PITTSBURGH (Janeiro 12, 2022) – A jornada continua neste sábado para Matt “Sweet Child” Conway (20-2, 8 KOs) enquanto ele continua a trazer a popularidade do boxe de volta ao que era nos dias de glória.
Conway manchete “Inverno Mayhem,” que será transmitido ao vivo no www.facebooklive.com para $19.99 (na página Cut 'N' Run Productions'), contra o rival estadual Avery Sparrow (10-3, 3 KOs), de Philadelphia, no evento principal de 12 rodadas para a vaga Associação Internacional de Boxe (IBA) Campeonato Super Pena, no Pittsburgh Shrine Center em Cheswick, Pennsylvania.
Enquanto o boxe em Pittsburgh nunca será tão popular quanto era durante os anos de glória, quando os heróis locais Harry Greb (1913-26), Billy Conn 1934-48), e Charlie Burley (1936-50) eram nomes familiares na junção de 3 rios, Conway espera tornar a doce ciência mais relevante do que tem sido em muitos anos.
“Lutar por um título mundial é um sonho tornado realidade para mim, especialmente trazendo um título de volta para Pittsburgh,” disse Conway, quem nunca parou 22 lutas profissionais. “Pittsburgh não é uma grande cidade de boxe desde Paul Spadafora. (1995-2014) e Sammy Vasquez lutaram (2012-2017). Eu gostaria de ajudar a trazer o boxe de volta a esse nível.
“Estou realmente esperando ganhar o título mundial da IBA para divulgar meu nome para que esse garoto de Pittsburgh tenha mais reconhecimento e oportunidades de luta pelo título.. Eu quero continuar a rica tradição do boxe de Pittsburgh. Vai começar quando eu levar o título IBA para Pittsburgh. tem muitos talentosos, jovens lutadores em Pittsburgh. Só precisamos lutar e (promotor) Derek Gionta está fazendo isso por mim e outros lutadores. Ele está realmente nos ajudando.”
Conway, de 26 anos, está totalmente preparado para enfrentar Sparrow, cujas vitórias notáveis foram contra o colega lutador da Filadélfia 29-2-1 Hank Lundy (WMDEC10) e 19-1-1 Jose Lopez (WUDEC10).
“Ele é um lutador duro que usa seu jab e é capaz de se mover e boxear,” Conway disse sobre Sparrow. “Vou tentar anular a mão esquerda dele e fazer o que faço.” Conway, quem nunca parou 22 lutas profissionais até hoje, se recuperou com sucesso de perdas consecutivas em Reno e Las Vegas na plataforma ESPN + para, respectivamente, para 10-1-1 Francisco Esparza (SDEC8) e 17-0 Gabriel Flores, Jr. (UDEC8).
“Não foi difícil,” Conway falou sobre voltar de duas derrotas seguidas depois de vencer sua primeira 17 lutas profissionais. “Perdi para um 17-0 cara em Las Vegas. Aprendi mais com minhas duas derrotas do que na minha 17 vitórias indo para essas lutas. Peguei o que aprendi nessas lutas e apliquei nas minhas últimas três lutas (todas as vitórias). estou com mais fome!"
“Matt fez tudo o que lhe foi pedido no último ano., ida 3-0),” Gionta comentou. “Esta é uma grande luta para a região. Ter um rival cross-state da Filadélfia no evento principal é enorme. Sparrow é um boxeador muito bom e qualquer um que saiba alguma coisa sobre boxe sabe disso e como é uma boa luta..
“Colocar um cinturão em jogo em uma luta de 12 rounds é o suficiente para intrigar os fãs casuais, além de nossos leais seguidores de boxe.. Uma vitória contra Sparrow fará muito por Conway. Mais importante, isso mostrará o quanto ele se desenvolveu no último ano e o alinhará para desafios maiores no futuro.”
No evento co-featured, Ohio leve Ryizeemmion “The Humble Beast” Ford (6-1, 4 KOs) enfrenta um adversário a ser determinado no evento de 6 rodadas em co-participação.
Prospecto popular dos médios de Pittsburgh Eric Lomax (4-0, 3 KOs) enfrenta Samuel Wildenhaus de Ohio (4-1, 1 KO) em uma rodada de 6 rodadas.
Programado para lutar na eliminatória em 4 rounds está o invicto Portugal super pena Milton Jorge Andrade Jeremias (2-0, 2 KO) vs. David Boria (0-4), New York super-pena Alexander Castellano (5-1, 2 KOs) vs. Shawn Rall (1-4, 1 KO), e o estreante peso-pesado profissional de Nova Jersey Daniel Bean v. Joe Nunez (0-2).
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Os ingressos disponíveis custam $50.00 (Assentos reservados, mais tabelas de 8 ($800) estão disponíveis para compra ligando 412.759.0407. As portas abrem às 6 p.m. ET com a primeira luta começando em 7 p.m. E.
MURRYSVILLE, Penn. (Setembro 21, 2021) – Pittsburgh junior lightweight Matt “Sweet Child” Conway, the reigning IBA Intercontinental Junior Lightweight Champion, notched his 20thcareer 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,” presented by 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,” promoter Derek Gionta said. “We will come back here, esperançosamente, 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 20thwin as a professional. He will be come back January 15thin 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), um 2018 Luvas de Ouro Campeão Nacional, 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, contudo, 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 anos, 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 leve Ryizeemmion “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 (PA), defeated Buffalo featherweight debutant Joe Reed, winning a unanimous decision. Escores foram 40-36 X 2 e 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.
Os resultados completos abaixo:
RESULTADOS OFICIAIS
MAIN EVENT – JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS Matt Conway (20-2, 9 KOs), Pittsburgh, PA WTKO2 (1:39) Rodolfo Puente (20-8-2, 16 KOs), Barranquilla, Colômbia
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-médio Eric Lomax (4-0, 3 KOs), Pittsburgh, PA WTKO4 (2:51) Jacob Ibaika Martin (1-1, 1 KO), Tacoma, WA
Meio-médio Paul Palombo (1-0, 1 KO), Búfalo, Nova Iorque WTKO2 (3:00) Jabrandon Harris (0-7), Bryan, TX
SUPER pesos leves Mike Conway (4-2-1, 1 KO), Pittsburgh, PA WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36) Joshua Zimmerman (0-4), Baltimore, MD
Pesos leves Ryizeemmion Ford (6-1, 4 KOs), Alliance, OH WTKO1 (2:01) Carlos Jimenez (1-3-1 (0 KOs), Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, México
Pesos penas Baszybek Baratov (5-1-2, 1 KO), Monroeville, PA WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 39-37) Joe Reed (0-1, 0 KOs), Búfalo, Nova Iorque
PITTSBURGH (Setembro 8, 2021) – Professional boxing returns to the Greater Pittsburgh area Saturday night, Setembro 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, a partir de 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,” promoter Derek Gionta said. “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), um 2018 Luvas de Ouro Campeão Nacional, plans to keep his perfect pro record intact against Antonio Louis Hernandez (5-11-3, 3 KOs).
Ohio leve 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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