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Oleh Dovhun Retains WBA NABA Super Bantamweight Title with Unanimous Decision over Juan Centeno in Pittsburgh

Devaun Lee Shocks Kiante Irving
Joey Turk Remains Undefeated
Pittsburgh, PA (Mars 20, 2023) -Super Bantamweight contender Oleh Dovhun inched closer to a world title opportunity by making the second defense of the WBA NABA title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Juan Centeno in a fight that headlined a five-bout card at The Priory Grand Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The card was promoted by Integrity Fighter Management and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.

Despite being cut on his left eyelid due to an accidental clash of head, Dovhun showed his class throughout the bout by boxing his way behind a consistent work-rate. Centeno hung in there, but Dovhun showed why he is a world-ranked contender and took the fight by scores of 100-90 á öllum kortum.

Dovhun of Pittsburgh via Ukraine ups his perfect mark to 15-0. Centeno of Miami us 8-7-3.

Dovhun is promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and managed by Integrity Fighter Management.

Í samstarfi lögun, Devaun Lee sent shockwaves by stopping previously undefeated hometown fighter Kiante Irving in round four of their six-round super middleweight bout.

Lee was able to withstand an early rush by Irving. Irving may have punched himself out as Lee started to take over in the second and third rounds. Lee started tagging Irving with flush shots until the bout was stopped at 2:03 af umferð fjórum.

Lee of Queens, NY is 11-8-1 með sex rothöggi. Irving of Beaver Falls, PA falls to 11-1-1.

Joe Turk remained undefeated with a four-round unanimous decision over Isaiah Margheim in a heavyweight bout.

Turk of Pittsburgh is now 3-0-1. Margehim of Sandusky, Ohio er 1-3.
Jordan Zlacki took a four-round split decision over Eric Palmer in a welterweight battle.

Zlacki of Springdale, PA er nú 3-5. Palmer of Uniontown, PA is 14-17-5.

The opening bout saw Devon Siegfried stop Matteo Gardner in a scheduled four-round fight featuring debuting cruiserweights.
Í umferð þremur, Siegfried dropped Gardner with a right hook for the 10-count at 1:05.

Matt Conway notches 20th career win, Stops Rodolfo Puente in second round “Murrysville Madness” results from Pennsylvania

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“Murrysville Madness” results from Pennsylvania

MURRYSVILLE, Penn. (September 21, 2021) – Pittsburgh junior lightweight Matt “Sweet Child” Conway, the reigning IBA Intercontinental Junior Lightweight Champion, notched his 20th career victory in this past Saturday night’s “Murrysville Madness” non-title main event against dangerous Colombian puncher Rodolfo “El Tsunami” Puente (20-8-2, 16 Kos).

“Murrysville Madness,“ kynnt af Gionta Management, was held at a nearly sold-out SportsZone Arena in Murrayville (PA).

This was our first time promoting at this venue and things went really well overall,“ sagði verkefnisstjórinn Derek Gionta. “We will come back here, hopefully, in the near future. This was our third show this year at two different venues and it’s great to remain consistent despite the difficult times we encountered earlier this year in regard to the pandemic. The plan is to keep moving forward and building up these guys.”

“There were a number of intriguing fights. Matt Conway had a monumental victory for his 20th win as a professional. He will be come back January 15th in a big fight on our show in Cheswick, PA.”

Conway (20-2, 9 Kos) positioned himself for an IBA World title fight in January, which Gionta will promote at The Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Cheswick, PA.

Against Puente, Conway overcame Puente’s early aggression, but after the opening round, the Colombian did little more than hold. A Conway left hook dropped Puente in the second round and that marked the end of the fight and show shortly after from a referee stoppage.

The co-feature was the “Fight of the Night.” Pittsburgh super middleweight Kiante Irving (9-0-1, 9 Kos), a 2018 National Golden Gloves Champion, and Antonio Louis Hernandez (5-11-3, 3 Kos), battled to an exciting 6-round split draw.

Irving won the first three rounds, primarily by using his stiff jab and landing solid rights to Hernandez’ body. Hernandez, þó, owned the last three rounds, controlling the action and landing power shots that hurt Irving on multiple occasions. High drama filed the room as Irving proved a chin and heart to go along with his power. Hernandez, sporting a deceiving record and at just 22 ára, has time to turn the corner and make up for early struggles against high quality opposition. Both sides have expressed interest in a rematch.

Ohio lightweight Ryizeemmion “The Humble Beast” Ford (6-1, 4 Kos) dominated Carlos “Jaguar” Jimenez (1-3-1), Mexíkó, setting the pace until he landed a hard right that buzzed Jimenez. A follow-up attack prompted the referee to halt the action midway through the opening round.

Pittsburgh super middleweight Eric Lomax kept rollin’, setting the pace and blasting out Jacob Ikaika Martin (1-1) with only 9-seconds left in the fourth and scheduled final round. Lomax passed the test in impressive fashion as he boxed well and fought with explosiveness in spurts.

Kyrgyzstan native Baszybek Baratov (5-1-2, 1 KO), who fights out of Monroeville (PA), defeated Buffalo featherweight debutant Joe Reed, winning a unanimous decision. Skorar voru 40-36 x 2 og 39-37. “Baz” was slippery on the defense, while picking shots from all angles while Reed stood conventional and had some success of his own at times.

Pittsburgh super lightweight and Matt Conway’s brother, “Maverick” Mike Conway (4-2-1, 1 KO), joined his bro in the winner’s circle, pitching a “shutout” 4-round decision versus Joshua Zimmerman (0-4). Conway worked his way inside to nullify Zimmerman’s height and length advantage and used a double hook several times.

In the first match of the evening, southpaw Paul Palombo won his pro debut when his opponent, middleweight Jabrandon Harris (0-7) of Texas was unable to continue after two rounds. Palombo boxed well out of his southpaw stance and turned it up after a quiet opening round and picked his shots nicely on the inside.

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Opinber úrslit

MAIN EVENT – JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS
Matt Conway (20-2, 9 Kos), Pittsburgh, PA
WTKO2 (1:39)
Rodolfo Puente (20-8-2, 16 Kos), Barranquilla, Colombia

CO-FEATURE – SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Kiante irving (9-0-1, 9 Kos), Pittsburgh, PA
D6 (58-56, 56-58, 57-57)
Antonio Louis Hernandez (5-11-2, 4 Kos), Kansas City, KS

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Eric Lomax (4-0, 3 Kos), Pittsburgh, PA
WTKO4 (2:51)
Jacob Ibaika Martin (1-1, 1 KO), Tacoma, WA

MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Paul Palombo (1-0, 1 KO), Buffalo, NY
WTKO2 (3:00)
Jabrandon Harris (0-7), Bryan, TX

SUPER lightweights
Mike Conway (4-2-1, 1 KO), Pittsburgh, PA
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
Joshua Zimmerman (0-4), Baltimore, MD

Lightweights
Ryizeemmion Ford (6-1, 4 Kos), Alliance, OH
WTKO1 (2:01)
Carlos Jimenez (1-3-1 (0 Kos), Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico

FEATHERWEIGHTS
Baszybek Baratov (5-1-2, 1 KO), Monroeville, PA
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 39-37)
Joe Reed (0-1, 0 Kos), Buffalo, NY

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19-2 Matt Conway headlines “Murrysville Madness” on Sept. 18 in Murrysville, Pennsylvania

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PITTSBURGH (September 8, 2021) – Professional boxing returns to the Greater Pittsburgh area Saturday night, September 18, as Gionta Management presents “Murrysville Madness” at Murrysville SportZone in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.

An amateur show, co-promoted by Gionta Management and Kastle Boxing of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, will take center stage during the afternoon, byrja á 12 p.m. with a separate admission of $20.00

“I hope to continue promoting shows here (30-minute drive from downtown Pittsburgh) in this region moving forward,“ sagði verkefnisstjórinn Derek Gionta. “With another friend of mine promoting here, we can keep these guys busy, and look forward to moving them into bigger opportunities.”

Pittsburgh junior lightweight Matt “Sweet Child” Conway (19-2, 8 Kos), the reigning IBA Intercontinental Junior Lightweight Champion, will headline “Murrysville Madness” in the 8-round main event against an opponent to be finalized.

In the 6-round co-featured event, Pittsburgh super middleweight Kiante Irving (9-0, 9 Kos), a 2018 National Golden Gloves Champion, plans to keep his perfect pro record intact against Antonio Louis Hernandez (5-11-3, 3 Kos).

Ohio lightweight Ryizeemmion “The Humble Beast” Ford (5-1-0, 3 Kos) steps up in his first scheduled 6-rounder versus an opponent to be determined.

A 4-round featherweight match between Buffalo’s pro-debuting Joe Reed and Kyrgyzstan-native Baszybek Baratov (4-1-2, 1 KO), fighting out of Monroeville, PA, has the potential to steal the show.

2019 National Golden Gloves Champion Chatiqua “Tika” Hemingway (1-0), managed by Split-T Management, is slated to be in action against a female super middleweight to be determined.

Also scheduled to fight on the undercard in 4-round matches is Pittsburgh super middleweight Eric Lomax (3-0, 2 Kos) vs, Taurean Bogguess (0-2), Pennsylvania’s pro-debuting middleweight Paul Palombo vs. Jereiah Yeager (1-1, 1 KO), and Pittsburgh super lightweight and Matt Conway’s brother, “Maverick” Mike Conway (3-2-1, 1 KO), vs. Joshua Zimmerman (0-3).

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Húsið opnar kl 6 p.m. ET with the first bout starting at 7 p.m. OG.

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VICTORY BOXING PROMOTIONS INKS NATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPION KIANTE IRVING

PITTSBURGH – Ágúst 29, 2018 – Chris Middendorf’s Victory Boxing Promotions has signed under-the-radar amateur Kiante irving to a promotional deal. The 24 year-old middleweight is set to make his professional debut this Sunday in West Virginia.

 

 

 

A 6’3″ middleweight, Irving heads into Sunday’s debut with a National Golden Gloves Championship under his belt, having topped the 165-pound division in the 2018 mót. Despite a slew of state and national titles under his belt, Irving began boxing late, compared to his peers.

 

 

Hann var 16 when he walked into Tom Yankello’s gym, having been drawn to the squared circle after being unable to find his niche in other sports. Raised by a single mom, boxing was an outlet for Irving, and served as an escape from the poverty and stress that ensconced his home life. It soon became clear that boxing would long be a part of his future.

 

 

 

A humble spirit, Irving kept his head down and his eye on the ball through various family traumas that included an eviction and his brother’s near-fatal battle with Chrohn’s Disease. His younger brother, whom he credits as an inspiration and role model, survived the brush with death to become a firefighter. Irving hopes to use his time in the ring to boost awareness of the disease, and to seize the opportunity to live out his dreams, much like his brother has done in recent years.

 

 

 

After his Golden Gloves Victory, Irving’s trainer Tom Yankello, and his brother and co-manager Mark Yankello, along with Irving, came to the decision that it was time to join the professional ranks. The two managers, operating under the banner Tom Yankello Boxing, Inc., connected with boxing promoter Chris Middendorf and Victory Boxing Promotions. Middendorf, who has helped build the careers of many of today’s world champions, seized the opportunity to work with Irving and the Yankellos.

 

 

 

I am very excited to add Kiante to Victory Boxing’s stable,” said Middendorf. I had the pleasure of doing a series of shows in Pittsburgh with welterweight Sammy Vasquez, culminating in an ESPN and then a ShowBox show, and a series of events at Consol Energy Center [now the PPG Arena.] I can’t wait to be back in Pittsburgh, promoting another top prospect. It really is a tremendous sports town, and they really come out to support their local athletes.

 

 

 

Middendorf was complimentary of the Yankello Brothers. “I have known his trainer and co-manager, Tom and Mark Yankello, sig, by reputation for many years, and have enjoyed working with them. When Mark first spoke to me about Kiante, I knew immediately that I wanted to work with the Yankellos and promote Kiante Irving. With his stellar amateur career, he is ready to be a pro.

 

 

 

The future looks bright (and busy) for Irving. “I plan to build and move Kiante the same way that I moved Ed Brown and Jaron Ennis. I have promised him a minimum of eight fights in his first year, and I know we will do more. He is a gifted athlete and it is going to be something to watch him develop into one of the top middleweights.

 

 

 

Fyrir sitt, Tom Yankello is excited about the young pugilist’s future with Middendorf and Victory Boxing Promotions. “I am very pleased with Victory Boxing Promotions. I have known Chris for many years, and he has a great resume and has been involved with building the careers of elite boxers such as Terence Crawford, Leo Santa Cruz, og Nonito Donaire. We know we’re in good hands, and that Chris knows how to move and develop Kiante.

 

 

 

I’m just excited to get my pro career moving,” said Irving of the signing. “My managers are confident, and I’m confident that we’re going to be successful under the Victory Boxing banner, and we will be getting right to work.

 

 

 

Irivng makes his professional debut this Sunday at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, versus Philadelphia’s Vincent Burkhalter. Tickets are available at www.mademenboxing.com.

Kúba sigrar Team Pittsburgh, 7-4 framan af yfir 2,500 aðdáendur í Battle on the Bridge

Pittsburgh, PA (Ágúst 1, 2016) – Hópur nokkurra bestu áhugamanna frá hnefaleikakúbu Kúbu sigraði Team Pittsburgh 7-4 á laugardag nótt fyrir framan troðfullan hóp af yfir 2,500 við Roberto Clemente brúna sem liggur að PNC garðinum.
Fundurinn, sem var ár í undirbúningi sem sá til þess að liðið frá Pittsburgh fór til Kúbu í maí í tvöfalda æfingu milli liðanna og náði hámarki með sögulegum atburði.
Mótið var ekki aðeins sett upp fyrir framan mannfjöldann, en var sent út beint til Kúbu með áætlaðan áhorfendahóp 11 milljón manns.
Mættir voru 1996 Ólympíugullverðlaunahafinn Maikro Romero frá Kúbu, sem kom sem sendiherra fyrir heimaland sitt sem og tvöfaldur heimsmeistari, Steve “USS” Cunningham, sem var þjálfari Team Pittsburgh og faðir liðsþátttakanda, Steve Cunningham Jr..
Yngri Cunningham, ásamt liðsfélögum Nehemiah Hollinger, Sylvio Cercone & Kiante Irving voru fjórir meðlimir frá Team Pittsburgh sem höfðu lyft höndunum.

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Saga atburðarins

Í íþróttum áhugamanna um hnefaleika, Kúba hefur fest sig í sessi sem heimsveldishús. Þrátt fyrir að hafa aðeins íbúa sem eru nokkurn veginn jafnir íbúum Samveldisins í Pennsylvaníu, Kúba hefur unnið ótrúlegt 67 Ólympíumeðal í hnefaleikum, 34 þar af eru Gull. Samkvæmt öllum reikningum, Kúba er leiðandi í íþróttinni.

Í nóvember sl 2015, fjölbreytt sendinefnd leiðtoga atvinnulífsins og samfélagsins undir stjórn Mike Doyle þingmanns, Sýslumaðurinn Rich Fitzgerald, og ráðskonan Natalia Rudiak ferðaðist til Kúbu til að bjóða Kúbu að taka að sér Team Pittsburgh. Í dag, Júlí 30, 2016, hérna í Pittsburgh, þú ert vitni að fordæmalausum íþróttaskiptum við Kúbu. Þó að Pittsburgh hafi átt í langvarandi sambandi við Matanzas borg, Kúbu og hefur tekið þátt í ótal fræðilegum, menningarlegt, og mannúðarsamskipti við vini okkar á Kúbu, þessi íþróttaskipti verða fyrsta. Við trúum því að ef Pittsburgh vilji vera bestur í heimi, við verðum að læra af þeim bestu í heimi. Að fá tækifæri til að keppa á móti Kúbu veitir íþróttamönnum okkar gífurlegt tækifæri til að skora á þá að verða betri hnefaleikamenn á meðan þeir eignast vini og læra um aðra menningu

Þessi keppni verður einstök í því að ólíkt íþróttaskiptum fyrri tíma milli Bandaríkjanna og Kúbu, þessi atburður verður a “vinalegur” leik félagsliða. Hvert íþróttafólkið sem er í gangi er jafnt. Markmiðið með keppni kvöldsins er að veita ungum hnefaleikurum á öllum hæfileikastigum tækifæri til að keppa á alþjóðavettvangi og að lokum vaxa sem hnefaleikamenn og einstaklingar. Vegna sögulegs eðlis þessa atburðar, við reyndum að sviðsetja hnefaleikakeppnina á þann hátt sem endurspeglar mikilvægi hennar. Matanzas er brúarborg Kúbu, og Pittsburgh hefur þá tilnefningu í Bandaríkjunum. Vegna nauðsynjarinnar að búa til táknræna brú milli Bandaríkjanna. og Kúbu að fara framhjá tímum kalda stríðsins, við höfum valið að halda þennan leik á Roberto Clemente brúnni, heiðra um leið mann sem gaf lífi sínu uppbyggingu einingar meðal þjóða.

Saga Pittsburgh Matanzas
Sister Cities Partnership Pittsburgh-Matanzas var stofnað til að skapa íbúum okkar tækifæri, opinberir embættismenn, og leiðtogar stofnana til að taka þátt í gagnkvæmu fólki fyrir fólk’ skoðanaskipti við íbúa Matanzas, Cuba. Febrúar 20, 1998 undirritunarsamningur átti sér stað í Matanzas og tilnefndi opinberlega samband systurborgar okkar.

Verkefni systurborgasamtakanna Pittsburgh-Matanzas er að auka systurborgarsamband okkar milli Pittsburgh borgar og Matanzas borgar, Cuba, að efla skilning og tvíhliða samstarf með gagnkvæmum samskiptum milli einstaklinga, embættismenn ríkisins, samfélagshópar, samtök, Lærdómsríkt, umhverfislegt, menningarlegt, íþróttir, viðskipti, og aðrar stofnanir. Það er mikilvægt að venjulegt fólk geti upplifað Kúbu fyrir sér og myndað sér sínar skoðanir. Í áranna rás, starf okkar hefur aukist til að ná til tvíhliða tengsla innan allrar Kúbuþjóðar.
Vinna okkar beinist að þessum 4 markmið:
1. Lyftu upp ólöglegri og siðlausri hindrun (Efnahags- og viðskiptaþvinganir utan landhelgi sem hafa áhrif á heimsviðskipti)
2. Afléttu ferðabanninu (Leyfa Bandaríkjamönnum sama ferðafrelsi sem allir aðrir lýðræðisþjóðir njóta.)
3. Að byggja upp alþjóðasamskipti sem virða sjálfstæði og fullveldi Kúbu
4. Að binda enda á ólöglega og siðlausa hernám í Guantanamo-flóa (Bandaríkin eru beinlínis í bága við sáttmálann)

Þrátt fyrir áratuga ferðatakmarkanir sem settar eru á Bandaríkin. íbúa af eigin stjórn okkar sem eru til staðar enn þann dag í dag, sem og lamandi efnahagsþvinganir gegn Kúbu, sem hafa verið fordæmdir um allan heim sem siðlausir og ólöglegir samkvæmt alþjóðalögum, við höfum haldið áfram vinnu okkar við að taka þátt í friðsamlegri og uppbyggilegri starfsemi með íbúum og stofnunum á Kúbu.

Saga íþróttasjóðs Hibernian Celtic

Íþróttasjóður Celtic var stofnaður af meðlimum Ancient Order of Hibernians til að hjálpa til við að gera íþróttir aðgengilegar fyrir tekjulága Pittsburgh æsku af öllum þjóðernum í gegnum “Vinátta, Eining, og kristin kærleika”.
Hnefaleikar á brúnni eru hugarfóstur samtakanna.

Michael Divas, fyrrverandi ráðherra í Pittsburgh og fyrrverandi fulltrúi ríkisins, er meðlimur í Hibernian Celtic Athletic Fund og Pittsburgh Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership. Undanfarin þrjú ár á St.. Day Patreks, sjóðurinn hefur styrkt skipti við írska hnefaleikara sem kallast Donnybrook á vegum Mr.. Guðleg.

Stjórnarskrá Kúbu ábyrgist “aðgang að námi, menningu og íþróttum.” En í Bandaríkjunum, æskulýðsíþróttir, sem og myndlist og tónlist, eru með þeim fyrstu sem skorið er niður þegar fjármögnun skólahverfa dregst saman. “Hnefaleikar á brúnni” heldur áfram starfi sjóðsins til að styðja íþróttaátak fyrir æsku Pittsburgh og byggir á áratuga starfi Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership

Fyrir Pittsburgh, það verður einstakt tækifæri fyrir ungmenna áhugamenn okkar í hnefaleikum að læra af bestu hnefaleikurum heims. Og fyrir þjóð okkar, það mun hjálpa til við að byggja brýr með Kúbu og stuðning almennings við aðgerðir þingsins til að binda endi á Bandaríkin. efnahagsleg, viðskipta- og fjármálavörn á Kúbu, sem heldur áfram, þrátt fyrir heimsókn Obama forseta til eyjarinnar.