WEST KEY, Fla (September 6, 2015) -Imenenja Boxing Si Star, Umengameli we SHS Boxing Management, washona eneminyaka engu- 81 lokhu esidlule ngoMsombuluko ngenxa yezinkinga yisifo senhliziyo.
Stern ephethwe ezintathu-time, ezimbili-division Randall “The Knock Out King” Bailey, veteran Sherman wesibhakela “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw futhi zangaphambili Cuba Olympian Robert Alfonso.
A ochumayo kakhulu, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, lapho kusekelwa Williams ngesikhathi impi yakhe, ngesonto, Aug. 30 and he suffered a heart attack the following day at home in Key West. He was air lifted to a hospital in Miami, lapho wahlala yena isonto ngaphambi wawela.
Bailey and Stern sika umlingani, Dave Johnson, kanye nendodana Stern sika, Gary, nendodakazi, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “I wakhuluma Si ngeSonto ebusuku (August 30) futhi got a call ngosuku olulandelayo ethi ungeniswe esibhedlela,” Bailey wachaza. “Wathi wamelwa inhliziyo. Izinto zaba up and down kuze ngempelasonto edlule isonto lonke.
Randall Bailey (L) kanye Si Stern (ibhande ephethe) nendodana yakhe, Gary Stern, eboniswe lapha emva Bailey akhishwe Mike Jones e 2012 ngoba IBF welterweight isihloko
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si sinakekelwe; uma abakwazanga ukukwenza, Si would do it. I was with him nearly 10 years and nobody was throwing money our way. It was hard for us. I only made enough money in a few fights, like lapho Nganqoba isihloko emhlabeni, where he took any money. If Si had your back, Wayenza ayokulwa nawe.
“Wayenza zima kusukela Key West ukuze Miami ukubona kimi kodwa, esikhundleni sokuhlala ubusuku, Wayenza ukushayela emuva. Wayenza call me call me 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK Promotions e Korea) futhi wayebheke phambili ngempela ukuba impi yami October 4th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Tank” Williams eboniswe lapha Romania
Williams iphethwe Stern for the esidlule 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., ukufika Sunday, August 30.
“Si kwaba kakhulu ngaphezu umphathi wami,” Williams offered. “Wayengumuntu umngane omuhle, a beqiniseka Ngangibona njalo bathembele for izeluleko, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, me ukuba umKristu futhi Si ungumJuda, ikakhulukazi kokuchitha izinsuku eziningi kangaka ndawonye in Romania.
“We all lost a good man in Si Stern. I was proud to be represented by Si. He wasn’t in boxing for the money. He was an important part of my life. He was always there for me and all of his fighters. Si never took a short cut or spared money. Si Stern was the best manager I ever had.”
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SHS Boxing Management esayina Ezingakanqotshwa Cuban Olympian sosondonzima Robert Alfonso
Miami (Feb. 9, 2015) – Owabe Olympian Cuban Robert Alfonso usayine inkontileka sabaphathi kanye Si Star'S SHS Boxing Management. Umsolwa oneminyaka engu-28 ubudala ithemba sosondonzima, ngubani Ezingakanqotshwa ukulwa ezine professional, izimpilo e Miami lapho aqeqeshwe umakadebona Orlando Cuellar.
“Ngijabule kakhulu futhi uyaziqhenya ngisebenza nge Si and Orlando,” Muva Alfonso aid phakathi ukuqeqeshwa sessions. “Nginombono omuhle ngekusasa lami sihlele ukuthatha leli thuba elikhulu wafinyelela umgomo wami wokuba ongenambangi iqhawe sosondonzima of the world. Angizange kwadingeka umphathi omuhle futhi nomqeqeshi ukuze uthole kimi uya endaweni efanele kuze kube manje.”
The 6′ 5″, 235-ganda Alfonso kuyigugu efihliwe ngubani uyaqhubeka isiko sosondonzima uyaziqhenya ezweni lakubo sika, esungulwe ngasekupheleni Teofilo Stevenson futhi eyenziwa Felix Savon. Alfonso’s classic style reminds some of Hall of Fame-bound Riddick Bowe.
A ahlobisa boxer amateur, Alfonso kwafinyelela semifinals of the 2004 World Junior Championships, kamuva eba No Cuba sika. 1 super wesibhakela kokunqoba Michel Lopez Nunez in the 2007 futhi 2008 Cuban National Boxing Championships.
At the yodumo Pan American Games in Rio, Alfonso ethumba indondo yegolide by eshaya Brazilian Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, 4-0, in the semifinals and Colombian Oscar Rivas, 8-4, in the final ubuqhawe. Norgueira waqhubeka abe exubile- bokulwa-arts star in the UFC and USUMENYEZELWE, ngenkathi Rivas, a Olympian Colombian manje osehlala eCanada, kuba a 15-0 (10 Kos) wesibhakela in the ezinhlwini pro.
Alfonso siwine phezu United States Olympic super sosondonzima Michael Hunter, Jr., 9-1, ukuze ufanelekele 2008 Olympics.
“Njengoba abantu abaningi boxing azi,” Stern amazwana, “Bengilokhu Lo mdlalo uyingozi isikhathi eside impela futhi nabona eziningi amasosha okuhle young. It’s rare to sign a management contract with someone like Robert Alfonso. He’s in perfect heavyweight shape his background as an amateur in Cuba is remarkable. Nakuba yena Ezingakanqotshwa njengoba pro, udinga nomqeqeshi-first class like Orlando, ngubani uye waqeqesha Champions like Glen Johnson and Orlando rave ngekusasa uRobert. Ngikholelwa ngempela anakho wonke amathuluzi kanye inhliziyo ukuya phezulu division sosondonzima ngokushesha kakhulu. Ngizizwa enkulu ngekusasa lakhe.”
Career Alfonso professional ubelokhu kuqhathaniswa slow ukuthuthukisa ngoba agent khulula ababengamkhulekeli sici United States kuze 2011. Wenza DEBUT yakhe pro December 7, 2012, ngokuwina isinqumo ezine-round phezu Robert Murray e Kissimmee. Alfonso lithumbe womane ukulwa kwakhe pro, kuhlanganise lokuqala ayisithupha-round wakhe iziqubu unyaka isenzo sakhe sokugcina ngaphambili unbeaten Zakki Scott (4-0) e Maryland.
Cuba-native Cuellar, perhaps best known for training world champions Glen Johnson futhi Luis DeValle, uye waqeqesha bakubo ka Alfonso wakhe futhi njengerula YourkisGamboa, Juan Carlos Gomez futhi Yan Barthelemy, ngaphezu kwakhe zamanje zezwe unbeaten ukukhanya sosondonzima Olwa Yunieski Gonzalez. “URobert waba a ahlobisa kakhulu amateur Cuban ophumelele igolide izindondo at tournaments ambalwa futhi kwaba an Olympian,” Cuellar wathi. “Nguye isifanekiso umzimba 6′ 5″, 235 amakhilogremu. I aqeqeshe fighters zami ukulahla futhi bayeke abaphikisi babo futhi sisebenza kanzima ukuze angakwazi ukwenza lokho kulwelwa yakhe. Robert siqeqesha kanzima futhi smart. Ngikhathazekile okusezingeni kakhulu kuye.”
Boxing amaklayenti SHS Management ihlanganisa emithathu-time, ezimbili-division emhlabeni iqhawe Randall “KO King” Bailey, wesibhakela Sherman “Tank” Williams, middleweight Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw futhi welterweight Damian “Kumele” Frias. |