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Sign up for our next Charity Boxing Event at BB Kings Broadway!

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MAY MELEE – May 25th
Tuav lub hnub!
Our Fighters4Life have raised over $700,000 to date and have supported wounded and disabled veterans, inner city youth development, cancer causes as well as the Sato Project Dog Rescue.

Join our next Charity boxing event benefitting Gleason’s “Muab ib tug kas ib tug npau suav”
Box on Broadway.
The venue is BB King Blues Club & Grill
We are looking for new people interested in the sport of boxing. It promises to be the adventure of a life time. You will get in the best shape of your life as you help great causes.

Tus txiv neej thiab cov poj niam, uas yog ntse los kawm lub ins thiab outs ntawm lub qab zib science thiab showcase tej lawv tau kawm nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib.
For the ten weeks leading up to your bout, lub ntiaj teb nto moo Gleason lub Gym yuav muab cov kev cob qhia yuav tsum tau mus tau koj npaj rau May 25th.
Peb yuav sau koj kev kawm thiab kev kawm nrog rau cov duab nyob rau ob peb qhov Web site thiab kev xov xwm qhov chaw. Koj tsev neeg, cov phooj ywg thiab co-neeg ua hauj lwm yuav ua raws li thiab qhia cov lus raws li koj tau mus rau hauv sib ntaus sib tua zoo.
Koj kev kawm yuav txhawb nqa lawv pab txhawb koj thiab cov nyiaj nyob rau hauv koj sawv cev.
If you are interested in being a part of this or know someone who is, email rau peb ntawm info@gleasonsgym.net , yog xav paub ntxiv.
You can also call Bruce at Gleason’s Gym, 718 797 2872.

mixed martial arts, MMA, Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus

NTIAJ TEB SERIES NTAWM sib ntaus sib tua LUS RAU MMA legalization HAUV NEW YORK

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Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 22, 2016) - New York State dhau landmark cai niaj hnub no tso cai rau yav tom ntej Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) kev sib tw mus rau qhov chaw muaj.

Ntiaj teb Series ntawm sib ntaus CEO Carlos Silva ua raws li nram no hais txog:

“Qhov no yog ib qho exciting thiab historic hnub rau peb zoo kev ua si nawv. Those who have been lobbying for the legalization of MMA in NY State, xws li ntiaj teb Series ntawm sib ntaus tus tshiab hais nkwg Michael Mersch, yuav tsum tau commended rau lawv persistence thiab kev cog lus kom pom los ntawm cov zaj uas lub cai uas yuav thaum kawg cia kiv cua kom saib nyob MMA nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws Ottoman lub xeev, thiab neeg tua hluav taws los sib tw muaj. We recently opened an office in Manhattan so, nrog rau peb cov TV khub, NBC, peb tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej mus nqa peb cov hom ntawm cov kev MMA rau New York sai sai no. "
Bellator, mixed martial arts, MMA

BELLATOR MMA LUS RAU legalization ntawm mixed martial arts HAUV NEW YORK

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Raug Monica (Lub peb hlis ntuj 22, 2016) - Niaj hnub no, lub State of New York dhau cai uas yuav tso cai rau cov kev ua si nawv ntawm mixed martial arts rau emanate los ntawm lub "faj tim teb chaws xeev."

 

Bellator MMA Thawj Tswj Hwm Scott Coker muaj qhov no hais txog lub landmark tshaj tawm:

 

"Lub New York los ua ke lub pov npav mus rau legalize MMA yog ib tug watershed lub sij hawm ntawd rau qhov no zoo kawg ua si nawv. Raws li ib tug neeg uas tau raug txhawb kev sib ntaus los kev ua si rau ntau tshaj 30 xyoo, qhov no yog ib tug heev exciting lub sij hawm rau tov martial arts. Peb ntawm Bellator MMA yog heev npaum li cas tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau hosting qho kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv lub 'yas Jewel ntawm America,’ New York. Two Bellator champions, Liam McGeary thiab Marcos Galvao hu New York tsev thiab kuv paub nws txhais tau tias ib tug zoo deal mus rau lub ob leeg, raws li nws ua rau tag nrho cov qib. Peb twb twb tau nyob rau hauv kev sib cuag nrog lub zoo cov neeg nyob rau hauv lub Barclays Center thiab ob peb lwm yam zoo kawg venues, thiab peb yuav tsis txhob tos coj peb lub ntiaj teb-class ncaws pob thiab kev txiav txim-packed qhia tau hais tias rau ib tug arena nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws Ottoman lub xeev sai sai.”

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BELGIAN BOXER ALEX MISKIRTCHIAN GETS FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE SHOT

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PROMOTER SALITA BACKS FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDER
Brooklyn, NY (Lub peb hlis ntuj 16, 2016) – Even the very best in the business experience setbacks and get faced with choice time. Can I learn from my mistake and turn a negative into a positive?
Alex Miskirtchian found himself enjoying his momentum up the featherweight ladder before he hit a pothole in the road last summer. The Georgia-born fighter with a 26-4-1 mark got caught by vet Cornelius Lock and had to assess himself.

He did so, and licked his wounds and got back to work. The Belgium resident, who has mostly fought in his home-land, rebounded with a win in December and is being rewarded for his perseverance with an IBF intercontinental championship opportunity.

Miskirtchian, promoted by Brooklyn’s Dmitriy Salita, will fight Vireol Simion on Lub peb hlis ntuj 18, for a crack at that crown.

“Alex is fighting for a title but more importantly for a chance to come back to the top of the division,” Lo lus hais tias.

“He learned from his US experience, against Lock, took a break and came back with extra motivation to again make a world title run. I believe Alex will put on one of his best performances in this upcoming fight. He has a great team with manager Alain Vanackère and I believe the result will be a positive one on March 18th.”

The fight against the 19-1 Romanian Viorel will unfold in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, so Miskirtchian will need to fight his best brand of boxing that evening. His promoter, Lo lus, has faith in him.

“Salita Promotions boxers are making more and more noise, around the world,” the promoter said. “I am proud of our growth and of the efforts of the fine athletes like Miskirtchian who fight for Salita Promotions!”
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USA Wrestlers To Face Iran In Times Square In New York City May 19 In “United In The Square,” To Highlight Beat the Streets Gala Night

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Select American Stars To Take On Iran in Olympic-level and Junior-level matches Youth Wrestlers and High School Girl Wrestlers Take The Mat; Gala Follows

NEW YORK– In what will be a highlight of the Olympic year in wrestling and has become a rite of spring in New York, Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. and USA Wrestling announced details of this year’s international competition, which returns to New York City’s Times Square on Thursday, Tej zaum 19.

Competitors for Team USA, which will include 2016 Olympic team hopefuls, will compete in men’s freestyle against world power Iran, a preview of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. In addition to Olympic-level matches, four Junior-level matches will be featured, showcasing future world and Olympic-caliber talent.

Members of the U.S. Women’s Team and Greco-Roman Team are also expected to battle in some other featured bouts against international competition to be announced.

"I couldn’t be more excited. We have Iran and the USA battling for wrestling supremacy in Times Square; united in the idea that sports can bring change in young men and women and even in countries sometimes. It’s going to be pretty cool. An added plus is that Iran has the loudest and most passionate wrestling fans in the world. Tsis txhob nco nws,” said Beat the Streets Chairman of the Board Mike Novogratz, the founder of these Gala competitions.

Billed as “United in the Square,” this will be the second time that Iran has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala competition.

Nyob rau hauv 2013, the event dubbed “The Rumble on the Rails,” was hosted in historic Grand Central Terminal and featured dual meets between Team USA, Russia and Iran. Playing an important role in the international Keep Olympic Wrestling effort, this historic wrestling event gained international media coverage and helped wrestling retain its status on the Olympic Games program.

The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square four previous times. Nyob rau hauv 2011, the United States defeated World Champion Russia, 5-2, the first sports event ever held in historic Times Square. Nyob rau hauv 2012, another U.S. vs. Russia dual meet was held in Times Square, along with the U.S. Olympic Team Wrestle-off for the 60 kg/132 lbs. position on the U.S. Olympic Team in men’s freestyle. Nyob rau hauv 2014, Team USA defeated a World All-Star Team in Times Square, 8-3. Nyob rau hauv 2015, “Salsa in the Square” featured a meeting between Team USA and Team Cuba in the three Olympic styles, held shortly after the historic change in USA and Cuban political relations.

This will be the seventh straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Gala activities. Nyob rau hauv 2010, an all-star challenge featuring top U.S. wrestlers was held on the USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier docked on the west side of Manhattan.

Top Beat the Streets youth wrestlers will take the mat showcasing their skills in exhibition matches beginning at 3:30 p.m. to start the evening. A new feature will be held at the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, featuring the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Then it’s Team USA vs. Iran and other guests at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Beat the Streets Gala Celebration.

Lub Teb Chaws Asmeskas vs. Iran dual requires a ticket for reserved seating in Times Square, but is an outdoor event. Pedestrians and non-ticket holders are encouraged to watch. Admission tickets may be bought in advance at www.btsny.org los yog212.245.6570. A ticket is required for the Gala Celebration at the PlayStation Theater. More details are available at http://www.btsny.org/gala.

The Gala Celebration will follow the wrestling competition. This unique and electrifying annual event helps Beat the Streets (BTS) raise significant funds to further its mission. Whether it’s providing a safe, constructive outlet for our urban youth, fighting childhood obesity, empowering women, or uniting entire nations, wrestling teaches persistence, txoj kev mob siab, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals, creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS currently serve over 3,000 student-athletes every year.

"United In The Square,” Beat the Streets Wrestling Schedule

In New York City, Tej zaum 19, 2016

3:30 p.m. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 42nd and 43rd Streets

4:45 p.m. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 42nd and 43rd Streets

6:30 p.m. – World Class Wrestling: Team USA vs. Team Iran between 42nd and 43rd Streets

Followed by Gala Celebration

About Beat the Streets

The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTSW works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to help New York City’s student-athletes achieve their personal and athletic goals. Through the operation of wrestling programs in middle and high schools in the five boroughs, BTSW and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life skills of physical fitness, teamwork, and self-empowerment. The goal of fostering strong, dedicated, and optimistic kids is delivered through coaching, after-school programs, and summer camps. More information can be found at www.btsny.org.

About USA Wrestling

USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Wrestling in the United States and, xws li, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, lub thoob ntiaj teb wrestling federation. Cias, TEB CHAWS USA mog yog lub hauv paus koom haum uas tswj pib xyaum ua wrestling cov kev pab cuam nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws thiab ua hauj lwm los tsim kev txaus siab thiab kev koom tes nyob rau hauv cov kev pab cuam. It has over 220,000 members across the nation, boys and girls, men and women of all ages, representing all levels of the sport. Its president is James Ravannack, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender. More information can be found at TheMat.com

pib xyaum ua boxing, boxing, Showtime

“60 MINUTES SPORTS” CAPTURES THE EXCITEMENT AND SPIRIT OF NAVAL ACADEMY BOXING ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS ANNAPOLIS TRADITION, Tuesday, MARCH 1 ON SHOWTIME®

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Cameras Will Be Following the Fighters At The Brigade Boxing Championship No hnub Friday Hmo ntuj

TSHIAB YORK (Feb. 25, 2016) - 60 MINUTES SPORTS will offer a window into one of the most time-honored traditions in America’s military when it presents a segment on the U.S. Naval Academy’s boxing program and its annual Brigade Boxing Championship. The feature builds up to the 75th championship this Friday, Feb. 26, in Annapolis, Md., and correspondent Jack Ford and 60 MINUTES SPORTS will be in the arena to record the action for the men’s and women’s bouts. The report will appear on the next edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS, Tuesday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 1 ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/PT, on SHOWTIME.

 

Boxing has been practiced at the nation’s second oldest military institution for 150 xyoo, and midshipmen have vied for the Brigade Boxing Championship since 1941. Along the way to this year’s 75thanniversary, the academy has made learning to box a requirement of graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy.

 

The man who teaches the “sweet science” to midshipmen – male and female – is Head Boxing Coach Jim McNally. It’s about future leaders facing fear. “We use boxing…as a laboratory…an environment of controlled stress, physical fear,” says McNally. “We want them to learn a lot about themselves and how they’re going to react to those situations,” he tells Ford.

 

60 MINUTES SPORTS shot the story in Annapolis in the fall and last January to show the process and tell the stories of three midshipmen who will be in the ring no hnub Friday fighting for a championship. One of them, Samantha Glaeser, has a chance to make academy history. There have been only 19 at Annapolis to win the crown all four years at the Naval Academy, and none was a woman. Glaeser has a chance Friday hmo ntuj.

 

Ford also speaks with Glaeser’s foe, Stephanie Simon, another midshipmen with pugilistic talents who has a National Collegiate Boxing championship under her belt. She has not been able to defeat Glaeser, Txawm li cas los, in their two previous meetings for the brigade championship.

 

Ford also talks to Midshipman Jourdan Looney, whose two brigade championship titles are testament to what boxing means to the Academy. He had no boxing experience before he entered the Naval Academy. “Boxing…fighting is one of my biggest fears. I conquer that one fear, I’ve conquered any other fear that I could possibly have.” He’ll be in contention for his third brigade title Friday hmo ntuj.

 

The U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent, Vice Adm. Walter Carter, sums up the importance of boxing to America’s future naval officers for Ford. "[Boxing] is that moment where no matter how well you think you have planned out your couple minutes in the ring, you’re going to learn something new, because that plan is going to have to be different….”

boxing, Nplhaib 8

Nplhaib 8 Guest Speaker Promoter Lou DiBella Pictures

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TSHIAB YORK (Lub ob hlis ntuj 18, 2016) – Boxing promoter Lou DiBella was Ring 8’s monthly guest speaker this past Tuesday night at O’Neill’s Restaurant, nyob rau ntawm 64-21 53rd Drive in Maspeth, New York.
“Lou was fantastic,” Nplhaib 8 tus thawj tswj hwm Bob Duffy hais tias. “He was very informative and spoke nearly 30-minutes. He kept everybody in tune to what’s happening in boxing today, discussed how difficult it is to promote a boxing show, and answered everybody’s questions. Our members really enjoyed listening to Lou.”

(L-R) Nplhaib 8 vice president Jack Hirsch, promoter Lou DiBella and Ring 8 tus thawj tswj hwm Bob Duffy
(pictures courtesy of John Roe)
HAIS TXOG NPLHAIB 8: Nplhaib 8 ua lub yim chaw hauj lwm ntawm dab tsi yog ces hu ua tus National qub tub rog boxers Association – li no, NPLHAIB 8 – thiab hnub no lub koom haum txoj motto tseem nyob: Boxers Pab boxers.
NPLHAIB 8 yog tag nrho cog lus rau txhawb tsawg hmoo neeg nyob rau hauv lub boxing zej zog uas tej zaum yuav pab nyob rau hauv cov nqe lus ntawm kev them nqi xauj tsev, cov nqi kho mob, los yog txawm justifiable xav tau.
Mus rau kab www.Ring8ny.com yog xav paub ntxiv txog NPLHAIB 8, qhov loj tshaj plaws pab pawg neeg ntawm nws zoo nyob rau hauv lub tebchaws United States nrog ntau tshaj 350 neeg. Txhua xyoo ua tswv cuab dues tsuas yog $30.00 thiab txhua tus mej zeej muaj cai mus rau ib tug buffet noj hmo tom NPLHAIB 8 txhua hli rooj sib tham, tsis suav Lub Xya hli ntuj Lub yim hli ntuj thiab. Tag nrho cov active boxers, pib xyaum ua thiab kev, nrog ib tug tam sim no boxing daim ntawv tso cai los yog hauv phau ntawv muaj cai mus rau ib tug complimentary NPLHAIB 8 txhua xyoo ua tswv cuab. Guests ntawm nplhaib 8 cov mej zeej yuav txais tos ntawm ib tug nqi xwb $7.00 rau ib tug neeg.
pib xyaum ua boxing, boxing

Five Exciting Events at Gleason’s Gym Something for Everyone

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Five Exciting Events at Gleason’s Gym
Something for Everyone
Lub ob hlis ntuj 11-13, 2016
Gleason’s Gym will host the eighth annual Masters Clinic and boxing show.
Tus nqi ntawm lub tsev kho mob yog $369.00.
Yog hais tias koj xav thov hu rau Bruce Silverglade ntawm (718) 797-2872 los yog email bruce@gleasonsgym.net.
The boxing show will be at Gleason’s Gym on Lub ob hlis ntuj 13
6:00PM
$20.00 admission
Tag nrho peb cov bouts yog txiav los ntawm USABoxingMetro. Tag nrho cov boxers yuav tsum muaj lawv cov boxing phau ntawv uas muaj rau lawv nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav koom.

Yog hais tias koj xav mus sib tw, thov hu rau peb matchmaker Jieun Lee ntawm matchmaker@gleasonsgym.net. All matchmaking is done by email.

Lub peb hlis ntuj 12, 2016
Benefit for Gleason’s Give A Kid A Dream
Gleason lub Gym
6:00PM
$25.00 admission
Tag nrho peb cov bouts yog txiav los ntawm USABoxingMetro. Tag nrho cov boxers yuav tsum muaj lawv cov boxing phau ntawv uas muaj rau lawv nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav koom.

Participants needed for this charity event. We will train you and get you into the best shape of your life. You will help us raise funds for our very worthy charity, Muab A kas Ib tug npau suav. Yog hais tias koj xav mus sib tw, please contact Devon Cormack or Heather Hardy atdheatfitness@gmail.com.

For more details call 718 797 2872.
Plaub Hlis Ntuj 14-16,2016
Gleason’s Gym will host the sixth annual All Female Clinic and boxing show.
Tus nqi ntawm lub tsev kho mob yog $369.00.
Yog hais tias koj xav thov hu rau Bruce Silverglade ntawm (718) 797-2872 los yog email bruce@gleasonsgym.net.
The boxing show will be at Gleason’s Gym on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16
6:00PM
$20.00 admission
Tag nrho peb cov bouts yog txiav los ntawm USABoxingMetro. Tag nrho cov boxers yuav tsum muaj lawv cov boxing phau ntawv uas muaj rau lawv nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav koom.

Yog hais tias koj xav mus sib tw, thov hu rau peb matchmaker Jieun Lee ntawm matchmaker@gleasonsgym.net. All matchmaking is done by email.

Lub rau hli ntuj 15-18, 2016
Gleason’s Gym will host the second annual Master’s International Championship Tournament
The cost of entry for this Tournament is $135.00.
Yog hais tias koj xav thov hu rau Bruce Silverglade ntawm (718) 797-2872 los yog email bruce@gleasonsgym.net.
Check in day Wednesday June 15 at Gleason’s Gym from
5:00AM to 10:00PM
Preliminary bouts Thursday thiab Friday Lub rau hli ntuj 16 thiab 17
Kawg Saturday June 18
Spectators $25.00 admission
Tag nrho peb cov bouts yog txiav los ntawm USABoxingMetro. Tag nrho cov boxers yuav tsum muaj lawv cov boxing phau ntawv uas muaj rau lawv nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav koom.

Lub yim hli ntuj 11-14, 2016

Gleason’s Gym will host the fourteenth annual Fantasy Boxing Camp at Honor’s Haven Resort and Spa.
The cost starts at $1799.00
boxing, Showtime Boxing

New Heavyweight Champ Charles Martin Says: ‘My Time to Shine Will Come!’

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Brand new IBF Heavyweight Champion “Tub huabtais” Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 Kos) should be on cloud nine.
In just his seventh year of boxing and slightly over third as a professional, Martin already finds himself the sixth southpaw to have ever won a heavyweight championship after scoring a TKO 3 over Ukrainian top contender Vyacheslav Glazkov last Saturday night, Lub ib hlis ntuj 16, at the Barclay’s Center in New York.
Winning any world title is an amazing accomplishment that most never reach in decades of boxing. Add in that Martin took out the 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight bronze medalist to become the second current American heavyweight champion in a suddenly rejuvenated division.
“Nws pom tau tias zoo,” admits Martin. “I wanted to do it fast. I couldn’t wait,” he explains of his quick ascension. “Some things they say take time but when you’re really determined to do something, you’ll do it as soon as possible.”
With his place already assured in the boxing history books and several lucrative possible showdowns on the near horizon, why isn’t Martin the happiest man on the planet?
It was the way he won.
“I have an empty feeling right now,” said the 29-year-old champion. “I was in front of so many people and it was my time to shine on Showtime and show the world my skills. I felt that he had no power and said to myself that he would be easy work. I knew I was going to have a great night. I was going to KO him and then everyone would love me… but it didn’t happen like that.”
Glazkov stopped fighting in round three due to torn ACL in his knee and Martin was declared the winner of the then-vacant title by way of injury-induced TKO.
“I wanted to win the belt my way,” continued the disappointed Martin. “He would have got knocked out eventually. It was coming to him. I never even got to use my uppercut on him, but it’s all good.”
Humble and extremely likeable, Martin remained polite, post-fight and expressed his condolences to the disappointed Glazkov. Txawm li cas los, since that night, Glazkov has gone on to say he had “figured Martin out” and that the championship would have certainly been his had he not been injured.
“Oh my goodness, I’m trying to stay humble about the situation, but that’s so crazy what he said,” hais tias Martin. “If he really thinks that, he’s tripping. Things were about to get a lot worse for him. Kuv cog lus rau koj, once he started slowing down, my combinations would have started to come out. I was throwing the one/two because he was getting out of the way pretty good in the first few rounds. I was just getting started. I thought I would box him for a while and then start going at him and whip his butt. I promise you I could have. That injury saved him. It broke my heart that I didn’t get to do what I wanted. How does that happen? I was having fun.”
Martin says his team and friends and relatives have been good to remind him the abbreviated ending was out of his control. He also says he’ll take a quick vacation and then get right back to work.
So what comes next for the new American heavyweight champion?
“Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder. I want them both. I want all the best. That’s the next move. My time to shine will come. I’m a world champion now and I can say that the belt is in the right hands. I’m not going to sit around. I want to fight.”
Martin also says that is Britain’s world champ, Tyson Fury, ever points his taunting antics at him, he won’t mind.
“It’s good for boxing for him to do that kind of stuff. Kuv xav tias. It’s all business. At the end of the day he has no crazy beef with anybody. Nobody choked anybody’s mother. It’s just boxing. You got to get attention somehow. He makes people want to see a fight. We’re in the entertainment and hurt business. It’s definitely a real fight in the ring though. It’s a non-personal thing that very gets personal once they step in the ring with me. That’s two guys’ livelihood in there. That’s our income for our families.”
boxing, charity, Nplhaib 8

Nplhaib 8 January Meeting Review & Pictures

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The late Herschel Jacobs’ tsev neeg & cov phooj ywg
(all pictures courtesy of Stanley Janousek)
TSHIAB YORK (Lub ib hlis ntuj 21, 2016) – Ring 8’s first monthly meeting of 2016 was held this past Tuesday evening at O’Neil’s Restaurant in Maspeth, New York.
International boxing judge John McKaie (tshuav) was the guest speaker. McKaie has judged nearly 800 kev sib ntaus, kuj muaj 23 world championships.
Nplhaib 8 historian Henry Hascup (txoj cai) eulogized and made a historical tribute to the late Herschel Jacobs, who passed away this past December at the age of 75 (pictured to right). Jacobs (27-20-2, 11 Kos) fought professionally between 1960 thiab 1978. His most notable win was a 10-round decision in 1971 against three-time world light heavyweight champion and Hall-of-Famer, Harold Johnson, at the famed Sunnyside Garden in Queens. Jacobs also gave Rubin “Nag xob nag cua” Carter (4-0) his first pro loss in 1962 by way of a six-round decision.
Jim Kinney (speaking) made a special presentation to Herschel Jacobs’ son (far left). Nplhaib 8 historian Henry Hascup (white shirt) and Ring 8 tus thawj tswj hwm Bob Duffy (deb txoj cai) also took part in the presentation.