PITTSBURGH (Enero 12, 2022) – The journey continues this Saturday for Matt “Sweet Child” Conway (20-2, 8 KOs) as he continues to bring boxing’s popularity back to what it was back in the glory days.
Conway headlines “Winter Mayhem,” which will be streamed live onwww.facebooklive.com para $19.99 (at Cut ‘N’ Run Productions’ page), versus cross-state rival Avery Sparrow (10-3, 3 KOs), de Filadelfia, in the 12-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Campeonato de peso súper pluma, at the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Cheswick, Pensilvania.
While boxing in Pittsburgh will never be as popular as it once was during the glory years when local heroes Harry Greb (1913-26), Billy Conn 1934-48), and Charlie Burley (1936-50) were household names at the junction of 3 rivers, Conway hopes to make the sweet science more relevant than it has been there in many years.
“Fighting for a world title is a dream come true for me, especially bringing a title back to Pittsburgh,” said Conway, who has never been stopped in 22 peleas como profesional. “Pittsburgh hasn’t been a big boxing town since Paul Spadafora (1995-2014) and Sammy Vasquez fought (2012-2017). I’d like to help bring boxing back here to that level.
“I’m really hoping to win the IBA World title to get my name out there so that this kid from Pittsburgh gets more recognition and title fight opportunities. I want to continue the rich Pittsburgh boxing tradition. It’ll start when I bring the IBA title to Pittsburgh. Hay muchos talentosos, young fighters in Pittsburgh. We just need to fight and (promotor) Derek Gionta is doing that for me and other fighters. He’s really helping us.”
The 26-year-old Conway is fully prepared to face Sparrow, who’s notable victories have been against fellow Philly fighter 29-2-1 Hank Lundy (WMDEC10) y 19-1-1 José López (WUDEC10).
“He’s a tough fighter who uses his jab and is able to move and box,” Conway said about Sparrow. “I’ll try to nullify his left hand and do what I do.” Conway, who has never been stopped in 22 pro fights to date, has successfully bounced back from back-to-back losses in Reno and Las Vegas on the ESPN+ platform to, respectivamente, a 10-1-1 Francisco Esparza (SDEC8) y 17-0 Gabriel Flores, Jr. (UDEC8).
“It wasn’t difficult,” Conway talked about coming back from two straight losses after winning his first 17 peleas como profesional. “I lost to a 17-0 guy in Las Vegas. I learned more from my two losses than I did in my 17 wins going into those fights. I’ve taken what I’ve learned from those fights and applied it to my last three fights (todas las ganancias). I’m hungrier!"
“Matt has done everything asked of him over the last year, ir 3-0),” Gionta remarked. “This is a big fight for the region. Having a cross-state rival from Philly in the main event is huge. Sparrow is a very good boxer and anyone that knows anything about boxing knows that and how good of a match-up this is.
“Putting a belt on the line in a 12-rounder is enough to intrigue casual fans aside from our loyal boxing followers. A win against Sparrow will do a lot for Conway. Most importantly, it’ll show how much he developed over the past year or so and will line him up for bigger challenges down the road.”
En el evento co estelar, Ryizeemmion ligero de Ohio "The Humble Beast" Ford (6-1, 4 KOs) faces an opponent to be determined in the 6-round co-featured event.
Popular Pittsburgh middleweight prospect Eric Lomax (4-0, 3 KOs) takes on Ohio’s Samuel Wildenhaus (4-1, 1 KO) en un 6 asaltos.
Scheduled to fight on the undercard in 4-round bouts are undefeated Portugal super featherweight Milton Jorge Andrade Jeremias (2-0, 2 KO) vs. David Boria (0-4), New York super featherweight Alexander Castellano (5-1, 2 KOs) vs. Shawn Rall (1-4, 1 KO), and New Jersey’s pro-debuting heavyweight Daniel Bean v. Joe Nunez (0-2).
Tarjeta está sujeto a cambio.
Available tickets are priced at $50.00 (asientos reservados, plus tables of 8 ($800) are available to purchase by calling 412.759.0407. Las puertas abren a 6 p.m. ET with the first bout starting at 7 p.m. Y.
MURRYSVILLE, Penn. (Septiembre 21, 2021) – Pittsburgh junior lightweight Matt “Sweet Child” Conway, el actual campeón intercontinental de peso ligero junior de la IBA, notched his 20ºcareer 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,” presentado por Gionta Management, was held at a nearly sold-out SportsZone Arena in Murrayville (Pensilvania).
This was our first time promoting at this venue and things went really well overall,", Dijo el promotor Derek Gionta. “We will come back here, Ojalá, en el futuro cercano. 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 20ºwin as a professional. He will be come back January 15ºin 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, Pensilvania.
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), un 2018 Guantes de Oro Nacionales Campeón, 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. Hernández, sin embargo, 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. Hernández, sporting a deceiving record and at just 22 años, has time to turn the corner and make up for early struggles against high quality opposition. Both sides have expressed interest in a rematch.
Ryizeemmion ligero de Ohio "The Humble Beast" Ford (6-1, 4 KOs) dominated Carlos “Jaguar” Jimenez (1-3-1), de México, 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 (Pensilvania), defeated Buffalo featherweight debutant Joe Reed, ganando una decisión unánime. Los puntajes fueron 40-36 x 2 y 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.
CO-FEATURE – SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS Kiante Irving (9-0-1, 9 KOs), Pittsburgh, Pensilvania D6 (58-56, 56-58, 57-57) Antonio Louis Hernandez (5-11-2, 4 KOs), ciudad de Kansas, Kansas
Súper medianos Eric Lomax (4-0, 3 KOs), Pittsburgh, Pensilvania WTKO4 (2:51) Jacob Ibaika Martin (1-1, 1 KO), Tacoma, Washington
Los pesos medios Paul Palombo (1-0, 1 KO), Buffalo, Nueva York WTKO2 (3:00) Jabrandon Harris (0-7), Bryan, TX
PITTSBURGH (Septiembre 8, 2021) - El boxeo profesional regresa al área metropolitana de Pittsburgh el sábado por la noche., Septiembre 18, mientras Gionta Management presenta "Murrysville Madness" en Murrysville SportZone en Murrysville, Pensilvania.
Un show amateur, co-promovido por Gionta Management y Kastle Boxing de Johnstown, Pensilvania, tomará protagonismo durante la tarde, a partir de 12 p.m. con una admisión separada de $20.00
“Espero seguir promocionando espectáculos aquí (30-minutos en coche del centro de Pittsburgh) en esta región avanzando,", Dijo el promotor Derek Gionta. "Con otro amigo mío promocionando aquí, podemos mantener a estos chicos ocupados, y esperamos moverlos hacia oportunidades más grandes ".
Peso ligero junior de Pittsburgh Matt "Sweet Child" Conway (19-2, 8 KOs), el actual campeón intercontinental de peso ligero junior de la IBA, encabezará "Murrysville Madness" en el evento principal de 8 rondas contra un oponente que se finalizará.
En el evento co-destacado de 6 rondas, Pittsburgh peso súper mediano Kiante Irving (9-0, 9 KOs), un 2018 Guantes de Oro Nacionales Campeón, planea mantener intacto su récord profesional perfecto contra Antonio Louis Hernandez (5-11-3, 3 KOs).
Ryizeemmion ligero de Ohio "The Humble Beast" Ford (5-1-0, 3 KOs) avanza en su primera ronda programada de 6 asaltos contra un oponente por determinar.
Un partido de peso pluma a 4 asaltos entre el debutante profesional de Buffalo Joe Reed y el nativo de Kirguistán Baszybek Baratov (4-1-2, 1 KO), peleando fuera de Monroeville, Pensilvania, tiene el potencial de robar el show.
2019 Campeona Nacional de Guantes de Oro Chatiqua "Tika" Hemingway (1-0), gestionado por Split-T Management, está programado para estar en acción contra una mujer supermediano por determinar.
También programado para pelear en la cartelera en partidos de 4 asaltos está el peso súper mediano de Pittsburgh, Eric Lomax. (3-0, 2 KOs) vs, Bogguess tauro (0-2), El peso mediano pro debutante de Pensilvania Paul Palombo vs. Jereiah Yeager (1-1, 1 KO), y el superligero de Pittsburgh y hermano de Matt Conway, "Maverick" Mike Conway (3-2-1, 1 KO), vs. Joshua Zimmerman (0-3).
Tarjeta está sujeto a cambio.
Los boletos están a $125.00 ringside, $60.00 y $40.00 sentarse en el suelo, y $50.00 asientos reservados, y está disponible para comprar llamando 412.759.0407.
Las puertas abren a 6 p.m. ET with the first bout starting at 7 p.m. Y.
