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

HARTFORD, קאַן. (מייַ 15, 2015) — Undefeated Puerto Rican lightweight Reynaldo Ojeda (16-0, 9 קאָס) impressively introduced himself to American boxing fans in הייַנט בייַ נאַכט ס עספּן פרייַטיק נאַכט פייץ הויפּט געשעעניש, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions און דיבעללאַ פֿאַרווייַלונג, אין פאַרבאַנד מיט 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. פֿאַר דעבוט, 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 איצט; 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.”

לויס ראָסאַ (ר) finished off Jonathan Perez

Connecticut favorite לויס “קאָ מלך” ראָסאַ (20-0, 10 קאָס), פון ניו האַווען, made a statement in the co-feature against Colombian featherweight יונתן “פּאַפּיי” פּערעז (33-11, 27 קאָס). 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, כאָטש, 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 (וובאַ) און וועלט באָקסינג קאָונסיל (וובק), ריספּעקטיוולי, at No. 15 און ניט קיין. 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.”

איוואן גאָלוב (ר) finishes off outclassed Henry Beckford

In the ESPN2 opening fight, 5-time Ukraine National amateur champion יוחנן “The Volk” גאָלוב, קאַמף פון ברוקלין, ימפּרוווד צו 13-0 with his eighth career knockout coming against late replacement הענרי בעקפאָרד (2-2, 1 קאָ). 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. ליכט כעוויווייט Charles Foster (8-0, 4 קאָס) remained undefeated with a sensational knockout of Joe Gardner (11-8-1, 1 קאָ) only 62-seconds into the first round, while his younger brother, junior lightweight William Foster (2-0, 1 קאָ) סטאַפּטGilvan Santos (0-2) אין די עפן קייַלעכיק.

Bronx middleweight קריס “גילדענע” Galeano (8-0) געבליבן אַנביטאַן, boxing his way to a unanimous sixth-round decision over Yosmani Abreau (4-9-2), פון לאַס וועגאַס.

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

Waterbury, CT junior welterweight Jair Ramos (3-2-2, 2 קאָס) and Harlem’s קורטיס מאָרטאָן (3-5-2) fought to a four-round majority draw.

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

All pictures by Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment

גאַנץ רעזולטאַטן ונטער:

HARTFORD, קאַן. (מייַ 14, 2015) — The official weigh-in was held today for מאָרגן נאַכט ס עספּןפרייַטיק נאַכט פייץ, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions און דיבעללאַ פֿאַרווייַלונג, אין פאַרבאַנד מיט Universal Promotions, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.

Live coverage will begin at 9 פּ.ם. און on ESPN2 and will also be available through WatchESPN on computers, סמאַרטפאָנעס, טאַבלאַץ, אַמאַזאָן פייער טעלעוויזיע און פייער טעלעוויזיע שטעקן, עפּל טעלעוויזיע, טשראָמעקאַסט, יאָר, קסבאָקס 360 און קסבאָקס איינער דורך אַ אַפיליייטאַד ווידעא שפּייַזער. דערצו, עספּן’ נאַכט פייץ will carry the fights live on broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.

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

(ל-ר) Reynaldo Ojeda & Monte Meza-Clay

הויפּט געשעעניש – Lightweights (10) – עספּנ2

REYNALDO OJEDA (16-0, 9 קאָס), סאַן וואַן, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ 135 LBS.

MONTE MEZA-CLAY (36-4, 22 קאָס), Rankin, פּאַ 134 LBS.

(ל-ר) לויס ראָסאַ & יונתן פּערעז

קאָ-שטריך – Featherweights (8) – עספּנ2

LUIS “קאָ מלך” ROSA (19-0, 9 קאָס), New Haven, קאָרט 123 ½ LBS.

JONATHAN “פּאַפּיי” PEREZ (33-10, 17 קאָס), Barranquilla, קאָלאָמביאַ 123 LBS.

Junior Welterweights (4) – ESPN2 Swing Bout

JAIR RAMOS (3-2-1, 2 קאָס), Waterbury, קאָרט 139 LBS.

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

מידדלעוועיגהץ (6)

IVAN גאָלוב (7-0, 5 קאָס), ברוקלין, NY by way of Ukraine מאָרגן

KOSTYANTYN “Kostya” ROVENSKYY (18-1-2, 5 קאָס), Luiv, אוקריינא מאָרגן

Light Heavyweights (6)

CHARLES FOSTER (7-0, 3 קאָס), New Haven, קאָננעקטיקוט 174 LBS.

JOE GARDNER (11-7-1, 1 קאָ), Woonsocket, רי 174 LBS.

Junior Welterweights (4)

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

IAN JAMES (3-11-1, 1 קאָ), ברוקלין, ניו יאָרק 136 LBS.

מידדלעוועיגהץ (6)

CHRIS GALEANO (7-0), בראָנקס, ניו יאָרק 157 LBS.

YOSMANI ABREAU (4-8-2), לאַס וועגאַס, נוו 157 LBS.

Junior Lightweights (4)

WILLIAM FOSTER III (1-0), New Haven, קאָרט 129 LBS.

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

Super Middleweights (6)

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

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

ווען: פרייַטיק, מייַ 15, 2015

ווו: Connecticut Convention Center, האַרטפאָרד

פאַרשפּרייטער: SMS Promotions און דיבעללאַ פֿאַרווייַלונג, in association with Universal

פּראָמאָטיאָנס

טעלעוויזיע: עספּן פרייטאג נאַכט פייץ סטאַרטינג בייַ 9:00 פּ.ם. און

טיקקעץ: $100, $65 און $35 (פּלוס אָנווענדלעך טאַקסיז). Tickets can be purchased by

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

אינפֿאָרמאַציע: www.dbe1.com אָדער www.espn.com/boxing

DOORS OPEN: 6:30 פּ.ם. און FIRST BOUT: 7:30 פּ.ם. און

HARTFORD (מייַ 11, 2015) – Rising junior featherweight star לויס “קאָ מלך” ראָסאַ (19-0, 9 קאָס) plans to graduate from top prospect to legitimate contender דעם פרייטיק (מייַ 15) אויף עספּן פרייַטיקנאַכט פייץ, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions און דיבעללאַ פֿאַרווייַלונג, אין פאַרבאַנד מיט 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 יונתן “פּאַפּיי” פּערעז (33-10, 17 קאָס) in the 8-round ESPN2 co-feature.

Headlining the card will be undefeated Puerto Rican lightweight Reynaldo Ojeda (16-0, 9 קאָס) against longtime contender מאָנטי מעזאַ ליים (36-4, 22 קאָס) אין די 10-קייַלעכיק הויפּט געשעעניש.

Live coverage will begin at 9 פּ.ם. און on ESPN2 and will also be available through WatchESPN on computers, סמאַרטפאָנעס, טאַבלאַץ, אַמאַזאָן פייער טעלעוויזיע און פייער טעלעוויזיע שטעקן, עפּל טעלעוויזיע, טשראָמעקאַסט, יאָר, קסבאָקס 360 און קסבאָקס איינער דורך אַ אַפיליייטאַד ווידעא שפּייַזער. דערצו, עספּן’ נאַכט פייץ will carry the fights live on broadband Spanish-language ESPN Deportes+.

The popular Rosa, who is world rated at No. 15 דורך די וועלט באָקסינג פאַרבאַנד (וובאַ) און ניט קיין. 16 דורך די וועלט באָקסינג קאָונסיל (וובק), has prepared for a breakout performance in front of a large ESPN פרייטאג נאַכט פייץ viewing audience.

“דאס איז אַ ריזיק קאַמף פֿאַר מיר,” 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 אויף פרייטאג נאַכט.

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

פּערעז, 28, a professional fighter since 2005, האט וואַן 14 פון זיין לעצטע 15 ענדס. The battle-tested Colombian has fought the likes of world champions Cristian Mijares, אַבנער מאַרעס, דזשאָסע לאָפּעז, Martin Castillo, Eric Ortiz און Raul Martinez, as well a world title challenger Jesus Jimenez.

“Perez is a veteran with 44 פּראָ פיגהץ,” 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, צו, and the better all-around fighter. I’ll be ready for whatever he brings.”

Live coverage will begin at 9 פּ.ם. און on ESPN2 and will also be available through WatchESPN on computers, סמאַרטפאָנעס, טאַבלאַץ, אַמאַזאָן פייער טעלעוויזיע און פייער טעלעוויזיע שטעקן, עפּל טעלעוויזיע, טשראָמעקאַסט, יאָר, קסבאָקס 360 און קסבאָקס איינער דורך אַ אַפיליייטאַד ווידעא שפּייַזער. דערצו, עספּן’ נאַכט פייץ 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 איוואן גאָלוב (7-0, 5 קאָס), קאַמף פון ברוקלין, meets fellow Ukrainian Kostyantyn Rovenskyy (18-1-2, 5 קאָס) אין אַ זעקס-קייַלעכיק באַוט. Kazakh super middleweightדאַורען יעלעוססינאָוו (1-0), also living in Brooklyn, מיץ דזשייַ “JD” ווילליאַמס (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 קאָס) facing Woonsocket, רי, קעגנער Joe Gardner (11-7-1, 1 קאָ) and undefeated Bronx middleweight Chris Galeano (7-0) taking on Las Vegas’ upset-minded יאָסמאַני אַברו (4-8-2).

Three four-round matches are also on tap with Waterbury, קאָרט, יינגער וועלטערווייט Jair Ramos (3-2-1, 2 קאָס) ווס. Harlem’s קורטיס מאָרטאָן (3-4-2), Miami lightweight Alberto Candeleria (4-2-1, 3 קאָס) ווס. ברוקלין ס Ian James (3-11-1, 1 קאָ), and New Haven junior lightweight William Foster III (1-0) ווס. טבאַ.

Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $100, $65 און $35 (פּלוס אָנווענדלעך טאַקסיז). Tickets can be purchased by calling 1 (860) 728-2624 אָדער 1 (203) 627-7472. דאָאָרס עפענען בייַ 6:30 פּ.ם. ET with the first bout scheduled for 7:30 פּ.ם. און.