Reynaldo Ojeda (R) out-boxed veteran for impressive decision

HARTFORD, Пайв. (Май 15, 2015) — Undefeated Puerto Rican lightweight Reynaldo Ojeda (16-0, 9 KOs) impressively introduced himself to American boxing fans in имшаб кард ESPN Ҷумъа Задухурдҳо Night чорабинии асосии, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions ва DiBella Истироҳат, дар якҷоягӣ бо Universal Promotions, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

The 26-year-old Ojeda took advantage of his decisive height and reach advantage in his U.S. барои debut, out-boxing the diminutive (5′ 2″), all-action Meza-Clay throughout a very entertaining fight. Meza-Clay continually walked down Ojeda, who used his quickness, superior movement and boxing ability to register a convincing victory by 12-round unanimous decision.

“I’m a top prospect at 135 ҳозир; I’m going to be giving them all grades now,” commented Ojeda, a teacher in Puerto Rico. “The plan was to box Monty because he’s such an aggressive fighter.”

Meza-Clay was hampered in the later rounds by a serious cut over his right eye. Ojeda wisely attacked the wound, pumping a series of stiff jabs and left hooks. “I got confident when his cut opened up,” Ojeda admitted. “What’s next for me is up to my promoter and manager, but I’m available to fight any 135-pounder in the world.”

Луис Роза (R) finished off Jonathan Perez

Connecticut favorite Луис “KO Подшоҳи” Роза (20-0, 10 KOs), Ню-Ҳевон, made a statement in the co-feature against Colombian featherweight Йӯнотон “Popeye” Ва Форас (33-11, 27 KOs). Rosa was the aggressor from the opening bell through the end of the fight against a dangerous opponent, firing an array of effective combinations to the head and body, often switching from an orthodox stance to southpaw.

Rosa was penalized a point in the fourth round for hitting his downed opponent. From that point on, ҳатто, he never let up. He pounded Perez, caught him on the ropes, and unleashed an unanswered barrage of punches until referee Michael Ortega ended the fight in the fifth round.

Rosa is world ranked by the World Boxing Association (WBA) ва Шӯрои бокс Ҷаҳон (WBC), мутаносибан, at No. 15 ва Не. 16.

“I said it was going to be explosive and we made it that way,” Rosa said after the fight. “I made a statement that I’m coming after all of the top 122-pounders. I’m a future champ in the making.”

Иван Golub (R) finishes off outclassed Henry Beckford

In the ESPN2 opening fight, 5-time Ukraine National amateur champion Юҳанно “The Volk” Golub, мубориза аз Бруклин, ба такмил 13-0 with his eighth career knockout coming against late replacement Хенри Beckford (2-2, 1 KO). Class prevailed as rising middleweight star Golub worked fellow southpaw Beckford’s body, dropped him in the fifth with a body shot, and referee Ortega moved in to call off the fight.

The Foster brothers from New Haven were both victorious. гаронвазн Light Charles Foster (8-0, 4 KOs) remained undefeated with a sensational knockout of Joe Gardner (11-8-1, 1 KO) only 62-seconds into the first round, while his younger brother, junior lightweight William Foster (2-0, 1 KO) боздоштаGilvan Santos (0-2) дар даври кушодашавии.

Bronx middleweight Крис “Тиллоӣ” Galeano (8-0) unbeaten монд, boxing his way to a unanimous sixth-round decision over Yosmani Abreau (4-9-2), Лас Вегас.

Decorated Kazakh amateur boxer Даурен Yeleussinov (2-0, 2 KOs), now fighting out of Brooklyn, wore down Louisiana super middleweight Ҷей “JD” Williams (3-7), winning by way of a sixth-round technical knockout as referee Danny Sciavone halted the action.

Убербери, CT junior welterweight Jair Ramos (3-2-2, 2 KOs) and Harlem’s Куртис Мортон (3-5-2) fought to a four-round majority draw.

In the walk-out bout, Puerto Rican lightweight Alberto Candeleria (5-2-1, 4 KOs) was too much for Brooklyn’s Ian James (3-12-1, 1 KO), as referee Ortega waved off the fight in the first round for a technical knockout.

All pictures by Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment

Натиҷаҳои пурра зер:

HARTFORD, Пайв. (Май 14, 2015) — The official weigh-in was held today for Фардо шаб кард ESPNҶумъа Задухурдҳо Night, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions ва DiBella Истироҳат, дар якҷоягӣ бо Universal Promotions, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

Live coverage will begin at 9 Земле. ВА on ESPN2 and will also be available through WatchESPN on computers, смартфонҳо, њаб, Amazon оташ телевизион ва оташ ТВ Stick, ТВ Apple, Chromecast, Сол, Xbox 360 ва Xbox Яке тавассути провайдери видео алоқае. Дар Илова, ESPN’ Задухурдҳо Night will carry the fights live on broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.

Below find fighter weights and pictures by Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment.

(L-R) Reynaldo Ojeda & Monte Meza-Clay

Чорабиниҳо асосӣ – Lightweights (10) – ESPN2

REYNALDO OJEDA (16-0, 9 KOs), Сан-Хуан, Пуэрто Рико 135 LBS.

MONTE MEZA-CLAY (36-4, 22 KOs), Rankin, ТҶ 134 LBS.

(L-R) Луис Роза & Йӯнотон Форас

Co-Фарқияти – Featherweights (8) – ESPN2

Луис “KO Подшоҳи” ROSA (19-0, 9 KOs), Ҳавони нав, Ч. 123 ½ LBS.

JONATHAN “Popeye” Форас (33-10, 17 KOs), Barranquilla, Колумбия 123 LBS.

Junior Welterweights (4) – ESPN2 Swing Bout

JAIR RAMOS (3-2-1, 2 KOs), Убербери, Ч. 139 LBS.

CURTIS MORTON (3-4-2), Harlem, NY 139 LBS.

Middleweights (6)

Иван GOLUB (7-0, 5 KOs), Бруклин, NY by way of Ukraine Пагоҳ

KOSTYANTYN “Kostya” ROVENSKYY (18-1-2, 5 KOs), Luiv, Украина Пагоҳ

Light Heavyweights (6)

CHARLES FOSTER (7-0, 3 KOs), Ҳавони нав, Коннектикут 174 LBS.

JOE GARDNER (11-7-1, 1 KO), Woonsocket, Р.И. 174 LBS.

Junior Welterweights (4)

ALBERTO CANDELERIA (4-2-1, 3 KOs), Miami, FL by way of Puerto Rico 136 LBS.

IAN JAMES (3-11-1, 1 KO), Бруклин, NY 136 LBS.

Middleweights (6)

CHRIS GALEANO (7-0), Bronx, NY 157 LBS.

YOSMANI ABREAU (4-8-2), Лас Вегас, NV 157 LBS.

Junior Lightweights (4)

WILLIAM FOSTER III (1-0), Ҳавони нав, Ч. 129 LBS.

GALVAN SANTOS (0-1), Woburn, MA 130 LBS.

Super Middleweights (6)

DAUREN YELEUSSINOV (1-0, 1 KO), Бруклин, NY by way of Kazakhstan 164 LBS.

JAY “JD” WILLIAMS (3-6), West Monroe, LA 165 ½ LBS.

КАЙ: Ҷумъа, Май 15, 2015

КУҶО: Connecticut Convention Center, Хартфорд

Обунакунанда: SMS Promotions ва DiBella Истироҳат, in association with Universal

Аксияҳо

ТВ: ESPN Ҷумъа биҷангад Night сар карда дар 9:00 Земле. ВА

Чиптаи: $100, $65 ва $35 (плюс андоз татбиқ). Tickets can be purchased by

calling 1 (860) 728-2624 ё 1 (203) 627-7472.

МАЪЛУМОТ: www.dbe1.com ё www.espn.com/boxing

DOORS OPEN: 6:30 Земле. ВА FIRST BOUT: 7:30 Земле. ВА

HARTFORD (Май 11, 2015) – Rising junior featherweight star Луис “KO Подшоҳи” Роза (19-0, 9 KOs) plans to graduate from top prospect to legitimate contender ин Ҷумъа (Май 15) ба ESPN ҶумъаЗадухурдҳо Night, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions ва DiBella Истироҳат, дар якҷоягӣ бо Universal Promotions, close to his New Haven home at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

A native of Puerto Rico, the 24-year-old Rosa takes on Colombian veteran Йӯнотон “Popeye” Ва Форас (33-10, 17 KOs) in the 8-round ESPN2 co-feature.

Headlining the card will be undefeated Puerto Rican lightweight Reynaldo Ojeda (16-0, 9 KOs) against longtime contender Монти Meza Гил (36-4, 22 KOs) дар чорабинии асосии 10-даври.

Live coverage will begin at 9 Земле. ВА on ESPN2 and will also be available through WatchESPN on computers, смартфонҳо, њаб, Amazon оташ телевизион ва оташ ТВ Stick, ТВ Apple, Chromecast, Сол, Xbox 360 ва Xbox Яке тавассути провайдери видео алоқае. Дар Илова, ESPN’ Задухурдҳо Night will carry the fights live on broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.

The popular Rosa, who is world rated at No. 15 аз ҷониби Ассотсиатсияи ҷаҳонии бокс (WBA) ва Не. 16 аз ҷониби Шӯрои бокс Ҷаҳон (WBC), has prepared for a breakout performance in front of a large ESPN Ҷумъа биҷангад Night viewing audience.

“Дар ин мубориза мо бузург барои ман аст,,” Rosa said. “It’s great fighting on ESPN and I’m going to show the nation what I’m all about. I’m prepared to put on an explosive show. I feel that I’m close to getting a title shot. I want to fight world-class opponents and I plan to prove I’m ready рӯзи ҷумъа шаб.

“It’s always great fighting in my home state and I’m sure I’ll have a lot of fans there. Дар охири рӯз, ҳатто, I’m going to get the job done and it doesn’t matter where the fight would be held.”

Ва Форас, 28, a professional fighter since 2005, пирӯз шуд 14 аз охир ӯ 15 ақсои. The battle-tested Colombian has fought the likes of world champions Cristian Mijares, Abner Mares, Хосе Лопез, Мартин Кастилло, Eric Ortiz ва Raul Martinez, as well a world title challenger Jesus Jimenez.

“Perez is a veteran with 44 задухурдҳо тарафдори,” said Rosa about Perez. “He’s fought a lot of world-class guys and champions. I know he’s coming to fight. He’s going to come forward and he wants to bang. He’s strong, I’m stronger. I’m faster, аз ҳад зиёд, and the better all-around fighter. I’ll be ready for whatever he brings.”

Live coverage will begin at 9 Земле. ВА on ESPN2 and will also be available through WatchESPN on computers, смартфонҳо, њаб, Amazon оташ телевизион ва оташ ТВ Stick, ТВ Apple, Chromecast, Сол, Xbox 360 ва Xbox Яке тавассути провайдери видео алоқае. Дар Илова, ESPN’ Задухурдҳо Night will carry the fights live on broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.

Fighting on the undercard are a pair of promising foreign boxers who are now living in the United States, as well as several New England and New York City favorites.

Undefeated Ukrainian middleweight Иван Golub (7-0, 5 KOs), мубориза аз Бруклин, meets fellow Ukrainian Kostyantyn Rovenskyy (18-1-2, 5 KOs) дар як Бут шаш-мудаввар. Kazakh super middleweightДаурен Yeleussinov (1-0), also living in Brooklyn, ба талаботи Ҷей “JD” Williams (3-6), of Louisiana, in a scheduled six-rounder.

Also slated to fight in six-round bouts on the undercard are unbeaten New Haven light heavyweightCharles Foster (7-0, 3 KOs) facing Woonsocket, Р.И., ҳарифи Joe Gardner (11-7-1, 1 KO) and undefeated Bronx middleweight Chris Galeano (7-0) taking on Las Vegas’ upset-minded Yosmani Abreu (4-8-2).

Three four-round matches are also on tap with Waterbury, Ч., junior welterweight Jair Ramos (3-2-1, 2 KOs) против. Русия Харлеми Куртис Мортон (3-4-2), Miami lightweight Alberto Candeleria (4-2-1, 3 KOs) против. Русия Бруклин Ian James (3-11-1, 1 KO), and New Haven junior lightweight William Foster III (1-0) против. TBA.

Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $100, $65 ва $35 (плюс андоз татбиқ). Tickets can be purchased by calling 1 (860) 728-2624 ё 1 (203) 627-7472. Дарҳои кушод дар 6:30 Земле. ET with the first bout scheduled for 7:30 Земле. ВА.