Mayweather Promotions’ Rolando Romero Scores Unanimous Decision Over Previously Unbeaten Jackson Maríñez for Interim WBA Lightweight Title; Otto Wallin TKOs Travis Kauffman In Heavyweight Scrap
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BELLATOR MMA DOUBLE CHAMP RYAN BADER DEFENDS LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST TEAM FEDOR’S VADIM NEMKOV ON FRIDAY, AUG. 21
PRAETER, FORMER TITLEHOLDER JULIA BUDD RETURNS TO ACTION AGAINST JESSY MIELE IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT
Los Angeles– On Friday, August 21, Bellator’s “FightSphere” atArena Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. will host a light heavyweight world title main event bout featuring two-division Bellator champRyan Bader (27-5, 1 NC) defending his 205-pound championship against Russia’sVadim Nemkov (11-2).
The evening’s co-main event sees fomer world championJulia Budd (13-3) take on Connecticut’sJessy Miele (9-3) in a featherweight clash.
Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkovairs live oneamque intimam secum fert Network atqueDAZN Friday, August 21 at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. Preliminary action will stream onBellator MMA’s YouTube channel. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.
A winner of seven out of eight contests at both heavyweight and light heavyweight, Bellator’s double champ Ryan Bader will make his first light heavyweight title defense since defeating “King Mo” Lawal, Matt Mitrione atqueFedor Emelianenkoen route to winning Bellator’s 2018 Heavyweight World Grand Prix and becoming world heavyweight champ. Fighting out of Chandler, Ariz., the former two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler out of Arizona State University began his professional career by winning season eight ofUltimate Pugnator. “Darth” continued his path of dominance by collecting victories over some of the 205-pound division’s top talent, including career wins overPhil Davis(x2), Linton Vassell, “Rampage” Jackson, Rashad Evans, Rafael “Feijão” Cavalcante and Ovince Saint Preux. Novissime, Bader fought heavyweightCheick Kongo to a no contest following an accidental eye poke.
The 28-year-old Russian powerhouse Vadim Nemkov, who is undefeated over his last six fights and a perfect 4-0 in Bellator since signing in 2017, will enter his first-ever title shot in MMA fresh off a submission win against former middleweight world championRafael Carvalho. With that victory, Nemkov has defeated some of the best athletes Bellator has to offer, including three former champions consecutively in Carvalho, Phil Davis atqueMcGeary Liam. A three-time Russian national sambo champion, Nemkov trains alongside the legendary Fedor Emelianenko in Stary Oskol, Russia for the standout Team Fedor.
Former Bellator featherweight world champion Julia Budd has won 11 of her last 12 finibus, including seven victories since signing with Bellator in 2015. After defeating Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title atBellator 174, the Gibson MMA-product and Port Moody, British Columbia native has gone on to collect victories over top contendersOlga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe atqueTalita Nogueira. With seven of her 13 career victories coming by way of knockout or submission, “The Jewel” will look to jump back into title contention with a statement win on August 21.
With an impressive career mark of 9-3, Jessy Miele will look to parlay her most recent win over former Bellator title contenderTalita Nogueirawhen she competes atBellator 244.Hailing from Waterbury, Conn. the 35-year-old is currently in the midst of a four-fight unbeaten streak and was slated to compete againstLeslie Smith atBellator 241before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Fighting professionally since 2014, and competing against the likes of Nogueira and Charmaine Tweet along the way, “The Widowmaker” will undoubtedly face the stiffest test of her nearly six year-career when she meets Budd on August. 21.
UpdatedBellator 244: Bader vs. NemkovMain Card:
Paramount Network and DAZN
10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT
Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Ryan Bader (27-5, 1 NC) vs.Vadim Nemkov(11-2)
Featherweight Co-Main Event: Julia Budd(13-3) vs.Jessy Miele(9-3)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Roy Nelson(23-19) vs.Valentin Moldavsky(9-1)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: John Salter(17-4) vs.Andrew Kapel(15-6)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Adam Piccolot(12-3) vs.Sidney Outlaw(14-4)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Erik Perez(19-7) vs.Joshua Hill(19-3)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Lucas Brennan (2-0) vs.Will Smith (3-1)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Vladimir Tokov(7-0) vs.Chris Gonzalez(4-0)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Lance Gibson Jr.(3-0) vs.Shane Kruchten(12-5)
*Card subject to change.
Placere visitaboBellator.com pro additional notitia.
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Undefeated WBC Super Middleweight World Champion David Benavídez Defends Title Against Former Title Challenger Alexis Angulo Headlining Premier Boxing Champions Event Saturday, August 15 Vive SHOWTIME
Rising Contender Rolando Romero Takes on Fellow Unbeaten Jackson Maríñez for WBA Interim Lightweight Title
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Heavyweights Go Toe-to-Toe as Otto Wallin Battles Travis Kauffman
On Telecast Beginning at 9 p.m. ET / VI p.m. PT
NEW EBORACUM– August 5, 2020 – Undefeated WBC Super Middleweight World ChampionDavEGOd “El Bandera Roja” Benavídezprotegam his titulum adversus priori mundo title challengerAlexis Anguloin a Premier Boxing Champions event Saturday, August 15 live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast incipit 9 p.m. ET / VI p.m. PT and also features rising lightweightRolando “Rolly” Romeroassumendo conservus invictoJackson Maríñezin a 12-round battle for the interim WBA Lightweight Title, while heavyweight contendersOtto WallinatqueTravis Kauffmansquare off in a 10-round showdown.
“David Benavídez will look to keep his perfect record intact, continue to display his superstar potential and further cement his positioning in the stacked 168-pound division,” said Tom Brown, Praeses TGB Promotions. “As an undefeated world champ, Benavídez can expect a strong challenge from Alexis Angulo, which should create an action-packed main event on SHOWTIME. Combined with a battle of hungry unbeaten lightweights in ‘Rolly’ Romero and Jackson Maríñez, plus a heavyweight slugfest between Otto Wallin and Travis Kauffman, this shapes up to be another can’t miss night of high-stakes action.”
“It’s going to be great to be in the corner of David ‘El Bandera Roja’ Benavídez on fight night,” said Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing, who is recovering from a recent surgery. “I feel so good and so strong and I truly can’t wait to be there to support the youngest super middleweight champion in history.”
The event is promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing. The Romero vs. Maríñez bout is co-promoted by Mayweather Promotions.
The 23-year-old Benavídez (22-0, 19 KOs) defends his belt after defeating two-time super middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell in September, stopping him in nine rounds. Benavidez is trained by his father José Sr., alongside his brother and former title challenger, José Jr. In 2017, he became the youngest super middleweight champion in boxing history by defeating Ronald Gavril on SHOWTIME at just 20 annorum. Representing his native Phoenix, Ariz. Benavídez went from a 15-year-old prodigy sparring with Gennady Golovkin and Peter Quillin, to world title contender with a 10-fight knockout streak from 2015 per 2017, including a highlight-reel knockout of Rogelio Medina with a seven-punch combination that earned him his first championship fight.
“It’s been almost a year since the last time I fought, so I’m very eager to get back in the ring and give the fans a great fight,” said Benavídez. “Training camp has been amazing. Fortunate, my dad opened his own gym just before the pandemic, so we’ve had private training and been able to safely bring in sparring partners to help me work. I’m facing a very tricky and rugged fighter, so I’m taking him very seriously. I feel like I can take advantage of some openings in his defense and look for the knockout like I do every fight.”
Born in El Bordo, Colombia and now fighting out of Miami, Fla., Angulo (26-1, 22 KOs) enters his second world title opportunity on a three-fight winning streak, including two triumphs over previously unbeaten fighters. Angulo stopped Reinaldo Gonzalez in 2018 in his first fight since losing a decision to then-super middleweight champion Gilberto Ramirez earlier that year. He scored a decision victory this January over Anthony Sims Jr. to put himself in position to again challenge the best in the division.
“I’m ready for anything that happens in the ring on August 15,” said Angulo. “This is going to be a great fight for the fans because of the style I bring to the ring. Benavidez is a strong champion, but my style will be too much for him and I will have my hand raised on fight night.”
Pugnatorum de Las Vegas, Nev., Romero(11-0, 10 KOs) added three knockout victories to his tally in 2019 before his 2020 debut saw him stop previously unbeaten Arturs Ahmetovs in February. A fast-rising prospect in the Mayweather Promotions stable, the 24-year-old is ranked No. 10 by the WBA and will look to extend his six-fight knockout streak on August 15.
“It feels great to return to the ring and to be fighting for such a great opportunity,” said Romero. “This has been the best camp of my career, and I’ll just say this, if a pandemic is holding you back from training, then you don’t want it bad enough. I already believe I should be here with the top guys, but the world will actually get to see that I am who I say I am. I’m confident in my abilities as a fighter and I have the best in the business, Mayweather, behind me. I think this fight will end fairly quickly, but you will get to see the growth in me as a fighter. This is another fight that will further prove I’m here to stay. Sign up for KO’s!”
“This is a big step up for Rolando, and he’s been waiting for the opportunity to showcase his talent,” said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. “He has a big test ahead to prove himself. This is going to be another one that you don’t want to miss, so tune-in to SHOWTIME on Saturday, August 15.”
The 29-year-old Maríñez (19-0, 7 KOs) holds the WBA’s No. 6 ordo, which he earned with victories over Rolando Giono and Kenin Betancourt while picking up eight wins between 2018 atque 2019. Representing his native Santo Domingo, Respublica Dominicana, Maríñez was successful in his U.S. debut in December of last year, stopping Yardley Armenta Cruz in two rounds.
“I’ve had a great training camp for this fight,” said Maríñez. “I’ve been sparring with Vergil Ortiz and Jose Ramirez, plus other fighters in Robert Garcia’s gym, and it’s gotten me ready to step into the ring. I know that Romero is a tough and durable fighter, so it won’t be easy, but I’m going to do anything I can to bring the title back home.”
Wallin (20-1, 13 KOs) will return to the ring for the first time since he nearly defeated Tyson Fury in September 2019, when he opened up a gruesome cut over Fury’s right eye with a legal punch that nearly halted the fight. While the 29-year-old lost a decision, he proved his mettle as a potential future heavyweight champion. Representing his native Sundsvall, Suecia, Wallin trains in New York with former champion Joey Gamache.
“I’m very happy to finally be back in the ring,” said Wallin. “It’s been a long and crazy year in many ways and it feels great to be getting ready to step back into the ring. I’ve been training steady since the Fury fight and I feel like I’ve developed my game in a lot of ways. Kauffman is a tough veteran that can both come forward or box if he wants to. He’s a fan friendly fighter and I have to be ready at all times. We have a great game plan as always and I’m in excellent shape. I know I have all the tools to beat Kauffman.”
A veteran of the heavyweight landscape, Kauffman (32-3, 23 KOs) owns a ledger that includes challenges of top heavyweights including Luis Ortiz, Chris Arreola and Amir Mansour, amongst others. The Reading, Pennsylvania native lost his most recent bout to Ortiz, following a 2018 triumph over Scott Alexander.
“This is my first training camp in seven years without Brother Naazim Richardson, but I know that he wouldn’t want me to leave camp and he’d want me to stay focused,” said Kauffman. “Having him pass away while I was in camp was one of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with, but there’s adversity in every camp I’ve had. I wouldn’t feel right if there wasn’t adversity to overcome. Pater meus, Marshall, stepped back in as my head trainer. We know we’re facing a young, hungry fighter, but I have more experience than him and I don’t think he can last 10 rounds with me when I’m at 100% like I’ll be on August 15.”
Additional non-televised action will include super middleweight contenderAlantez Fox(26-2-1, 12 KOs) battling Ghana’sHabib Ahmed(27-1-1, 18 KOs) in an eight-round attraction.
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Sun Mohegan & Star Boxing supporting USA Boxing Alumni Association this Saturday
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concolor AQUILEX, Lap. (June 25, 2018) – USA Boxing’s “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month” concludes this Saturday with another gathering as Mohegan Sun and Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing support the first-year group’s efforts to connect USA Boxing’s alumni.
USA Boxing Alumni Association (USABAA) is asking present members from New England and New York to bring a guest to register as new member ($40.00 registration). Both the current and new members will receive complimentary tickets, dum 40 donated tickets last, to that evening’s “Slugfest at The Sun” pro boxing card, presented at Mohegan Sun Arena by Star Boxing.
Headliner Joe “Bestia” Smith, Jr. (23-2, 19 KOs) is a former amateur standout from Long Island, NY, who is the No. 3 et non. 7-ranked light heavyweight in the world, respective;, by the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association.
All USABAA members are invited to attend a gathering prior to the fights at Bow & Arrow Sports Bar at Mohegan Sun, inter 5 ad 6:30 p.m. ATQUE, to enjoy food, conversation and reunite to friends in boxing.
“USA Boxing Alumni Association wants to thank Joe DeGuardia, Stellata Games, and Mohegan Sun for supporting our mission,” said Christopher Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “As part of our June membership drive, we look forward to connecting with current and new members of the Alumni Association this Saturday night for a great evening of camaraderie and competition. We also want to thank our members for the support they’ve provided throughout this month-long membership drive and ask for this continued support from our New England and New York members this weekend. You won’t want to miss it!”
USA Boxing Alumni Association
Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –ut pugillatores, officials, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, et egredietur anuli.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, including its annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.
To join the Alumni Association, simply register at alumni@usaboxing,.org for a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, keychain and e-wallet.
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Twitter: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni
Instagram: @USABoxing
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ABOUT USA BOXING: The mission of USA Boxing shall be to enable United States’ athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence, develop character, support the sport of boxing, and promote and grow Olympic style boxing in the United States. The responsibility of USA Boxing is not only to produce Olympic gold, but also oversee and govern every aspect of amateur boxing in the United States.
Grand Opening of Connecticut Boxing HOF new location Monday night, June 26, in Sky Casino at Mohegan Sun
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PATRICIO ‘PITBULL’ FREIRE VS. JOHN ‘MACAPA’ TEIXEIRA TO CO-MAIN EVENT AT ‘BELLATOR 153: KORESHKOV VS. HENDERSON’ APRIL 22 ON CUSPIS
‘IRISH’ BRENNAN WARD WELCOMES EVANGELISTA ‘CYBORG’ SANTOS TO THE BELLATOR MMA WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION
FOUR ADDITIONAL PRELIMINARY MATCHUPS ADDED TO THE MOHEGAN SUN EVENT IN CONNECTICUT
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (March 1, 2016) – The co-main event for "Bellator 153: Koreshkov nobis. Cicero " is set, with the news that Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) will compete against Johannes "Macapá" Teixeira (19-1-2) in featherweight action on Aprilis 22 at sol Mohegan Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
In addition, Connecticut proprio "Hibernica" Brennan Ward (13-3) returns to action in his home state fresh off an impressive victory in Japan, cum non recipit, Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) Bellator est ad pugnam MMA CLXX libras,.
The two bouts join a main event that features the highly anticipated Bellator debut of Cicero "Ave" Cicero (23-5), ut fortis qui provocat welterweight Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) et usque ad balteum. Four preliminary bouts were also announced; additional contests will be added in the coming weeks.
Tesseras "Bellator 153: Koreshkov nobis. Cicero " satus procul iustus $30 et nunc venalium Bellator.com, Et sol Ticketmaster.com Mohegan Officium Box. In eventum liberum, et vivat in auras in Spike 9 p.m. ATQUE/8 p.m. CT, dum vivunt in praevia daret fluent Bellator.com atque Bellator est Mobile App.
For “Pitbull,” a fight on Aprilis 22 is the first step back towards a shot at Daniel Straus’ featherweight title, a belt that Freire held before the two met at "Bellator 145: Cum vindictam. " At 28 years of age and with already 15 fights under the Bellator MMA banner, the Natal-native has been victorious in seven out of his last eight outings and emphatically finished Daniel Weichel in what was a knockout of the year candidate in 2015.
Undefeated in Bellator MMA, including an entertaining victory his last time out against Gleristone Santos; “Macapa” has not suffered defeat since 2012. A product of the highly regarded Nova Uniao team, Teixeira has previously competed in the UFC, where he was a competitor on “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.” Aprilis 22 will only be the fourth time the 29-year-old has fought outside of Brazil.
For Ward, fighting at the Mohegan Sun is like competing in his own backyard. Sita 10 miles from his home in New London, Conn., “Irish” has won four times at the Mohegan Sun, all by finish with three KOs and one submission. Novissime, the 27-year-old former NCAA All-American moved up in weight and submitted former heavyweight Ken Hasegawa in Japan while representing Bellator MMA during Rizin FF’s inaugural event this past December. The win brought Ward’s current winning streak to five fights, all coming by way of finish.
Best known to fans as “Cyborg,” Santos enters the Scott Coker-led promotion fresh off a win already in 2016. A veteran of Pride FC and Strikeforce, “Cyborg” has been involved in some memorable tussles against names the likes of: Nick Diaz, Gegard Mousasi, Francis Carmont, atque Melvinus Manhoef (2x). Autem, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt will turn his attention to one of Bellator MMA’s fastest rising stars.
"Bellator 153: Koreshkov nobis. Cicero "Updated card proelium:
Bellator MMA Welterweight The Title Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Event Co-Main: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. John Teixeira (19-1-2)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista Santos (20-16)
Praevium Card:
Bellator MMA Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Decanus Hancock (2-0)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) vs. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)
Priores WBO Jr. Middleweight fortissimus Demetrius Andrade reditur tamquam ad caput et date anulum in Sabbato, October 17 when he takes on Dario Fabian Pucheta for the WBO International title at The Mohegan Sun
Providentia, RI (September 15, 2015)–Nuntiatum hodie ad Rhode Island State ut invictam Domus priore WBO Jr. Middleweight fortissimus Demetrius Andrade condictum revertar ad Suspendi itaque anulum in sabbati nocte, October 17 Fabius cum suscipit Dario Pucheta fient ad Solem Mohegan Uncasville, Connecticut.
IRCA erit anceps pro WBO International Jr. Middleweight title.
Ampuero (21-0, 14 KO scriptor) erit primum in redeundo 16 mensibus, et October 17th bout erit certamen quod PETAURUM Andrade ad mundum title.
Andrade defenderint title 7th cum a circuitu super sistendum Brian Rose on June 14, 2014 ad Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Pucheta of Benos Aires, Argentina has a record of 20-2 apud 11 knockouts. The 28 trium annorum vicit suprema in ordine complectens bout ut cessavit Bathuel Ushona (32-2) on October 4, 2014 in Windhoek, Namibia.
Agnitio promotus est per Jimmy Burchfield scriptor CES Boxing, cum Andrade – Pucheta bout promoveatur per Banner Promotions et DeGuardia Joe scriptor stella Boxing.
“Sed redeo ad tempus in anulo. Gaudeo dimicare ante domi meae fans. Est maxime consolatoria in mundo, et expectamus arrectus resumendi meo et in conspectu omnis defendendi mei fidissimi fans. EGO iustus volo ut gratias pro subsidio per annum. Exspecto cum in pugna fans meorum,” dicta Andrade.
“Suspendi itaque anulum in Demetrio regredi exspecto. Fuimus in gym disciplina difficile, and he will be ready to put on a good performance on October 17,” dixit pater Andrade / trainer, Paul Ampuero
“Suspendi itaque anulum in questus sum contra Demetrium excitatum. Quem vertice Jr. Middleweights in mundum. Praedico ut intra annum et pugnabit pro conciliandos Jr. Mundi patrocinium Middleweight iterum,” Promotions Praeses dixit Banner, Artie Pelullo.
Said Joe DeGuardia, praeses stella Boxing, “Perfusus sum ad unum Demetrium. Ego semper sensi, ut habeat efficiendi facultatem optima, idque spero fore ut tribus proximis annis II incolumi Champ Mundus tempus.”
“Nos deferimus Olympii et in superioribus mundi fortissimus adfici Demetrius ad Angliae Andrade. Hoc est ubi Demetrius creverant, his honed peritias et succrevit in patrocinium-gente pugnator est hodie, turn et de corona. Praeterea, Honorati eventum nos inducere ad nostri ventus venues, Mohegan Sun Casino, et faciendum opus in societatem duae nobilissimae fidelis, honesta et durissima Laborantem promotores professionali caestu, Artie Pelullo of Banner Promotions et Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing. Plures mundum libentius audiunt quam collegarum; sunt perpetuam amici. Apud nos tres cooperabatur, Haec semper suscipit forensis posuit vexillum professio pugilatu in septentriones,” Jimmy dixit Burchfield, praeses CES Boxing.
Tessera prices sunt $25, $50, $125 atque $200 (VIP).
Ex negotio duci poterunt diáboli emit prétio www.cesboxing.com vel www.mohegansun.com vel per phone at 401-724-2243/2254.
Pro magis notitia visit www.cesboxing.com, sequiturCESBOXING on Twitter et Instagram et “tamquam” officiali CES Boxing Facebook fan page. Details etiam available at www.starboxing.com et www.banner-promotions.com.