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King’s Promotions fighters Kent Cruz & Junior Castillo score televised wins in San Antonio

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READING, PA (Mahuru 6, 2016)–Kōmāmā Kent Cruz me te whitu Junior Castillo each scored impressive victories this past Rāhoroi night on the televised portion of a Premier Boxing Champions card on NBC Sports Network at Cowboys Dance Hall in San Antonio.
Cruz went to 11-0 with a eight-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Rickey Edwards, while Castillo got back in the win column with a six round unanimous decision over Josue Ovando.
Cruz was very impressive as he showed an all-around performance by mixing up good boxing skills and power to take Edwards “0” in the battle of undefeated fighters.
Cruz scored a knockdown in round two and hurt Edwards several more times as he featured a solid overhand right to win by scores of 77-74 & 77-73 rua.
Te 23 year-old native of St. Louis improved his mark to 11-0 ki ono knockouts.
Castillo of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic rebounded nicely from his first professional defeat to put in six solid rounds of work in against the 26 fight veteran.

Castillo improved his record to 11-1 with nine knockouts with victory, which came via scores of 60-54 a 58-56.

“It was a good night for our two prospects,” ka mea Whakatairanga Kingi o Tumu Marshall Kauffman.
“Kent was very impressive as he showed a lot of ability against another undefeated fighter. He is a very young fighter at just 23 years-old and we feel that he has a chance to be a championship level fighter in time. Junior showed that he could bounce back off of his loss. He fought a guy who has taken world class and title challengers the distance. Junior did as well if not better than those guys did and this was just his 12th fight. We will get him back in a meaningful fight very shortly.”
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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Leonard Bundu Press Luncheon & Coney Island Photo-Op Quotes & Photos

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Welterweight World Title Eliminator Headlines PBC on NBC Action
Rātapu, August 21 from Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
i roto i te Brooklyn
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Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions
Brooklyn (August 18, 2016) – Whetu maranga tūturu Errol “Ko te Truth” Spence Jr. and once-beaten contenderLeonard “Ko te Lion” Bundu haere kanohi-ki-mata mo te wa tuatahi Rāpare before they meet in the main event of Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions i runga i NBC tenei Rātapu, August 21 from Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn.
Televised coverage of the welterweight world title eliminator begins at 5 p.m. AND/2 p.m. PT. PBC on NBCSN begins at 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT and features exciting featherweight Claudio “The Matrix” Marrero taking on undefeated Derrick Murray plus unbeaten rivals Heather “Ko te Heat” Hardy a Shelly “Founga o Shelito” Vincent in a featherweight matchup.
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Spence Jr. and Bundu spoke to media at Via Della Pace in downtown Manhattan before they visited Coney Island for photo-ops ahead of their Rātapu bout in the Brooklyn venue. Tenei ko te aha te whai wāhi i ki te mea Rāpare:
Errol Spence JR.
“This has been a long camp. I’m in great shape and I’ve had strong sparring partners throughout. Bundu is a very good fighter. He’s experienced and technically sound, but he can be awkward.
“I’m happy to be back in New York. I think it’s going to be a good fight and I’m looking to put on a spectacular performance.
“We went up the rankings trying to find an opponent. A lot of guys didn’t want to fight me, even in a title eliminator. So I want to thank Bundu for taking the fight.
“I’m not worried about what’s going to happen next. I know what’s next if I take care of my business. If I win I’m guaranteed a chance at the world title. I want the title fight sooner rather than later.
“We try to break down an opponent’s weakness in camp. But we’re also looking at what they do right. We have to capitalize on everything. My trainer will watch the video and talk about what he sees. It’s a lot of communication in the gym.
“I love sparring with younger guys. Preferably amateurs or guys who just turned pro. They have more to prove in a sparring session. They really push me and help make me better.
“My main goal is to win. The only thing I have to do, is win. Ki te haere mai te knockout, Ka tangohia e ahau te reira. But I’m not going to force it. He’s a tough and durable fighter. It has to be setup and it has to be calculated.”
LEONARD BUNDU
“Spence Jr. Ko te kaimekemeke pai. He’s probably my toughest fight to date. These kind of fights make me more motivated.
“I have nothing to lose. I’m going to give it all I have and I’m very confident in myself. I believe I can be victorious.
“Spence Jr. and Thurman have some similarities but also are completely different fighters. I have studied Spence and I believe I will have an even better chance against Spence Jr..
“I’m always trying new workouts and trying to improve my training. I’m in tremendous shape and I know it will help carry me in the ring.
“I thought my performance was okay against Thurman. There was definitely room to improve and I think I’m an even better fighter now than I was then. I feel like I was 10 matahiti i ma'iri a'e. I’m like wine, I’m truly getting better with age.
“I see his weaknesses and I have to take advantage of them. I believe I can put him in trouble with my countering but it all has to come together in the ring.
“I love the challenge. I want to give him his first loss. That’s what I have to do. That’s all that is in my head.”
Lou DIBELLA, Peresideni o DiBella Entertainment
“Everyone should come out to Coney Island i runga i te Sabati afternoon to see what’s going to be an incredible day and early evening of boxing. The fights start at 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon and is fully covered, so there will be no weather issue. It’s a beautiful new facility with an incredible view.
“This is the first boxing broadcast that will be nationally televised from Coney Island. In my mind we have one of the best young fighters in the world defending his standing against a guy who has had a long and successful career. Both Spence Jr. and Bundu were Olympians and it will be a real test for Errol.
“There’s no question Errol is the favorite while Bundu is the underdog, but he’s been the underdog before. He knows he has to win and that this could be his last chance on a big stage.
“I’ve promoted a lot of fighters throughout the years and there wasn’t a better fighter from the last Olympic class or this one that is better than Errol Spence Jr. In terms of ability, talent and instincts he’s world class. He fights with much more intelligence than his ring age. He’s a master of controlling the ring. When I watch this kid fight I’m always blown away.
“On Sunday Spence Jr. is fighting a real professional and he has a chance to prove something on national television. This is a great forum for him to follow the Olympic Gold medal basketball game. The kind of audience that is going to watch the Gold medal game are the kind of people that we need to bring into boxing. I’m proud to promote this show.”
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Unbeaten Rising Star Errol Spence Jr. Reflects On His 2012 Olympic Experience & Talks 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Ahead of World Title Eliminator Against Italian Contender Leonard Bundu

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Spence Jr. Vs. Bundu Headlines Premier Boxing Champions on NBC
Rātapu, August 21 From Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk
i roto i te Brooklyn – 5 p.m. AND/2 p.m. PT
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Brooklyn (August 15, 2016) -Whetu maranga hinga kore Errol “Ko te Truth” Spence Jr.is leaning on his experience as part of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team as he nears a world title eliminator on network television and eventually a world title shot.
“People ask if I’m nervous about headlining big fights, but I’ve already fought on the biggest stage you can fight on at the Olympics,” Na ka mea a Spence Jr. “I was fighting in front of the whole world and it got me ready for where I’m at today.”
The 26-year-old will take on once-beaten Italian contender Leonard “Ko te Lion” Bundu in a welterweight world title eliminator that headlines Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions i runga i NBC Rātapu, August 21 from Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn.
Televised coverage begins on NBC at 5 p.m. AND/2 p.m. PT following the Olympic Men’s Basketball Gold Medal Game. For Spence Jr., it was the experience of being around world class athletes such as the members of the USA Men’s Basketball team that he remembers most vividly about his time in London.
“I’ll never forget meeting all of the athletes that I had grown up watching,” Na ka mea a Spence Jr. “I got to meet Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, the Williams sisters and Usain Bolt. Just being able to talk to them and be around them was amazing. I was an Olympian just like them.
“It was a big moment for me when people like that would recognize me and tell me they were going to come watch me fight. That’s something I’ll always remember.”
While Spence Jr. had the best run of any of the men on the 2012 U.S. kapa, he came up short of his goal of bringing home a medal for his country. Despite that, Spence Jr. wouldn’t change anything about his 2012 wheako.
“I feel like everything happens for a reason,” Na ka mea a Spence Jr. “If I go back and change something, it might change something in my future. So far my future is looking great right now. I’m one of the top fighters in the game and everything that happened in the Olympics led to that.”
Four years removed from his time in the Olympic Village, Spence Jr. is ready to make his mark as a pro, but will still have an eye on the new crop of talent that is currently competing in Rio.
“I would tell the Olympians to stay focused no matter what happens,” Na ka mea a Spence Jr. “Work with what you have there, listen to your coaches and stay 100 percent dedicated. You got this far, so why slack now?
“I wish them the best of luck and I think we definitely have some gold medal hopefuls like Shakur Stevenson and Claressa Shields. They’re going to come home with gold and it’s going to be big for U.S boxing.”
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Undefeated Rising Star & 2012 U.S. Olympian Errol Spence Jr. Battles Once-Beaten Contender Leonard Bundu in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC Sunday, August 21 from Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn Televised Fights Begin at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT i te NBC

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Brooklyn (Hōngongoi 19, 2016) – Whetu maranga tūturu Errol “Ko te Truth” Spence Jr. (20-0, 17 Koó) is set to take on once-beaten contender Leonard “Ko te Lion” Bundu (33-1-2, 12 Koó) in a 12-round welterweight world title eliminator that headlines Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) i runga i NBC Rātapu, August 21 from Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn.
The action on NBC begins at 5 p.m. AND/2 p.m. PT following coverage of the Olympic Men’s Basketball Gold Medal Game. Te 2012 U.S. Olympian Spence Jr. will look to move one step closer to becoming the second member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic boxing team to win a world title after Rau’shee Warren won a bantamweight championship in June.
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“This is another great opportunity for me to gain exposure on NBC,” Na ka mea a Spence Jr. “A lot of people will be watching because of the Olympics that may not have known my name before. As an Olympian, headlining a major event four years after my Olympic run is exciting. Bundu is an older fighter, but he’s tough and has a lot of experience. He fought well against Keith Thurman. Thurman outboxed him but couldn’t knock him out. I think I can make a big statement in the division if I can stop him, as I did with Chris Algieri.”
“I am going to use my experience to my advantage on August 21,” said Bundu. “When I fought Thurman I ended up being overcautious, but that will not be the case this time. I know it’s now or never for me and I won’t let this chance slip away. Spence will come forward but that will work to my advantage because I love fighting on the inside. I’m going to show Spence a few things that he hasn’t seen before.”
The brand new Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk builds on the rich history of the sweet science in the Brooklyn neighborhood. Several heavyweight title fights took place on Coney Island at the turn of the 20th century, including James J. Jeffries’ heavyweight world title knock out of Bob Fitzsimmons in the 11th round on June 9, 1899. Jeffries would then defend the title two more times on Coney Island with a points victory over Tom Sharkey and a knockout in the 23RD round against James J. Corbett. Lightweight great Joe Gans and former middleweight champion “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey also boxed in Coney Island.
“It is exciting to have rising star Errol Spence headlining the inaugural boxing event held on August 21 at the new Ford Amphitheater at the historic Coney Island Boardwalk,” Na ka mea a Lou DiBella, Peresideni o DiBella Entertainment. “Spence is one of the most gifted young fighters in all of boxing and is on track to be a world champion. He will face off against Leonard Bundu, in a final elimination bout, to become the mandatory for the IBF welterweight title, currently held by Kell Brook.”
An Olympian who boasted a highly decorated amateur career, the 26-year-old Spence Jr.is coming off a dominating performance in which he stopped former world champion Chris Algieri in the fifth-round in a PBC on NBC main event. Spence Jr. is widely regarded as a future star in the sport and was dominant in his previous NBC appearances when he stopped Phil Lo Greco in the third round in June. His impressive 2015 also included TKO victories over Chris van Heerden, Samuel Vargas and Alejandro Barrera, culminating with him being named ESPN’s Prospect of the Year. Na, he looks to secure himself a world title shot.
Originally from Sierra Leone but fighting out of Toscana, Italy, Bundu represented Italy at the 2000 Olympic games where he defeated eventual world champion Daniel Geale. A former European welterweight champion, he owns victories over Frankie Gavin, Lee Purdy and Ismael El Massoudi in addition to going the distance in defeat against Keith Thurman. Bundu comes into this bout with victories over Pablo Munguia and Jussi Koivula in his last two bouts.
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WSOF30: Manga VU. STARKS FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

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WSOF30: Manga VU. STARKS
FINALIZED WITH SIX PRELIMINARY BOUTS

LIVE NBCSN TELECAST OF
FOUR-FIGHT MAIN CARD NOW BEGINS AT
11:30 P.M ET ON SATURDAY, APERIRA 2

Matt Church replaces injured Gil Guardado against
Steve Kozola in 160-pound preliminary contest

Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams in middleweight bout
Las Vegas (March 30, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) kauwhautia tenei ra that it has finalized the lineup for the WSOF30: Manga vs. Starks, taitara ao whakauru toi hōia (MMA) doubleheader event, with the addition of a sixth preliminary card bout – a middleweight (185 pauna) matchup i waenganui i Clinton Williams (7-3, 1 NC) a Rex "T-Rex" Harris (8-2) – at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino i roto i Las Vegas i runga i Rāhoroi, April 2, ora i runga i NBCSN i 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT.

I tua atu, a broken nose has forced Gil Guardado to withdraw from his scheduled lightweight (155 pauna) matchup with undefeated Steve Kozola (6-0), ko wai e fehangahangai inaianei Matt “The Sleeper” Church (3-1) in a 160-pound catchweight affair, a Jeff Roma (1-2-1) Ka Square atu ki Zach Bunnell (0-0) i roto i te Welterweight (170 pounds) preliminary card contest.

The 5-foot-11, 32-year-old Williams is looking to rebound from a narrow, split decision defeat at the hands of Siaki "Ko te Honey Bear" Heun i WSOF26 i runga i Hakihea 18, 2015.

One fight prior to the loss, Williams submitted Jared Hatch with a shoulder choke in the third round (4:10) of their matchup on November 14, 2015.

Te 6-waewae, 33-year-old Harris of West Pittston, Pa. is riding a four-fight win streak. I roto i tona timatanga whakamutunga, Harris, ko wai roaa kua 7 o tona 8 career victories by way of (T)KO tukunga ranei, edged out a split decision over Justin Torrey at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Church of Las Vegas will attempt to notch his fourth consecutive win, after threestraight finishes, the last of which came on March 4 when he submitted Pat DeFranco with a leglock in the first round (2:55) of their matchup.

Tickets for WSOF30: Manga vs. Starks are available for purchase online at WSOF.com and AXS.com.

Doors i te Tahi i Hard Rock Hotel & ka whakatuwhera Casino mo te hui i 4 p.m. PT, a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 5 p.m.

I roto i te hui matua, reigning World Series of Fighting middleweight champion Rawiri Manga (17-3), o te tuatahi-ake te kawenata, taata tei taitara rua-wehenga, ka hoatu tona karauna i hiahiatia i runga i te raina ki runga nguha Clifford Starks (13-2).

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, superstar Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) ka whawhai tata World Series o Fighting kotahi-po, e waru-te tangata whakataetae kaikawe-ake João "Te Beresiria Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) ki te wātea World Series o Fighting Welterweight aito i te tĭtĭ.

Wāhi kē i runga i te-whawhai wha, ora NBCSN telecast, tohunga tukunga Vinny "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) Ka Square atu ki Siaki "Ko te Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) i roto i te taumahamaha marama (205 pauna) whakataetae, i te Ao Series o Fighting roanga me te toi knockout Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) Ka maukati haona ki Danny "Dee1" Davis, JR. (11-10-1) i te Welterweight.

KĀRI MAIN (Ora i runga i NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Middleweight Championship Main Event:
Rawiri Manga (Champion) vs. Clifford Starks (Kaiwero)

World Series of Fighting Vacant Welterweight Championship Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Kaiwero) vs. João Zeferino (Kaiwero)

Marama Heavyweight: Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Welterweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, JR.

KĀRI PRELIMINARY (Ora i runga i WSOF.com)

Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Matt Frincu
Whitu: Rex Harris vs. Clinton Williams
Catchweight (160 pauna): Steve Kozola vs. Matt Church
Mā: Carlos Garcia vs. Jason Pacheco
Whā: Adam Acquaviva vs. Andres Ponce
Welterweight: Jeff Roman vs. Zach Bunnell
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MARIO BARRIOS RETURNS APRIL 16 AT Barclays CENTER i Brooklyn

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Rising UNDEFEATED Prospect Mario Barrios & Top 140-Pound Contender Luca Giacon Highlight Undercard Action On Rāhoroi, April 16 From Barclays Center In Brooklyn
Stacked Card Features Local Talent Including
Heather Hardy, Chris Colbert & Earl Newman & International Stars Lukasz Maciec & Dardan Zenunaj
Brooklyn (March 29, 2016) – Undefeated prospect Mario Barrios (14-0, 8 Koó) and top super lightweight contender Luca “Black Mamba” Giacon (27-1, 23 Koó) compete in separate bouts that highlight undercard action on Rāhoroi, April 16 i Center Barclays i Brooklyn.
te April 16 āhuatanga hui he Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) on NBC tripleheader headlined by undefeated rising star Errol “Ko te Truth” Spence Jr.tango i runga i te toa o mua ao Chris Algieri. Haamata kapinga teata i 8:30 p.m. AND/5:30 p.m. PT and will see cruiserweight world champion Krzysztof Glowacki defending his title against former cruiserweight champion Steve “U.S.S. Cunningham a tūturu 2012 U.S. Häkinakina “Sir” Marcus Browne battling fellow unbeaten Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic.
Barrios makes his east coast debut in an eight-round super featherweight bout while Giacon looks to put the 140-pound division on notice when he competes in an eight-round affair.
A trio of exciting fighters representing Brooklyn will enter the ring as undefeated star Heather “Ko te Heat” Hardy (15-0, 3 Koó) competes in an eight-round junior featherweight bout while Golden Gloves champions Chris Colbert (4-0, 2 Koó) aEarl Newman (8-0, 6 Koó) compete in a four-round featherweight bout and an eight-round cruiserweight bout respectively.
International action will heat up the ring at Barclays Center as 26-year-old Polish contender Lukasz Maciec (22-3-1, 5 Koó) fights in an eight-round super welterweight bout, 28-year-old Belgian Dardan Zenunaj (11-1, 9 Koó) fights in an eight-round junior lightweight affair and 22-year-old Russian Radzhab Butaev (1-0, 1 KO), whawhai i roto i Brooklyn, in a six-round super welterweight fight against South Carolina’s TyKeem Sadler (6-1, 4 Koó)
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A tall featherweight at more than six feet, the 20-year-old Barrios picked up seven victories in a jam-packed 2015 in which he stopped five opponents inside the distance, including an uppercut left hook combo that ended the night of Manuel Vides in December. The San Antonio-native turned pro in 2013 and is on the fast track towards a world title shot as he makes his 2016 tuatahi.
A winner of six-straight fights, Giacon is coming off of a unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Steve Jamoye in October 2015 that put him in the top contender status in the division. The 27-year-old has fought in Spain, Panama and Italy throughout a pro career that dates back to 2007 a ka waiho te hanga i tana U.S. debut on April 16.
A popular Brooklyn fighter who competed in Barclays Center’s first-ever professional female boxing match, Meinga Hardy kua he tino kai ki te taiwhanga i mai. I April 16, she will be making her sixth appearance at Barclays Center. He iti i runga i nga tau e rua i muri i tona tuatahi pro, Riro Hardy he whitiki taitara ao i roto i te wehenga whā super i roto i te Oketopa 2014 and followed it up in 2015 with a victory over Renata Domsodi and two over Noemi Bosques.
Fighting out of Lublin, Poland, Maciec will be making his second start in the U.S. and his first in the Polish-heavy borough of Brooklyn. The 26-year-old owns victories over veteran contenders Lanardo Tyner, Laszlo Fazekas and previously unbeaten Sasun Karapetyan.
Originally from Kosovo but fighting out of Belgium, Zenunaj made his U.S. debut in December 2015 and stopped Bryant Cruz in the seventh round to announce his presence stateside. The 28-year-old has won 10 fights in a row including eight in a row by knockout.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMES OUT SWINGING IN 2016

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Strong TV Ratings, Record Web Traffic and New Sponsorships
Highlight Formidable Start to the New Year

Las Vegas (February 17, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) came out of the gates swinging to begin the new year and its fourth year of operation, generating impressive NBCSN television viewership figures for its first live event of 2016, as well as record levels of traffic and engagement on its web platform and a pair of new sponsor partners.

The live NBCSN telecast of WSOF27: Firmino vs. Fodor, which took place at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. i runga i Rāhoroi, Jan. 23, generated an average viewership of 213,000, and peaked at 245,000, ake 13% from NBCSN’s World Series of Fighting 2015 average. An immediate replay of the event that began atko waenganui po, garnered another 111,000 kaimätakitaki.

The number of unique visits to the league’s website skyrocketed by 515 percent between December and January, while World Series of Fighting secured two new sponsor partners in Talk2Legends and 1800 Tequila.

“It has been a tremendous start to a very promising year, and this is just the beginning,"Ka mea a World Series o te whawhai Tumu Carlos Silva. “With a full schedule of world championship live events; a new, athlete-focused web TV series that we will be rolling out; and a host of other opportunities we are exploring with potential partners, it’s going to be an exciting year for World Series of Fighting and MMA fans.

“We are off to a great start, and we have a lot more in store for fans, with a new live event nearly every month this year,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua. “We made some strong additions to our fighter roster last year, and fans can expect to see some more top level talent join our ranks in 2016.”

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Heavyweight contender Travis Kauffman chimes in on controversial decision with Chris Arreola

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Reading, PA (Hakihea 14, 2015) -Tenei mua Rāhoroi night at the AT & T Center in San Anonio, Taumahamaha Travis Kauffman (30-2, 22 KO o) and former two-time world title challenger Chris Arreola engaged in a action packed bout that saw Arreola get a dubious split decision by scores 114-113 twice for Arreola and 114-113 for Kauffman.
Most accounts of the fight had Kauffman getting the decision, which included PBC ringside scorer Steve Farhood.
Kauffman o te Reading, PA. pushed the action and landed the more telling blows, which included a knockdown in round three from a jab-right hand combination. The fight validated Kauffman as a player in the division, but he wasn’t satisfied with just a good performance.
“Ite e ahau pai. I thought I did enough to win the fight. I had it 8-4 ranei 7-5 in my favor plus the knockdown,” said Kauffman after viewing the fight.
“I dominated from rounds three to nine. I took off ten and eleven as I thought that I was secure with my lead. I dominated the twelfth round and after a three-punch combination, Chris went falling back and it looked like his glove touched the canvas. Kāore he mea he aha, I thought I won the twelfth round. I backed him up the entire fight. I dominated him at his own game.”
Kauffman believes that he won over the crowd and those in attendance thought that he deserved the nod as well.
“The crowd booed me as I came into the ring and cheered me when I left. I won them over and I won over the boxing public.”
With the performance, Kauffman should be in line for another significant fight in the first quarter of 2016.
“I spoke to my manager, Al Haymon and he said that bigger things are going to happen for me. Weather it is a rematch or someone else, Ko ahau rite mo taua. I showed that I am a force in the division. I worked for so long for this fight, so I am just going to take a week off and enjoy my kids and I will be right back in the gym. I am looking to be back sometime between February and April.”
“I appreciate all the fans. The ones that have been with me before the fight one the ones that became fans i runga i Rāhoroi.”
Said Kauffman’s father Marshall Kauffman, “I am very proud of Travis and what he did in the fight Just look at each of them and you could tell who took the beating in the fight. The worst case scenario, the fight it was 6-6 but Travis scored the knockdown that should have gave him the fight. I believe he will get another opportunity. He showed what he is capable of doing.”

Photos by Joe Tarlecky –Team Kauffman
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Omar FIGUEROA pau ANTONIO Demarco roto i te primetime slugfest ON PREMIER BOXING toa ON NBC MEI TE AT&T CENTER I San Antonio

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CHRIS ARREOLA RECOVERS FROM EARLY KNOCKDOWN TO TAKE HOME SPLIT-DECISION OVER TRAVIS KAUFFMAN I whawhai taumahamaha
Victor Ortiz, Terrell GAUSHA & MARIO Barrios PICK UP whakaora i roto i PBC ON NBCSN MAHI
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San Antonio (Hakihea 13, 2015) – Tūturu Omar “Panterita” Figueroa (26-0-1, 18 Koó) riro te slugfest kaha i runga i te toa mua ao Antonio DeMarco(31-6-1, 23 Koó) i roto i te primetime Rāhoroi po i runga i Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) i runga iNBC i te AT&Center T i San Antonio.
Roaa Figueroa te whakatau loto i roto i te pakanga mahi-Kikī e kite i te taunga Texas-Māori ki te tonga i runga i 1000 nifó puta noa 12 rauna. Figueroa te nuinga te rauna tuatahi e ono o te whawhai, i whiua e te tini ngā, me te tango iti kino i hoariri ki tona.
Ora te hōia Mexican DeMarco tona pai mo te hawhe tuarua o te whawhai, a ko taea e ki te pinepine nifó mana ma ki te ino-whakaaro Figueroa whenua. I roto i te 11th-tawhio, Na kopiko DeMarco Figueroa ki te raupapa o headshots me ki te whai ia ia i roto i te raru nui ka puta. Ora ake nui ki te ora i te a tawhio noa, me te riro i te tumanako whakamutunga i roto i te kanohi o te katoa kaiwhakawa e toru Figueroa.
Maka ngā te whawhai 1160 nifó mana ki noa 519 ārai. U Figueroa 48 ōrau o ngā tītere kaha i hono DeMarco i runga i 45 ōrau o tana. Te 1092 ki 587 i taea painga putanga tokua mo Figueroa kua whakamatauria ki te riro i te rerekētanga rite ia-u i roto i hoariri tona 414 ki 225.
Ko te kaiwhakawa whakamutunga’ kaute i 116-112 a 115-113 rua.
I roto i te hui tahi-ngā, Chris “Ko te moepapa” Arreola (37-4-1, 31 Koó) roaa te wikitoria ritua-whakatau i runga i Travis “Toku Time” Kauffman (30-2, 22 Koó) i roto i te pupūtanga taumahamaha 12-a tawhio noa e noho ake ki te paru korero whawhai-mua i waenganui i nga hoa mākutu o mua.
Tīmata i roto i kaha Arreola, toa i te rauna tuatahi e rua i runga i te katoa kaiwhakawa e toru’ scorecards. I roto i te toru a tawhio noa, Hoatu Kauffman he huinga autaia ki te matenga, me te tinana i kakahuria Arreola i runga i te whāriki.
Tömuri te te knockdown Arreola iho ano Kauffman riro e rima rauna i waenganui i rauna e toru me te iwa i te whakaaturanga hīkoinga pai, me te kekeno tinana. I muri i te iti pupuhi e Kauffman i roto i te taka noa iwa, Ka mau Arreola ha ngaahi miniti ki te ora i mua i tonu te kaiwawao te mahi. Puta te wa anō ki te hoatu Arreola he hau tuarua rite oti ia kaha, ka tutakina te whawhai ki te mahi mīharo i roto i te toru rauna whakamutunga.
Ko e pā ana ki rite kuiti te whakatau ritua rite reira i taea e ki e rua kaiwhakawa’ te kaute i te a'ee 114-113 mo Arreola me te kaiwhakawa atu ki te kaute kotahi mo Kauffman. Arreola-u i roto i Kauffman 216-206 i roto i te nifó katoa, ka hono i runga i 57 ōrau o ngā tītere mana.
Headlining te NBCSN telecast mua, toa o mua te ao “Nanakia” Victor Ortiz (31-5-2, 24 Koó) hoki i te rauna yearlong ki te mutu Gilberto Sanchez-Leon (31-15-2, 13 Koó) i roto i te waru o tawhio o ratou a'ee Welterweight.
Ortiz I hoki e haere mai i te kawititanga pakaru i tukua i te mutunga o tana a'ee whakamutunga i roto i te Hakihea 2014 a ko kaha ki te whenua 50 ōrau o ana nifó mana. Haere mai te Tuhinga i 2:57 ki te waru o tawhio i roto i te a'ee whakaritea mō 10.
San Antonio-Māori Mario Barrios (14-0, 8 Koó) faahiahia i roto i te mua o tona pā oire i runga i tona ara ki tu Manuel maira (18-5, 11 Koó) 31 hēkona ki te ono o nga tawhio. Barrios whakakitea tika whakamate, tauranga 54 ōrau o ana nifó kaha, me te 46 ōrau o ana nifó katoa.
I roto i te NBCSN mahi e whai te haapurororaa primetime, 2012 U.S. Häkinakina Terrell Gausha (17-0, 8 Koó) i pupuri i tona record tino tonu, hinga Ka mea a El Harrak (12-4-2, 7 Koó) i roto i te whawhai whitu 10-a tawhio noa. Tuhia Gausha he knockdown i roto i te rua o a tawhio noa, a cruised ki te 100-89 whakatau rite ki nga mea katoa kaiwhakawa e toru.
Omar FIGUEROA
“Ko te ahua o te whawhai ahau e aroha ki te kia i roto i enei. He iti te ngaru atu kua e pai ahau me whakaatu te reira i toku mata. Ko te he whawhai pai. E hiahia ana ahau i mea ai ahau pai engari i nga wa e ahau te mahi i te pai e taea e ahau.
“Toku faaotiraa Ko te aha te awhina i ahau riro i tēnei whawhai. E kore e haere au e ahau ki te ngaro i te whawhai. E kore ahau e whai i roto i ahau. Kua ahau i nga whara. I taea e whai i ahau he takakau e ngaro ana engari e haere tonu ahau ki te kitea he huarahi ki te riro i te whawhai.
“Ko te he huru nui. I taea e rongo ahau i te pā huro ahau i runga i a te reira i te mana'o nui. E mohio ana ahau i tautoko ahau i te iwi ki konei ki runga, me te ahau noa hiahia ki te hoatu i te reira taku katoa.
“Ko te ngakau katoa, me piro i roto i reira. Ko te aha whakawhirinaki ahau i runga i ka katoa atu hemo. To tatou pai te mahi matou ki te haere mai i roto i ki te wikitoria.
“E hiahia ana ahau ki te whawhai i roto i te piha haapiiraa taimaha 140-pauna. Tupu te tahi mau mea i roto i te mana tatou o me tika hiahia matou ki te hoatu i runga i te whakaatu mo nga pā. Kei te whiwhi nui toku tinana, engari e hiahia ana ahau ki te mahi i te tahi mau mea i 140-pauna i mua i te neke ahau ake. E tatou te mahi i to tatou pai, e ako tatou e nahea ia rave i te mea e tika. Kei tatou i roto i te tukanga akoranga.
“Ite oku ringa tino pai. Titiro ratou rite ki nga ringa. Ko tehea te pai. Titiro toku kanohi ano he kanohi, noa te mata whiua ake.
“Antonio hoatu e ahau he rota o te faatura i muri i te whawhai, a ka korerotia e ia ki ahau e 'e fāmilí ko te mea tino nui.’ Tatou patunga tapu katoa i roto i te puni whakangungu me matou kei tika na mauruuru e whiwhi tatou ki te whawhai.
“Kua kore whakatane ahau i roto i ahau. Kua ahau i whawhai ki te whara, me te ati. Ko te tika e kore i roto i ahau ki te whakamutu.”
Antonio DEMARCO
“Whakaaro ahau ka e ahau he Unuunu i roto o te whawhai, engari te ia i konei i roto i te kāwanatanga tana whare, ki tona mano te kāinga, a faatura e ahau te whakatau.
“Ko ia nui noa rawa. Kāore he ngatahi, engari e mohio ana ahau ko te aha i taea e ki te muri i te whawhai tonu ki ahau e ia e.
“I ia e aki noa ahau i mua, e aki ana ki ahau i mua, me te whakamahi i tana taimaha tinana, engari e kore ia i tukino i ahau i tetahi wa.”
Chris ARREOLA
“Kihai ahau i mamae i te knockdown, ko reira atu o te knockdown flash.”
“Unuhia e ahau i roto i roto i te rauna taitara. Ko ahau i roto i te āhua nui, ka ko e te rerekētanga i roto i toku toa.
“I had to show him a little different look tonight and not just bull rush him. Haere mai ia ki ahau, e māmā ake te reira i hanga hoki ahau. Conditioning was the deciding factor tonight.”
“Ae, E hoatu e ahau Travis Kauffman he rematch. Tetahi wa, e nehenehe ia tatou ia rave i te reira ano.
“Kua ahau ki te whiwhi i te whawhai taitara ao, me te whai ki te riro convincingly. Ki te whawhai ahau Deontay Wilder, Kua ahau ki te kia i roto i te āhua nui.
“Kei te haere ahau ki te tango i te tau faafaaearaa iti ki reira te utuafare whakamahere ahau i runga i te hoki i roto i te omaoma tika muri New Tau.”
Travis Kauffman
“E kore ahau i te kotahi anake i whakaaro riro ahau i te whawhai, whakaaro te mano katoa riro ahau i te whawhai. Whawhaitia e ahau te whawhai nui. Ahau i haere mai ki konei ki te riro. E kore ahau he slouch, Ahau i te toa. Kua kua ahau te mahi i tenei toku ora katoa.
“I didn’t get the victory that I deserved tonight, engari ko ahau e taea ki te riro i runga i te mano, a riro ahau mo Amerika.
“Ka haere te mano i roto i te oaoa no te Chris. Mahue ratou huro hoki ahau.”
Victor Ortiz
“Ko ia he toa tino uaua. Ka eke ia etahi pakūtanga pai i roto i. E kore ahau e rite te hanga ngatahi. I roto i nga tau e toru, Kua anake whawhai ahau rua. He ko te rota o te waikura. Ko Au te oaoa noa ki te tiki i hoki i roto i te whakakai.
“Ahau i mamae katoa. Ua oaoa vau i mo e me rite ki te haere i mua.
“Ko i roto i toku mua toku mua. E hiahia ana ahau ki te haere hoki i te reira. Tetahi o nga Welterweights runga, E hiahia ana ratou e ahau.
“Ko maere tēnei puni. E kore noa Joel Diaz, engari kua te rōpū katoa i ki ahau 24/7 a kua kua ratou whakamataku. Ko te he rawa nui ki te whai i enei ahua o te iwi i roto i toku kokonga.
“I roto i te mua, Kitea tonu ahau i ahau e tupekepeke ana i te pū. Ua tauturu teie kaiako pōturi ahau ki raro,. Ko te tino tenei he taahiraa i mua.
“Au e ahau toku ake kino fakaanga. He te te rota ki te whakapai ake i runga i. I pai toku reflexes ko toku wā ko atu. Pea e tika ana ki te hohekore. Ahau na mauruuru no tenei faingamālie, me te whai ahau i te whai wāhi hou katoa ki te tae ki toku whāinga.”
MARIO Barrios
“Au te oaoa noa ki kua taea ki te hoatu i runga i te whakaatu nui mo toku utuafare e te mau hoa. Matau inaianei mana'o nui ahau au te. Kihai i taea e ahau hei tetahi oaoa ake.
“Tīmata tatou ki te mahere kēmu e faaafaroraa mahi atu to tatou werohanga, me te kato to tatou matā. Tiaki ia ki te mahi ake i te waenganui, me te e founga kitea e matou puare.
“I tetahi wāhi ko ahau rite ki te noho ki reira, me te whawhai ki a ia, engari e kore e ko e te mahere mo tenei whawhai. Ko te mahere ko ki te kia mātau, me e te mea ta tatou.
“Toku tiketike, me te rahi, ko te tahi mea mahi tonu tatou i runga i me te whakamahi i ki to tatou painga.”
Terrell GAUSHA
“I’m very happy with my performance but I still have a lot of improvements to make in the gym.”
“Mau ahau ia ki etahi pakūtanga tinana pai, a ko taua te rerekētanga.
“E kore matou e ngä tetahi, but I’m ready for someone in the top 10. Te hinaaro nei au ki te whawhai ano i roto i te Hui-tanguru ki te taea.”
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MARIO Barrios Tuhinga mīharo knockout

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San Antonio, TX (Hakihea 12, 2015) – Rising whetu me sensation super-mā, Mario Barrios (14-0, 8 Koó), noho tūturu tonu ki te knockout te ono mīharo tawhio noa ki runga Manuel maira (18-5, 11 Koó). Ko te a'ee, i teata hei wāhanga o te PBC i runga i mau a NBCSN wahi i te AT&Center T i tona whenua o San Antonio, Texas.
Mai i te whakatuwheratanga a tawhio noa, Whakapumautia Barrios tona aroaro i roto i te whakakai rite u ia te tini matā mana, mostly to the body and head. A powerful right uppercut followed by a monstrous left hook sent Vides crashing to the canvas head first, mutu te a'ee i te 2:29 tohu o tawhio ono.
“Ua ite au i kaha haere ki te mowhiti i te po nei,” Said Mario Barrios. “We had a great training camp and I got a lot of good sparring to get me prepared for this fight. I got into a good rhythm early and kept my foot on the pedal. I had him hurt early but he was a very tough opponent and pushed me to the later rounds. By coach Bob Santos told me to start throwing more uppercuts and that’s when I landed that big shot in the sixth round. I followed the right uppercut with a left hook and got him out of there.”
Ki te te win, Noho, ko wai kua runga i te ara nohopuku ngā, recorded his seventh victory of 2015. He’s very pleased to be staying active as he ascends to the top of the super-featherweight division.”
“E hiahia ana ahau ki te whakawhetai PBC me NBC mo tenei faingamālie.” Tonu Barrios. “To be part of the PBC series is a dream come true. My goal is to continue winning and become a PBC superstar. I also want to thank my team for all their hard work. I’m very happy with my performance and I couldn’t have done it without them. I’m looking forward to another busy year in 2016.”