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Tag Archives: Junior Middleweight
Undefeated prospect Antonio Tarver, Obere. establishing his own identity in ring
 Tampa (Ka 10, 2016) – Fighting for his young family, as well as to expand the legacy associated with his last name, the son of 5-time world champion and 1996 U.S. Olympia Anthony “Ime Anwansi Man” Tarver – unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Antonio Tarver, Obere. – this past weekend continued establishing his own identity in the ring.After a 9-month absence, the 28-year-old Tarver (4-0, 3 Kos) returned to the ring in Lakeland, Florida, nkwụsị Jose Cortez na abụọ gbaa gburugburu. Tarver displayed his improving skills, especially a punishing body attack, during a thoroughly dominating performance. He broke-down Cortez and closed the show in style.
“It took me one round to get rid of ring rust,” he explained. “We had a game-plan to go to the body, then the head, body and head, but it took me a round to do it. God’s really blessed me and I owe all thanks to Him. My father and coach, Jimmy Williams, have always told me not to look for a knockout but that it’ll come. I’m not a one-punch knockout fighter. It’s all about setting up shots and putting them together. I may not connect with every single body shot I throw, but if I get in three of four each round, it’ll eventually cause damage. I’m focusing on my opponent’s liver and ribs, trying to be a body-snatcher.”
Tarver was an athlete, playing basketball and football, who didn’t start boxing until he was 19. He had a very brief amateur career and fully realizes that he’s consistently going to be fighting more experienced boxers.
“Na mgbanaka,” Tarver kwuru, “I’m still a baby. My opponents may be much more experienced than me, but I do have a lot of experience around me: my father, coach Williams and Darrell Foreman. My father wouldn’t support me as a fighter until I proved to him that I was worthy (sacrificing and training). I’m worthy now and believe I’m coming into my own as I continue to learn.”
“Dị ka nna,” Tarver Sr., kwuru, “I wanted him to know what he was getting into and have the tools to succeed. He’s as tough as nails. When he realizes how strong he really is…..look out. There’s a difference between hitting an opponent with a punch and punching through him like he’s doing now. I just wish he’d get started quicker. He doesn’t get going until he gets hit and then he turns into a beast. A ferociousness comes out from inside that I never had. He’s improving all of the time. He’s putting punches together better and sitting down on his punches.
“Antonio is going to be a fan-friendly fighter. I know I put him under a lot of pressure, but he’s fighting much more experienced guys. I’ve never been worried about him fighting a tough guy. It’s the guys who think in the ring and have amateur pedigree that can be problems for him.”
Understanding that his opponents get pumped to fight him because of his last name, Antonio Jr. rationalizes that, taking advantage of the situation he is in. “It’s very important for my opponents to beat me and the name,” o kwetara. “My father set this stage for me and my name is, Antonio Tarver, Jr., so they’re trying to give us both a loss. I’m fighting for my family and to protect the legacy of my last name. I try and take advantage of being my father’s son and accept everything that goes with that. I don’t try to put pressure on myself but, n'ezie, I want to be the best Antonio Tarver Jr. I can be.
“People are always going to compare me with my father but we fight in different weight classes. Light heavyweights, other than Roy Jones Obere., are slower than junior middleweights, who are much quicker like Floyd Mayweather, Obere. I’m always going to be fighting opponents taller than me, or sometimes the same height, but I’m 5′ 9″ and a lot of my opponents are going to be 6′ 2″ or so.
The father has another important lesson he’s teaching his son. “Antonio became a father for the first time last September and he was slow getting back in the gym,” Antonio Sr. kwukwara. “He has to learn how to balance fatherhood with his pro boxing career, making sacrifices to become a champion!”
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Straight Rights and Straight A’s: The Joey Veazey Story
N'ihi na Immediate Hapụ
Baltimore, MD (Ka 3, 2016) – In the movie Coach Carter, Samuel L. Jackson famously quipped to his team of academically struggling players “you are student athletes, student comes first.”
O di nwute na, some standout athletes believe their talents supersede performing in the classroom. This has led to high schools and colleges warning or suspending players if their grades didn’t improve.
On the contrary, there are those who take great pride in starring as an athlete and student; such as 17-year-old Joey Veazey.
Known by his moniker of “Bazooka Joe” Veazey is multi-time amateur champion and was ranked internationally. On Thursdaymgbede, Veazey fights Chris Perkins for the East Coast junior middleweight championship at Michael’s Eighth Ave in Glen Burnie, MD as a featured fighter on a card promoted by Baltimore Boxing.
The card serves as a tribute to Murray “Bushwacker” Smith Sr., father of Baltimore Boxing’s Jake Smith. Tickets purchased in advance start at $25, echekwabara oche na- $35, reserved tables for ten are $350, $50 VIP seats and $500 VIP tables of 10 can be purchased by calling 410-375-9175. Ụzọ na-emeghe na 6:30 pm and the fights begin at 8.
Slated to compete in his 100nke match, Veazy is a big ticket seller in the Baltimore area and regularly draws large crowds when he enters the squared circle. To Veazey however, he is most proud of his accomplishments outside of the ring, where he’s an honor student finishing up his senior year at Northeast High School.
Na August, Veazey will enroll in college locally and major in either mechanical engineering or computer science. N'otu oge ahụ, he’ll prepare for his professional debut while still working as a trainer at the Baltimore Boxing Club. Most see being a fighter or student as a full time responsibility, but Veazey believes his work ethic and focus will help him continue to excel in and out of the ring.
"You have to be disciplined in the ring and classroom,” said Veazey. “I know there’s a lot on my plate but I thrive on excelling as a boxer, student and a trainer at the Baltimore Boxing Club. Focusing and paying attention to the task at hand helps keep me dialed in with whatever it is I’m doing at that time. Mee elu mee ala, my goal is to continue excelling with my academics and win a world title. I believe both are reachable and can become a reality with continued hard work.”
Smith, who has literally watched Veazey grow as a person and fighter during the last decade, has trained hundreds of fighters and considers Bazooka Joe one of his most special.
"Joey could’ve told himself boxing will be his everything because of how successful he’s been but he’s extremely humble and intelligent far beyond his years,"Kwuru Smith. “He literally goes from one task to another and excels at each of them. Whether he’s a world champion boxer, engineer, computer scientist or all of the above, Joey Veazey epitomizes what it means to be a well-rounded person and I’m very proud of him.”
Na ngalaba-mma, Upton Boxing’s Tyrell Boyd and 2016 Golden Gloves champion Aston Sykes will do battle for the Maryland State Middleweight title. Boyd is a former East Coast Middleweight titlist and looks for his second belt while Sykes is riding a wave of confidence having won the Golden Gloves in one of America’s toughest regions.
Popular Clayton Frazier faces Elvin Rodriguez in a battle between boxers from the Baltimore Boxing Gym. Frazier, who has only two fights, is a crowd favorite and hopes to claim local bragging rights in what Smith calls the “Battle of Baltimore Boxing.”
Former basketball star Stefon “Showtime” McRay and future pro standout Donald Wallace will also appear on the card in separae bouts.
Maka ozi ndị ọzọ, gaa Baltimoreboxing.com
Yory Boy Campas farewell fight against Anthony Bonsante to be streamed LIVE, this Saturday onGFL.TV
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Undefeated Obere. Middleweight contender, Julian ” J Rock” Williams chọrọ ka na-emekarị na afọ gburugburu PED ule
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Demetrius Andrade’s Open media workout Quotes & foto
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Alaghachi Ọkt. 17 na Mohegan Sun Arena
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(ọzọ foto dị n'okpuru ebe)
PROVIDENCE (October 9, 2015) – N'abalị ikpeazụ na Big isii Academy na Providence, undefeated ibu welterweight contender Demetrius “Now now” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) kwadoro ihe emeghe media mgbatị tupu nke ya October 17nke 10-gburugburu isi omume agha vesos Argentinian iro Dario Fabian “The France” Pucheta (20-2, 11 Kos) na Mohegan Sun Arena na Uncasville, Connecticut.
Yipụ mbụ nke afọ a nke ya World Boxing Òtù WBO) aha ruru ka arụghị ọrụ, Andrade ga na-enwe Pucheta maka WBO & World Boxing Association (WBA) International utu aha, na-akanye ya mbụ agha na 16 ọnwa, ebe ọ bụ na 2008 U.S. Olympia kwụsịrị Ọ dịghị. 1 amanyere bụ iwu contender Brian “Ọdụm” Rose (25-1-1, 7 Kos) na asaa agba nke mbụ ya na na na ụwa aha agbachitere.
Andrade weghaara ohere iputa WBO 154-paụnd aha November 9, 2013 site n'ụzọ nke a 12-gburugburu mkpebi n'elu mbụ unbeaten 2004 U.S. Olympia Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan(33-0-1, 21 Kos).
Tiketi ndị na ere, sitere na site $200.00 ka $25.00 (ewepu ụgwọ). Oku 401.261.3755 ịzụta tiketi nakwa dị ka ụgbọ ala ihe ọmụma pụrụ iche.
Dimitriọs Andrade:
“Nke a turnout (nke ọha na eze) shows the support I have in Rhode Island. It’s been a while since they’ve seen me in the ring, ma ha na-aga na-amalite na-ahụ m na nnukwu akpata ịlụ ọgụ.”
“The cream always rises to the top. I’m going to show that I’m the best 154-pounder in the world.”
“Ọ na-akụda mmụọ (16-ọnwa layoff). This is something I’ve been doing since I was six and not to do it has been tough. I’ve tried to stay positive, arụsi ọrụ ike n'ime mgbatị ịnọ na udi, but sparring in a gym is different than being in a fight when your opponent is trying to take your head off. October 17nke, ndị mmadụ ga-ahụ ihe m na-n'ezie mere nke.”
“M nwere ụzọ ndị ọzọ nke na-eme a ndụ ma m ihe n'anya m na-eme kwa ụbọchị…igbe! This is a life-changing business. I’m very happy to get back in the ring October 17nke. “M na-aga na-eme ka a na nkwupụta na m ga-eme n'ọdịnihu nke ọkpọ.”
“The WBO na WBA International utu aha bụ na akara-alụ ọgụ a. Ha wee m (WBO ụwa) title and it’s vacant right now. The reason I took this fight is to get ranked in the top 15 na-alụ ọgụ maka ụwa aha.”
“My iro (Dario Pucheta) has come all the way from Argentina to win. This is a tough business and to be 20-2 takes a lot of heart and guts. This is an opportunity for to make a statement. He’s hungry and believes because a win over me will make a name for him.”
“I’ve had some bumps in the road and it took a year to get settled. I haven’t suffered any damage in the ring. Ahụ dị m mma. The fans are going to say that they need to see a lot more of Demetrius Andrade.”
“N'Ogige’ been good and I feel great. I want to thank CES for letting me showcase my skills on their card and to continue to bring great boxing to New England.”
Soro Demetrius Andrade on TwitterAndradeATeam ma ọ bụBooBooBoxing.
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John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson – Liam Smith zuru pịa ogbako video
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John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson media mgbatị video
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Demetrius Andrade laghachi Oct. 17 na a ọbọ
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Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
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PROVIDENCE (October 5, 2015) – All undefeated junior middleweight Demetrius “Now now” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) mgbe ọ bụla chọrọ ime ebe ọ mbụ igosipụta elu a ụzọ uwe dị ka nwa ewu bụ igbe na na ihe mere, mgbe a 16-ọnwa gbatia nke arụghị ọrụ, kpam kpam ọzọ na-agbasaghị mmerụ, na 2008 U.S. Olympia na-alaghachi mgbanaka October 17 ka isiokwu a na-abụghị televised Gosi na Mohegan Sun Arena na Uncasville, Connecticut.
A myriad nke ihe ndị mere nọ na 27 afọ Andrade nke mgbanaka na-enweghị a obere akpa ego ebe June 14, 2014, mgbe o bibiri Ọ dịghị. 1 amanyere bụ iwu contender Brian “Ọdụm” Rose (25-1-1, 7 Kos) na asaa agba, Baịbụl na-emeri na HBO na ihe mesịrị-ya mbụ na naanị World Boxing Organization (WBO) aha agbachitere. Andrade, alụ ọgụ nke Providence, mbụ weghaara ohere iputa WBO 154-paụnd aha November 9, 2013, nwekwara aired na HBO, ndikan mbụ unbeaten 2004 U.S. Olympia Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 Kos) site n'ụzọ nke a 12-gburugburu mkpebi.
NA-MEDIA mgbatị – Ọha kpọrọ
Demetrius Andrade ga jide na-emeghe media mgbatị a Thursday n'abalị (8 p.m. NA mmalite) na Big isii Academy, 816 Douglas Ave. na Providence.
N'oge ya gara aga 16 na-akụda mmụọ ọnwa, Andrade e gbukpọọla ya WBO aha, nnoo iwu si alụ ọgụ na netwọk telivishọn, ama esịn si niile Fim, na-ezighị ezi ewere anyị dị ka a fighter onye nta a nnukwu egwuregwu ma amama ala siri ike ịlụ ọgụ.
“M ala ma na-ekele na-alụ ọgụ ọzọ, karịsịa nso n'ụlọ na n'ihu m Fans,” Andrade kwuru banyere ya Oct. 17 ibuso Argentinian iro Dario Fabian “The France” Pucheta (20-2, 11 Kos), a bụbu South American onye mmeri, na 10-gburugburu isi omume maka ohere iputa WBO & WBA International super welterweight championships. “It’s good to finally have a date and I’m very happy to get back in the ring. It isn’t the fight I really wanted but Pucheta has a good record and he always comes to fight. I wanted to fight Delvin RODRÍGUEZ, nke ga-ịbụwo ezi agha na Connecticut n'ihi na nke ahụ ebe ọ si abịa na m na-ebi Rhode Island, ma, Echere m, ndị ya achọghị ya m ọgụ. Ha ga-azọpụta ya maka onye ọzọ.
“Ya mere, M mkpa ime a agha (anya-TV vs. a na-abụghị họọrọ iro) na-azụ n'ime ihe, to where I want to be and belong. It’s not like I failed in the ring to lose my title belt. O wutere m atụfu ya, n'ezie, but that’s not what identifies me. People know who the best fighters are in the world. All I ever wanted was to do was fight. I want to stay active and I believe I can fill Floyd si Mayweather'S akpụkpọ ụkwụ dị ka ọkpọ ọzọ Superstar.”
N'oge ya ogologo hiatus si mgbanaka, Andrade akpọ si Mayweather, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Erislandy Lara, na ndị ọzọ na ụwa-klas alụso enweghị isi, remaining on the shelf waiting to landing a career defining fight that never materialized. Andrade, a 2007 World n'asọmpi nrite ọlaedo-eto eto na anọ oge mba na-amu amu onye mmeri, ka gbara akwụkwọ a ikpe megide ROC Nation, azọrọ na nkwado ụlọ ọrụ, ekesịpde Jay-Z, reneged on a nkwa ịkwụ ụgwọ ya $550,000.
“Nanị agha m mgbe zaghị bụ megide (Jermall)Charlo,” Andrade kọwara, “because I was in that situation with Jay-Z. I thought he and his company could really help me, na mgbanaka na ahịa-maara ihe. M họọrọ bụghị ka ọ were na agha (Dec. 13, 2014 vs. Charlo) ma, mgbe ihe emeghị na ROC Nation, M aka a nkwekọrịta na-alụ ọgụ Charlo (Jan. 14, 2015). Kama, he signed a deal to fight Martirosyan. I never knew anything about the (Matt) Korobov agha (maka ohere iputa WBO Middleweight aha) ruo mgbe a mara ọkwa. Ọ dịghị mgbe m bu n'obi ịkwaga ruo Middleweight, n'oge ahụ, na-alụ ọgụ ya ma ọ bụ onye ọzọ. Mgbe e mesịrị, M ọbụna awa na-alụ ọgụ (Anthony) Mundine ya backyard (Australia) maka obere ego, dị nnọọ ka na m aha, ma nke ahụ emeghị arụ ọrụ si ma. Echere m na nke ahụ bụ niile akụkụ nke egwuregwu a.”
Andrade zụọ atọ ma ọ bụ anọ ụbọchị n'izu, ọbụna na-enweghị a Ụbọchị na-alụ ọgụ, na ọ bụ ya bụ ike karịa mgbe ọ bụla, n'ụzọ anụ ahụ na uche. He is returning to the ring with a vengeance, ekwe ka a isi nkwupụta Ọkt. 17 na karịrị.
“M na-aga na-eme ka a na nkwupụta na m ndị kasị mma 154-paụnd fighter na ụwa na-egosi ihe mere dịghị onye chọrọ m ọgụ,” Andrade concluded. “M na-aga ka ngosi niile m na nkà na m October 17nke arụmọrụ. I’m looking ahead, adịghị na n'oge gara aga.”
Tiketi ndị na ere, sitere na site $200.00 ka $25.00 (ewepu ụgwọ). Oku 401.261.3755 ịzụta tiketi nakwa dị ka ụgbọ ala ihe ọmụma pụrụ iche.
Soro Demetrius Andrade on TwitterAndradeATeam ma ọ bụBooBooBoxing.
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John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson-abịa Manchester, England maka October 10th WBO Junior Middleweight ụwa aha agha na Liam Smith
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