FREEPORT, Grand Bahamas (აპრილი 24, 2018) – Bahamian boxing icon Sherman “სატანკო” Williams and Bahamian Sons Promotion presents live professional boxing, “Backyard Rumble”, მაისს 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,” განაცხადა 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 პრო იბრძვის, extending former world champion ჯოზეფ პარკერი და Ruslan Chagaev, as well as top contenders ქრისტიან-Hammer,Robert Helenius და Manuel Charr, the full distance in their fights. “სატანკო” defeated former world cruiserweight champion Al “Ice” Cole, fought world title challenger Jameel McClineto a draw, and was leading Hall of Famer Evander ჰოლიფილდი 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” ნოკაუტი 21 ოპონენტები. His many heavyweight titles have included World Boxing Organization (WBO) China National, Oriental and Asia Pacific, PABA, მსოფლიო საკრივო საბჭო (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation, მსოფლიოს კრივის ასოციაციის (WBA) Fedecaribe and World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental championships.
Mendoza lost his world light heavyweight title fight in 2007 to Chad Dawson. The still dangerous Colombian defeated previously undefeated რუბინი Williams (19-1). He has fought world champions Jeff ლეისი, Shumenov Beibu, yunier Dorticos, as well as world title challengers Sullivan Barrera, ლუის Ortiz და BJ Flores.
Popular Florida heavyweight Chris Vendola (8-6, 8 Kos) faces former Mid-American cruiserweight champion Terry Porter (15-26-3, 9 Kos) რომელიც ექვსი ტურის bout. აცვიათ, a veteran boxer from Arkansas, has been in the ring with world champions ჯეიმს Toney, სამუელ პეტრე და 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 იბრძვის (18-0-1).
ასევე იბრძვიან “Backyard Rumble” undercard is Houston (TX) სუპერ 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).
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