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CEO/President Michelle Corrales-Lewis to welcome “exceptional” new class
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LAS VEGAS (Februar 13, 2017) – Den Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame will announce its fifth class of inductees on Onsdag, Februar. 15, på 11 a.m. PST, Hall CEO/ president Michelle Corrales-Lewis annonceret. Den 2017 class of nine boxers and five contributors will be revealed at Real Boxing, 5137 Den. Oquendo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89118. Lunch will be provide by TC’s Rib Crib.
The honorees will be formally inducted at the popular gala dinner on Lørdag, August. 12 at Caesars Palace. Ticket information will be released shortly.
“We have elected yet another exceptional class of inductees and I can’t wait to introduce them,” said Corrales-Lewis, hvis afdøde mand, Diego Corrales, was a member of the NVBHOF’s inaugural class in 2013. “We have some of the best boxers ever in this group and I know fans are going to be excited to have the opportunity to meet them.
“Our class of contributors is very strong as well and all have made a significant imprint upon boxing in Nevada.”
Past inductees include some of the greatest fighters who have ever lived, Herunder Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis og mere.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame is an IRS 501 (c)3 charity and all donations are tax deductible. The Hall’s charitable contributions over the five years since its formation have helped boxers in need and boxing-related charities. Donations are welcome.
The Hall was founded in 2013 by noted boxing broadcaster Rich Marotta. For mere information, telefon 702-3NVBHOF, eller 702-368-2463.
For Media Credentials Contact: For Information And Sponsorship Opportunities Contact:
Media Coordinator Jon Hait Chief Executive Officer Michelle Corrales-Lewis
E-mail: jhshark@aol.com E-mail: michelle@nvbhof.com
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LOS ANGELES, CA— Juli 6, 2016—One of the greatest photographers of all-time, Howard Bingham, has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with renowned sports and marketing agent Harlan J. Werner to handle his photo collection featuring Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Nelson Mandela, the Black Panthers and Elvis Presley.
Bingham’s unbelievable talent and work has been seen world-wide in books, magazines, television and museums and art galleries as he has followed world leaders, the top musicians, Hollywood royalty, pop culture and one of the most recognized sports figures in the world in Muhammad Ali. Bingham was one of Ali’s best friends for over 50 years and followed the champion throughout his career and traveling with him world-wide.
“Howard has a very historic collection of photos numbering in the millions and this is the first time he has decided to license and offer his work to the public,” said Werner, who did a lot of work for Ali and currently represents Joe Namath, Sandy Koufax and many other superstar athletes. “I appreciate the trust that Howard and Dustin Bingham have put in me and Sports Placement Services to represent this historic collection of work. The collection and totality of the work is mind boggling. It is truly one of the few untapped photo collections in the world. We hope in the next year to be able to start sharing this incredible collection with the world.”
“Harlan’s love and dedication to the people he has worked with, including Muhammad and Lonnie Ali, Sandy Koufax, Joe Namath and Mike Tyson and his vision to protect my father’s work made it an easy choice for us,” said Dustin Bingham. “We look forward to working with Harlan and sharing my father’s incredible work with the world.”
Werner, who is a long-time sports memorabilia collector and dealer as well as co-owner of a national chain of retail movie memorabilia stores, is the founder of Sports Placement Service Inc., a sports licensing and marketing company that was established in 1985 to market and capitalize retired athletes. Werner has represented some of sports greatest athletes—Ali, Namath, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Koufax, John Riggins, Roy Campanella, Don Drysdale and Mike Tyson to name a few.
Werner is currently doing work for Koufax, Namath, Riggins, Fernando Valenzuela, Clayton Kershaw and Kershaw’s Challenge as well as the estate of Sonny Liston.
In addition to his personal knowledge of the memorabilia and autograph industry, Werner executive produced the movie “Tyson” and consulted on “One Night in Vegas” for ESPN’s 30 for 30 serie.
For mere information, visit the Sports Placement Services website at http://www.sportsplacement.com.
SHOWTIME Sports® presents “KINGS OF THE RING: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing” featuring legendary heavyweight champions Muhammad Ali, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey og Joe Louis. The captivating film-length documentary written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Bud Greenspan, is airing on SHOWTIME Fredag, Juni 10 på 8 p.m. ET / PT.
“KINGS OF THE RING” explores the lives of four of the greatest heavyweight champions of the 20th århundrede, who made an impact in history in and out of the ring, advocating for political issues and civil rights. The athletes not only pushed the boundaries by becoming champions, but they also achieved greatness while changing the world in the process.
An encore presentation of “KINGS OF THE RING: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing” will replay on SHOWTIME EXTREME on Saturday, Juni 11 på 10:30 a.m. ET / PT. It will also be available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning Juni 15.
Unbeaten Super Welterweight Opens Up On The 154-Pound Division, Pros In The Olympics & Muhammad Ali As He Prepares To Face Willie Nelson In WBC Title Eliminator Denne lørdag, Live på SHOWTIME®
Klik HER For Images; Credit Stanley Bois / A Team Promotions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Juni 7, 2016) – A Team Promotions hosted an open media workout mandag at Bix Six Academy in Providence for undefeated former world champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade(22-0, 15 KOS). Den 2008 US. Olympian, of Providence, R.I., is finalizing preparations for denne lørdag 12-round WBC Super Welterweight eliminator against Willie “The Great” Nelson (25-2-1, 15 KOS) Cleveland, Ohio, in one of three fights on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOKSNING® lever videre SHOWTIME (9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT) fra Turning Stone Resort Casino i Verona, N.Y..
Billetter til live event, which is promoted by Banner Promotions, Inc., er prissat til $85, $60, $45 og $35 og er der tilbud nu. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, eller online på Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com).
Here’s what Andrade, who’ll also be risking his WBO International title, sagde Mandag:
Demetrius ANDRADE
Reflections of Muhammad Ali:
“Muhammad Ali certainly shook the world, and not only in boxing. He was colorful; nobody talked like him. He helped boxers, for. Ali is the reason Floyd (Mayweather, Jr.) is who he is because Ali set the bar high.
“As an entertaining boxer, Ali brought blacks and whites together and later he spread the word about religion, culture and his other diverse interests.
“What young boxer didn’t do the Ali Shuffle? I know I did, and taunted my opponents like him, too.”
About Pros in the Olympics:
“I’m for pros in the Olympics as long as an amateur, who has a few Olympic trials, has the first opportunity to qualify for the Olympics. Coming up in the amateurs, I fought grown men, some who had been Olympians a few times. Jeg var 21 and some of the opponents were 34-35 and had already been Olympians one or two times. They had advantages in experience, strøm og dygtighed. Desværre, Americans only have Olympic opportunities when they’re young amateurs.
“Would I go the Olympics now? Ja! The Olympics is the biggest thing on the planet. To represent the United States again, Ja, I’d do it now for the chance to win gold. But I do think headgear should be applied in amateur boxing, including the Olympics.”
On the 154-pound division:
“I’m putting myself in the best position to fight for the WBO or WBC title. There are rumors of Canelo fighting (WBO champion Liam) Smith. Let me fight Smith and the winner gets Canelo. Or let me fight Canelo with the winner getting Smith.
“I’m going to knock out the Charlo twins. Both guys have fought on SHOWTIME, so those fights shouldn’t be too difficult to make. Once I take care of business with the Charlo twins, I’ll fight Lara (WBA champion) to clean up the division.”
On Gennady Golovkin:
“I definitely want to fight Golovkin. Let me build myself up first, by cleaning out the 154-division, and then we’ll have a mega-fight with two different styles. GGG is known for his knockouts. I knock out people, for, but I’m a better boxer than him. It’ll be one of the biggest fights in the sport of boxing. I’m going to clean up the 154-division, make my reputation and then it’s a go with GGG.”
Relationship with his opponent Willie Nelson:
“We were in the U.S. amateurs together, but because we were in two different weight classes – he was 140-147 og jeg var 152 – there were no problems between us. We used to watch each other fight and watch other Americans box.
“Nelson is experienced having gone through the amateurs. He fought (Vanerne) Martirosyan, who I beat (for the vacant WBO title by 12-round unanimous decision). He’s fought at this level. I know he’s tall, but I’m 6-foot-1, so our height difference isn’t serious.”
On returning to the ring:
“I’m pleased that we have this opportunity. SHOWTIME has given me this chance and now it’s up to me to prove I can backup what we said.”
For mere information: Twitter: @AndradeATeam, @BooBooBoxing, @ShowtimeBoxing, SHOSports. Instagram: @BooBooATeam,www.Facebook.com.DemetriusAndrade
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MIAMI (April 6, 2015) – Veteran boksning Manager John Seip har underskrevet højt dekoreret italiensk amatør bokser Daniel Mark Scardina til en eksklusiv ledelsesmæssig kontrakt.
Seip er bedst kendt for at lede Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin til World Boxing Organization (WBO) verden mellemvægt titel. De indfødte New Yorker også formår stigende britiske super mellemvægt Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOS).
Den 21-årige Scardina kommer fra Rozzano, en by med mindre end 40,000 mennesker i Lombardiet. Han startede boksning i 2008 i en alder af 16, følgende i sin onkels fodspor som var en bokser dengang, samt Daniele rolle model.
Scardina, der havde 56 amatør anfald, erobrede toppen udmærkelse i mange italienske turneringer herunder Rovereto National, National Silver Glove, og to nationale Golden Gloves. Han vandt også en bronze medalje ved en international begivenhed.
I 2013, Han boksede for Italia Thunder Boxing Team i World Series of Boxing, vindende hans eneste match mod en tysk modstander.
Scardina først fangede Seip opmærksomhed på den verdensberømte 5th St. Gym i Miami Beach, oprindeligt åbnet i 1950 ved Chris Dundee, og hjemsted for utallige verdensmestre har trænet der bl.a. Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston og Willie Pep. De rige tradition fortsætter på det nye 5th St. Gym, placeret i nærheden på 1434 Alton Street, hvor top kæmpere fra hele verden, såsom Bernard Hopkins stadig træner.
“Jeg først så ham træne på 5th St. Gym og han lignede en typisk amatør,” Seip forklarede. “Han kastede brede stempler og vidste ikke, hvordan at kaste en god jab. Trænere Guy Laieta og Dino Spencer begyndte at arbejde sammen med ham og nu er han ved hjælp af sin rækkevidde, kæmpe på afstand, og kaster kombinationer af jabs og kroge. Han er passioneret omkring boksning, lytte og lære hver dag. Daniele har god hånd hastighed og kraft. Han er en smuk dreng, for. Jeg så noget i ham, immaterielle aktiver, og besluttede at underskrive ham.
“Dino er en ejer, der har skabt en top-notch fitnesscenter med stor sparring muligheder i en atmosfære featuring så mange talentfulde krigere, der virkelig skubber hinanden. Det er allerede klart, at Danielle har forbedret sit færdighedstræning der. Han er lang, hurtig og kraftfuld. Hans arbejdsmoral er utroligt; han er den første i gymnastiksalen, sidste til at forlade. Du kan ikke skade dette barn, enten. Vi tror alle, at han har en meget lys fremtid.”
I modsætning krigere fra Rusland og tidligere Sovjet-blok nationer, såvel som dem fra Latinamerika, der kommer til USA for at etablere deres professionelle boksning karriere, Italiensk-fødte krigere sjældent har fulgt den samme rute som Scardina, som flyttede til Miami sidste år og sover på gulvet i sin brors lejlighed.
Den enlige italiensk-fødte verdensmester, der kæmpede professionelt i Amerika er Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOS), der var WBC / WBA mellemvægt mester i 1979-1980. Antuofermo, selv, flyttede med sin familie til Brooklyn fra Puglia, Italien, da han var 17 og han lærte at bokse i Amerika.
“Jeg har altid ønsket at være en mester i Amerika,” Scardina sagde. “Det er den amerikanske drøm for mig. Jeg tror, jeg vil have en stor chance i dette land for at være den største bokser, jeg kan være med den rette hjælp. John Seip er den rigtige leder for mig, fordi han mener, vi kan verdensmesterskabet sammen som et team.”
Scardina foretrukne boksere er Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux og Miguel Cotto. “Jeg arbejder på perfektion som en udenfor fighter og til de vigtigste mine arme tættere,” Scardina tilføjet. Jeg kæmper for at blive verdensmester.”
Scardina forventes at gøre sin pro debut i maj eller juni.
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