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2-time Dominican Olympian Leonel de los Santos Shipping up to Boston

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BOSTON (Maio 4, 2022) – Two-time Dominican Olympian, lightweight Leonel de los Santos (6-0, 5 KOs), may be settling in the Boston area to enhance his professional boxing career. De fato, he recently spent a month there preparing for his last fight, which resulted in a win by way of a 6-round decision this past March in his native Dominican Republic.


Santos’ manager, Ryan Roach, lives in Boston and he introduced his undefeated lightweight to trainer Alex Rivera, and that paid immediate dividends in terms of improvement.


Santos, 26, trained at the Somerville Boxing Club under Rivera, who trains 26-0 welterweight Rashidi Ellis, who Santos sparred with several times, and US Olympian Rashida Ellis, Rashidi’s sister.


“The conditions at our training camp in Boston were very good,” Santos said. “I learned a lot of new things about professional boxing from Alex in just a short time, especially my defense about dodging smaller boxers. He really helped my performance in my last fight.
Rivera only worked with Santos two weeks, but the two connected right away.


“Leonel is a good boxer with a lot of experience,” Rivera remembered. “He has speed and power. We worked on making him more technically sound. It’s about hitting without being hit. He is very tall for his weight class – 5’ 8’ or 5’ 9” – with a good reach. We got along right away, and it was like we had been working together for a long time. I think he can make some noise with his amateur background. He has all the tools. Reminds me a little of Ryan Garcia: tall and strong for his weight class. Leonel has what it takes.


“I wasn’t with Leonel for his last fight, but I did watch some highlights. The guy he fought (Andres Bens Zapata) could really take a punch. Leonel’s hands were swollen after the fight from hitting his opponent so much. Leonel hit him with everything he had. I noticed how his defense and distance had improved. That’s what we worked on. He kept his distance and had a clean fight.”


Santos, who has relatives living in nearby Lawrence, MA, is applying for a work visa to train with Rivera.


“I think training with Alex vastly improved Leonel’s boxing and timing,” Santos’ manager Roach added. “Alex worked a lot on distance, which will lead to more power behind his shots. I saw big changes in Leonel’s last fight. He applied the skills he learned with Alex, and I look forward to more.”


Fighter Locker’s growing stable of gifted boxers also includes California super flyweight Rocco “So Cal Kid” Santomauro (21-1, 6 KOs), New York’s ABF American West super lightweight Ray Jay “The Destroyer” Bermudez (16-0, 11 KOs), Connecticut’s ABF USA super welterweight Jimmy “Quiet Storm” Williams (18-5-2, 6 KOs), Colorado’s ABF American West super middleweight champion “The Amazing” Shawn McCalman (10-0, 6 KOs), Massachusetts super lightweight Adrian “Tonka” Sosa (12-0, 9 KOs), Florida super bantamweight Daniel “The Dedication” Bailey, Jr. (10-1, 5 KOs), Massachusetts featherweight Troy Anderson, Jr. (4-0, 2 KOs), 2-time Brazilian Olympian & 2016 Olympic silver medalist Yuberjen Martinez, Brazilian Olympian Jorge Vivas, Dominican cruiserweight Roki “Rocky” Berroa (2-0, 1 KO), Dominican super welterweight Juan Solano Santos (1-0, 1 KO), Georgia super middleweight James Hagler, Jr. (2-1, 1 KO), Dominican featherweight Orlando Perez Zapata (10-0, 8 KOs), Dominican lightweight Isaelin Florian Henriguez (8-1, 4 KOs), Florida light heavyweight Robert Daniels, Jr. (6-0, 5 KOs), Irish light heavyweight Tommy “The Kid” O’Toole (3-0, 2 KOs), Texas super lightweight Miranda “La Alacrana” Reyes (5-1-1, 2 KOs), Massachusetts super featherweight Alex Rivera (3-0, 2 KOs), Kansas brothers, welterweight Marcus (3-0, 3 KOs) and super lightweight Marcell (1-0), and Utah brothers, ABF American West lightweight champion Ignacio Chairez (9-0-1, 5 KOs) and lightweight Gabriel Chairez (4-0-1, 2 KOs).


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YEIS SOLANO PARA ENFRENTAR ELIAS DAMIAN ARAUJO NA ABERTURA DO BOUT DO SHOBOX: A NOVA GERAÇÃO SEXTA-FEIRA, Junho 21 VIVER EM SHOWTIME®

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Araujo substitui José Romero, que foi forçado a se retirar devido a uma lesão



NOVA IORQUE - (Junho 12, 2019) – Perspectiva invicta dos leves Yeis Solano enfrentará um novo oponente no ex-campeão argentino dos leves Elias Damian Araujo em uma luta de oito assaltos que abrirá um ShoBox: A Nova Geração tripleheader na sexta, Junho 21 viver no canal Showtime em 10 p.m. ET / PT do WinnaVegas Casino em Sloan, Iowa.



No evento principal, canhoto Sebastian Fundora (12-0, 8 KOs) de Coachella, Calif., enfrenta Hector Zepeda (17-0, 4 KOs) de Tijuana, México em luta de 10 rounds super meio-médios. Na co-metragem, Michel Rivera (15-0, 10 KOs) de santo domingo, República Dominicana enfrenta Rene Tellez Giron do México (13-0, 7 KOs) em um oito-redonda ataque leve. O evento é promovido pela Sampson Boxing em associação com a Paco Presents. Ingressos, a partir de $10, já estão à venda e disponíveis em www.WinnaVegas.com.



Solano, (14-0, 10 KOs), não está preocupado com a mudança do oponente de última hora. “Não importa com quem eu luto. Eu confio na minha equipe e minhas habilidades,"Ele disse. “Eu não me preocupo com quem está na minha frente. Eu teria vencido o primeiro cara e vou vencer esse cara também. Eu não treino para vencer um lutador especificamente. Eu treino para vencer todos os lutadores e faço ajustes no ringue. Alguns lutadores ficam chateados quando o oponente muda. Eu não. Mesmo que minha equipe diga que quer que eu lute com um cara diferente na pesagem, meu trabalho continua o mesmo. ”



Solano é um jovem de 26 anos de Monteria, Colômbia que começou a lutar boxe aos sete anos; ele acumulou um recorde amador de 118-12. Ele é um ex-campeão do WBA Fedebol Lightweight e em 2012 terceiro colocado nos Jogos Nacionais Colômbia. Em sua última luta, ele marcou uma paralisação de cinco redonda sobre Jesus Manuel Sandoval em outubro 2018. Ele está atualmente treinando em Compton Boxing Gym em Compton, Calif., e é treinado por José Ponce, Sr. e seu filho José Ponce, Jr.

“Estou animado para essa luta,”Disse Araujo, quem está fazendo sua estreia nos Estados Unidos. “Meu estilo é agressivo. Eu lutei quatro canhotos. Eu sei como lutar contra eles - eu gosto de lutar contra eles.



“Eu vi vídeos do Solano. Acho que ele vai vir lutar. Ele está treinando em Compton, Califórnia, então ele virá mais do que pronto, também. Esses são os ingredientes para um bom show. ”



Araujo (19-1, 7 KOs) substitui o compatriota José Romero, que foi forçado a desistir da luta devido a uma lesão. Apelidado de “El Macho,”Araujo, um canhoto de 31 anos de Venado Tuerto, Santa Fé, Argentina, venceu o título provisório do WBC Latino Lightweight com uma decisão unânime sobre Jonathan Jose Eniz em outubro 2016. Ele defendeu com sucesso duas vezes antes de perder para Javier Jose Clavero em uma revanche imediata em junho passado. Ele treina no Coachella com Freddy Fundora, pai e treinador do lutador principal Sebastian Fundora. Em sua última saída em janeiro, Araujo parou o veterano Pablo Rodriguez em quatro rodadas.



Barry Tompkins vai chamar a ação 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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Crawley and Garcia battle to majority draw in Philadelphia

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KING’S PROMOTIONS BACK AT 2300 ARENA ON Sexta-feira, SEPTEMBER 14TH
Filadélfia, Penn. (Agosto 13, 2018)-Esse passado Sexta-feira noite, Tyrone Crawley, Jr. e Ricardo Garcia fought to an eight-round majority draw before a capacity crowd at SugarHouse Casino in a junior welterweight bout.
The fantastic nine-bout show was promoted by King’s Promotions.

It seemed that Garcia was leading the action by landing combinations on the ropes. Crawley tried to keep the fight at the center of the ring by trying to lead with his left and flicking out the jab. Garcia dictated the action, but the judges did not see it that way as two of the voters saw the fight even at 76-76 and a 3rd judge had it 79-73 for Garcia.

Garcia, 140.7 lbs of Dominican Republic is 14-3-1. Crawley, Jr., 138.5 lbs of Philadelphia, PA 7-1-1.

Eric Moon won an eight-round unanimous decision over Christopher Brooker in a super middleweight bout.

Moon used quick combination that scored well over the second half of the fight that swelled the left eye of Brooker.

Moon, 167.9 lbs of Marieta, GA won by scores of 78-74 e 77-75 twice to raise his record to 8-1. Brooker, 169 lbs of Philadelphia is now 13-6.

Poindexter Cavaleiro remained undefeated by winning a six-round unanimous decision over Gregory Averil Young in a welterweight bout.
Knight was in control of the bout and then in round five with a powerful right hook. Knight landed several more hard shots, but was unable to finish him,.

Cavaleiro, 149.9 lbs of Philadelphia won on all cards by 60-53 tallies, e é agora 5-0. Jovem, 147.4 lbs of Hoover, AL is 4-1.

Joshafat Ortiz stopped Javier Oquendo in round three of their scheduled six-round super featherweight bout featuring undefeated fighters.

It was a fast paced bout until Ortiz decked Oquendo with a perfect right hand. Oquendo was hurt, and Ortiz jumped on him, and after a hard flurry, the bout was stopped at 2:06.

Ortiz, 128.6 lbs of Reading, PA é 5-0 com três knockouts. Oquendo, 128.8 lbs of Philadelphia is 3-1.

Rasheed Johnson won a six-round unanimous decision over Tony Morris in a welterweight bout.

Morris was cut badly over his left eye in round three from a clash of heads, while Johnson was also cut but not as much.

Johnson, 145.5 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 60-54 em todas as placas, e é agora 4-2. Morris, 149.4 lbs of Jacksonville, FL is 4-2-1.

2016 U.S. Olympic Trials champion Paul Kroll made a successful pro debut by stopping DeAngelo Alcorn in the 1st round of their scheduled four-round welterweight bout.
Kroll scored one knockdown from a hard overhand right, e a luta foi interrompida em 2:33.
Kroll, 151.5 lbs of Philadelphia is 1-0 com 1 suprimir. Alcorn, 150.8 lbs of Searcy, AR is 0-2.

Rasheen Brown looked sharp in his pro debut by winning a four-round unanimous decision over Bryann Perez in a super bantamweight bout.

Marrom, 122.9 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 40-36 duas vezes, e 39-37, e é agora 1-0. Perez, 127.1 lbs from Dallas, TX é 2-11.

In a nice back and forth brawl, Nicoy Clarke won a majority decision over Jose Nunez in a heavyweight bout that was filled with action.

The fought hard on the inside throughout the bout, but Clarke landed the harder punches.

Na segunda rodada, Nunez began to bleed from his nose.

Clarke, 209.4 lbs of Jersey City, NJ venceu por dezenas de 40-36, 39-37 e 38-38, e é agora 2-1. Nunez, 216.2 lbs of Reading, PA was making his pro debut.
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Confident Lenin Castillo About Taking on Marcus Browne and His Undefeated Record

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After winning the WBO NABO Light Heavyweight title in the month of April, former Olympian Lenin Castillo, da República Dominicana, will travel to New York, for the fight that will place him at the door of a world title fight.

 

 

 

Este sábado, Agosto 4, WBO ranked 14th Castelo (18-1-1, 13 KOs) lutará 2ndranked Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 KOs), from New York, in a 10-round scheduled bout from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

 

 

 

Castillo-Browne is a special edition bout of PBC that will air live on FS2 & FOX Deportes at 5:30 p.m. E / 2:30 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

“I’ve been following Browne’s career for some time. Facing him was something I was waiting for, and now it’s better because he is number two in the WBO. We were both Olympians, so I know that we will give a great fight to keep the fans talking about our division”, disse Castillo, who is stationed in Puerto Rico, under the supervision of veteran trainer Freddy Trinidad, and Yoel ‘Yowy’ González at the Caimito Municipal Gym, located in the capital city of San Juan.

 

 

 

“I feel satisfied with the training in Caimito, I’ve learned from the knowledge of Trinidad and Yowy. On the track, the person in charge is Mr. Bonet, who has worked with great boxers. I hope that all my work will pay off in the fight, and that my performance is to everyone’s liking. This victory is for the Dominican Republic, where we continue to grow in the boxing world”.

 

 

 

Castillo’s manager, Raul Pastrana of Spartan Boxing Club, dito: “This fight will define Lenin’s course in the grand stages of boxing. A world title fight is upcoming with a great performance against Browne. We understand that Browne has not faced a quality fighter such as Lenin. Lenin will show that he has the tools and the desire to reach the top. Além, he is willing to face any opponent, at any place”.

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Tyrone Crawley Jr. battles Ricardo Garcia in main event on Friday, August 10th at SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia

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Filadélfia, Penn. (Junho 7, 2018)–Tyrone Crawley, Jr. lutarão Ricardo Garcia in the eight-round junior welterweight main event on Sexta-feira, August 10th em SugarHouse Casino.

 

 

 

Na co-metragem de oito rodada, Clarence Booth batalhas Victor Vazquez in a junior welterweight bout.

 

 

O cartão é promovido pela Promoções rei.

 

 

 

Crawley of Philadelphia has a record of 7-1.

 

 

 

O 32 year-old is a 6-year professional who won his first even bouts.

 

 

 

Em sua última luta, Crawley had to retire after round three of his bout with Anthony Mercado. Crawley was winning the fight until he suffered a wrist injury.

 

 

 

Garcia of The Dominican Republic has a record of 14-3 com nove knockouts.

 

 

 

O 31 year-old Garcia is a two year professional who won his first 14 extremidades.

 

 

 

He won The Dominican Republic Super Lightweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over undefeated Francisco Aguero (13-0).

 

 

 

Garcia is coming off an eight-round unanimous decision defeat to undefeated Montana Love on May 5th in Johnstown, Pa.

 

 

 

Booth of Saint Petersburg, Florida tem um recorde de 15-4 com oito nocautes.

 

 

 

O 30 year-old Booth is seven-year professional who won 13 de seu primeiro 14 extremidades, which included wins over Luis Joel Gonzalez (11-2-1), Osenohan Vázquez (8-2-1), Jonathan Perez (5-0) & Marcus Powell (1-0).

 

 

 

Booth is coming off a 4th round stoppage defeat to Dadashev (8-0) em novembro 11, 2017 in Fresno, Califórnia.

 

 

 

Vazquez of Yonkers, New York tem um recorde de 10-4 com quatro nocautes.

 

 

 

O 22 year-old Vazquez is a four year professional who has wins over David Gonzales (8-2-2), Garcia (14-0), Jerome Conquest (6-1) & Bem-vindo Diaz (2-0).

 

 

 

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FORMER IBF WORLD CHAMPION JONATHAN “SALOMON KING” GUZMAN SIGNS WITH EL MATADOR MANAGEMENT

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QUEENS, Nova Iorque (May 15th, 2018) – El Matador Management, Inc. has announced the signing of hard hitting super bantamweight contender, Jonathan “Salomon Rei” Guzman (23-1, 22 KO). Felipe Gomez will now be managing the career of hard hitting and former IBF World Super Bantamweight Champion Guzman, who hails from Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. Gomez will be working closely with Sampson Lewkowicz (Guzman’ Promotor) as they jointly look to keep Guzman busy, while guiding him back toward a world title.

 

 

 

Guzman won the IBF World Super Bantamweight Title with an 11-round stoppage over Shingo Wake (20-4-2, 12 KO) no Japão. Guzman then defended his title against Yukinori Oguni (18-1-1, 8 KO) in Kyoto, Japan losing a 12-round unanimous decision.

 

 

 

“I been out of the ring for over a year now and I know Felipe Gomez can help jump-start my career again.” said Guzman. “I see the job he is doing with all his fighters and how he has been keeping them busy. That is exactly what I need, someone that can help keep me busy fighting and that also believes in me becoming a World Champion again.”

 

 

 

“I am extremely happy to be part of Jonathan Guzman’s team” said Felipe Gomez. “He is an exciting fighter to watch, he reminds me of a mini Mike Tyson. I have big plans for him and I will work relentlessly with Sampson Lewkowicz to help Guzman get back on track. Guzman is a skillful fighter that has tremendous punching power in both hands and I am excited to have him be part of my team!”

 

 

 

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Former Olympian Lenin Castillo inks with Spartan Boxing Club

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Former Olympian Lenin Castillo (17-1-1, 12 KO) from the Dominican Republic has signed with new Puerto Rican management company, Spartan Boxing Club, on his mission to be part of the big stages in boxing.

 

 

 

 

Spartan Boxing Club President Raul Pastrana stated that “We are already planning to put Castillo on Abril 7 card in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where Angel Acosta will defend his WBO world title, and we are currently in the process of looking for a quality opponent together with a regional title to rank Castillo in the top positions in order to get a greater fight by the end of the year”.

 

 

 

 

“I signed with Spartan Boxing because they have an incredible platform and a work plan that I understand will be effective for my long-term career. I’m crazy to get back the ring to show that I deserve to be on the big stages and what better way to start this new path in front of my dear Puerto Rican people whom make me feel at home every time I go there” said Castillo who at the amateur boxing level won gold medals at the Jr. Pan American Games and José ‘Cheo’ Aponte International Tournament, and competed at the Olympic Games at welterweight category in Beijing, China.

 

 

 

 

Em sua última luta, held in the month of November at the Hotel Jaragua in Santo Domingo, Castillo defeated by brutal knockout in the first round over power puncher, Andy Perez (20-7, 19 KO).

 

 

 

 

Spartan Boxing Club is composed of the decorated fighters: Super Bantamweight Yenifel Vicente (31-3-2, 23 KO) of the Dominican Republic who is ranked in the WBO & WBC, former members of the Puerto Rican National Amateur Boxing Team: Bernard ‘Bimbo’ Lebron (9-0, 4KO), John ‘La Bestia’ Correa (3-0, 3KO) and Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez (9-0, 4KO), among others boxers.

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FELIPE GOMEZ SIGNS ELIO ROJAS TO MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

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Nova Iorque (Abril 14, 2017)-Boxing manager Felipe Gomez is proud to announce the signing of former world champion Elio Rojas to a managerial contract.

Elio Rojas who hails from San Francisco de Macoris, República Dominicana tem um recorde de 24-3, com 14 ganha vindo por nocaute.

Rojas won the WBC World Featherweight Title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Takahiro Ao (17-1-1) in Ao’s hometown in Tokyo, Japão. Rojas then defended his title against Mexican veteran Gutty Espadas Jr. (45-7) in Yucatan, Mexico with a 12-round unanimous decision. Em sua luta mais recente, Rojas lost by TKO in the 5th round to hard hitting Mikey Garcia, 36-0, 30 nocautes.

Rojas, who had been living in Florida, recently moved to New York with the hopes of getting his career back on track.

“I know Felipe Gomez for many years and I know he can help me jumpstart my career,” said Rojas.

“Elio fought some big names in his career and is coming off a tough loss in a fight he accepted above his weight class. If he can get back down to his natural weight which is 126-130 libras, I know he can beat a lot of good fighters,” said Gomez. “I am excited to be part of his career because I know he still has a lot of fight in him and he can become a world champion again.”

Elios Rojas is training at the famous Gleason Gym in Brooklyn, New York with former world champion Joan Guzman.

Felipe Gomez, formerly of New Legend Boxing, has given up his promoter’s license to become a boxing manager. His recent signings include: Middleweight veteran Giovanni Lorenzo, Middleweight DeVaun Lee, Welterweight Cesar Francis and several other up and coming prospects residing in the Dominican Republic.
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World Ranked Middleweight Antoine Douglas stops Eduardo Mercedes in 2 rounds to win WBC Fedelatin title

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Gains 2nd knockout em 2 weeks
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Nutley, NJ (Março 28, 2017) – World ranked middleweight Antoine Douglas scored his 2nd knockout em 2 weeks as he took out Eduardo Mercedes at 1:45 of round two to capture the WBC Fedelatin title in a bout that took place in the Domincan Republic.

Douglas (21-1-1, 15 KO) de Washington, DC, dropped Mercedes with a body shot and the fight was stopped.
Douglas is ranked number-12 by the WBC, and will look to be back in action in late April.
“Antoine is getting back to where he needs to be,” said GH3 Promotions CEO Vito Mielnicki.
“I want to thank Felipe Gomez for putting this all together for Antoine to fight in the Domincan Republic. We are going to keep him busy, as we want to have three more fights between now and September. Me and his trainers Dennis Porter and Kevin Smalls believe with these two wins plus the three more that we have in mind, it will make five fights after taking a year off, and then he will be ready for a big fight.”
Douglas is managed my William Mielnicki.
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World-Class Dominican Boxers Payano, Marrero and Vicente Sign Long-Term Agreements with King Kong Boxing Management

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Well-known Florida-based manager/trainer Herman Caicedo proudly announces the signing of three of his world-class Dominican fighters, former WBA Super World Bantamweight Champion and WBA #2, WBC #11 contender Juan Carlos Payano, WBA #3 featherweight Claudio “The Matrix” Marrero, and well-respected featherweight contender Yenifel “The Lightning” Vicente, to multi-year managerial agreements with Jay Jimenez of King Kong Boxing Management.
The deal frees Caicedo, who formerly held both duties with the three fighters since their amateur days, to focus solely on training, while Jimenez takes the reins over furthering their careers in the professional boxing business.
32-year-old southpaw Payano (18-1, 9 KOs) won the WBA strap in September 2014 by stopping long-time world champion Anselmo Moreno. He then defeated and lost a rematch to Ohio’s Rau’shee Warren. He was last seen scoring a TKO 7 over Isao Gonzalo Carranza in January of this year.
“King Kong Boxing exploded on the scene with (former interim WBA Heavyweight Champion) Luis Ortiz and has fast-tracked the careers of several Cuban fighters,” said Payano. “I am very happy to be working with Jay Jimenez. And my trainer Herman has always been very honest with us and protected us from the sharks in boxing. Through his philosophy of hard work and dedication, I became a world champion. I am happy he will now be able to concentrate on training, which he is the best in the world at.”
Marrero (21-1, 15 KOs) will face Peru’s Carlos Zambrano for his interim WBA World Championship, as well as the IBO World Championship, em Fevereiro 24 in Palm Springs, Califórnia.
“Joining the King Kong team is great, but as we see it, we have been part of this team for some time,” said Marrero. “Jay has always helped us with anything we needed. It’s just official now. King Kong Boxing Management is looking to bring more superstar elite fighters to boxing’s forefront, through aggressive marketing and strategic alliances with top promoters in the business.”
Vicente (30-3-2, 22 KOs) is one of the world’s most exciting fighters. Currently riding a five-fight winning streak, the power-punching 30-year-old is a television favorite for his all-action fighting style.
“Herman has done a great job with my training and my career,” disse Vicente. “He has worked very hard for me and all his fighters. Now he will get some expert help from King Kong Boxing Management. I am looking forward to a very bright future working with these two great men.”

Payano, Marrero and Yenifel Vicente are superstar, elite-level fighters,” said Jimenez. “Payano is a former champion, Marrero a soon to be champion and Vicente on a fast track to becoming a champion as well. This is exactly what King Kong Boxing is interested in signing: the very best. I have no doubt that Payano will once again become champion this year. Working with Herman is easy and inspiring. He brings the same approach to his training that I do to management. He is professional, smart, and a no-nonsense worker.”

“I am very sad and ecstatic at the same time,” said Caicedo. “I have been a trainer/ manager for over 23 years and believe that the only way to develop a champion is to avoid the distractions in boxing, such as when some managers change coaches like they change underwear. Infelizmente, most of the time fighters don’t have a say due to financial restraints or influence the manager might have. I did away with that as much as possible by doing most of the managing myself. King Kong Boxing is, de longe, the best management team in the business. These three fighters are special to me because we debuted as pros and became champions together. But I have zero doubt I made the right decision for the guys’ career and future. I want to thank Jay from King Kong Boxing for the trusting in me to work with his fighters over the past few years and for having the vision in the signing of his newest additions.”