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ISAAC CRUZ SCORES UPSET WIN OVER SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION VETERAN THOMAS MATTICE FRIDAY ON SHOWTIME®
Ra’eese Aleem Wins Via TKO Over Adam Lopez; Montana Love and Joseph Jackson Earn Impressive Unanimous Decision Victories At 2300 Arena ea Philadelphia
Catch The Replay Monday, February 17 Ka 10 p.m. Et / PT Ka Showtime Extreme®
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PHILADELPHIA – February 15, 2020 - Undefeated 21-year-old lightweight prospect Isaac Cruz stunnedShoBox: The New isa molokong o mongveteran Thomas Mattice in a closely contested majority decision win in theShoBoxmain event Friday night from 2300 Arena ea Philadelphia, Pa. Watch the fight highlightsMONA.
Sefapano, ea Mexico City, rode his superior work rate, a lethal body attack, and his ability to neutralize Mattice’s jab to the victory. The judges scored the fight 95-95 le 96-94 ka makhetlo a mabeli.
Cruz threw an average of 69.4 punches per round, compared to 57.8 punches per round for Mattice. The much shorter Cruz, standing at 5’4” ½, was fearless from the opening bell and held an 82-31 advantage in body punches connected. Mattice, 5’8” ½, was also out-jabbed 34-30. Making his sixth appearance onShoBox, Cleveland’s Mattice was hampered by another slow start, a theme in his previous appearances on the prospect development series. Through the first two rounds, Cruz held advantages of 49-15 in overall punches landed and 39-8 in power punches connected.
“We were going for the knockout but it didn’t come up so we’ll take the decision,"A re Cruz. “I thought I won all 10 o garela. I don’t know what fight the judges were watching. Round one to 10 I dominated and I was never hurt.”
A strong finish in the 10go th and final round was not enough for Mattice to salvage a draw.
“I came up short,” said Mattice. “He was the better man. He could hit a little bit. I started out a little slow, trying to see what he had. He jumped out to an early lead and I was just trying to get familiar with his power. Ha ke na ikemela. O ile a e ne e le motho ea molemo e mpokwa ya lelo. "
A ho sebdisana ha hlahisa gia, Ra’eese Aleem (16-0, 10 Kos) burst onto the scene in his national television debut, putting on a boxing clinic by scoring a fourth-round TKO in a scheduled eight-round super bantamweight bout over San Antonio’s Adam Lopez (19-4-2, 9 Kos).
Aleem, from Muskegon, Mich., proved to be overwhelming for Lopez, who was making his record eighth appearance onShoBox.Ho tswa ho ho bula tšepe, Aleem attacked from all angles as a reactive and slower Lopez was unable to cope with the wide array of punches. The 29-year-old Aleem held a commanding 92-11 advantage in overall punches, including a lopsided 61-7 power punches advantage.
With blood dripping from his nose and scalp, Lopez’s corner asked referee Gary Rosato to stop the fight at 1:31 ea pota tse 'nè. Watch the TKOMONA.
“I put in a lot of hard work,” said Aleem, who now lives and trains in Las Vegas. “I didn’t see any film on the guy but knew he was a tough Mexican fighter. Once we got in there, I could see the speed difference. I could see his punches coming. I did rush some punches and made some mistakes. But it was good and I kept my hands up and my speed and movements were good. And I’m glad I stopped him. I didn’t want to go the distance.
“I want a world title fight and I’m knocking on the door. I’m hungry and I’m ready. I know Danny Roman just lost the title. Brandon Figueroa, whoever is there in the top-10 I’m ready for. I’m hungry and I’m coming and I want that fight.”
In the second fight of the four-fight telecast, Cleveland’s flashy unbeaten super lightweight Montana Love (13-0-1, 6 Kos) ntlafala tlaleho ea hae ho 2-0-1 kaShoBox, putting in a professional display en route to a unanimous decision over Jerrico Walton (16-1, 7 Kos), who fights out of Houston by way of New Orleans. The judges scored the fight 78-74 le 77-75 ka makhetlo a mabeli. Watch fight highlightsMONA
“I think Love did enough to win,” said SHOWTIME Hall of Fame analyst Steve Farhood. “The rounds he won, he won more convincingly. Love did the serious damage in the fight.”
Walton, with noted trainer Ronnie Shields working his corner, threw slightly more punches than Love, but in a fight decided by big moments, Love had more of them, haholo-holo qetellong ea nako ea o garela. Love was more accurate on his power punches (43 percent to 21 lekholong) and in body shots (56-23). The southpaw also hurt Walton on two separate occasions, but the 29-year-old did enough to hang on and survive the rounds.
“I give my performance a C-plus,” said the 25-year-old Love. “I could have been more active in there. I didn’t get hit a lot and I hurt him a few times but I let him off the hook.
“I was getting off good shots, and the thing I’m mad about is that the fight should not have gone the distance. I’m ready for whatever’s next. My team is trying to get me to 135 lik'hilograma tse. "
Walton was making his national television debut. “I think the fight was closer than it was scored; I think it was at least a draw,"O ile a re. “I don’t think the fight was 78-74. I’m very disappointed but I’m not going to stop. They’re going to see me again. This is only going to push me harder.”
With his first career loss, Walton became the 191st, fighter to lose his undefeated record onShoBox, boxing’s ultimate proving ground.
In a battle of unbeaten super welterweights making theirShoBox debuts in the telecast opener, North Carolina’s Joseph Jackson (16-0, 12 Kos) handed Derrick Colemon, Refresh. (11-1, 8 Kos) his first career loss. Jackson overcame a slow start to earn the unanimous decision. The bangata ba ne ba 77-75, 80-72, 78-74. Watch the decisionMONA.
The younger and more aggressive Colemon of Detroit started strong, controlling the first three rounds before the savvier and more mature Jackson commanded the second half of the bout. In rounds six through eight, Jackson out-landed Colemon 76-19 overall and 50-9 ka matla a punches. Jackson’s movement and activity frustrated and tired Colemon, who went past five rounds for the first time in his career. Farhood scored the first three rounds in favor of Colemon and the final five rounds for Jackson.
“We just dug deep and got the job done,” said the 31-year-old Jackson. “I’d give my performance an eight out of 10. I know I can show better. I had about 40 people come out from Greensboro, N.C., and support me.
“I’ll fight whoever they put out in front of me next. It’s SHOWTIME and my first televised fight and first fight outside of North Carolina so it was important to put on a show.”
Friday’s fights were promoted by King’s Promotions in association with GH3 Promotions. The full telecast will replay on Monday, February 17 ka 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME on DEMAND®.
The four-fight telecast was the third of fourShoBox presentations over six weeks showcasing some of boxing’s brightest young prospects in their toughest tests to date. Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins called the action from ringside with fellow Hall of Famer Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. A phethahatso mohlahisi ke Gordon Hall le Richard Gaughan ho hlahisa le Rick Phillips tataisa.
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33rd annual Ring 8 Holiday Event & Moketeng oa likhau Dec. 8 a New York
Amanda Serrano, Adama Kownacki, Iran Barkley, Junior Jones and Tim Witherspoon among 2019 major award winners
NEW YORK (November 11, 2019) – The 33rd annual Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. LE), December 8, ka Russo oa On The Bay a Howard Beach, New York.
Ring 8 o profetile eona 2019 ke baabelwadikabelo go (bona ho feletseng Lethathamong le ka tlaase), headlined by Fighter of the Decade Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano (37-1-1, 27 Kos), of Brooklyn by way of Puerto Rico; undefeated heavyweight contender (Ntoa se ea Year) Adam “Babyface” Kownacki (20-0, 15 Kos), of Brooklyn by way of Poland; Legend Award winners three-time, three division world champion Iran “The Blade” Barkley (43-19,1 27 Kos), ea Bronx, and two-time, two-division world champion Junior “Poison” Jones (50-6, 28 Kos), ho Brooklyn; and two-time world heavyweight champion “Terrible” Tim Witherspoon (55-13-1, 28 Kos), tsa Philadelphia, the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award winner.
2019 Ring 8 Khau bafenyi
Ntoa se ea lilemong tse leshome tse: Amanda Serrano
Ntoa se ea Year: Adama Kownacki
Legends Award: Iran Barkley & Junior Jones,
Muhammad Ali Humanitarian: Tim Witherspoon
Sam Kellerman Media Award: Gerry Cooney & Randy Gordon
Long & Meritorious Service: Daryl Peoples
Uncrowned Champion: John Capobianco
Tsepo ea ho ea Year: Left “2 Gunz” Gonzalez
Member of the Year: James Monteverde
NYS Official of the Year: Waleska Roldan
Mokoetlisi ya Year: Scott Lopeck
Manager of the Year: Keith Connolly
Community Service khau: Michael Corleone
Amateur of the Year: Nisa Rodriguez
Hardcore Official ya Year: Michael “Biggie” O’Conner
Good Guy Award: Peter Frutkoff
The famous Jack Johnson Exhibit will be on display, Gerry Cooney will conducted a book signing and special guests will also be on hand.
David Diamante will once again serve as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.
Tickets ba $125.00 include a complete brunch with cocktail hour upon entry, lateloa ke are siting on ka moketeng oa likhau, lijo tsa mantsiboea le lijo tse theolelang, le holimo-rekisoang bula bareng ho pholletsa le thapama. Ho na le tla boela ho be ka pelong lelong ea papali ea litebele Lihopotso. This event is expected to sell-out and everybody is urged to purchase tickets as soon as possible to secure favorable seating. Donations of any denomination are welcome for those unable to attend the festivities.
Program ads are available for Back Cover ($500.00), Inside Front or Back Cover ($400.00), Full Page ($200.00), Half-Page ($100.00), le Quarter-Page ($60.00). The deadline for all ads is November 24, 2019. All checks for tickets or journal ads should be payable to Ring 8 (credit cards are acceptable). Checks and journal ads should be mailed to Ring 8, P.O. Lebokose le leqepheng la 89, Massapequa Park, NY 11762
For additional information about Ring 8 kapa eona selemo le selemo Holiday Events le moketeng oa likhau, contact Ring 8 president Charflie Norkus (516.781.3065 or Bob Duffy (516.313.2304), or go online towww.Ring8ny.com bakeng sa tlhahisoleseding e.
Russo ea On The Bay e teng ka 162-45 Crossbay Blvd. a Howard Beach (718.843.5055).
KA Ring 8: Thehoa 1954 ka e beago mo-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 became the eighth subsidiary of what was then known as the National Veteran Boxers Association — hence, RING “8″ — and today the organization’s motto remains: Boraditebele Ho thusa Boxers.
Ring 8 e ka botlalo ikemiseditse ho tšehetsa batho ba se nang ka papading ya ditebele tsa motseng o ba ba ka nna a batla thuso ya ka dipehelo tsa ho lefa rente, ditshenyehelo tsa bongaka, kapa eng kapa eng eo tswelopele e amohelehang ya ho hlokahala.
Le tsoele pele ho mola gowww.Ring8ny.com se eketsehileng ka Ring 8, sehlopha se seholo ea mofuta oa eona United States ba ba fetang 350 litho tsa. Selemo le selemo botho boss battle feela $30.00 le e mong le setho e lokelwa ke e buffet lijo tsa mantsiboea ka Ring 8 kgwedi le kgwedi libokeng tsa, excluding July and August. All active boxers, tsenwe le ya seporofesenale, ba tlamehile ho e seomodiro Ring 8 yearly membership. Guests of Ring 8 litho tsa ba amohela ka tsenyehelo ea feela $7.00 bakeng sa motho,.