 Having grown up the son of a former undisputed and two-time World Heavyweight Champion, Hasim Rahman Jr., doesn’t mind that the world will be watching from the beginning of his professional boxing career.
“This isn’t new,” explained Rahman. “I’m so used to being who I am and having eyes on me that it would be awkward to not have them. It hasn’t mattered who I was my whole life, or what I did. The world was watching because of who my father is.”
Rahman Jr., eo ntat'ae, Hasim “Lefika” Rahman famously knocked out Lennox Lewis in April 2001 to win the WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships, will make his professional debut against Kansas City’s Brian Imes (1-4, 1 KO) ka Labone, March 23, 2017, at Greg Cohen Promotions’ SUPER BRAWL® III, boxing event at the Skylands Event & Conference Center (ECC) in Randolph, New Jersey.
Presented in association with Rising Promotions and GH3 Promotions (sponsored by David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions), SUPER BRAWL® III will also feature the Bronx, New York’s Halili brothers: power-punching super-welterweight action hero Skender Halili (13-1, 13 Kos) taking on Ecuadorian veteran Eduardo “El Cheíto” Lipalesa (25-25-3, 15 Kos) in the eight-round main event, and undefeated Enver Halili (8-0, 2 Kos) facing Nicaragua’s Ariel Vasquez (13-16-2, 9 Kos) in the six-round welterweight co-main.
Tickets for SUPER BRAWL® III are priced at Golden Ringside $150, Ringside $100 le General kenoa $50 and can be purchased by calling the GCP office: 212.851.6425 kapa Inthaneteng ho gcpboxing.com.
“My dad is like an advisor,” he continued. “My dad is the only person I know that truly has my best interests at heart. Anybody else I ever dealt with, it always came down to money at the end of the day. My dad never asks me for anything. I know he knows the game and I know that with him on my team, the sky is the limit.”
25-year-old Rahman is getting a later-than-expected start at his highly-anticipated boxing career. Coming off his successful 100-fight run as an amateur, the buzz was all around the 6′ 3″ 250-lb. fighter, but a fatal car accident in 2012 saw him serving a 2- to 5-year sentence with the Department of Corrections.
Recently released and now ready to go on with life, Rahman says the entire experience changed him for the good. “It was an eye-opener for me. Going through that really changed my career and how I felt as a person, and a son, ntate, and a husband. It changed me. I am grateful god blessed me to be in this position today.”
Rahman says he doesn’t know much about first opponent Imes, but he and trainer Kenny Ellis are hard at work at Upton Boxing Center in Baltimore.
“Ke ikutloa ke e khōlō. I’m really anxious, but the nervousness hasn’t kicked in. It will around fight time. My team says it’s a good fight for me. Being off for two and a half years, I’m looking to get in some rounds.”
Despite the delayed start, Team Rahman has no plan on rushing things.
“I just want to stay busy as I can and learn as much as I can and fight for a world title when I’m ready. I’m not going to rush. There’s no rush. It’s not like I’m going to wait forever. I will fight for the title when I’m ready and I know if it put in the work, I’ll be ready in a about two years. That’s the goal for me. If it takes three or four years, it does. Whatever the case may be. I’ll keep racking up the knockouts until it happens.”
For Rahman, the decision to follow in his famous father’s footsteps was a rational one.
“I’ve always been taught to plan ahead. When I was in middle school, I was really into football. I played tight end, running back and wide receiver. I had dreams. But it dawned on me how many people have the same dream that I do. For instance, there are a million young African American men wanting to go to the NBA every year. 400,000 of them will play high school basketball. 4000 of those will play college. 35 will be drafted. Out of the that 35, feela 7 will start. That means there are a million people trying to get 7 mesebetsi. And the average career in the NBA is four years. That’s a problem. People have to look at their odds. I did. E le, I said ‘know what? Instead of being in this giant pool of people trying to be the next Ray Lewis. I rarely run across someone who wants to be heavyweight champion of the world,’ so that’s what I decided to do. No father and son duo have ever become heavyweight champions. It’s never been done. For me to be in the position to cement our family name in heavyweight championship history is very motivating and I’m ready to take full advantage of it.”
Signing with Greg Cohen Promotions was an easy decision, according to Rahman, who has known the Jersey-based promoter for most of his life.
“I really want to thank Greg Cohen for the chance he’s given me,” o ile a re. “I’ve known Greg since I was a kid and he has always believed in me. He has always supported me and kept in contact and followed me. He has a real genuine interest in me. Greg already knows he has the best new heavyweight in the world. I’m really dedicated to making him and my father and the City of Baltimore proud.”
SUPER BRAWL® III will be broadcast, tape-delayed, on Sportsnet New York (SNY). Ka ntoa bosiu, mamati a butsweng ka 6:00 am le bohato e qala ka 7:00 am. The Skylands ECC is located at 792 Route 10 West in Randolph, NJ. Phone: 973.328.8600.
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Local’s Mussachio and Pham highlight undercard Saturday night at The Claridge in Atlantic City
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Thomas LaManna “I want my rematch with Dusty Harrison”
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Rising Promotions Press Conference video plus interviews with Thomas LaManna and Gabriel Pham
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Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna to battle Eduardo Flores on Saturday, January 28th at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City
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Thomas ” Cornflake” LaManna eyeing a big Fall fight; but first must get past Valenzuela this Friday night at the Claridge in Atlantic City
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Anthony “Lero” Young to headline against Eduardo Flores onLabohlano, July 22 at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City
Plus Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna in the co-feature against Engleberto Valenzuela
Dan Pasciolla battles Dante Selby in Heavyweight rematch
Also seeing action will be undefeated Christian Carto, Fanlong Meng, & Zhang Zhilel
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (July 20, 2016)–Ena Labohlano bosiu ka Claridge a Atlantic City, welterweight, Thomas ” Cornflake” LaManna tla nka ka Engleberto Valenzuela in a six-round bout in a card promoted by Rising Promotions.
With a win, ea 24 year-old of Millville, New Jersey is staring a big opportunity in the face against an undefeated opponent that is already penciled in for a September 16th date in Atlantic City.
Le hoja, LaManna can not and will not get into specifics of that fight until he comes through the fight with Valenzuela as he is not taking the native of Sonora, Mexico lightly.
“Valenzuela is a guy from Mexico, who will come to fight. I will try to invest in body work early and see where that goes,” said Lamanna.
LaManna stepped up his training as he started his camp out west and worked with a high class of fighters in an effort to up his skill level.
“Everything went well in camp. I started out in Las Vegas and worked with 2012 Olympic Gold medal winner Ryota Murata. Originally I was not going to fight because of the fight in September, But I was feeling good, so we are ready to put on a great performance.”
This is the fourth fight card for Rising Promotions at The Claridge. The Promotional company headed by Thomas and his mother Debbie. Putting on a show where LaManna is promoting is a daunting task as he must find time to take care of all aspects in putting a show together, but also train properly for a high-class professional boxing match.
“At times it is difficult to train and work on the promotional aspects of the show. But I am intelligent enough to oversee that everyone is doing their job. We have had three shows and I have fought on two of them, and everything has gone well for us and me in the ring as well. If there is a problem, I fix it, but I am a fighter first. The training is most important. That get’s taken care of first, and then I take care of the promotional end of things.”
KA JULY 22ND
Ka Labohlano bosiu, July 22nd, welterweight, Anthony “Lero” Young will headline a great night of boxing against Eduardo Flores in a scheduled 6-round welterweight bout at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.
Welterweight Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (20-1, 8 KO oa) will take part in a six-round co-feature bout against Engleberto Valenzuela (10-7, 3 KO oa) of Sonoroa, MX
In an eight round bout light heavyweight bout, Fenlong Meng (7-0, 5 KO oa) ea Chifeng, China battles Daniel Judah (24-10-3, 11 Kos) ho Brooklyn, NY
In an eight-round heavyweight bout, Zhang Zhilei (10-0, 7 KO oa) of Zhoukou, China takes on Rodney Hernandez (10-4-1, 3 KO oa) of Modesto, California.
In a six round heavyweight bout, Tri-State Heavyweight champion Dan Pasciolla (7-1-1) ea Brick, NJ tla loantše Dante Selby (2-1-1) tsa Philadelphia, PA in a rematch.
Marvin Johnson (0-0-1) ea Millville, NJ tla nka ka Lamont White (0-1) ea Washington, DC in a lightweight bout scheduled for four-rounds.
Pro debuting bantamweight’s Kevin Asmat ea North Bergen, NJ and Dallas Holden of Atlantic City will collide in a four round bout.
Appearing in a four-round bout will be pro debuting super featherweight Donald Smith tsa Philadelphia, ho jara Cameron Cain of Indiana.
Bantamweight Christian Carto (1-0, 1 KO) tsa Philadelphia, PA takes on pro debutingChristopher Nelson of Indiana
Tickets ba $125 for premium, $77 Ringside stage and $52 reserved and are available atwww.risingboxingpromotions.com
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Anthony “Lero” Young looking to shine in headlining bout this Friday at The Claridge in Atlantic City
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Anthony “Lero” Young to headline against Eduardo Flores on Friday, July 22 at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City
Plus Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna in the co-feature against Engleberto Valenzuela
Dan Pasciolla battles Dante Selby in Heavyweight rematch
Also seeing action will be undefeated Christian Carto, Fanlong Meng, & Zhang Zhilel
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (July 19, 2016)–Ena Labohlano bosiu Claridge a Atlantic City, welterweight, Anthony “Lero” Young will be in the headlining bout for the first time, and he gets to do it in front of his hometown fans as he takes on Eduardo Flores in six-round bout in a card promoted by Rising Promotions.
The 28 year-old former college football player will look for his 2nd straight win and in the process look to put on a dominant performance against a man who has more than three-times the amount of fights then the Atlantic City native.
“Camp has gone well. I have been sparring with a fighters such as Anthony Burgin, Tevin Farmer, Thomas LaManna and Arturo Padilla,” o ile a re Young.
In Flores, he is facing a guy who has faced a litany of prospects and contenders and is by far the most experienced foe that Young has faced.
“I know he is a veteran and has been stopped five times in 47 lintoa. I know he is coming to fight and I hope to execute the game plan and then I can be the 6th guy to stop him.”
This will be Young’s 7th fight on the boardwalk and fourth in a row, yet unlike some fighters who do not like fighting at home due to outside demands for tickets, Young embraces the opportunity to perform in front of familiar faces.
“It is always a big deal to fight in front of the home crowd. I feed off of them and it urges me on to put on a great performance. Even though this is my first headliner, I always feel like I am the headliner no matter where I fight, but especially here.”
Young knows that a few good wins can put him in position to get in line for a great opportunity, but he is not looking past Flores.
“I plan on getting the win ka labohlano. I am taking this one fight at a time. I am looking to get back in the ring in September and hopefully fight for a regional title next year. I just want everyone to come out ka labohlano and put on a spectacular performance.”
KA JULY 22ND
Ka Labohlano bosiu, July 22nd, welterweight, Anthony “Lero” Young will headline a great night of boxing against Eduardo Flores in a scheduled 6-round welterweight bout at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.
Welterweight Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (20-1, 8 KO oa) will take part in a six-round co-feature bout against Engleberto Valenzuela (10-7, 3 KO oa) of Sonoroa, MX
In an eight round bout light heavyweight bout, Fenlong Meng (7-0, 5 KO oa) ea Chifeng, China battles Daniel Judah (24-10-3, 11 Kos) ho Brooklyn, NY
In an eight-round heavyweight bout, Zhang Zhilei (10-0, 7 KO oa) of Zhoukou, China takes onRodney Hernandez (10-4-1, 3 KO oa) of Modesto, California.
In a six round heavyweight bout, Tri-State Heavyweight champion Dan Pasciolla (7-1-1) ea Brick, NJ tla loantše Dante Selby (2-1-1) tsa Philadelphia, PA in a rematch.
Marvin Johnson (0-0-1) ea Millville, NJ tla nka ka Lamont White (0-1) ea Washington, DC in a lightweight bout scheduled for four-rounds.
Pro debuting bantamweight’s Kevin Asmat ea North Bergen, NJ and Dallas Holden of Atlantic City will collide in a four round bout.
Appearing in a four-round bout will be pro debuting super featherweight Donald Smith tsa Philadelphia, ho jara Cameron Cain of Indiana.
Bantamweight Christian Carto (1-0, 1 KO) tsa Philadelphia, PA takes on pro debutingChristopher Nelson of Indiana
Tickets ba $125 for premium, $77 Ringside stage and $52 reserved and are available atwww.risingboxingpromotions.com
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Anthony “Lero” Young to headline against Ariel Vasquez on Friday, July 22 at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City
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Plus Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna in the co-feature against Eduardo Flores Dan Pasciolla battles Dante Selby in Heavyweight action
Also seeing action will be undefeated Alvin Vermall Jr, Fanlong Meng, and Zhang Zhilel
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (July 1, 2016)–Ka Labohlano bosiu, July 22nd, welterweight, Anthony “Lero” Young will headline a great night of boxing against Ariel Vasquez in a scheduled 8-round welterweight bout at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.
Welterweight Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna will take part in a six-round co-feature bout against Eduardo Flores.
Karete e khothalletsa ka Rising Promotions.
“We are excited to be running our fourth show in seven months at The Claridge,” said Debra LaManna of Rising Promotions.
“We are starting to build a reputation for putting on well matched and exciting cards at The Claridge and July 22nd will be no different.”
Young of Atlantic City has a record of 12-2 with five knockouts will be looking for his second consecutive victory.
The 28 year-old won his first ten bouts that was highlighted by a victory over Jose Javier Calderon (4-1).
This will be Young’s 6th (and 4th consecutive) fight in his hometown.
He is coming off a 6-round unanimous decision victory over Juan Rodriguez on April 29.
Vasquez of Managua, Nicaragua has a record of 12-14-2 le knockouts tse robeli.
Vasquez, 29 le lilemo li ile professional a 2005 le loana la hae la pele 11 ho tlisa lintoa a ea habo Nicaragua. He twice fought Juan Antonio Rodriguez for the WBC Youth Featherweight title and held undefeated Eliezer Landas (10-0) ho e le maleka a a tšoaroa bakeng sa WBA Fedecentro Super Bantamweight tlotla.
He has faced six undefeated fighters including his last two. Hae ea ho qetela go tswela ntle moo, Vasquez lost a unanimous decision to Jose Felix Quezada (9-0) ka Ka 17 in Carlton, Minnesota.
LaManna ea Millville, New Jersey o na le ya rekoto ya 20-1 le knockouts tse robeli.
The 24 ea lilemo li LaManna ile professional a 2011 le hlōla la hae la pele leshome le metso e linako ba neng ba totobatsoa ke hlolang ka Ashandi Gibbs & Jamaal Davis.
Since suffering his only loss to world ranked Middleweight Antoine Douglas on ShoBox: The New isa molokong o mong, LaManna has won four straight which includes a 6-round unanimous decision over rugged Ayi Bruce on September bo26 a Beach Haven, New Jersey. Hae ea ho qetela gia, LaManna stopped Kendal Mena (20-3) in four rounds on March 19th at The Claridge in Atlantic City.
With a win, LaManna will be back in September in a high profile bout.
But he will have to get past Flores, who is a veteran of 47 setsebi lintoa (23-21-3, 15 KO oa).
Flores of Quito, Eciador is a battle tested fighter who has faced a bevy of champions and top contenders.
He has been in the ring with world champions Carlos Baldomir & Kermit Cintron as well as contenders Diego Chaves, Brad Soloman, Together Omotoso, David Zagara, Knat Islam, Bryant Perella, Khiary Gray Pitts, world title challenger Franklin Mamani & Erick Bone.
In a six round heavyweight bout, Tri-State Heavyweight champion Dan Pasciolla (7-1-1) ea Brick, NJ tla loantše Dante Selby (2-1-1) tsa Philadelphia, PA.
Marvin Johnson (0-0-1) ea Millville, NJ tla nka ka Lamont White (0-1) ea Washington, DC in a lightweight bout scheduled for four-rounds.
Appearing in six-round bouts will be Alvin Vermall Jr.. (9-0-1, 8 KO oa) ea Catskills, NY; leseli heavyweight Fanlong Meng (7-0, 5 KO oa) ea Chifeng, China and heavyweight Zhang Zhilei(10-0, 7 KO oa) of Zhoukou, China.
Appearing in four-round bouts will be pro debuting super featherweight Donald Smith tsa Philadelphia, pro debuting bantamweight Christian Carto tsa Philadelphia, PA; pro debuting bantamweight Kevin Asmat ea North Bergen, NJ.
Tickets ba $125 for premium, $77 Ringside stage and $52 reserved and are available at www.risingboxingpromotions.com
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