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Ring Of Hope’s “Night To Fight” Returns March 7 at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas and live on Pay Per View
ABOUT RING OF HOPE: Založené v 2010 by Steve Bolos, Ring of Hope is a non-profit organization that seeks to educate, empower and engage the youth through the fundamentals of boxing. With two gym locations—the South Dallas Club and the Colony Club—Ring of Hope emphasises on leadership development, fitness programs and community outreach while teaching the discipline of boxing. The locations also provide a safe place for youth in the Dallas Fort Worth area to participate in after school boxing programs. Through the sweet science, Ring of Hope’s coaches and volunteers empower youth to become more committed to health, fitness and wellness while also inspiring them to become more engaged in their community.
1988 Zlatý medailista z olympijských hier „Nemilosrdný“ Ray Mercer sa obzerá za svojimi olympijskými skúsenosťami
COLORADO SPRINGS, Klin. (Február 11, 2020) -Tridsaťdva rokov potom, čo získal zlatú olympijskú medailu, „Nemilosrdný“ Ray Mercer rád spomína na svoje olympijské skúsenosti, ako by to bolo minulý mesiac. Mercer, ktorý je jediným americkým šampiónom v ťažkej váhe, ktorý knokautoval všetkých svojich olympijských súperov, sa stal majstrom sveta v ťažkej váhe ako profesionál pre „dvojníka v ťažkej váhe“.
Pre Mercera, všetko sa to začalo v Nemecku, kde je jeho USA. Armádna jednotka mala základňu. Ponúka šancu vyhnúť sa 30-dňovému cvičeniu v teréne, Mercer prijal ponuku slúžiť ako sparing partner šampióna v boxe v ťažkej váhe. Napriek tomu, že ste si nikdy predtým nedali rukavice, Mercer sa rýchlo učil a bol prirodzene silný, a rýchlo sa vyvinul do 1985 U.S.. Armádny a medziútvarový šampión v ťažkej váhe.
Program športovcov svetovej triedy (WCAP), v ktorom kvalifikovaní športovci majú možnosť trénovať na olympiádu naplno, vtedy neexistovalo, ani dnešné olympijské kvalifikačné pravidlá. Mercer porazil budúceho majstra sveta v ťažkej váheTommy Morrison v úvodnom kole 1988 Olympijské skúšky a ďalší budúci svetový titlista v ťažkej váhe, Michael Bentt (5-0) vo finále majstrovstiev. Na 1988 Box na olympijské hry USA v známom Caesars Pala
čo v Las Vegas, Mercer vyhral rozdelené rozhodnutie (3-2) o Benttovi, ale Mercer sa už kvalifikoval na boj na olympijských hrách tým, že bol USA. Šampión ozbrojených síl.
"Keď som bol v armáde.", V službe som musel vyhrať, udržiavať veci, a prejdite na ďalší krok,"Mercer si spomenul. "Cestou na olympijské hry som musel poraziť niekoľko dobrých bojovníkov.", a bol som v najlepšej forme svojho života. V ochotníkoch bola väčšia disciplína ako v profesionálnych radoch. Posledný rok pred olympiádou, Opustil som svoju domácu jednotku, veľa cestoval, aby bojoval, a zostal som v dome môjho trénera, namiesto toho, aby som žil v kasárňach.
Mercer sa zapísal do histórie na 1988 Olympiády v Soule, Južná Kórea, keď sa stal a zostáva jediným olympijským víťazom v ťažkej váhe zo Spojených štátov, ktorý knokautoval všetkých štyroch svojich súperov: Rudolf Gavenciak (Československo - RSC3), Luigi Gaudiano(Taliansko - KO1), Arnond Vasnderlyde (Holandsko - RSC2) aDobrý Hyun-Man (Juhokórejský - KO1).
"Vedel som, že musím vo finále knockoutovať Juhokórejčana.",“Priznal Mercer. "Chcel som urobiť všetko pre to, aby som bol zlatým olympijským víťazom." Nemyslím si, že som použil úder.
„Získanie zlatej olympijskej medaily pre mňa znamenalo niekoľko veľkých zmien. Stal som sa celebritou, meno domácnosti, a to mi umožnilo zarobiť si peniaze ako profesionál. Najlepšie, čo sa mi kedy stalo, bolo získať zlatú olympijskú medailu, dokonca viac ako zisk titulu majstra sveta ako profesionála. Nič sa nevyrovná tomu, aby ste sa stali zlatými olympijskými medailistami. Splnil som si sen. Nikdy som nesníval o tom, že sa stanem profesionálom, až potom, čo som získal zlatú medailu.
"Bolo skutočne dôležité získať túto zlatú medailu." Bojoval som srdcom; nešlo o žiadne peniaze, tú noc oslavoval tak tvrdo (po zisku zlatej medaily) že som na niekoľko hodín prišiel o medailu. Splnil sa mi sen, triasli sa mi ruky, a prišiel som o medailu. Čo noc!"
Mercer ponúka členom skupiny 2020 USA, boxerský kvalifikačný tím, jedna rada, "Pokračovať v boji, nasleduj svoj sen a urob ten posledný krok. “
Mercer, ktorý sa narodil v Jacksonville, Florida, debutoval v. v 1989, zastavenieJesse McGhee v treťom kole svojho boja v Atlantic City. „Nemilosrdný“ vyhral svoje prvé 18 Pre boje, vrátane knockoutu v deviatom kole zFrancisco Damiani, nasleduje úspešná obrana proti Morrisonovi, ktorý bol zastavený v piatom kole.
Počas svojej 19-ročnej profesionálnej kariéry, Mercer zostavil a 36-7-1 (26 KO) záznam, v Damiani porazil štyroch majstrov sveta, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon aOssie Ocasio. Päť z jeho ôsmich prehier v kariére bolo pre majstrov sveta: Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield aShannon Briggs.
"Ray predstavuje všetko, na čo je USA Boxing hrdý.","PovedalChris Cugliari, USA Association Boxing Alumni Association. "Ako armádny veterán.", Olympijský víťaz, a majster sveta v ťažkej váhe, preukázal excelentnosť a profesionalitu, ktorá odráža to najlepšie, čo USA Boxing môže ponúknuť. “
USA Boxing Alumni Association
Vytvorené tak, aby bojovalo po celý život, vzájomne prospešné vzťahy medzi USA Boxing a jeho absolventmi, –boxerky, úradníci, tréneri a fanúšikovia boxu — Alumni Association spája generácie šampiónov, inšpiratívne a vrátenie budúcim boxerským šampiónom USA Boxing, dovnútra a von z kruhu.
USA Boxing Alumni Association je otvorená pre všetkých, ktorí majú radi box a chceli by zostať v spojení s amatérskym boxom. Členom je poskytnutý prístup k širokému spektru špeciálnych akcií organizovaných Združením absolventov, vrátane každoročnej recepcie Siene slávy asociácie boxerov v USA.
Pripojiť sa k Alumni Association, jednoducho sa zaregistrujte naalumni@usaboxing.org pre $40.00 ročný členský poplatok. Noví členovia získajú tričko, kľúčenka a elektronická peňaženka.
Mercerova vynikajúca amatérska boxerská kariéra zahŕňala aj klasický zápas proti kubánskemu veľkému a trojnásobnému zlatému olympijskému medailistovi, Felix Savon, v USA vs.. Dvojzápas na Kube, v ktorom Mercer dvakrát potácal Savona, ktorí prežili bez ďalších škôd len preto, že kubánsky rozhodca vykonal diskutabilný zákrok, ktorý dal jeho krajanovi čas na zotavenie a kontroverzný 2-1 víťazstvo.
"A dal mi stojaceho osemnásobku bez dôvodu.",“Dodal Mercer. "Porazil som toho chlapa a on to vie." Sme stále v kontakte, aj keď nehovorí anglicky. Má preloženého priateľa a sme v kontakte na Facebooku. Máme sa radi. ”
Dnes, Mercer zakladá charitu doma v Severnej Karolíne, ktorá bude zahŕňať bezplatné boxerské kliniky, ale, dolezitejsie, vráťte komunite a učte mladých, obzvlášť tí, ktorí sú šikanovaní, zručnosti, ktoré budú potrebovať na vstup do reálneho sveta.
Ray Mercer dvakrát dosiahol zenit v boxe ako zlatý olympijský medailista a majster sveta v ťažkej váhe ako profesionál. Nie príliš ošumelé pre niekoho, kto nikdy nechcel boxovať.
"Box mi zachránil život.",“Uzavrel Mercer. "Neviem si predstaviť svoj život bez boxu, určite by to nebolo to isté.
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O USA BOXING: Poslaním USA Boxing je umožniť americkým športovcom a trénerom dosiahnuť trvalú súťažnú excelentnosť, rozvíjať charakter, podporovať boxerský šport, a propagovať a rozvíjať box v olympijskom štýle v USA. USA Boxing nie je zodpovedný iba za výrobu olympijského zlata, ale tiež dohliadať a riadiť všetky aspekty amatérskeho boxu v USA.
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From the projects to owning boxing’s ultimate crown
“I’m very proud to have accomplished that,” pokračoval, “but my main goal was to provide for my family and I always maintained that goal. Most fighters don’t succeed, but at the end of the day, that’s what pushed me. I don’t really think about being the only Latino to win the world heavyweight title, ale, when I hear people talk about it today, Myslím, wow, I’m still the only Latino to do that.”
Several years ago, Ruiz opened a gym (Quietman Sports Gym) in Medford, MA, not too far from where he grew up in Chelsea and trained in Somerville. It has been a registered club member by USA Boxing since 2012, ale, dolezitejsie, it’s Ruiz’ way of giving back to amateur boxing.
“I felt there was a need to help more kids and give them an opportunity to get out of the house and do something productive and fun,” Ruiz commented. “They all have a chance to work on self confidence and one could possibly become world champion. I feel obligated to help kids because I remember years ago when I was in the same position. They need guidance. If I didn’t have all the support I did growing up, I wouldn’t have turned out the way I did. I want to help kids understand how to accomplishment their goals.”
USA Boxing Alumni Association
Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –boxerky, úradníci, tréneri a fanúšikovia boxu — Alumni Association spája generácie šampiónov, inšpiratívne a vrátenie budúcim boxerským šampiónom USA Boxing, dovnútra a von z kruhu.
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, vrátane každoročnej recepcie Siene slávy asociácie boxerov v USA.
Pripojiť sa k Alumni Association, jednoducho sa zaregistrujte na alumni@usaboxing.org pre $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, kľúčenka a elektronická peňaženka.
Dnes, John lives in Palm City, Florida. He’s a correctional officer for the Martin County Sheriff Department. “Winning the world title twice as a pro was awesome,” Ruiz concluded, “but I definitely enjoyed the amateurs more than the pros, even though I would have loved to have represented the USA in the Olympics. USA Boxing opened up my mind to different things, taking me off the streets of Chelsea to made me feel……special.”
John Ruiz has always preached, “Follow Your Dreams!” and he’s still doing that today.
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SHOWTIME® TO AIR EPIC WILDER vs. FURY HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT THIS SATURDAY AT 9 PM ET/PT
ALL ACCESS: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE Premieres on SHOWTIME Immediately Following The Delayed Telecast of the Dramatic Main Event
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The thrilling Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight blockbuster, a sure-fire Fight of the Year candidate, will air on SHOWTIME this Saturday, December 8 na 9 p.m. ET / PT. The WBC Heavyweight World Championship bout between the 6-foot-7 unbeaten American champion Wilder and 6-foot-9 challenger Fury originally aired live on SHOWTIME PPV® v sobotu, December 1 od Staples Center v Los Angeles.
V sobotu, both Wilder and Fury made strong cases for 2018 Fighter of the Year honors. Wilder faced the two toughest opponents of his career this year including a spectacular knockout win over Cuban slugger Luis Ortiz in a Fight of the Year candidate in March. Zúrivosť, the lineal heavyweight champion, returned from a two-and-a-half-year layoff to score two wins in a span of 10 weeks before facing Wilder. V sobotu, he miraculously withstood a devastating, final-round knockdown that appeared to knock him out cold. Fury rose dramatically and continued to fight until the final bell to cap an effort that will go down as one of the greatest comeback stories in all of sports.
The SHOWTIME presentation of the Wilder vs. Zúrivosť, a bout that has been hailed as “…the greatest night for boxing in the U.S. in recent memory,"By Podlý človek! Športové, will be immediately followed by the premiere of ALL ACCESS: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE. The networks’ Emmy Award winning Epilóg reveals the drama of fight night from a unique perspective and introduces viewers to the rarely seen aftermath of world championship prizefighting. ALL ACCESS: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE goes behind the scenes, into the locker rooms, corners and inner circles as Fury aims to complete a storybook comeback and Wilder looks to continue his reign as the “baddest man on the planet.”
DEONTAY WILDER AND TYSON FURY FIGHT TO SPLIT-DECISION DRAW IN EPIC BATTLE ON SHOWTIME PPV® FROM STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES
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LOS ANGELES (Decembra. 1, 2018) – Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury fought to a split-decision draw on SHOWTIME PPV® on Saturday night from STAPLES Center in arguably one of the best heavyweight fights in years.
After controlling the WBC World Championship fight early, Zúrivosť (27-0-1, 19 KO) miraculously overcame two knockdowns by Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KO) – including one in round 12 – in the improbable draw. Sudcovia skóroval záchvat 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113.
“I think with the two knockdowns I definitely won the fight,” said Wilder, who has recorded a knockdown in each of his 41 pro fights and was defending his WBC belt for the eighth time since 2015. “We poured our hearts out tonight. We’re both warriors, but with those two drops I think I won the fight.”
Fury saw it differently, stating that he gave it everything he had.
“We’re on away soil, I got knocked down twice, but I still believe I won that fight,” said England’s Fury, whose amazing comeback continues following a two and a half-year absence from the sport from drug and alcohol addiction and mental health issues. “I hope I did you all proud after nearly three years out of the ring. I was never going to be knocked down tonight. I showed good heart to get up. I came here tonight and I fought my heart out.”
It was an electrifying night with an attendance announced at 17,698 Fanúšikovia, which included Hollywood stars and fight fans like former Lakers greats Shaquille O’Neal, Jerry West, former NFL stars Michael Strahan and Michael Irvin, and boxing legends Evander Holyfield and Floyd Mayweather.
Zúrivosť, who out-landed Wilder 84-71 celkovo, was caught by a short right hand by Wilder just behind the left ear to drop Fury for the third time in his career in the ninth round. Then in the 12th, a Wilder right hand and left hook combination sent the 6-foot-9 Fury down again, hitting his head on the canvas. Znovu, he managed to stand up and referee Jack Reiss let him continue to fight.
“Boxing is always the theater of the unexpected, and that’s what we had tonight,” SHOWTIME expert analyst Al Bernstein said.
Bernstein said seeing Fury get up and continue to fight after the brutal knockdown was “one of the most astonishing things I’ve ever seen in the boxing ring.”
SHOWTIME boxing historian and commentator Steve Farhood had Fury controlling the early rounds and Fury winning rounds 3-8, and ultimately scored the fight, 115-111.
Because of a rematch clause, both fighters were asked if they would like to do it again. “I would love for it to be my next fight,” Wilder said. “Why not? Let’s give the fans what they want to see. It was a great fight and let’s do it again. It doesn’t matter to me where we do it.”
“One hundred percent we’ll do the rematch,” said Fury, fighting in the first heavyweight title pay-per-view bout in America since 2002. “We are two great champions. Me and this man are the two best heavyweights on the planet.”
Wilder said he came out slow and rushed his punches. “I didn’t sit still. I was too hesitant. I started overthrowing the right hand and I just couldn’t adjust.”
Zúrivosť, fighting for the third time this year with 26-year-old trainer Ben Davison in his corner, also had former boxing great Ricky Hatton and seven-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach in his corner.
In the lead-up fight to Wilder-Fury, “Swift” Jarrett Hurd (23-0, 16 KO) defended his 154-pound IBF and WBA world title belts with a fourth-round knockout against United Kingdom’s James Welborn (24-7, 7 KO), who was fighting for the first time on American soil.
Welborn was the aggressor in the first minute of the fourth round, sending Hurd to the ropes with punch after punch to the body and head. Suddenly realizing he might be in trouble, Hurd of Accokeek, Md., countered back from sudden adversity in dramatic fashion and sent Welborn back-tracking before a devastating body punch sent him to one knee. He was counted out at 1:55 by referee Lou Moret, who was officiating the final fight of his 30-plus year career.
Po boji, undefeated super welterweight Jermell Charlo entered the ring to challenge for Hurd’s coveted belts. “We definitely want Charlo,” Hurd told SHOWTIME Sports’ Jim Gray, saying the matchup would likely occur after one more fight. “I’m calling the shots. I’m No. 1 right now. When I say answer the phone, answer the phone. I got the date.”
Charlo shot back. “This is easy money. I like those belts – they look real good on you. He said he wants another fight. I’m ready now.”
Hurd, who unified the WBA and IBF belts by beating WBA champion Erislandy Lara in April in Las Vegas, was returning with a surgically repair left shoulder. He threw 118 Jabs, more than half of the 220 punches he threw in the fight.
“I’m just coming off surgery so I wanted to see how I worked off the jab,” Hurd said. “I felt good I was working behind the jab I got caught on the ropes and got caught with some shots and said ‘that’s enough. He got enough TV time.’ I heard the crowd and I didn’t want to get brave. So I turned it up and got the knockdown.”
Former Wilder foe and heavyweight southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (30-1, 26 KO) returned to STAPLES Center for a second consecutive victory with a resounding 10th-round TKO against Travis “My Time” Kauffman (32-3, 23 KO) v Readingu, Pa.
The 39-year-old Ortiz of Camaguey, Kuba, registered left-cross knockdowns in the sixth, eighth and 10th rounds before the final blow coming later in the 10th round against a gritty Kauffman. It was the 26th career stoppage for Ortiz, who lost to Wilder in a Fight of the Year candidate back in March.
The fight was officially called at 1:58 of the 10th round. "Som bojovník,” Ortiz said. “Nothing contains me. We didn’t have to knock him out but we wanted to show everything we have in our repertoire, and we showed it tonight.”
Ortiz, who was warned twice for low blows, clipped Kauffman for a second time by a lethal left hand of Ortiz at 2:29 V ôsmom kole. But just like the first time he was send to canvas in the sixth round, Kauffman was able to get up and continue fighting.
The technically sound performance by Ortiz included 376 jab attempts to Kauffman’s 99 and out-landing him 66-7. That led to a 135-37 lead in total connects and a 69-30 margin in power connects against Kauffman, who SHOWTIME commentator Paulie Malignaggi called, “a stubborn guy who wouldn’t go away.”
“Of course I’ll fight the winner of this fight [Wilder-Fury],” Ortiz said. “I want that second fight with Wilder. I want to fight anybody.”
In the pay-per-view telecast opener, Joe “The Juggernaut” Joyce (7-0, 7 KO) recorded a massive first-round knockout against Joe “The Future” Hanks (23-3, 15 KO). A rising heavyweight, Joyce, z Londýna, Anglicko, ended the fight officially after just 2:25 as he used a right jab to set up a near-perfect left hook sending Hanks to the canvas and down for the count.
Trained by noted trainer Abel Sanchez, Joyce told Gray he’s ready for anyone. “I want to get in some bigger fights,” said the former Olympic silver medal winner who recorded his fourth first-round KO. “I’ve been doing well so there is plenty more to come. All the support from back home in England, thanks for coming. I hope I put on something good to watch.”
It was the second win in the United States for Joyce, who also picked up the vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title. “I’m getting people out quickly,"Povedal. “I’ve got a lot of experience, I’m just going to improve on my strength and my speed. I’ve heard comments that I’m slow but I seem to land the shots and get the job done.”
It was the third time during his career that Hanks, from Newark, New Jersey, has been knocked down by a left hook.
Earlier in the night on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION Adonis Stevenson’s five-and-a-half year reign as the WBC Light Heavyweight Champion of the World ended as Oleksandr Gvozdyk dethroned boxing’s longest reigning champion with a devastating 11th round knockout from Videotron Center in Quebec City. VIDEO: https://s.sho.com/2BMNZIx. Saturday’s one-fight telecast from Quebec City will replay on Monday, December 3 na 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME on DEMAND®. The SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION streamed live on SHOWTIME Sports social platforms and is archived on the SHO Sports YouTube channel and Facebook page.
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