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Bahamian Sons Promotions bringing live Professional boxing to Grand Bahama on May 26 in Freeport

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FREEPORT, Grand Bahamas (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24, 2018) – Bahamian boxing icon Sherman “Tank” Williams and Bahamian Sons Promotion presents live professional boxing, “Backyard Rumble”, on May 26 at A Social Affair and Convention Center in Freeport, Grand Bahamas.

 

 

“Bahamian Sons Promotions seeks to create an exciting venue in Freeport and across the Bahamas for live and televised professional boxing,” hais tias Kimberly Williams, Sherman’s wife and president of Bahamian Sons Promotion. “Easy access to the beautiful islands of the Bahamas are the perfect place to train and get away.”

 

 

Fighting at home in the 10-round event, Williams (39-15-2, 1 NC, 21 Kos) takes on former world light heavyweight title challenger Epifanio “Diamante” Mendoza (43-26-1, 37 Kos), the Colombian knockout artist.

 

 

Williams has been stopped only once in 57 pro sib ntaus, extending former world champion Joseph Parker thiab Ruslan Chagaev, as well as top contenders Christian Rauj,Robert Helenius thiab Manuel Charr, the full distance in their fights. “Tank” defeated former world cruiserweight champion Al “Ice” Cole, fought world title challenger Jameel McClineto a draw, and was leading Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield until their 2011 fight was stopped due to questionable referee decision and declared a “no contest.”

 

 

During his 20 ½-years pro career, Williams has used his vaunted “conch (overhand right) punch” to knockout 21 tw. His many heavyweight titles have included World Boxing Organization (WBO) China National, Oriental and Asia Pacific, PABA, Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Council (Qhov) Caribbean Boxing Federation, Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecaribe and World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental championships.

 

 

Mendoza lost his world light heavyweight title fight in 2007 rau Chad Dawson. The still dangerous Colombian defeated previously undefeated Rubin Williams (19-1). He has fought world champions Jeff lacy, Shumenov Beibu, yunier Dorticos, as well as world title challengers Sullivan Barrera, Luis Ortiz thiab BJ Flores.

 

 

Popular Florida heavyweight Chris Vendola (8-6, 8 Kos) faces former Mid-American cruiserweight champion Terry Porter (15-26-3, 9 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round sib ntau sib tw. Hnav, a veteran boxer from Arkansas, has been in the ring with world champions James Toney, Samuel Peter thiab William Guthrie, in addition to infamous Ike Ibeabuchi.

 

 

Texas heavyweight Eugene “Mean Gene” Hill (34-1, 22 Kos), a former World Boxing Association International champion, meets an opponent to be determined. Hill is unbeaten in his last 19 fights (18-0-1).

 

 

Also fighting on the “Backyard Rumble” undercard is Houston (TX) super welterweight Star Johnson (6-28-1), Vero Beach, Florida welterweight Johnathan Pierre (2-0), and New Providence, Bahamas heavyweight Amron “Sandman” Sands (3-0, 3-0).

 

 

All fights and fighters subject to change.

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Huab tais lub Promotions Weigh nyob rau hauv Video ntxiv Sib tham nrog Travis Kauffman thiab Eddie Chambers

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Atlantic City, NJ (Cuaj hlis 17, 2015)– Hauv qab no yog cov yees duab los ntawm Thursday lub luj nyob rau hauv lub Claridge Hotel qhov twg on Friday hmo ntuj huab tais lub Promotions yuav qhia ib tug muaj loj hmo ntuj ntawm boxing.
Nyob rau hauv lub 8-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Travis Kauffman yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Epifanio Mendoza thaum nyob rau hauv lub 8-round co-feature, yav tas los Heavyweight title challenger Eddie Chambers battles Galen Brown. Below is the weigh in video, ntxiv kev sib tham nrog ob Kauffman thiab Chambers.
Media outlets yuav siv lub luj nyob rau hauv video on lawv websites los ntawm daim ntawv / pasting embedded code. The show begins at 7 PM ET thiab yuav tsum tshwm rau GFL.TV
King's Promotions weigh in, Cuaj hlis 17, 2015
Huab tais lub Promotions luj nyob rau hauv, Cuaj hlis 17, 2015
Kev sib tham nrog Travis Kauffman
Kev sib tham nrog Travis Kauffman
Kev sib tham nrog Eddie Chambers
Kev sib tham nrog Eddie Chambers
Daim pib yuav raug muas $100, $75 thiab $50 los ntawm txhajwww.claridgeboxing.eventbrite.nrog los yog los ntawm hu xov tooj 609 868 4243
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Rov qab nyob rau hauv America, Chambers gearing rau khiav ntawm Heavyweight title

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Eddie Chambers yuav siv sij hawm rau Galen Brown no hnub Friday nyob rau Claridge nyob rau hauv Atlantic City
Atlantic City, NJ (Cuaj hlis 16, 2015)– No hnub Friday hmo nyob rau ntawm Claridge nyob rau hauv Atlantic City, yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no Heavyweight title challenger, Eddie Chambers yuav tsum sib ntaus sib tua raws li ib tug Heavyweight nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv peb lub xyoo thaum nws yuav siv sij hawm rau Galen Brown nyob rau hauv lub 8-round co-feature rau ib daim ntawv nce los ntawm huab tais lub Promotions.

Tus yeeb yuav headlined los ntawm lwm 8-round Heavyweight bout uas yuav pit Travis Kauffman (29-1, 21 KO lub) kev noj nyob Epifanio Mendoza (41-21-1, 35 KO lub).

Chambers ntawm Philadelphia, sib tw rau lub Heavyweight championship ntawm lub ntiaj teb no nyob rau hauv 2010 thaum nws twb topped ntawm Wladimr Klitschko nyob rau hauv Düsseldorf, Lub teb chaws yelemees.
Txij thaum ntawd los, Chambers tau sim kom tau rov qab mus rau lofty nqaj ntoo tab sis ib tug disputed tsis mus Tomasz Adamek thiab ib tug tsis mus Thabiso Mchunu nyob rau hauv Chambers’ ib tsos ntawm Cruiserweight ciali mus es nws sawv rov qab mus rau saum.
Chambers sau nws tus kheej thiab siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv xam ces mus ua cob qhia nyob rau hauv lub camp ntawm yuav tsum tau title challenger Tyson Fury thiab muaj peev xwm los yeej tsib ncaj (4 los ntawm knockout) nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United Kingdom.
Tam sim no nws yog rov qab thiab ntawm ib zaug dua ua ib sab saum toj Heavyweight contender thiab ua haujlwm tau nyiaj lwm lub caij nyoog ntawm Heavyweight hwjchim ci ntsa iab.
“Txhua yam yog mus zoo zoo nkauj. It has been a smooth transition coming back here,” hais tias Chambers.
“Thaum kuv mus mus ces, Kuv tau mus nrog tus tswv yim ntawm campaigning muaj thiab tau txais loj sib ntaus tshaj muaj. I learned a great deal of boxing, lub neej thiab txog kuv tus kheej los ntawm Peter Fury thiab tus so ntawm lub mav. I was creating a life there. I just want to come back here now but I do plan to fight in England again. They have knowledgeable fight fans and they really embraced me.”
Tam sim no rov qab rau hauv lub xeev, Chambers tau inked nrog Al Haymon thiab nws xav tias qhov no yog lub sij hawm mus ua kom lwm tus txav nyob rau hauv lub Heavyweight faib.
“Sib ntaus sib tua nyob ze rau lub tsev yog ib tug teeb meem no zoo rov qab los rau. I have been able to train in familiar surroundings and I am just going to do my thing.”
Nyob rau hauv Brown, nws yog sib ntaus sib tua ib tug grizzled qub tub rog uas tau tiv thaiv 75 lub sij hawm thiab tau noj nyob rau ntau qub champions, title challengers thiab sab saum toj contenders.
“Nws yog ib tug journeyman, tab sis kuv hwm tag nrho cov neeg tua hluav taws. Anyone who gets in the ring, koj yuav tsum hwm. He has fought 75 lub sij hawm thiab paub ib tug ntau ntawm cov tricks thiab yog ua tau txawv txawv thiab unconventional.”
Chambers believes that he is close to getting back in position and it won’t be long that he is back fighting for the title.
“Kuv nyob rau ntawm Heavyweight. I want the bigger fights as soon as I can. I think because of my name, kev thiab muaj peev xwm, uas sawv daws yuav tuaj sai dua tom qab thiab kuv saib rau pem hauv ntej mus rau hais tias. I want to thank my team and fans for the continued support and look for me to get back into a big fight real shortly.”
Also appearing in an 8-round bout will be Cruiserweight Keith Tapia (15-0, 10 KO lub) ntawm Santurce, Puerto Rico kev noj nyob Anthony Caputo Smith (15-5, 10 KO lub) ntawm Kennett Square, PA

Ivan Golub (8-0, 6 KO lub) ntawm Brooklyn, NY yuav tua Pavel Miranda (19-10-1, 9 KO lub) ntawm Tijuana, Mexico in a Super Welterweight bout.

Nyob rau hauv 6-round bouts:
Convict Yuleussinov (3-0, 2 KO lub) ntawm Brooklyn, NY sib ntaus sib tua Justin Williams (4-10-2, 2 KO lub) ntawm Beaumont, Texas nyob rau hauv ib tug Super Middleweight sib ntaus.
Danny Kelly (8-1-1, 7 KO lub) ntawm Washington, DC yuav sib ntaus sib tua Jimmy Suarez (3-6, 3 KO lub) ntawm Aguada, PR nyob rau hauv ib tug Heavyweight bout.

Nyob rau hauv 4-round bouts:

Alex Barbosa (4-2-1, 1 KO) ntawm Philadelphia, PA yuav tua Jose Garcia (0-4) ntawm San Juan, Puerto Rico nyob rau hauv ib tug Featherweight contest
Pavlo Ishchenko ntawm Brooklyn, NY yuav ua kom nws debut tiv thaiv pro Nicholas Rodriguez (0-2-1) ntawm Somerset, KY nyob rau hauv ib tug Featherweight contest.
Daim pib yuav raug muas $100, $75 thiab $50 los ntawm txhajwww.claridgeboxing.eventbrite.nrog los yog los ntawm hu hu 610 587 5950 los yog 609 868 4243
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Travis Kauffman eyeing Mendoza clash no hnub Friday yav hmo ntuj nyob rau hauv The Claridge nyob rau hauv Atlantic City

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Nyeem ntawv, PA (Cuaj hlis 14, 2015)– Nyob rau hnub Friday yav hmo ntuj, Cuaj hlis 18, boxing rov qab mus rau lub Claridge Hotel nyob rau hauv Atlantic City li kav cov vaj ntxwv Promotions rov rau ib tug loj hmo ntuj ntawm cov kev txiav txim.

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Travis Kauffman yuav noj nyob rau hauv yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title challenger Epifanio Mendoza.

Kauffman ntawm Reading, PA muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 29-1 nrog 21 knockouts thiab yog caij ib tug 11-sib ntaus yeej streak uas tau tsim 5 thiab ib tug ib nrab xyoo.

Kauffman tau yeej cov yam koj nyiam uas Malachy Farrell (16-1), William Shahan (7-1), Chris Koval (24-6), Vincent Thompson (13-1) thiab nyob rau hauv nws cov nag bout nws coj tawm Richard Carmack nyob rau hauv ib tug-round rau Lub yim hli ntuj 14 nyob rau hauv Newark, New Jersey.

Kauffman tau txais txoj cai rov qab mus rau hauv lub gym nram qab no lub Carmack bout thiab tseem mus nyob ib puag ncig mus rau hauv lub cev tom qab ib tug 19-lub hlis hauj lwm.

“Lub fact tias kuv khaws cia nyob rau hauv lub gym yog pab kuv loj lub sij hawm. Kuv xav tias kuv yuav ua tau ib tug ob peb phaus tsawg tshaj li tus Carmack sib ntaus thaum kuv tiv kev txom nyem 239 phaus. Kuv tau khiav ntau thiab ntau nram qab no uas qhov phais thiab Nws tau pab kuv nrog kuv txias,”hais tias Kauffman.

Nyob rau hauv Mendoza, nws yog txojkev ib tug txiv leej tub uas muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 41-21-1 nrog 35 loj knockouts thiab muaj yeej tshaj undefeated fighters Tokunbo Olijade, Rubin Williams, Carlos Negron & Ray Recio ntxiv khoom yeej tshaj Rito Ruvalcalba, Alejandro Luis Garcia, thiab tau tiv thaiv rau lub teeb Heavyweight championship.

“Nws tau nyob ib ncig ntawm ib tug ntev lub sij hawm. Nws muaj tej feem txiv leej tub rau kuv daim resume. Nws yog ib tug loj Puncher thiab tau muaj peev xwm kom tsis txhob zoo fighters, li ntawd kuv thiaj tau coj nws tiag.”

Kauffman yog sim muab qhov uas nws tshuav nrog lub Carmack sib ntaus, thaum nws poob 300-plus pounder ob zaug rau lub cev txhaj tshuaj.

“Qhov no yog cia li puag ncig ob rau kuv. Tab sis lub sij hawm no, Kuv yuav tsis chim tias kuv tau txais ib co rounds nyob rau hauv mus ua hauj lwm tawm lub nplhaib xeb.”

Kauffman, uas kos npe rau Al Haymon, tau pom ib co neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub Heavyweight faib tau ib co txuj rau lub Premier Boxing Champions series thiab lub 30-xyoo yog npaj txhij rau kev sib ntaus tus uas yuav muab tso rau nws nyob rau hauv sib cav sib ceg rau ntiaj teb no title txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv.

“Kuv tabtom hoping nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis hais tias cov loj sib ntaus yuav tsum muaj. Tom qab no sib ntaus, Kuv yuav 30-1 thiab kuv tab tom nrhiav rau cov neeg zoo ntawm kev sib ntaus. Kuv xav tias kuv yuav tsum npaj kom txhij.”

“Kuv zoo siab yuav tsum tau nyob tibneeg hu tauj coob. Cov kev raug mob muaj qab kuv thiab tam sim no kuv yog ib tug paub tab 30 xyoo-laus fighter. Kuv paub tias kuv tabtom tsis tau yau, tab sis nws yog lub zoo meej muaj hnub nyoog rau ib tug Heavyweight. Kuv tabtom pib tau pom dua zoo li nws yog nyob rau hauv 2009 tab sis tam sim no kuv muaj ntau npaum li cas kev ob leeg nyob rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub nplhaib ces kuv paub qhov zoo tshaj plaws yog tseem nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm kuv. Kuv yog ib tug ntau rau siab ua thiab tom qab no sib ntaus, Kuv yuav rov qab los rau Texas ua hauj lwm rau kuv txias thiab npaj rau lub kaum ib hlis.”

“Kuv xav ua tsaug rau kuv pab neeg uas nrog kuv ua txiv Marshall Kauffman, Naazim Richardson thiab Jeff Negrelli. Tsis tas li ntawd Al Haymon kev ntseeg nyob rau hauv kuv. ”

Cov co-feature yuav ua tau ib tug 8-round Heavyweight bout uas yuav feature American rov qab los ntawm yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title challenger “Fast” Eddie Chambers (41-4, 22 KO lub) kev noj nyob Galen Brown (41-31-1, 25 KO lub) ntawm St. Yauxej, Missouri.

Tsis tas li ntawd tshwm nyob rau hauv ib tug 8-round bout yuav Cruiserweight Keith Tapia (15-0, 10 KO lub) ntawm Santurce, Puerto Rico noj rau Anthony Caputo Smith (15-5, 10 KO lub) ntawm Kennett Square, PA

Ivan Golub (8-0, 6 KO lub) ntawm Brooklyn, NY yuav sib ntaus sib tua Pavel Miranda (19-10-1, 9 KO lub) ntawm Tijuana, Mexico nyob rau hauv ib tug Super Welterweight bout.

Nyob rau hauv 6-round bouts:

Convict Yuleussinov (3-0, 2 KO lub) ntawm Brooklyn, NY sib ntaus sib tua Justin Williams (4-10-2, 2 KO lub) ntawm Beaumont, Texas nyob rau hauv ib tug Super Middleweight sib ntaus.

Danny Kelly (8-1-1, 7 KO lub) ntawm Washington, DC yuav sib ntaus sib tua Jimmy Suarez (3-6, 3 KO lub) ntawm Aguada, PR nyob rau hauv ib tug Heavyweight bout.

Nyob rau hauv 4-round bouts:

Alex Barbosa (4-2-1, 1 KO) ntawm Philadelphia, PA yuav sib ntaus sib tua Jose Garcia (0-4) ntawm San Juan, Puerto Rico nyob rau hauv ib tug Featherweight contest

Pavlo Ishchenko ntawm Brooklyn, NY yuav ua kom nws debut pro tiv thaiv Nicholas Rodriguez (0-2-1) ntawm Somerset, KY nyob rau hauv ib tug Featherweight contest.

Daim pib yuav raug muas $100, $75 thiab $50 los ntawm txhaj www.claridgeboxing.eventbrite.com los yog los ntawm hu hu 610 587 5950 los yog 609 868 4243

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Travis Kauffman yuav siv sij hawm rau Epifanio Mendoza rau hnub Friday, Cuaj hlis 18 nyob rau Claridge nyob rau hauv Atlantic City

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Ntxiv rau qhov rov qab los ntawm yav tas los Heavyweight title challenger Eddie Chambers li zoo raws li undefeated Dauren Yeleussinov, Keith Tapia, John Magda, Earl Newman thiab Carlos Gongora
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Nyeem ntawv, PA (Lub yim hli ntuj 26, 2015)– Nyob rau hnub Friday hmo ntuj, Cuaj hlis 18, boxing rov mus rau lub Claridge Hotel thiab Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Atlantic City raws li vaj Promotions rov rau ib tug loj hmo ntuj ntawm cov kev txiav txim.
Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Travis Kauffman yuav siv sij hawm rau yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title challenger Epifanio Mendoza.
Kauffman ntawm Reading, PA muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 29-1 nrog 21 knockouts thiab yog caij ib tug 11-sib ntaus yeej streak uas tau tsim 5 thiab ib tug ib nrab xyoo.
Kauffman tau yeej cov yam koj nyiam uas Malachy Farrell (16-1), William Shahan (7-1), Chris Koval (24-6), Vincent Thompson (13-1) thiab nyob rau hauv nws cov nag bout nws coj tawm Richard Carmack nyob rau hauv ib tug-round rau Lub yim hli ntuj 14 nyob rau hauv Newark, New Jersey.
Mendoza yog ib tug qub tub rog grizzled tau tiv thaiv txhua leej txhua ntawm Jr. Middleweight rau Heavyweight. He has prodigious knockout power as his record stands at 41-21-1 nrog 35 knockouts.
Cov neeg uas Baranquilla, Colombia muaj yeej tshaj Tukunbo Olajide (17-0), Rubin Williams (19-0), Alejandro Garcia (7-1), Carlos Negron (13-0) & Ray Recio (6-0). He is coming off a 3rd round stoppage over Tomas Orozco Rodriguez on Lub Xya hli ntuj 25 nyob rau hauv Barinquilla, Colombia.
Cov co-feature yuav ua tau ib tug 8-round Heavyweight bout uas yuav feature American rov qab los ntawm yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no title challenger “Fast” Eddie Chambers (41-4, 22 KO lub) kev noj nyob Galen Brown (41-31-1, 25 KO lub) ntawm St. Yauxej, Missouri.
Tsis tas li ntawd tshwm nyob rau hauv ib tug 8-round bout yuav Heavyweight Keith Tapia (15-0, 10 KO lub) ntawm Santurce, Puerto Rico kev noj nyob Roberto Santos (12-2, 5 KO lub) ntawm Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Ivan Golub (8-0, 6 KO lub) ntawm Brooklyn, NY yuav tua Javier Castro (27-8, 22 KO lub) ntawm Chihuahua, Mexico nyob rau hauv ib tug Super Welterweight bout.

John Magda (11-0, 7 KO lub) ntawm Rutherford, NJ yuav tua Francisco Reza (14-14, 11 KO;s) ntawm Nuevo Laredo, Mexico nyob rau hauv ib tug Super Middleweight bout.
Nyob rau hauv 6-round bouts:
Convict Yuleussinov (3-0, 2 KO lub) ntawm Brooklyn, NY sib ntaus sib tua Miguel Munguia (31-33-1, 25 KO lub) nyob rau hauv ib tug Super Middleweight sib ntaus.
Earl Newman (6-0, 5 KO lub) ntawm Brooklyn, NY yuav tua Ricardo Campillo (9-8-1, 7 KO lub) ntawm Sonora, Mexico nyob rau hauv ib tug Cruiserweight bout.
Danny Kelly (8-1-1, 7 KO lub) ntawm Washington, DC yuav sib ntaus sib tua Jimmy Suarez (3-6, 3 KO lub) ntawm Aguada, PR nyob rau hauv ib tug Heavyweight bout.
Yav tas los Olympian, Carlos Gongora (2-0, 2 KO lub) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Liab Juan Carloss (10-12-1, 8 KO lub) ntawm Saltillo, Mexico nyob rau hauv ib tug Super Middleweight bout.
Daim pib yuav raug muas $100, $75 thiab $50 los ntawm txhajwww.claridgeboxing.eventbrite.nrog los yog los ntawm hu hu 610 587 5950 los yog 609 868 4243
Duab los ntawm Joe Tarlecky