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WORLD-RANKED BANTAMWEIGHT NIKOLAI POTAPOV ROLLS OVER OSCAR RICHARD, CONTINUES HUNT FOR THE MONSTER FROM JAPAN

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(Juni 28, 2021) WBO #3, IBF #7, WBC #14 bantamweight Nikolai Potapov continued his “Hunt for The Monster” on Sunday morning (Juni 27) by scoring an eight-round unanimous decision over Tanzania’s Oscar Richard.

Fighting in the main event of a 14-fight event at the Soviet Wings Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia and live on Russian TV and Salita Promotions’ YOUTUBE CHANNEL, Potapov (23-2-1, 11 KO) showed off his world-class skills by dominating the game Richard (7-4-1, 2 KO) heel.

Potapov, of Podolsk, Rusland, was happy to stay busy with the victory and hopes it continues to propel him to the fight he wants: a shot at three-weight world champion and current unified bantamweight world champion Naoya “The Monster” Inoue of Japan.

“I commend my opponent,” said Potapov, post-fight, “he had no fear in him. It felt good to get in eight good rounds after six months. I am sharp and ready to slay ‘The Monster’ as soon as I get him in a ring.”

Potapov, who had over 180 amateur-gevechten en won vele nationale en internationale toernooien, says the vaunted Inoue is nothing he hasn’t seen before.


“I’ve beaten hard punchers like him before,” said Potapov of Inoue. “I know his style inside and out and beating him will not be a problem. Bring me ‘The Monster!’”

Potapov’s long-time promoter, Dmitriy Salita, says that Potapov’s focus has been on Inoue for a long time.

“Since the first time he saw Inoue fight he’s been saying he knows how to beat him,”Zei Salita. “All his experience fighting around the world, he says he knows exactly how to nullify a fighter who relies on his power like that.”

Woord, who presented the event on his popular YOUTUBE CHANNEL says he’s happy with the large viewership who were allowed to watch several exciting overseas prospects before their North American debuts.

“I am delighted that we were able to provide boxing fans with an opportunity to watch free live boxing featuring some of the best contenders and prospects from Russia,”Zei Salita. “Thousands of fans tuned in, participated in a live chat and talked boxing. OnzeYOUTUBE CHANNEL has been a phenomenal platform to give needed exposure to talent from around the world and connect them with the boxing community. There is much more to come in the coming months!"

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About Salita Promotions
Salita Promotions was founded in 2010 door Dmitriy Salita, a professional boxer and world-title challenger who saw the need for a promotional entity to feature boxing’s best young prospects and established contenders in North America and around the world. Viewers watching fighters on worldwide television networks including Showtime, HBO, ESPN, Spike TV, Universal Sports Network, UFC Fight Pass, DAZN, ESPN+ and MSG have enjoyed Salita Promotions fight action in recent years. We pride ourselves on offering our fighters opportunities inside and outside the ring. Salita Promotions looks forward to continuing to grow and serve the needs of fight fans around the globe.

Check the Salita Promotions YOUTUBE CHANNEL for regular updates of the modern world’s greatest fighters, contenders and prospects in action.
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IBF World Champion ‘Manny’ Rodríguez will train in Cuba for Inoue Clash

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Carolina,Puerto Rico – The IBF world bantamweight champion, Emmanuel “Manny”Rodríguez (19-0, 12 KO) and his team left for Havana, Cuba to continue training for his unification fight against WBA world champion Naoya Inoue (17-0, 15 KO). This is the semifinal round of the acclaimed World Boxing Super Series.

The date and venue of the event will be announced soon.

“I will be quartered in Cuba for 77 dagen. It will not be easy to be away from myfamily for so long, but the sacrifice will be worth it”, said Rodríguez.

“We trust the plan that we have with my new coach William Cruz, and on the track with veteran José Bonet. The results will show in the fight. The chemistry that we developed in these past weeks of light training has been very good. This will be the first time that I’m not the favorite in a fight, and the motivation is incredible. It’s very huge. I like challenges. Our goal and focus is to take the victory and that Puerto Rico continues to shine in boxing”, said an emotional Rodríguez, from the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in the city of Carolina, Puerto Rico.

Rodríguez’s promoter, Juan Orengo of Fresh Productions Boxing, explained that “this camp will not have room for distractions. It will have a lot of boxing and teamwork. Manny will be in top condition. Ook, prospect Jonathan ‘Bum Bum’ López is joining us in Cuba. He is another fighter from our squad, and will fight where the Manny Rodríguez fight takes place. We are very enthusiastic about everything that is happening. Manny was always looking to fight Inoue, and it’s finally happening.”

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Briedis tegen Mikaelian & Glowacki vs Vlasov kwartfinales in Chicago nov 10

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Seizoen I star Mairis Briedis vs. Noel Mikaelian en Krzysztof Glowacki vs. Maksim Vlasov zijn de twee kwartfinales op een ongelooflijke dubbele kop wanneer de World Boxing Super Series naar het UIC-paviljoen in Chicago komt, VS.

 

 

 

“Ik kijk er echt naar uit om te vechten in Chicago,”Zei Briedis (24-1, 18 KO). De Letse held is ongetwijfeld een van de favorieten om de Ali Trophy van seizoen II mee naar huis te nemen in de 200-lb divisie.

 

 

 

“Ik ben blij dat ik terug ben in de World Boxing Super Series, en ik kijk ernaar uit om te vechten voor een VS.. menigte. Ik weet zeker dat er ook veel Letten in de arena zullen zijn om een ​​fantastische sfeer te helpen creëren. "

 

 

 

De tegenstander van Briedis, Noel Mikaelian uit Duitsland (23-1, 10 KO), staat te popelen om op het grootste podium te spelen – slechts een split decision nederlaag, in een IBF-eliminator tegen Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, belette hem deel te nemen aan seizoen I.

 

 

 

“Er zijn alleen vechters van wereldklasse in dit toernooi, maar ik geloof dat mijn ring-IQ me de voorsprong zal geven om het te winnen,”Zei Mikaelian.

 

 

 

Het tweede hoofdevenement in Chicago in november 10 is een krachtige match tussen de voormalige wereldkampioen Krzysztof Glowacki van Polen en de Russische Maksim Vlasov.

 

 

 

'Het plan is simpel: Neem het allemaal, geef niets terug,”Zei Glowacki (30-1, 19 KO)

 

 

 

De spannende linkshandige vochten seizoen I-winnaar Aleksandr Usyk in 2016 - afstand doen van de WBO-riem 12 rondes, hij won de riem in 2015 via knock-out tegen Marco Huck.

 

 

 

“Ik heb lang op mijn kans gewacht, en ik ben vol kracht en grote energie. Ik ga dit toernooi winnen en weer wereldkampioen worden!"

 

 

 

Vlasov (42-2, 25 KO), een vechter met succes bij meerdere gewichten, gaat na de winst ook met veel vertrouwen de kwartfinale in 12 rechte gevechten sinds ze in gewicht zijn gestegen 2015.

 

 

 

Tickets zijn te koop via TicketMaster.com of door te bellen naar 800-745-3000 op maandag 1 Oktober. Fans kunnen per e-mail worden gewaarschuwd wanneer tickets in de verkoop gaan door zich aan te melden voor Ticket Alerts hier.

 

 

 

Vooruitlopend op het seizoen 2, Boksfans uit de VS kunnen de Ali Trophy Super Middleweight Final van seizoen I bekijken, George Groves vs Callum Smith op vrijdag, 28 September, LIVE op het wereldwijde sportstreamingplatform. Om u aan te melden voor een gratis proefperiode van één maand, fans kunnen bezoeken DAZN.com of download de DAZN-app naar hun favoriete aangesloten apparaat.

 

 

 

Datums en locaties voor de zes weken durende kwartfinale van Ali Trophy dit najaar:

 

  1. 7 oktober, Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan – Ali Trophy kwartfinales

Naoya Inoue (Japan) vs. Juan Carlos Payano (Dominicaanse Republiek)

WBA ‘Regular’ kampioenschap bantamgewicht

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Kiryl Relikh (Wit-Rusland) vs. Eduard Troyanovsky (Rusland).

WBA Super-lichtgewicht kampioenschap

 

  1. 13 oktober, Ali Trophy kwartfinales

TBA

 

  1. 20 oktober, CFE Arena, Orlando, VS – Ali Trophy kwartfinales

Emmanuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) vs. Jason Moloney (Australië)

IBF bantamgewicht kampioenschap

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yunier Dorticos (Cuba) vs. Mateusz Masternak (Polen).

Cruiserweight Kwartfinale

TICKETS: Uit $30 (plus vergoedingen) hier: TicketMaster.com

 

  1. 27 oktober, U.N.O. Arena aan het meer, New Orleans, VS – Ali Trophy kwartfinales

Regis Prograis (Verenigde Staten) vs. Terry Flanagan (Engeland)

WBC Super-Lightweight Diamond-titel

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Ivan Baranchyk (Wit-Rusland) tegen Anthony Yigit (Zweden)

IBF Super-lichtgewicht kampioenschap

TICKETS: Uit $30 (plus vergoedingen) hier: TicketMaster.com

 

  1. 3 november, SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Schotland – Ali Trophy kwartfinales

Ryan Burnett (Noord-Ierland) vs. Nonito Donaire (Philippines)

WBA ‘Unified’ bantamgewicht kampioenschap & WBC bantamgewicht diamanten titel

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Josh Taylor (Schotland) vs. Ryan Martin (Verenigde Staten)

WBC Super-lichtgewicht zilveren titel

TICKETS: Vanaf £ 35.00 (plus vergoedingen) hier: thessehydro.com

 

  1. 10 november, UIC-paviljoen in Chicago, VS – Ali Trophy kwartfinales

Mairis Deer Vs.. Noel Mikaelian

Cruiserweight Kwartfinale

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Krzysztof Glowacki vs.. Maksim Vlasov

Cruiserweight Kwartfinale

TICKETS: Uit $30 (plus vergoedingen) hier: TicketMaster.com (Te koop: Mijn 1 Oktober)

 

 

 

Divisies seizoen II en kwartfinales van Ali Trophy:

 

Bantamgewicht:

Ryan Burnett (Noord-Ierland) vs. Nonito Donaire (Philippines)

WBA ‘Unified’ Wereldkampioenschap en WBC Diamond-titel

 

 

 

Zolani Tete (Zuid-Afrika) vs. Mikhail Aloyan (Rusland)

WBO Wereldkampioenschap

 

 

 

Naoya Inoue (Japan) vs. Juan Carlos Payano (Dominicaanse Republiek)

WBA ‘Regular’ Wereldkampioenschap

 

 

 

Emmanuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) vs. Jason Moloney (Australië)

IBF Wereldkampioenschap

 

 

Superlichtgewicht:

 

 

Regis Prograis (Verenigde Staten) vs. Terry Flanagan (Engeland)

WBC Diamond-titel

 

 

 

Josh Taylor (Schotland) vs. Ryan Martin (Verenigde Staten)

WBC Silver-titel

 

 

 

Kiryl Relikh (Wit-Rusland) vs. Eduard Troyanovsky (Rusland)

WBA Wereldkampioenschap

 

 

 

Ivan Baranchyk (Wit-Rusland) vs. Anthony Yigit (Zweden)

IBF Wereldkampioenschap

 

 

Cruiserweight:

 

 

Mairis Deer (Letland) vs. Noel Mikaelian (Duitsland)

 

 

 

yunier Dorticos (Cuba) vs. Mateusz Masternak (Polen)

 

 

 

Krzysztof Glowacki (Polen) vs. Maksim Vlasov (Rusland)

 

 

 

Ruslan Fayfer (Rusland) vs. Andrew Tabiti (Verenigde Staten)

IBF-eliminator

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Antonio Nieves back in action against Christian Esquivel on Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio

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Antonio Nieves back in action against Christian Esquivel in Columbus, Ohio

 

Nieves (17-2-2, 9 KO) Cleveland, Ohio will be making his 1st appearance since dropping his last bout to WBO Super Flyweight champion Naoya Inoue on September 9, 2017 in a bout that was broadcast live on HBO.

 

 

 

In Esquivel, Nieves is taking on an a veteran opponent who sports a record of 30-14-1 met 23 knock-outs.

 

 

 

This will be a good test for Nieves, as Esquivel is a tough veteran who has fought countless world champions and undefeated fighters.

 

 

 

“Ik ben 110% ready for this fight on Saturday. I am excited to get back in the ring and make my way back to the top. I fought one of the most feared Super Flyweights in the world. It my first trip to the weight class, and I didn’t get the victory. But being there only made me more hungry, and I’m coming back with a vengeance,” said Nieves.

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‘GODZILLA KILLER’ ANTONIO NIEVES IS NOT AFRAID OF THE MONSTER FROM JAPAN

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Cleveland’s Antonio “Carita” Nieves is going into his first world title fight having grown up watching the kind of damage a movie monster from Japan can inflict.
But he’s not scared.
Op Zaterdag, September 9, Nieves (17-1-2, 9 KO) will challenge two-time world championo Naoya “Monster” Inoue (13-0, 11 KO) as the chief supporting televised bout of an HBO Boxing After Dark tripleheader (10:15 p.m. EN/PT), live vanuit de StubHub Center in Carson, Californië.
Entitled “SUPERFLY,” the event will be headlined by the rematch between current WBC World Super Flyweight Champion Wisaksil Wangek of Thailand and Nicaraguan superstar Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez.
Opening the telecast will be a battle of Mexican former world champions, as former WBC Super Flyweight World Champion Carlos “Principe” Cuadras (36-1-1, 27 KO's) will take on rival countrymen and former flyweight world champion Juan Francisco “De Gallo” Weg (35-2-0, 25 KO's) van Sonora, Mexico.
The fight against Inoue is a dream come true for 30-year-old Nieves, a quick-fisted and determined fighter, who has spent his entire boxing career waiting for this, his first chance at a world championship.
Nieves, who has campaigned until now as a world-class bantamweight, will have the size advantage in Zaterdag gevecht, as well as the edge in experience.
Dat gezegd, it will be no easy task. Yokohama’s 24-year-old Inoue is known for his devastating punching power, especially to the body. The Japanese slugger won the WBC Light Flyweight World Championship in his sixth fight and is already making the seventh defense of his WBO World Super Flyweight Title he won the title in his eighth pro fight.
“Training went great,” said Nieves, who prepared for battle with career-long trainer Joseph Delguyd at the Old School Boxing Club in Cleveland. “Making this lower weight was no problem at all. I’m about one or two pounds over with a week to go and I haven’t missed a meal yet. I always knew it wouldn’t be hard to make this weight. I make 118 easily, so a couple pounds more wasn’t going to be that difficult.”
Nieves says unlike Godzilla movies, he will be bigger than his Japanese opponent.
“We have been watching tapes on him. He’s a two-time world champions, quick and strong at the weight. They say he’s a monster from Japan like Godzilla, but we will see. I believe I’ll be stronger bigger guy at this weight. A lot of his fights were at 108 lbs and then he jumped up in weight. The fact that I’m coming down in weight will help me a lot. I am going to be able to push him around like people haven’t done to him before.”
Nieves says he knows what a victory would mean over the streaking Inoue, in a division packed with talent.
“I’m taking this fight as my entrance into this division that is loaded with big fights. After this fight I’ll be in a position for more big fights. To win the world championship means everything to me. That’s why I did all this: to fight the best and now we have that opportunity and that’s what we’re going to do. We have a game plan and Zaterdag, we’re going to execute it.”
“I am very excited for Antonio to get an opportunity to showcase his skills in a world title on HBO,” said his promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “Antonio is one of the better-known and most accomplished contenders in the division and I expect a spectacular performance on September 9.”

Tim VanNewhouse, Nieves’ co-manager, says he and his partner couldn’t be happier with their fighter’s achievement. “It’s very rewarding to David McWater and I to see Antonio get to this level. He will be the first under the Split-T family of fighters to fight for a world title.”