn welterweight Gheith “Southpaw Prince” Karim made his pro debut a successful one by stopping Dean Walsh, Jr., i roto i te taka noa tuatahi.
Kupu, who donated a portion of every ticket sold to Forgotten Harvest, says the event’s success went a lot further than the boxing ring that night.
“When we started these events, the goal was not only to bring a regular professional boxing program back to Detroit, but also to give back to this wonderful city and I’m happy to say we’re doing it,” Said Word. “I couldn’t be more proud. Thank you to the fans who came out that night and to my wonderful sponsor, Thomas Magee’s. Thank you to my entire team and to all the fighters for their brave efforts. Thank you to the team at the Masonic and to all the big-name Detroit fighters who showed up in support of the event. We will be doing it again soon.”
Based in Oak Park, Michigan, Forgotten Harvest was formed in 1990 to relieve hunger and prevent food waste throughout the metro Detroit area. Forgotten Harvest “rescued” mo 40 million pounds of food last year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from over 800 locations, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, wharekai, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors and other Health Department-approved sources.
This donated food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered free of-charge to 280 emergency food providers in the metro Detroit area. Forgotten Harvest has been ranked as a four-star charity by Charity Navigator for nine consecutive years.
Learn more about Forgotten Harvest and how to help drive hunger from our community at

mekemeke

HEAVYWEIGHT UPSET BREWING IN DETROIT?

Waiho he tākupu
Gormley Confident that Undefeated Ruiz Will Taste Defeat at ‘Detroit Brawl’ i runga i Rāhoroi, Hōngongoi 16

, at Masonic Temple

Having already experienced being a world-rated TV-level fighter under tremendous pressure to win every fight impressively, Miami-based slugger Josh “Dempsey” Gormley says he much prefers the lowered expectations of being considered the “hoariri” since coming back to boxing.
“There’s a lot of pressure on you as the A-side guy,” explained Gormley. “As an opponent, I’m supposed to lose, so when I win it’ll be that much more dramatic.”
Gormley (22-4, 21 Koó) will face WBO #5-, IBF #5-, and WBC #7-rated and current NABF heavyweight champion Andy “The Destroyer from Mexicali” Ruiz (27-0, 18 Koó) in a non-title fight tenei Rāhoroi i roto i te Detroit. The two bruising heavyweights will meet in the 10-round main event of Salita Promotions’ latest “Detroit Brawl” event at the Masonic Temple.
Sponsored by Thomas Magee’s Sporting House Whiskey Bar, tīkiti mō “Detroit Brawl” will be priced at VIP $123, Box Seats $100, Ringside $93, Reserved $63 a $38, and Balcony $28, and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and Tickmaster.com.
Gormley says he isn’t prepared to go along with the expected outcome for a 41-year-old fighter taking on a top contender in just his third fight since returning from a 16-year retirement. He’s coming to Detroit to win.
“Ko ia tino hoki ahau,” he said of Ruiz. “I feel like I’m fighting the weakest guy in the top 10. He doesn’t punch hard and I won’t have to look for him. He comes forward a lot and he’s not Floyd Mayweather. I don’t think he can handle my power. Now that I’m older, I hit harder than ever and I’m in great shape. I doubt it’ll last the distance. I’ll get him out of there in about five rounds. Even if he does, I’m in great shape to beat him over the distance.”
Gormley, reportedly the grandson of all-time-great heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, ka tahuri pro i roto i 1992 and flirted with world-contender status before suffering a pair of tough losses and retiring in 1999. Heoi, mekemeke, like any addiction, eventually lured him back.
“I just want to take opportunities and see what I can do,” ka mea ia. “Riro ngaro ranei, I’m just carrying on my legacy and seeing what I can still do. My goal is to be champ of the world. But I’m not chasing that dream lie I used to. A long time ago I chased the heavyweight championship dream so hard that every loss was devastating. Na, I want to take the opportunities as they come and win some of them. And hey, when I beat this guy, I’m back in the top 10!”
Scheduled in support of the main event that night will be Giorgi Gelashvili (4-0, 2 Koó) of Brooklyn via Georgia facing comebacking veteran Eric Hall (8-9-1, 4 Koó) of Durand, Michigan in a super lightweight six-rounder.
Ano, Serdar Hudayberdiyev (2-0, 2 Koó) of Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan, will face fellow undefeated fighter Steven Andrade (3-0, 2 Koó) o Atlanta, Georgia in a welterweight four-rounder.
The opponent for the long-awaited pro debut of Dearborn, Michigan’s “Southpaw Prince” Gheith Karim, a three-time national amateur champion, will be two-fight welterweight scrapper Dean Walsh Jr. of Monroe, Michigan.
Detroit prospect Demetrius Banks (7-0, 4 Koó) is scheduled for a six-round cruiserweight match-up against Niagara Falls, New York’s Eric George (4-11).
Promising Detroit bantamweight Jarico O’Quinn (1-0, 1 KO), a recent Salita Promotions signee, will take on Sergio Aguilar (0-3) of Miami Beach, Florida, in a four-round bout; super bantamweight Zach Shamoun (3-0-1, 3 Koó) of Royal Oak, Michigan, will face also-unbeaten Jose Elizondo (1-0) o San Antonio, Texas; and so-far perfect undefeated cruiserweight Clarence Dubose (3-0, 3 Koó) of Detroit will look to keep his KO streak intact against Karinn Davis (2-6, 2 Koó) o Jackson, Michigan.
Detroit middleweight Dorell Van Horn Jr. (9-0, 6 Koó) will face Rapid City, South Dakota’s Ryan Soft (3-5-1, 1 KO) in a six-rounder.
###
Remember, every ticket purchased to “Detroit Brawl” buys charitable meals for the Forgotten Harvest food rescue organization. Each regular ticket purchased will buy 10 meals that will be distributed to disadvantaged families and each VIP buys 15.
Based in Oak Park, Michigan, Forgotten Harvest was formed in 1990 to relieve hunger and prevent food waste throughout the metro Detroit area. Forgotten Harvest “rescued” mo 40 million pounds of food last year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from over 800 locations, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, wharekai, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered free of-charge to 280 emergency food providers in the metro Detroit area. Forgotten Harvest has been ranked as a four-star charity by Charity Navigator for nine consecutive years.
Thomas Magee’s Sporting House Whiskey Bar offers patrons an old-school sports and whiskey bar in Downtown Detroit’s Eastern Market district. Thomas Magee’s prides itself on providing every sport, every game, me nga whawhai, plus great beer and whiskey!
For more information on the “Detroit Brawl” or Salita Promotions, toronga www.salitapromotions.com. Thomas Magee’s Sporting House Whiskey Bar is located at 1408 E Fisher Service Drive in Detroit. Mō ētahi atu pārongo, karanga 313-263-4342 or visit their official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ThomasMageesSportingHouseWhiskeyBar

I te po whawhai, tatau tuwhera i 6:30 pm and the fights begin at 7:15 pm.
mekemeke

Full Card Announced for ‘Detroit Brawl’ i runga i Rāhoroi, Hōngongoi 16, at Masonic Temple

Waiho he tākupu
The exciting undercard has been announced for the Rāhoroi, Hōngongoi 16, “Detroit Brawl” takahanga, presented by Salita Promotions at the Masonic Temple in Downtown Detroit.
In support of WBO #5-, IBF #5-, and WBC #7-rated and current NABF heavyweight champion Andy “The Destroyer from Mexicali” Ruiz’s (27-0, 18 Koó) 10-round non-title battle against comebacking KO artist Joshua “Josh Dempsey” Gormley (22-4, 21 Koó) will be a strong mix of local and international talent in intriguing match-ups.
Sponsored by Thomas Magee’s Sporting House Whiskey Bar, tīkiti mō “Detroit Brawl” will be priced at VIP $123, Box Seats $100, Ringside $93, Reserved $63 a $38, and Balcony $28, and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and Tickmaster.com.
Scheduled in support of the main event that night will be Giorgi Gelashvili (4-0, 2 Koó) of Brooklyn via Georgia facing comebacking veteran Eric Hall (8-9-1, 4 Koó) of Durand, Michigan in a super lightweight six-rounder.
Ano, Serdar Hudayberdiyev (2-0, 2 Koó) of Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan, will face fellow undefeated fighter Steven Andrade (3-0, 2 Koó) o Atlanta, Georgia in a welterweight four-rounder.
The opponent for the long-awaited pro debut of Dearborn, Michigan’s “Southpaw Prince” Gheith Karim, a three-time national amateur champion, will be two-fight welterweight scrapper Dean Walsh Jr. of Monroe, Michigan.
Detroit prospect Demetrius Banks (7-0, 4 Koó) is scheduled for a six-round cruiserweight match-up against Niagara Falls, New York’s Eric George (4-11).
Promising Detroit bantamweight Jarico O’Quinn (1-0, 1 KO), a recent Salita Promotions signee, will take on Sergio Aguilar (0-3) of Miami Beach, Florida, in a four-round bout; super bantamweight Zach Shamoun (3-0-1, 3 Koó) of Royal Oak, Michigan, will face also-unbeaten Jose Elizondo (1-0) o San Antonio, Texas; and so-far perfect undefeated cruiserweight Clarence Dubose (3-0, 3 Koó) of Detroit will look to keep his KO streak intact against Karinn Davis (2-6, 2 Koó) o Jackson, Michigan.
Detroit middleweight Dorell Van Horn Jr. (9-0, 6 Koó) will face Rapid City, South Dakota’s Ryan Soft (3-5-1, 1 KO) in a six-rounder.
###
Remember, every ticket purchased to “Detroit Brawl” buys charitable meals for the Forgotten Harvest food rescue organization. Each regular ticket purchased will buy 10 meals that will be distributed to disadvantaged families and each VIP buys 15.
Based in Oak Park, Michigan, Forgotten Harvest was formed in 1990 to relieve hunger and prevent food waste throughout the metro Detroit area. Forgotten Harvest “rescued” mo 40 million pounds of food last year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from over 800 locations, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, wharekai, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered free of-charge to 280 emergency food providers in the metro Detroit area. Forgotten Harvest has been ranked as a four-star charity by Charity Navigator for nine consecutive years.
Thomas Magee’s Sporting House Whiskey Bar offers patrons an old-school sports and whiskey bar in Downtown Detroit’s Eastern Market district. Thomas Magee’s prides itself on providing every sport, every game, me nga whawhai, plus great beer and whiskey!
For more information on the “Detroit Brawl” or Salita Promotions, torongawww.salitapromotions.com. Thomas Magee’s Sporting House Whiskey Bar is located at 1408 E Fisher Service Drive in Detroit. Mō ētahi atu pārongo, karanga 313-263-4342 or visit their official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ThomasMageesSportingHouseWhiskeyBar
I te po whawhai, tatau tuwhera i 6:30 pm and the fights begin at 7:15 pm.
mekemeke

Andy Ruiz to Face Josh Gormley in Main Event of Salita Promotions’ next ‘Detroit Brawl’ i runga i Rāhoroi, Hōngongoi 16, at Masonic Temple

Waiho he tākupu
HEAVYWEIGHT SLUGFEST IN MOTOWN:
An intriguing heavyweight showdown will go down on Rāhoroi, Hōngongoi 16, as WBO #5-, IBF #5-, and WBC #7-rated and current NABF heavyweight champion Andy “The Destroyer from Mexicali” Ruiz (27-0, 18 Koó) has agreed to face comebacking KO artist Joshua “Josh Dempsey” Gormley (22-4, 21 Koó) in his next ring appearance.
Sponsored by Thomas Magee’s Sporting House Whiskey Bar, tīkiti mō “Detroit Brawl” will be priced at VIP $123, Box Seats $100, Ringside $93, Reserved $63 a $38, and Balcony $28, and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and Tickmaster.com.
26-Ruiz tau-tau, from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, will face the determined and upset-minded 41-year-old Gormley, from Torrance in a non-title fight in the 10-round main event of Salita Promotions’ muri “Detroit Brawl” installment at the Masonic Temple in Downtown Detroit.
Ruiz has made four successful defenses of his NABF Championship. I mua i taua, he held the WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship and made an additional three successful defenses before relinquishing. In his last in-ring appearance, he stopped former world title challenger Ray Austin in the fourth round on Kia 14 in Studio City, California.
Gormley, who bills himself as a distant relative of former champ Jack Dempsey, reportedly trains with Dino Spencer and Luis “Chiro” Perez at the 5th St. Gym in Miami, Florida. He is on a three-fight KO streak since coming back from a 16-year layoff in late 2015. Despite having had no amateur boxing career, Dempsey fought his way to up-and-comer status in the late 90s and was a fan favorite. He also worked with former champion Lennox Lewis as a sparring partner. Gormley is a former California State Wrestling Champion and MMA fighter and the older brother of UFC fighter Chase Gormley.
Giving the “Detroit Brawl” crowd its usual international flavor will be welterweights Giorgi Gelashvili (4-0, 2 Koó) Brooklyn via Georgia and Serdar Hadurbadyev (2-0, 2 Koó) of Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan in separate six-round bouts.
Ano, making his long-awaited four-round pro debut that night will be “Southpaw Prince” Gheith Karim, a three-time national amateur champion from Dearborn, Michigan. A product of the Kronk Gym, Karim was being touted as a future star by legendary Kronk founder Emanuel Steward since the age of 11. He will compete as a junior middleweight.
Also scheduled for action that night are crowd-favorite Detroit prospects including cruiserweight Demetrius Banks (7-0, 4 Koó) in a six-rounder; middleweight Dorell Van Horn Jr (9-0, 6 Koó) in a six-rounder; as well as promising Detroit bantamweight Jarico O’Quinn (1-0, 1 KO); super bantamweight Zach Shamoun (3-0-1, 3 Koó) of Bloomfield Hills Michigan; and cruiserweight Clarence Dubose (3-0, 3 Koó) of Eastpointe, Michigan, in separate four-rounders.
###
Thomas Magee’s Sporting House Whiskey Bar offers patrons an old-school sports and whiskey bar in Downtown Detroit’s Eastern Market district. Thomas Magee’s prides itself on providing every sport, every game, me nga whawhai, plus great beer and whiskey!
For more information on the “Detroit Brawl” or Salita Promotions, torongawww.salitapromotions.com. Thomas Magee’s Sporting House Whiskey Bar is located at 1408 E Fisher Service Drive in Detroit. Mō ētahi atu pārongo, karanga 313-263-4342 or visit their official Facebook page:www.facebook.com/ThomasMageesSportingHouseWhiskeyBar

I te po whawhai, tatau tuwhera i 6:30 pm and the fights begin at 7:15 pm.
mekemeke

Kaiwhakahaere John Seip tohu Italian amanaki super whitu Daniele Marco Scardina

Waiho he tākupu

(L-R) – Daniel Mark Scardina me John Seip

 

Miami (April 6, 2015) – Kaiwhakahaere mekemeke Veteran John Seip He hainatia tino whakapaipai kaimekemeke amateur Italian Daniel Mark Scardina ki te kirimana whakahaere motuhake.

 

Kei te pai mohiotia Seip mō te ārahi i Peter “Chocolate Kid” Quillin ki te mekemeke Organization World (WBO) te ao taitara whitu. Ko te Māori Yorker New hoki whakahaere maranga super whitu o Ingarangi O nga hoiho o “Ko te tāriana” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Koó).

 

Hails-tau 21-tawhito te Scardina i Rozzano, he pa o iti iho i te 40,000 te iwi i roto i te Porowini o Milan. Tīmata ia mekemeke i roto i 2008 i te tau o te 16, e whai ake nei i roto i te tapuwae o tona matua keke i te kaimekemeke i taua wa, me te tauira o Daniele.

 

Scardina, nei i 56 pāngia runaruna, hōnore runga mau i roto i te maha tauwhāinga Italian tae atu i te Rovereto National, National hiriwa karapu, a e rua National Golden karapu. Riro ano hoki e ia he mētara parahi i te hui International.

 

I roto i te 2013, pouaka me ia mo te Team mekemeke Italia Thunder i roto i te Series Ao o Boxing, toa tona ōrite anake ki te hoariri Tiamana.

 

Scardina tuatahi mau aro o Seip i rongonui i te ao 5th St. Omaoma i roto i te Miami Beach, te tuatahi whakatuwheratia i roto i te 1950 e Chris Tanitī, a kua whakangungua ki reira te fare o te toa rave rahi ao tae atu Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Durán, Sonny Liston a Willie pep. Tonu te tikanga tuku iho taonga i te hou 5th St. Te omaoma, kei tata i 1434 Alton Street, te wahi i runga whawhai i huri noa i te ao, pērā i Bernard Hopkins whakangungu tonu.

 

“I kite tuatahi ahau i whakangungu ia ia i te 5th St. Omaoma a ka titiro ia he runaruna angamaheni rite,” Ua haamaramarama Seip. “Maka e ia nifó te whanui, kihai i mohio ki te maka i te werohanga pai. Trainers Guy Laieta a Dino Spencer tīmata te mahi ki a ia, a inaianei ngā te whakamahi ia i tona taea, whawhai i te tawhiti, me te i whiua e ngā o ārai me matau. Te ngākau nui e pā ana ki mekemeke ia, whakarongo me te ako i nga ra. Daniele He tere ringa pai me te mana. Ko ia he koati ataahua, rawa. I kite ahau i te tahi mea i roto ia ia, whäwhä, a ka whakatau ki te haina ia.

 

“Dino Ko te rangatira hanga nei i te omaoma runga kakari-wāhitanga nui mākutu i roto i te huru ngā na e rave rahi whawhai pūmanawa nei pana tino tahi i te tahi ki te. Ko te kua kitea e kua pai ake Danielle tona whakangungu pūkenga i reira. Te ia te roa, nohopuku me te kaha. Ko maere tana matatika mahi; te ia te tuatahi i roto i te omaoma, whakamutunga ki te waiho. E kore e taea e koe te kino ia i tēnei koati, rānei. Te ti'aturi nei tatou katoa e ia he he kaha'ú rawa kanapa.”

 
Scardina patua taimaha-putea i te 5 St. Omaoma i roto i te Miami Beach

Rerekē whawhai i Russia me nga iwi Soviet-kimi mua, me te hunga i Latin America e haere mai ana ki te Hau Amui no Marite no te haamau i to ratou mau mahi mekemeke ngaio, Whawhai Italian-whanau kua aru uaua te ara ano rite Scardina, nei neke ki Miami whakamutunga tau, me te moe i runga i te papa o te fare o tona teina.

 

Ko te toa te ao Italian-whanau ana'e nei whawhai ngaio i roto i te Amerika, ko Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Koó), nei ko te whitu toa WBC / WBA i roto i 1979-1980. Antuofermo, ahakoa, oho ki tona utuafare ki Brooklyn i Puglia, Italy, ia ia 17 a ka ako ia e founga ki te pouaka i roto i te Amerika.

 

“Kua hiahia tonu ahau ki te waiho i te toa i roto i Amerika,” Na ka mea a Scardina. “Ko te te moe ki ahau American. Whakaaro ahau ka whai ahau he faingamālie nui i roto i tenei whenua ki te kia i te kaimekemeke rahi e nehenehe hei ahau ki te awhina matau. John Seip Ko te kaiwhakahaere tika hoki ahau, no te whakapono ia e taea e matou te taitara ao tahi hei rōpū.”

 

Kaimekemeke tino o Scardina e Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux a Miguel Cotto. “E mahi ahau i runga i te tino rite ki te toa ki waho, me te ki matua i oku ringa ofi,” Tāpiri Scardina. Kei te whawhai ahau ki te hei toa ao.”

 

Tūmanakohia Scardina ki te hanga i tona tuatahi pro tenei May Pipiri ranei.

 

A pee i te Instagram Scardinadanieletoretto.