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Two-isikhathi iqhawe emhlabeni Kermit Cintron ukusithatha George Sosa e ungeze Luhambo welterweight ngoLwesibili, February 13 at The Sands eBhetlehema Izinkundla Centre

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Cintron sokukhomba Amir Khan
Frank De Alba ulwa Carlos Padilla mcimbi oyinhloko
Mykal Fox livele Ricardo Garcia e co-main mcimbi
Undefeated fighters Colby Madison, Michael Coffie, Juan Sanchez, & Martino Jules esenzweni
Olwa wesibhakela Joe Hanks livele Nick Guivas

Bethlehem, PA (January 23, 2018) – Two-isikhathi emhlabeni welterweight iqhawe,Kermit Cintron has been added to an already deep card when he takes on George Sosa in a ten-round bout on Tuesday, February 13 at I Sands eBhetlehema Izinkundla Centre.

Kakade wamemezela babe yizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili-round co-main izenzakalo ezimbili obonisa Frank De Alba(22-2-2, 9 Kos) ukuthatha on Carlos Padilla (16-6-1, 10 Kos) kanye ne Mykal Fox(15-0, 4 Kos) ohlushwa Ricardo Garcia (14-1, 9 KO sika) e iziqubu super engasindi.
Ikhadi kugqugquzelwa Amaphromoshini YeNkosi.
Cintron lokufunda, PA has a irekhodi 39-6-3 kanye 30 Kos.
The 38 year-old Cintron is a 18 ngonyaka abangochwepheshe iwine wakhe wokuqala 23 ukulwa (20 nge umisiwe) kokunqoba ukuthandwa of Leon Pearson (9-1-1), Wathi Ouali (7-0), Omar Davila (12-2), Ian Mackillop (14-1), Luis Rosado (29-5), Elio Ortiz (25-6), & Teddy Reid (22-5-1).
On April 23, 2005, Cintron was stopped by Antonio Margarito in his bid to win the WBO Welterweight title.

Cintron scored two wins, ezazihlanganisa 10th round umisiwe phezu Olwa David Estrada (18-2) ngaphambi kokumisa Mark Suarez e-inezinhlamvu eziyisithupha wasithatha isihloko IBF Welterweight ngo-October 28, 2006 e-Palm Beach, Florida.
Cintron made two defenses of the crown which was highlighted by a two-round destruction over Walter Matthysse (26-1), ngaphambi kokuba ime Margarito e kumeshi zabo.
Cintron then sandwiched wins over Lovemore Ndou (46-10-1), Alfredo Angulo (15-0) futhi Juliano Ramos (15-2) emhlabeni draw nge Sergio Martinez (44-1-1) ngaphambi kokushiya izimpi nge Amaqhawe emhlabeni uPawulu Williams futhi Carlos Molina.
In iziqubu yakhe yokugcina, Cintron samiswa kwabahlanu umjikelezo Tyrone Brunson.
The “Philly Fight Yonyaka” Akhethwe wabona Cintron amaphuzu knockdowns ezimbili nxazonke ezine, kodwa Brunson wabuya ukuze udedele Cintron kathathu e round amahlanu.
“This is a fight to comeback to get back where I need to be. After the Brunson fight, it was back to the drawing board. this fight will start to get me back to the top one more time,” Said Cintron.
“Ngo Sosa, Ngangiyisihambi Umsakazi ngoba impi yakhe yokugcina, futhi empini emfushane, I did not see anything special. I been working hard, nokuthola zilungiselelwe kahle futhi mina uzolunga ukulwa.”
Cintron uyazi nge ukubonisa oluqinile futhi phindela wakhe lochwepheshe, ukuthi ungathola empini enkulu, futhi Cintron unomuntu engqondweni.
“Ngiyabona ukuthi Amir Khan uyeza emuva, nami ukuthi lena impi ukuthi ngifuna.”

Sosa of Philadelphia has irekhodi 15-11-1 kanye 15 knockouts.
The 31 oneminyaka engu-professional ngonyaka eziyisikhombisa ngubani ukuthatha ekuncintisaneni phezulu ezifana Emanuel Taylor eyaziwa, Ray Robinson, Thomas LaManna, futhi iziqubu bakhe bokugcina lapho emiswa Ezingakanqotshwa ephezulu ithemba Jaron Ennis ngo-December 1, 2017 in Philadelphia.
In an nesishiyagalombili round iziqubu, Olwa wesibhakela Joe Hanks (22-2, 14 Kos) of Newark, NJ ezolwa Nick Guivas (14-9-2, 9 Kos) of Topeka, Kansas.
Ngo eziyisithupha-round iziqubu:
Colby Madison (5-0-1, 4 Kos) ka Owings Mills, Maryland ngizolwa
Dante Selby (2-3-1) laseFiladelfiya, e iziqubu sosondonzima.
Blake Mansfield (5-1-1, 3 Kos) ka Burlington, NC ngizolwa Darryl Bunting (3-2-2, 1 KO) of Asbury Park, NJ endaweni enyakazayo middleweight.
Chiase Nelson (6-1, 3 Kos) ka Mansfield, OH ezolwa Vincent Jennings (5-4-1, 4 Kos) of Grand Rapids, MI empini featherweight.
Ngo ezine-round iziqubu:
Michael Coffie (1-0, 1 KO) izohlangana debuting pro Nicoy Clarke of Jersey City, NJ e iziqubu sosondonzima.
Martino Jules (2-0) of Allentown, PA ngeke silwe Malik Loften (1-0, 1 KO) ka Suitland, MD e iziqubu featherweight.

Juan Sanchez (4-0, 1 KO) of Allentown, PA uyothatha on Sergio Aguilar (2-6, 2 Kos) ka Homestead, FL e iziqubu featherweight.
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King’s Promotions announces 14 dates for 2018

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Fights cards at 2300 Arena, Sands Bethlehem Event Center and SugarHouse Casino
Reading, PA (December 18, 2017) – Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotions is pleased to announce that the company will stage at least 14 events in Pennsylvania in 2018.
The dates will be spread out over three of the premiere venues in the state.
The 2300 Arena and SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia as well as the Sands Bethlehem Event Center will stage the fight cards which will be seen live on national television.
“I want to thank these three tremendous venues for the opportunity to bring the best fights to the fans in Eastern Pennsylvania. We have built up a great following in all of these places, and over the past three years or so we have been the busiest promoter in the country. 2018 will be the same. King’s Promotions continues to grow and, we are working on dates all over the country,” said King’s Promotions President Marshall Kauffman.
The 1st event will take place on February 13 at The Sands eBhetlehema Izinkundla Centre.
The dates are as follows.
SANDS BETHLEHEM EVENT CENTER
February 13
May 22
September 25th
November 13th
SUGARHOUSE CASINO
March 2nd
May 11th
June 8th
August 10th
November 9th

2300 ARENA

April 6th
June 29th
September 14th
October 12th
December 7th
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RIP Desmond Hammond

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Reading, PA (November 14, 2017) – King’s Promotions is deeply saddened at the passing of Desmond Hammond.

Hammond of Reading, Pennsylvania passed away Ngomsombuluko morning at the age of 35. He was at his home and surrounded by his family.
Hammond was the Director of Operations for King’s Promotions for the better part of the last three years. He was the nephew of King’s Promotions CEO Marshall Kauffman.
“This is such a sad day for my family and for everyone who knew Desmond,” wathi Kauffman.
“Desmond was like a son to me. He is my sister’s son, and he is basically the same age as my children so we are extremely close. Desmond came to boxing just a few years ago and he picked up the business so fast. We have run more shows then anybody in the country, and they all have come off so smoothly. That was because of Desmond. He was on top of every detail, which made the events go off without a hitch. But most of all he was very selfless and caring. He was always there for someone in need. He was a great young man, who was very smart, and he was always joking. It was such an honor for me to have him on board with King’s Promotions. He was such a special person who was loved and will be missed so much.”
Besides Kauffman and his family, Hammond is survived by his mother Sheri Clark, sisters Lynchel Hammond and Raven Hammond, brother Steven Brandon, his daughter Dayana, newborn son Donovan and his girlfriend Alisha.
The Viewing will be held next Monday, November 20th phakathi 9 am and 11 am at St. John Baptist Church, 436 South 7th Street, Reading, Pa.19602
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Christian Carto remains perfect with 2nd round stoppage in front of sold out crowd at SugarHouse Casino

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Spring defeats previously undefeated Wilson

Montano remains undefeated with stoppage over Kirby
DuBose defeats Crespo in thriller

Taylor decisions Floyd

Sanchez stops Whitmore

Justice & Minor win pro debuts
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Philadelphia, Penn. (August 14, 2017)–Lokhu esidlule Friday ebusuku, Christian Carto thrilled a sold out SugarHouse Casino, and kept his perfect knockout streak in-tact as he stopped Phillip Adyaka in round two of their scheduled six-round bantamweight contest that headlined a terrific ten-bout card that was promoted by King’s Promotions.
The card was televised throughout the United States LIVE on Eleven Sports.
Carto of Philadelphia used his superior skills to dominate and swell the left eye of Adyaka. As Carto continued to pummel Adyaka, referee Gary Rosato had no choice but to rescue Adyaka at 2:43 round amabili.
Carto, 118.8 lbs of Philadelphia is now 11-0 kanye 11 knockouts. Adyaka, 118.8 lbs of St. Paul, Minnesota is now 7-10.
“I took my time, and I did not want to rush anything,” said Carto. “I am looking forward to being challenged. I love performing in front of my fans that come to see,” finished Carto, who had a massive cheering section at SugarHouse Casino to root him to the victory.
In the televised main event, Erik Spring ran his unbeaten streak to six in a row as he took a six-round majority decision over previously undefeated David Wilson in a junior middleweight bout.
After a close opening two rounds, Spring was able to get his shots off 1st and won by scores of 58-56 kabili futhi 57-57.
“Kwaba empini enkulu, He was a tough a opponent, and a great boxer. I think I pulled it out in the last three rounds,” said Spring. “I think I established the jab in the 1st round. He wasaggressive in the next two rounds, and I took over in the last three rounds. I defeated another undefeated fighter, and it was a good step-up, but I have things to work on.”
Spring, 153 lbs of Reading, PA is 10-1-2. Wilson, 156 lbs of New Haven, CT kuba 5-1-1.
In a shocking upset, Elvin Sanchez came back after a three-year layoff to score a stunning 2nd round stoppage over Khalib Whitmore in a cruiserweight.
Sanchez dropped Whitmore with a vicious left hand that sent Whitmore face-first bouncing off the canvas. Somehow Whitmore was able to get to his feet, but a hard combination sent Whitmore to the ropes, and the bout was called off at 1:54,
Sanchez, 195.9 lbs of Paterson, NJ kuba 8-3-1 with six knockouts. Whitmore, 202,5 lbs of Philadelphia is 6-2.
Antonio DuBose used a 2nd round knockdown to springboard himself to a tough six-round unanimous decision over Josh Crespo in a super featherweight bout.
DuBose, 127 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 60-53 kabili futhi 58-55 ukukhulisa uphawu lwakhe ukuze 9-2-1. Crespo, 126.4 lbs of New Haven, CT kuba 7-5-3.
Marquis Taylor pitched a shutout and won a six-round unanimous decision over Vincent Floyd in a welterweight bout.
Taylor, 147.6 lbs of Houston, TX win by scores of 60-54 on wonke amakhadi, futhi manje 7-1. Floyd, 147.8 lbs of Philadelphia is 3-3-1.
Brandon Robinson scored a vicious 2nd round stoppage over Shane Pearson in a scheduled six-round super middleweight bout.
Robinson landed a booming right hand that sent Pearson down and out at 25 seconds of the 2nd frame. Robinson, 166.6 lbs of Philadelphia is 5-1 nge knockouts ezine, Pearson, 166.7 lbs of Statesville, NC kuyinto 2-2.
Shamsuddeen Justice made a successful pro debut by stopping late-replacement Tito Gosalves in the final round of their four-round super lightweight bout..
Isikhathi stoppage kwaba 2:11 for Justice, 145.5 lbs of Philadelphia. Gosalves, 148 lbs of Philadelphia is 0-3.
Kashon Hutchinson of Reading, PA won a four round unanimous decision over Demetrius Williams in a super lightweight bout.
Hutchinson, 142.9 lbs won all cards 39-37, futhi manje 3-3. Williams, 143.8 lbs of of Philadelphia is 1-3.
Jerrod Minor stopped Steven Lopez in the 4th and final round of their bantamweight bout.
The time of the finish was 2:34 for Minor, 116.5 lbs of Philadelphia, futhi manje 1-0. Lopez, 113.2 lbs of Philadelphia is 0-2.
Christian Montano scored three-knockdowns en-route to a 1st round stoppage over Dameron Kirby in their light heavyweight bout.
The time was 2:25 for Montano, 181.4 lbs of Houston, TX, futhi manje 2-0 kanye knockouts ezimbili. Kirby, 178.6 lbs of Washington, DC was making his pro debut.
UPCOMING KING’S PROMOTIONS SHOWS
KIng’s Promotions will have shows on Tuesday, September 19th at The Sands eBhetlehema Izinkundla Centre .
Friday, September 29th at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia.
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Undefeated Bantamweight Christian Carto to appear in new main event on Friday, August 11th at The SugarHouse Casino

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Carto to battle Phillip Adyaka
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Philadelphia, Penn. (July 26, 2017)–Undefeated bantamweight knockout artist, Christian Carto will headline a nine-bout card at the SugarHouse Casino on Friday, August 11th.
The show kugqugquzelwa Promotions King.
Carto, kuzothatha on Phillip Adyka (7-9, 4 KO sika) of St. Paul, Minnesota in the six-round featured bout.
Carto of Philadelphia has a record of 10-0 with all of his wins coming via knockout.
The 20 year-old continues to step up in competition, and he has looked more impressive with each outing.
Carto has kept extremely busy as he fought all ten of his bouts in under a year, with his latest being a 1st round stoppage over Juan Guzman on June 30th in Atlantic City.
“I don’t know much about Adyka. I know he likes to come forward,” said Carto, who has been training in Los Angeles at the Wild Card Gym and has been sparring with world champions.
When asked about his knockout streak, Carto said he does not go in looking for the early stoppage.
“I don’t go in looking for the knockout. I just go out there to box and pick my shots, and if the stoppage comes, kuza.”
When Carto gets back to Philadelphia, he will be performing in front of a fan base that is one of the best in the Philadelphia region.
“It’s good to get a ton of support, and I enjoy performing in front of them.”
When asked about the busy schedule, Carto leaves it up to his team, which includes his his father Frank and brother Frankie.
“I just train for one fight at a time, and my team tells me that when I am going to fight, I just go back in the gym, but I do want to stay active.”
Ngo eziyisithupha-round iziqubu:
Erik Spring (9-1-2, 1 KO) of Reading, PA uyothatha on David Wilson (5-0-1, 1 KO) of New Haven, CT in a junior middleweight bout.
Brandon Robinson (4-1, 3 KO) of Philadelphia, PA ngeke silwe Shane Pearson (2-1, 2 Kos) of Staesville, NC in a super middleweight affair.
Khalib Whitmore (6-1, 5 Kos) of Philadelphia returns in a cruiserweight fight against Elvin Sanchez (7-3-1, 5 Kos) of Paterson, NJ
Antonio DuBose (8-2-1, 2 Kos) of Philadelphia izimpi Josh Crespo (7-4-3, 3 Kos) of New Haven, CT in a super featherweight tussle.
Marquis Taylor (6-1) of Houston, TX takes on Vincent Floyd (3-2-1, 2 Kos) of Philadelphia in a welterweight contest.
Ngo ezine-round iziqubu:
Shamsuddeen Justice of Philadelphia uyokwenza DEBUT yakhe pro ngokumelene Jack Grady (0-6-1) of Buffalo, NY in a super lightweight bout.
Demetrius Williams (1-2) of Philadelphia uyothatha on Kashon Hutchinson (2-3, 1 KO) of Reading, PA in a super lightweight fight.
Jerrod Minor of Philadelphia will make his pro debut against fellow Philadelphian Steven Lopez (0-1) in a bantamweight fight.
Amathikithi on ukudayiswa for $100, $75, $50, and can be purchased at SugarHouseBoxing.eventbrite.kanye
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Witherspoon takes on Marrone in 2

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Bristol, PA (August 6, 2016) – Chazz Witherspoon scored his fifth consecutive knockout victory as he took out former world title challenger Mike Marrone in round two of their scheduled six-round heavyweight bout in the main event at the Grundy Arena.

The eight-bout card was promoted by D and D Promotions and Silver Spoon Promotions.

Witherspoon sent Marrone to the canvas in round one with a left hook. Seconds later it was a hard 1-2 that sent Marrone down for a second time.

In round amabili, Witherspoon landed a booming right that deposited Marrone on the canvas for a third time. Marrone got to his feet but the fight was waved off at 1:31.

Witherspoon of Paulsboro, New Jersey is now 35-3 kanye 27 knockouts. Marrone of Vero Beach, Florida is 21-6.

Samuel ezilungisiwe won a four round unanimous decision over Samuel Amoako in a junior welterweight bout.

Teah of Philadelphia won by scores of 40-36 kuzo zonke amakhadi futhi manje 8-1. Amoako of Silver Spring, MD is 21-13.

Elijah Vines stopped Julian Valerio in round three of their scheduled four round middleweight brawl.

In the first frame, Vines dropped Valerio with a short right on the inside. Valerio returned the favor after a furious exchange, Valerio put Vines on the canvas from a left hook. In round ezintathu, Vines drilled Valerio a multitude of times with power punches that continuously snapped the head of Valerio’s head back until a moment later when Vines landed some hard body punches and referee Hurley McCall stopped the fight at 2:37.

Vines of Philadelphia is 3-0 nge knockouts ezintathu. Valerio of Brooklyn, NY is 3-4.

Good looking prospect, Jaron Ennis stopped Matthew Murphy in round two of a scheduled four round junior welterweight bout.

In round amabili, Ennis sent Murphy to a knee after landing a barrage of punches. Seconds later, It was a left to the body that sent Murphy down and the fight was stopped at 2:53.

Ennis of Philadelphia is 5-0 nge knockouts emihlanu. Murphy of St. Louis, MO is 1-3.

Mike Hilton remained undefeated by stopping Cortez Reed at 1:57 in the fourth and final scheduled round of their cruiserweight bout.

Hilton of Trenton, NJ, manje 3-0 with all wins coming via stoppage. Reed of Atlanta, GA kuba 1-3.

Emanuel Taylor stopped Carlos Aguilera in round two of their scheduled eight round junior welterweight bout.

Taylor cracked Aguilera with a left hook to the ribs that dropped him. He could not get to his feet and fight was over at 2:07.

Taylor of Edgewood, MD is now 20-4 kanye 14 knockouts. Aguilera of Chiapas, MX is 10-18.

Leshawn Rodriguez demolished Jason Whar inside of one round of their scheduled four round middleweight bout.

Rodriguez dropped Whar three times in round one, with the last coming from a left hook and the bout was stopped at 1:55.

Rodriguez of Shirley, New York kuyinto 4-0 nge knockouts ezine. Wahr of Virginia Beach, Virginia kuba 4-13.

Luis Perozo remained undefeated by winning a 4-round unanimous decision over Alberto Martinez in a lightweight bout.

In round amabili, Perozo scored a knocked down from a right hand.

Perozo of New York , NY won by scores of 39-36 kuzo zonke amakhadi futhi manje 2-0. Martinez of Tifton, GA kuba 0-2.
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Chazz Witherspoon waiting for right opportunity but first must get past Marrone this Saturday

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Chazz Witherspoon headlines against former world title challenger Mike Marrone on August 6th at The Grundy Arena in Bristol, PA.

Emanuel Taylor battles Carlos Aguilera

Plus undefeated Mike Hilton, Elijah Vines, Jaron Ennis, LeShawn Rodriguez and Luis Perozo
Junior Welterweight Sam Teah also on the bill
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Bristol, PA (August 3,, 2016) – Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon is ready for a big fight against a top heavyweight, but first, he must get past Mike Marrone Ngomgqibelo ebusuku, njengoba D & D Promotions futhi Silver Spoon Promotions will present “Rumble at the Rink II” at the Grundy Arena inBristol, Pennsylvania.

Witherspoon (34-3, 26 KO sika) of Paulsboro, New Jersey is ready for the former world title challenger and he has taken him as a serious challenge for lokhu ngoMgqibelo Umcimbi main.
“Ukuqeqeshwa bekulokhu okuhle. Ngikulungele ukulwa ngomgqibelo,” said Witherspoon.
“I know Marrone from the amateurs. We have spoken before at tournaments. He seems like a nice guy, and I know he will come to fight. He won’t lay down and I am expecting a good fight.”
Witherspoon has won four in a row by knockout knows that with another win or two, he will have a big opportunity at one of the top names in the heavyweight division.
“I am waiting for the right opportunity. It has to make sense. I am willing to take stay busy fights and continue to hone my craft. If the opportunity isn’t next, then I will continue to stay busy.”
Witherspoon knows that it will take one big win to become a major player in the suddenly wide-open heavyweight division.
“I think the division is exciting again. Different guys have belts and all roads do not lead to one person. I know I will fit somewhere in there when I get a shot at one of these titles.”
In the meantime, Witherspoon will continue and promote the sport. Along with D & D Promotions, he is the co-promoter of Saturday’s fight.
“We have been trying to get the word out to the area. It’s a good surrounding area with Neshaminy and Bensalem and just over the bridge, you have Burlington, Florence and Willingboro.”
Seeing action in the eight-round co-feature will be junior welterweight Emanuel “The Tranzforma” Taylor (19-4, 13 KO sika) ohlushwa Carlos Aguilera (10-16, 4 KO sika) of Chiapas, Mexico.

With a win, Taylor is earmarked for a September fight with WBO number-two ranked Jose Zepeda.

The Taylor – Aguilera bout is promoted in association with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.

In a six-round bout, Alvin Vermall Jr.. (10-0-1, 8 KO sika) of Catskills, NY uyothatha on James Jones (2-8, 1 KO) of Nashville, NJ in a cruiserweight bout

Ngo ezine-round iziqubu:

Cruiserweight Mike Hilton (2-0, 2 KO sika) of Trenton, NJ izohlangana Umphikisi ukuba okuthiwa.

Middleweight Elijah Vines (2-0, 2 KO sika) of Philadelphia ayokulwa Julian Valerio(3-3, 2 KO sika) of Atlanta, GA

Junior welterweight Sam ezilungisiwe (7-1-1, 2 KO sika) of Philadelphia will all see action against Samuel Amoako (21-12, 15 KO sika) of Silver Spring, MD.
LeShawn Rodriguez (3-0, 2 KO sika) of Shirley, NY ngeke silwe Jason Wahr (4-12-3, 1 KO) of Virginia Beach, VA. in a iziqubu middleweight.
Jaron Ennis (4-0, 4 KO sika) of Philadelphia uyothatha on Matthew Murphy (1-3-1, 1 KO) of St. Louis, MO. a junior welterweight bout.
Luis Perozo (1-1, 1 KO) of New York will battle Alberto Martinez (0-1) of Tifton, GA
Tickets for this night of boxing are $150 VIP with food and soft drinks; $100; $50; $25 (for children under 17) futhi angathengwa ngokubiza 856-842-7577 nomadboysboxing@gmail.com noma www.dboysboxing.com

The Grundy Arena is located at 475 Beaver Street in Bristol, PA.
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Cuba defeats Team Pittsburgh, 7-4 phambi kuka 2,500 fans at Battle on the Bridge

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Pittsburgh, PA (August 1, 2016) – A group of some of the best amateurs from boxing hotbed Cuba defeated Team Pittsburgh 7-4 ngomgqibelo night in front of a packed crowd of over 2,500 on the Roberto Clemente Bridge adjacent to to PNC Park.
The meet, which was a year in the making that saw the team from Pittsburgh travel to Cuba in May for a dual-training session between the teams and culminated with the historic event.
Not only was the meet staged in front of a capacity crowd, but was broadcast live back to Cuba with an estimated viewing audience of 11 million people.
In attendance were 1996 Olympic Gold Medal winner Maikro Romero of Cuba, who came over as an ambassador for his home country as well as two-time world champion, Steve “USS” Cunningham, who was a coach for Team Pittsburgh and father of team participant, Steve Cunningham Jr.
The younger Cunningham, along with teammates Nehemiah Hollinger, Sylvio Cercone & Kiante Irving were the four members from Team Pittsburgh to have their hand’s raised.

For more information on the event, www.cubasipgh.org
History of the Event

In the sport of amateur boxing, Cuba has established itself as a world power house. Despite only having a population roughly equal to that of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Cuba has won an unbelievable 67 Olympic medals in boxing, 34 of which are Gold. By all accounts, Cuba is a world leader in the sport.

In November of 2015, a diverse delegation of business and community leaders led by Congressman Mike Doyle, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, and Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak traveled to Cuba to invite Cuba to take on Team Pittsburgh. Namuhla, July 30, 2016, right here in Pittsburgh, you are a witness to an unprecedented athletic exchange with Cuba. While Pittsburgh has had a long-standing relationship with the City of Matanzas, Cuba and has engaged in countless academic, cultural, and humanitarian exchanges with our friends in Cuba, this athletic exchange will be a first. Our belief is that if Pittsburgh wants to be the best in the world, we have to learn from the best in the world. Having the opportunity to compete against Cuba provides our athletes with a tremendous opportunity to challenge them to become better boxers while making friends and learning about a different culture

This competition will be unique in the fact that unlike the athletic exchanges of the past between USA and Cuba, this event will be a “friendly” club match. Each of the bouts athletes are evenly matched. The goal of the evening’s competition is to provide young boxers of all skill levels a chance to compete on the international level and ultimately grow as boxers and individuals. Because of the historic nature of this event, we endeavored to stage the boxing match in a manner that reflects its significance. Matanzas is Cuba’s City of Bridges, and Pittsburgh holds that designation in the U.S.A. Because of the need to create a symbolic bridge between the U.S. and Cuba to move past the Cold War Era, we have chosen to hold this match on the Roberto Clemente Bridge, honoring at the same time a man who gave his life building unity among nations.

History of Pittsburgh Matanzas
The Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership was founded to create an opportunity for our residents, public officials, and leaders of organizations to engage in mutually beneficial ‘people to people’ exchanges with the residents of Matanzas, Cuba. On February 20, 1998 a signing agreement took place in Matanzas officially designating our sister city relationship.

The Mission of the Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership is to expand our sister city relationship between the City of Pittsburgh and the City of Matanzas, Cuba, to foster understanding and bilateral cooperation through mutually beneficial exchanges between individuals, government officials, community groups, organizations, educational, environmental, cultural, sports, business, and other institutions. It is important that ordinary people be able to experience Cuba for themselves and form their own opinions. Eminyakeni edlule, our work has expanded to encompass bilateral relationships within the entire nation of Cuba.
Our work focuses on these 4 objectives:
1. Lift the illegal and immoral blockade (Extra-territorial economic and trade sanctions that impact world trade)
2. Lift the Travel Ban (Allow Americans the same freedom of travel enjoyed by every other democratic nation.)
3. Building International Relations that respect the independence and Sovereignty of Cuba
4. Ending the illegal and immoral occupation of Guantanamo Bay (US is in outright violation of Treaty)

Despite decades of travel restrictions placed on U.S. residents by our own government that remain in place even to this day, as do crippling economic sanctions against Cuba, which have been condemned worldwide as immoral and illegal under international law, we have continued our work to engage in peaceful and constructive activities with the people and institutions of Cuba.

History of Hibernian Celtic Athletic Fund

The Celtic Athletic Fund was created by members of Ancient Order of Hibernians to help make sports accessible for low-income Pittsburgh youth of all nationalities through “Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity”.
Boxing on the Bridge is the brainchild of the organization.

Michael Diven, a former Pittsburgh councilman and former state representative, is a member of the Hibernian Celtic Athletic Fund and the Pittsburgh Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership. For the past three years on St. Day Patrick, the fund has sponsored an exchange with Irish boxers called the Donnybrook organized by Mr. Diven.

The Cuban Constitution guarantees “access to study, culture and sports.” But in the U.S., youth sports, as well as art and music, are among the first to be cut when school district funding shrinks. “Boxing on the Bridge” continues the work of the fund to support sports initiatives for Pittsburgh’s youth and builds on decades of work by the Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership

For Pittsburgh, it will be a unique opportunity for our amateur youth boxers to learn from the best boxers in the world. And for our nation, it will help build bridges with Cuba and public support for congressional action to finally end the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba, which continues, despite President Obama’s March visit to the island.
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Chazz Witherspoon headlines against former world title challenger Mike Marrone on August 6th at The Grundy Arena in Bristol, PA.

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Emanuel Taylor battles Carlos Aguilera

Plus undefeated Mike Hilton, Elijah Vines, Jaron Ennis, LaShawn Rodriguez and Luis Perozo
Junior Welterweight Sam Teah also on the bill
Uyekele NGOKUSHESHA

Bristol, PA (July 29, 2016) – Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon izohlangana wangaphambili title emhlabeni inselele Mike Marrone NgoMgqibelo ebusuku, August 6thnjengoba D & D Promotions futhi Silver Spoon Promotions will present “Rumble at the Rink II” at the Grundy Arena in Bristol, Pennsylvania.

Witherspoon (33-4, 26 KO sika) of Paulsboro eseduze, New Jersey wazimisa njengonegunya omunye phezulu American Heavyweights njengoba St. KaJosefa University iziqu wawina iziqubu yakhe yokuqala amabili nantathu kanye kwi phezu ukuthandwa of Michael Alexander (11-0), Talmadge Griffis (24-6-3), Jonathan Haggler (18-1) ngaphambi ukuhlupheka esehlulwe 1st kwikusasa-time ezimbili isihloko emhlabeni inselele Chris Arreola via ukuhoxiswa impikiswano.

Witherspoon went on to win three fights in a row, which was highlighted by an entertaining 8th round stoppage over Adam “The Swamp Donkey” Richards (21-1). Lokho impi kwaba bavotela Ring Magazine sika 2008 Heavyweight Fight of the Year.Witherspoon then dropped a fight to future two-time world title challenger Tony Thompson.

Witherspoon waqhubeka lokushaya knockouts 4 kuhle eyayihlanganisa umonakalo 3rd-round ukubhujiswa phezu Tyson Cobb (14-2).

Witherspoon wathatha ngaleso sikhathi themba Ezingakanqotshwa Seth Mitchell on April 28, 2012 in a iziqubu lapho Witherspoon uthe Mitchell kabi ngezikhathi eziningana ngaphambi Mitchell wafika away with ukunqoba.

Witherspoon has scored four consecutive knockouts which includes his last bout when he stopped Nick Guivas (11-2-2) emahlandla lamatsatfu August 15th e Atlantic City.

Marrone of Vero Beach, Florida has a irekhodi 21-5 kanye 15 knockouts.

The 30 oneminyaka engu-waphenduka professional in 2004 futhi wawina yakhe yokuqala 18 bouts that was highlighted by a nationally televised win over Malachy Farrell (15-0).
Marrone suffered first defeat at the hands of future world title challenger Francisco Pianeta. Marrone also lost to world title challenger DaVarryl Williamson.
Marrone challenged for the WBA Cruiserweight title, but was defeated by Guillermo Jones. Marrone also came up short against former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs.
Seeing action in the eight-round co-feature will be junior welterweight Emanuel “The Tranzforma” Taylor (19-4, 13 KO sika) ohlushwa Carlos Aguilera (10-16, 4 KO sika) of Chiapas, Mexico.

Taylor of Edgewood, Maryland has a irekhodi 19-4 kanye 13 knockouts.

The 25 umnyaka owodwa, won his first fourteen bouts has quality wins over Ayi Bruce (15-1); George Sosa (6-0); Raymond Serrano (18-1)’ Victor Cayo (31-3) & Karim Mayfield (18-1-1).

Taylor also battled former world champions Adrien Broner and Chris Algieri to competitive decision defeats.

The Taylor – Aguilera bout is promoted in association with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.

Ngo ezine-round iziqubu:

Cruiserweight Mike Hilton (2-0, 2 KO sika) of Trenton, NJ izohlangana Umphikisi ukuba okuthiwa.

Middleweight Elijah Vines (2-0, 2 KO sika) of Philadelphia ayokulwa Julian Valerio(3-3, 2 KO sika) of Atlanta, GA

Junior welterweight Sam ezilungisiwe (7-1-1, 2 KO sika) of Philadelphia will all see action against Samuel Amoako (21-12, 15 KO sika) of Silver Spring, MD.
LaShawn Rodriguez (3-0, 2 KO sika) of Shirley, NY ngeke silwe Jason Wahr (4-12-3, 1 KO) of Virginia Beach, VA. in a iziqubu middleweight.
Jaron Ennis (4-0, 4 KO sika) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be named in a junior welterweight bout.
Luis Perozo (1-1, 1 KO) of New York will battle Alberto Martinez (0-1) of Tifton, GA
Tickets for this night of boxing are $150 VIP with food and soft drinks; $100; $50; $25 (for children under 17) futhi angathengwa ngokubiza 856-842-7577 nomadboysboxing@gmail.com noma www.dboysboxing.com

The Grundy Arena is located at 475 Beaver Street in Bristol, PA.
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Rumble at the Rink II on Saturday, August 6 at The Grundy Arena in Bristol, PA.

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Chazz Witherspoon headlines

Emanuel Taylor battles Carlos Aguilera

Plus undefeated Mike Hilton, Elijah Vines and Glenwood Latimore
Junior Welterweight Sam Teah also on the bill
Bristol, PA (July 13, 2016) – Ngomgqibelo ebusuku, August 6th, D & D Promotions and Silver Spoon Promotions will present “Rumble at the Rink II” at the Grundy Arena in Bristol, Pennsylvania.

In the umcimbi main, Olwa wesibhakela, Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon will take part in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.

Witherspoon (33-4, 26 KO sika) of Paulsboro eseduze, New Jersey wazimisa njengonegunya omunye phezulu American Heavyweights njengoba St. KaJosefa University iziqu wawina iziqubu yakhe yokuqala amabili nantathu kanye kwi phezu ukuthandwa of Michael Alexander (11-0), Talmadge Griffis (24-6-3), Jonathan Haggler (18-1) ngaphambi ukuhlupheka esehlulwe 1st kwikusasa-time ezimbili isihloko emhlabeni inselele Chris Arreola via ukuhoxiswa impikiswano.

Witherspoon went on to win three fights in a row, which was highlighted by an entertaining 8th round stoppage over Adam “The Swamp Donkey” Richards (21-1). Lokho impi kwaba bavotela Ring Magazine sika 2008 Fight wesibhakela of the Year. Witherspoon ke wajikijela fight kwikusasa-time ezimbili isihloko emhlabeni inselele Tony Thompson.

Witherspoon waqhubeka lokushaya knockouts 4 kuhle eyayihlanganisa umonakalo 3rd-round ukubhujiswa phezu Tyson Cobb (14-2).

Witherspoon wathatha ngaleso sikhathi themba Ezingakanqotshwa Seth Mitchell on April 28, 2012 in a iziqubu lapho Witherspoon uthe Mitchell kabi izikhawu eziningana ngaphambi Mitchell wafika away with ukunqoba.

Witherspoon has scored four consecutive knockouts which includes his last bout when he stopped Nick Guivas (11-2-2) emahlandla lamatsatfu August 15th e Atlantic City.

Seeing action in the eight-round co-feature will be junior welterweight Emanuel “The Tranzforma” Taylor (19-4, 13 KO sika) ohlushwa Carlos Aguilera (10-16, 4 KO sika) of Chiapas, Mexico.

Taylor of Edgewood, Maryland has a irekhodi 19-4 kanye 13 knockouts.

The 25 umnyaka owodwa, won his first fourteen bouts has quality wins over Ayi Bruce (15-1); George Sosa (6-0); Raymond Serrano (18-1)’ Victor Cayo (31-3) & Karim Mayfield (18-1-1).

Taylor also battled former world champions Adrien Broner and Chris Algieri to competitive decision defeats.

The Taylor – Aguilera bout is promoted in associated with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.

Ngo ezine-round iziqubu:

Cruiserweight Mike Hilton (2-0, 2 KO sika) of Philadelphia, middleweight juniorGlenwood Latimore (1-0) of Philadelphia; middleweight Elijah Vines (2-0, 2 KO sika) & welterweight junior Sam ezilungisiwe (7-1-1, 2 KO sika) of Philadelphia will all see action against opponents to be named.

Tickets for this night of boxing are $150 VIP with food and soft drinks; $100; $50; $25 (for children under 17) futhi angathengwa ngokubiza 856-842-7577 nomadboysboxing@gmail.com noma www.dboysboxing.com

The Grundy Arena is located at 475 Beaver Street in Bristol, PA.