Murphys Boxingis proud to announce NABA super welterweight champion, Mark DeLuca (23-1, 13 Kos) will face undefeated Canadian contender, Brandon Brewer(23-0-1, 11 Kos) on the undercard of the middleweight world championship bout betweenDemetrius Andrade u Maciej Sulecki jgħixu fuq DAZN fuq IS-SIBT, June 29th fil Providence, Rhode Island.
DeLuca, who is ranked#9in the world by theWBA,is coming off a dominate unanimous decision victory over once beaten, Jimmy Williamsthis past March and is looking to make a statement against an undefeated opponent in order to secure a title elimination fight later this year.
“It’s on short notice but I don’t have any hesitation taking the fight.”, explains theformer Marinewho is one of New England’s most popular fighters.
“A good performance against an undefeated fighter of Brewer’s caliber on a DAZN televised card will hopefully be enough to land another Top 10 fighter in the ring for a title eliminator. My goal is to be the first world champion from the Boston area sinceJohn Ruizand I feel like all the pieces are finally coming together.”
As for DeLuca’s massive Boston area fan base, the Whitman, Massachusetts native is confident they will be making the short trip down to Providence.
“It’s definitely a home game for me. Providence is only 45 minutes from my front door. I can guarantee you that Boston will be in the house.”
DeLuca’s promoter and Murphys Boxing founder, Ken Caseycouldn’t agree more with his fighter.
“Mark deserves big opportunities likes this. Fighting an undefeated opponent on DAZN is a major step to a world title shot. We’re excited for boxing fans to find out what the city of Boston already knows, Mark DeLuca is one of the best super welterweights in the world.”
DeLuca vs. Brewer takes place as part of Andrade vs. Sulecki on Saturday, June 29th at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center (1 La Salle Square, Providence, RI, 02903). The event is promoted by Matchroom Boxing USA and will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN. Doors open at 5pm and tickets are on sale now by calling or texting 617-657-4356 jew email mbloom@murphysboxing.com.
ABOUT MURPHYS BOXING
Murphys Boxing was founded by Dropkick Murphys’ frontman, Ken Casey in 2014. In just 5 short years, Murphys Boxing has become the premier boxing promoter in the New England area and one of the hottest young promotions in the country. 2018 was a breakout year for Murphys Boxing as they took their first fighter to a world title. Along with the promotion’s first champion, several Murphys Boxing fighters secured world title opportunities and nationally televised fights in 2018. Murphys Boxing closed out their banner year by co-promoting the WBO Middleweight Championship bout between Demetrius Andrade and Walter Kautondokwa in front of over 10,000 fans at the TD Garden, the legendary home of the Boston Celtics, which was broadcast internationally on DAZN. Murphys Boxing’s current roster features world ranked contenders like Mark DeLuca, Charles Foster, Abraham Nova, Greg Vendetti, Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan and undefeated prospects like Niall Kennedy, Carlos Góngora, William Foster III and more!
From the projects to owning boxing’s ultimate crown
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Marzu 12, 2019) – From the projects to owning arguably the most respected individual title in sports, John “Il Quietman” Ruizremains the only Latino to capture the coveted world heavyweight title.
Ruiz, 47, is a proud Puerto-Rican American boxer who grew-up in a Chelsea, Massachusetts. The two-time World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion, defeated USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of FamerEvander Holyfieldin the second of their three title fights, to secure for the first time, the world heavyweight crown.
A Boxer dilettanti imżejjen, Ruiz compiled a 50-5 rekord, similar to his final pro record of 44-9-1 (30 Kos) bejn 1992-2010, including gold- medal performances at the All-New England Championships, USA Boxing National Championships and the Los Angeles Olympic Festival, which elevated him to the No. 1 light heavyweight position in the United States ratings.
Ruiz was also an outstanding all-around athlete at Chelsea High, particularly in football, in which he was an all-star. He started boxing at the age of seven, eventually developing his skills at the Somerville Boxing Club.
“Boxing was the only sport I figured I’d have a good chance of succeeding,” Ruiz (pictured here on far left) explained why he pursued boxing as opposed to football or another team sport. “The other sports you had to go to college, and I didn’t have the grades.”
Ruiz never looked back and no boxer ever got more out of their God-given skills than him. After winning his first tournament (PAL in New Jersey), he became part of the USA Team that traveled to Sweden to compete in a dual-meet.
“Outside of Puerto Rico (he lived there for 6-7 years in his early youth),” Ruiz remembered fondly. “I had never traveled outside of the United States. USA Boxing gave me an opportunity to travel there, Awstralja, Italy and all over the United States. Even more than how those experiences prepared me for the pro ranks, it gave me a taste of life experience, traveling to places I never would have been able to go to on my own. Amateur boxing also gave me structure and confidence in myself for when I turned pro. I also met so many different people, fighters and coaches, from all over the world.”
In addition to his aforementioned victory at the Los Angles Olympic Festival, which qualified him as a Team USA member to compete in the World Championships in Australia (lest 6th fid-dinja), perhaps the highlight of his amateur career was defeatingTorsten May, l- 1992 Olympic gold medal winner from Germany, at a dual meet in Florida.
“My association with John goes back to 1990,” miżjud Al Valenti, USA Boxing Special Projects Consultant. “I was thrilled that a local kid was honing his skills in the boxing ring. John made an incredible impact on the National Amateur boxing scene in the early nineties; making it all the way to the Olympic Trials in Worcester (MA). Having been involved in the trials was extra special for me because John was such a great competitor and good kid. Boxing history will have a place for John Ruiz, not many survived 36 rounds with Evander. Being the first Latino World Heavyweight Champion was quite an accomplishment for “Il Quietman”.
Ruiz turned pro August 20, 1992, winning a four-round unanimous decision over Kevin Parker. During his pro career, he defeated top contemporary names such as Holyfield,James Thunder, Jerry Ballard, Fernely Felix, Kirk Johnson, Fres Oquendo, Andrew Golota u Jameel McCline.
History was made March 3, 2013 fil Las Vegas, when he became only the second fighter to drop Holyfield en route to his WBA title-winning fight by way of a 12-round unanimous decision, earning him instant notoriety as the first Latino to hold the coveted world heavyweight title belt.
John Ruiz met President George W. Bush in the White House after becoming the first Latino to become world heavyweight boxing champion (Picture courtesy of the Boston Herald)
“I’m very proud to have accomplished that,” he continued, “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, imma, when I hear people talk about it today, I think, 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, imma, more importantly, 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.”
Assoċjazzjoni tal-Alumni tal-Boxing tal-Istati Uniti
Maħluq biex imexxi tul il-ħajja, relazzjonijiet ta’ benefiċċju reċiproku bejn l-USA Boxing u l-alumni tagħha, –boxers, uffiċjali, coaches u partitarji tal-boxing — L-Assoċjazzjoni tal-Alumni tgħaqqad ġenerazzjonijiet ta’ champions, jispira u jagħti lura liċ-champions futuri tal-boxing tal-USA Boxing, u 'l barra taċ-ċirku.
L-Assoċjazzjoni tal-Alumni tal-Boxing tal-Istati Uniti hija miftuħa għal kull min għandu imħabba għall-boxing u jixtieq jibqa’ konness mal-boxing dilettanti. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, including its annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
Biex tingħaqad mal-Assoċjazzjoni tal-Alumni, sempliċiment irreġistra fuq alumni@usaboxing.org għal $40.00 kull sena miżata tas-sħubija. Membri ġodda se jirċievu T-shirt, keychain u kartiera elettronika.
Illum, 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.
MEDF0RD, Massa. (Novembru 25, 2015) – Il-finali tal- 130th annwali USA Boxing Kampjonati New England, ospitat mill Quietman Sports Gym, se ssir din Sibt bil-lejl (5 p.m. bibien miftuħa, 7 p.m. ewwel logħba) fil Plymouth Memorial Hall fil Plymouth, Massachusetts..
Quietman Sports Gym, jinsabu fil Medford (MA), hija proprjetà u operat minn żewġ time heavyweight champion dinja boxing John “Il Quietman” Ruiz, l-ewwel u biss champion heavyweight dinja ta 'wirt Latino.
Il 2015 USA Boxing N.E. champions in each weight class of the open division will advance to the USA National Championships. Below are the pairings for Saturday night’s championship finals:
Xi champions USA Boxing New England diġà ġew għalaq (tara tqassim hawn taħt) u dawn qed kollha jilqgħu biex jattendu juru bil-lejl tas-Sibt li jirċievu l-premju tagħhom:
Junior Champions Olimpiċi
80 lbs. Diego Bengochoa Top Flight
90 lbs. Akye Boston Framingham PAL
119 lbs. Isaiah Cruz Cruz Boxing
125 lbs. Robert DeGaetano Camp Get Right
Aħbarijiet Champions
123 lbs. Marquis Fowler Lowell West End
132 lbs. Joel Morales Somerville Boxing Club
165 lbs. Yancarlos Sanchez Quietman Sports
Champions miftuħa
114 lbs. Danny DeJesus Haverhill Inner City
119 female Amanda Pavone Nonantum Boxing Club
132 lbs. Brandon Higgins
201 lbs. Jesus Flores Canal Street
Champions żgħażagħ
132 lbs. open Jose Tirado Grealish Boxing
165 lbs. Geovanni Lorenzo Gentleman’s Gym
201+ lbs. Storm Dufree Manfredo’s
Biljetti huma pprezzati għal $55.00 (ringside), $22.00 (sedili riżervati) u $12.00 (ammissjoni ġenerali) huma disponibbli billi tmur www.quietmansportsgym.com (ikklikkja fuq il-paġna New England Kampjonat) jew fuq il-bieb għall $60.00, $25.00 u $15.00.
Matul l-aħħar 50 snin, USA Boxing New England champions kienu jinkludu ċampjins tad-dinja bħall-BROCKTON (MA) middleweight “Marvellous” Marvin Hagler (1973) u Providence (RI) welterweight Demetrious “Boo Boo” Andrade (2005-2006), kif ukoll U.S. Olympians Andrade u Providence heavyweight super Jason “Big Six” Road (2001-2002-2003), u middleweight Providence / heavyweight Matt “Wisq Smooth” Godfrey (2000 & 2004), Worcester (MA) middleweight Edwin Rodriguez(2008), u Framingham (MA) welterweight Danny “Bhoy” O'Connor.
MEDF0RD, Massa. (Ottubru 27 2015) – Aktar minn 125 boxers dilettanti – li jvarjaw minn klassi miftuħa għall novizzi, kaptani u Olimpi Junior – diġà rreġistraw biex jikkompetu fis-jmiss 130th annwali USA Boxing ġodda Kampjonati England li se tkun ospitata mill Quietman Sports Gym fuq żewġ postijiet Massachusetts.
Quietman Sports Gym fil Medford (MA) hija proprjetà u operat minn żewġ time heavyweight champion dinja boxing John “Il Quietman” Ruiz, l-ewwel u biss champion heavyweight dinja ta 'wirt Hispanic.
-Kwarti se ssir IS-SIBT, Novembru 7, segwit b'dan li ġej Sibt (Novembru. 14) semifinali, kemm fil Chelsea High School. Rebbieħa semifinali se jikkwalifikaw għall-finali tal-kampjonat skedati, IS-SIBT, Novembru. 28at Plymouth Memorial Hall. Winners in each weight class will advance to the USA National Championships. Bibien miftuħa fi 5:00 p.m. U bl-ewwel logħba skedat li tibda fil 7:00 p.m. U.
“Hurry up u jiksbu l-biljetti tiegħek għall dan l-avveniment kbir,” Ruiz qal. “Ex champion dinja Tony Demarco se jkun mistieden speċjali fost oħrajn.”
Biljetti huma pprezzati għal $55.00 (ringside), $22.00 (sedili riżervati) u $12.00 (ammissjoni ġenerali) huma disponibbli billi tmurwww.quietmansportsgym.com (ikklikkja fuq il-paġna New England Kampjonat) jew fil-bieb.
Leading open boxers who’ve registered to compete includeJames Perella (BP Boxing), Amanda Pavone (Gym Peter Welch tal), Xavier Vega (Canal St. Gym), Elijah Peixoto (Big Sitt Boxing Akkademja), Johnny Rosa (Lawrence Boxing), Christopher Davis-Fogg (Uppercuts Boxing Club), Owen Minuri (Camp Get Dritt) u Ashleigh Moore (Nonantum). Boxers jistgħu jirreġistraw billi tmur www.quietmansportsgym.comqabel il- Ottubru 31 iskadenza.
Matul l-aħħar 50 snin, USA Boxing New England champions kienu jinkludu ċampjins tad-dinja bħall-BROCKTON (MA) middleweight “Marvellous” Marvin Hagler (1973) u Providence (RI) welterweight Demetrious “Boo Boo” Andrade (2005-2006), kif ukoll U.S. Olympians Andrade u Providence heavyweight super Jason “Big Six” Road(2001-2002-2003), u middleweight Providence / heavyweightMatt “Wisq Smooth” Godfrey (2000 & 2004), Worcester (MA) middleweight Edwin Rodriguez (2008), u Framingham (MA) welterweight Danny “Bhoy” O'Connor.
Vinny Paz, Micky Ward, Joey Gamache, Jose Antonio Rivera & John Ruiz
BOSTON (Ottubru. 21, 2015) — USA Boxing New England, stabbilita fl 1880 bħala l-ta 'fi ċjali li jirregolaw korp ta' boxing dilettanti fir-reġjun, se unur fi ve standouts dilettanti ex, li marru biex isiru Champions tad-Dinja bħala boxers professjonali, Il-Ħadd, Novembru 8 fil Anthony fil Malden.
Vinny Paz (Cranston, RI), Micky Ward (Lowell, MA), Joey Gamache (Lewiston, ME), Jose Antonio Rivera (Worcester, MA) u John Ruiz (Chelsea, MA) se jirċievu l-premju għall-kisbiet pendenti tagħhom fid-dinja tal-boxing.
USA Boxing New England se tippreżenta wkoll inawgurali tiegħu Skeets Scioli Achievement Award Lifetime. Scioli serva bħala President tal-Istati Uniti Boxing New England, off u fuq, matul perjodu emblematika 70-il sena. Huwa miet fl 2010 fl-età ta ' 97.
Il-premju Skeets Scioli se jiġu ppreżentati lill referee / imħallef Mike Ryan (Tyngsboro, MA) and coachCarlos Garcia (Worcester, MA) għall-kontribut żmien twil tagħhom għall-isport tal-boxing dilettanti.
Al Bernstein, Showtime Championship Boxingkummentatur u Internazzjonali Boxing Sala ta 'fama inductee, se jservi bħala avveniment emcee. “Dan huwa tribut għal xi wħud mill-aqwa boxing,” Bernstein qal. “New England kellha rwol ewlieni fil-boxing, mhux biss hawn fl-Amerika, imma globalment. I am ferħana biex jipparteċipaw f'dan l-avveniment u jiena ħerqana li konnessjoni mal-fannijiet boxing f'dak ir-reġjun.”
USA Boxing se tħallas ukoll ġieħ lill-atleti kurrenti u membri. L-avveniment huwa fundraiser li jassistu atleti dilettanti żgħażagħ ivvjaġġar lejn tournaments reġjonali u nazzjonali.
L-avveniment jibda bil cocktails fil 2 p.m., segwit minn pranzu fil 3 p.m. Irkanti ħajjin u siekta flimkien ma FL Raf es se jseħħ.
Biljetti limitati għadhom disponibbli għax-xiri billi ċċempel USA Boxing New England fil 781-329-9577.
MEDF0RD, Massa. (Ottubru 5, 2015) – Quietman Sports Gym, owned and operated by two-time world heavyweight boxing championJohn “Il Quietman” Ruiz, qed tospita l- 130thUSA Boxing Kampjonati New England xahar li jkun imiss f'żewġ postijiet Massachusetts.
-Kwarti u semifinali se ssir, rispettivament,Novembru 7 & 14, fil Chelsea High School mal-fażi finali tal-kampjonat skedati għall Novembru. 28at Plymouth Memorial Hall. Winners in each weight class will advance to the USA National Championships
“Din hija opportunità kbira għall-boxers dilettanti,” Ruiz qal. “This tournament has great tradition and will feature great matches. It’s an honor and pleasure for Quietman Sports Gym to serve as host of this year’s event. We’re also proud to help raise funds for two great cause: Familja Għajnuna Boston (jibbenefikaw familji bla dar) u l-Fond Scholarship Chelsea High School High School.”
A graduate Chelsea High School, Ruiz huwa l-uniku champion heavyweight dinja ta 'wirt Latino.
Matul l-aħħar 50 snin, USA Boxing New England champions kienu jinkludu dinja (għall) champions bħal BROCKTON (MA) middleweight “Marvellous” Marvin Hagler (1973) u Providence (RI) welterweight Demetrious “Boo Boo” Andrade (2005-2006), kif ukoll U.S. Olympians Andrade u Providence heavyweight super Jason “Big Six” Road(2001-2002-2003), plus middleweight Providence / heavyweightMatt “Wisq Smooth” Godfrey (2000 & 2004), Worcester (MA) middleweight Edwin Rodriguez (2008), u Framingham (MA) welterweight Danny “Bhoy” O'Connor.
