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20-1 California super flyweight Rocco Santomauro signs with Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker

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BOSTON (February 23, 2021) – Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker has announced it has signed California super flyweightRocco “So Cal Kid” Santomauro (20-1, 6 Kos) to an exclusive managerial contract.

The 33-year-old Santomauro, fighting out of Apple Valley, NJENGE, is riding a 7-fight win streak since suffering his only loss as a professional to then 14-0Diego De La Hoya nearly five years ago.

“I’m 33,” Santomauro said, but I definitely feel I’m in my prime. My skill level is at its best and I’m always improving. When it comes to getting in there with top guys, I’ve been in the ring with many world champions, outside of fights, and I’ve more than held my own. It’s all a matter of timing and I feel mine is here. I believe I’m very close to a major fight right now at super flyweight. It’s all a matter of getting myself in the right position and I feel like, khona manje, I have the right team to do so with Ryan Roach and Fighter Locker backing me.

“I signed a managerial contract with Ryan and his Fighter Locker because I knew it was a good move. After managing myself the last year and a half, I knew I needed trustworthy help to get to the next level. Ryan and I were friends on social media. I was aware he was signing fighters with Fighter Locker, so I began to watch and study him to see how he was with his fighters. Having liked what I saw – Ryan being there for his fighters and building a good relationship with him talking from time to time — we were able to come to an agreement to take me to that next level and get a major fight.”

“I’m excited to add such a veteran fight to our stable,” Roach commented. “Rocco checks all the boxes in terms of what a manager looks for in a fighter. He has great ring IQ. He’s fast with great defense, and Rocco a very energetic fighter. He is close to a world title shot; one or two more fights and we will be fighting top super flyweights. Rocco has what it takes to beat those guys.”

The son of an Italian father who wanted his son to be an “animal,” Rocco was born with a fighting spirt, aggressive in nature as a child, and inspired byRocky Marciano.  Rocco got into boxing, in large part, due to following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a decorated amateur boxer. He first boxed because of his brother, then through a local boxing club in Hesperia (NJENGE), in addition to practicing at home as he watched his favorite fighters on ESPN Classic.

Santomauro’s amateur career never really took off. He lived in an area with very little boxing, and needed to travel to box, which resulted in him deciding when he was older to take control of his boxing career by moving to Las Vegas. He developed his skills there and decided in 2009 to turn pro after suffering what he felt was a bad decision at the USA Nationals.

An energetic boxer who is a smart, aggressive counter puncher, Santomauro also checks in on the body, and brings excitement into the ring. His best fight to date was his most recent (Nov. 7, 2020), lapho iqedaChristian Omar Henriques (10-4-2) in the sixth round of their fight in Tijuana.

“I was backed by Fighter Locker and my team,” Rocco noted. “I went in focused and mentally trained properly to do what I had to do against a game, younger opponent with a winning record. I knocked him out! We did it intelligently and were able to hit all the marks performance-wise.”

Training and fighting during a pandemic have been challenging, to say the least, and being a super flyweight only compounds the problem.

“It’s been very difficult getting fights as an American super flyweight,” Santomauro added, “especially coming down in weight from featherweight and then junior featherweight. Nobody was willing to give me the opportunity, nor did they think I could fight at that weight class having debuted as a junior lightweight. I was basically put on the shelf, turned down left and right as a free agent with 14-1 record at that time. I reached a 1 ½ year layoff, getting only lowball offers against short notice opponents. My trainer, Julian Chua, and I decided it would be smart to start fighting in Mexico, where there were super flyweights to fight.

“Training during the pandemic has been absolute hell for me, closed out of almost all gyms but grateful for being able to visit, from time to time, the Wild Card Boxing Gym and Churchill Boxing Club. But that wasn’t what I was used to. I had to do a lot of what I call ‘Rocky 4’ training on my own to stay fit. I was also lucky enough to build good relationships in Mexico with my promoter, so I was blessed to always have the option of staying busy in Tijuana. And I did.”

Manje, Roach and Fighter Locker have Santomauro’s back, and his future is promising.

Fighter Locker’s growing stable of gifted boxers includes, Troy, NY ABF American West super lightweightRay Jay “The Destroyer” Bermudez(12-0, 9 Kos), Toronto, Canada welterweight West Haven, CT super welterweightJimmy “Quiet Storm” Williams (16-5-2, 5 Kos), super middleweight“The Amazing” Shawn McCalman(6-0, 4 Kos), U.S. Army super bantamweightDaniel Bailey, Jr. (2-0, 1 KO), engasindiLeonel de los Santos (2-0, 2 Kos),, a 2-time Dominican Republic Olympian, pro-debuting Boston featherweightTroy Anderson, Jr., pro-debuting Dominican Republic welterweight Juan Solano, and Salt Lake City, Utah brothers, super engasindiIgnacio Chairez (7-0-1, 4 Kos) and lightweightGabriel Chairez (3-0, 2 Kos). 

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FACEBOOK:  /fighterlocker, /roccosantomauro

TWITTER:  @RoachRyan, @RoccoSantomauro

INSTAGRAM: @RyanRoach82, @RoccoSantomauro

ABOUT FIGHTER LOCKER: Esungulwe 2019, Fighter Locker is a comprehensive sports agency that manages professional boxers. Fighter Locker also helps to brand boxers by finding their voice with a 100-percent customized service. Fighter Locker does not really believe in working models. It believes in partnership optimization models in motion.

Fighter Locker uses four creative steps because it believes in “the foundation is everything”: 1. wisely conceived, 2. creatively restrained, 3. Proudly judged, 4. sharply targeted.

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class of 2018 inducted into New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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NYSBHOF Class of 2018: (L-R) seated: Charley Norkus, Jr. (accepting for Charley Norkus), Melvina Lathan, Herb Goldman, Bob Goodman and Jake Rodriguez; ukuma: Joe Mesi, Al Cole, Ron Scott Stevens, Pete Brodsky and Joseph McAuliffe (accepting for Jack McAuliffe)
Zonke izithombe by Peter Frutkoff
I-NEW YORK (May 1, 2018) — Twenty-three members of the Class of 2018 were inducted into the New York Stare Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), this past Sunday afternoon during the seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner, at Russo On The Bay in Howard Beach, I-New York.

 

 

 

“Those being honored tonight are humble, honorable people,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy wathi. “We do this as an act of love. Many of the inductees are here today and those no longer with us are represented by family members. This is our way of saying thank you to all the inductees for what they have done for boxing in New York.”

 

 

 

class of 2018 living boxers inducted heading into the NYSBHOF included (Long Island) WBA ukukhanya sosondonzima Lou “uju Boy” Valley (36-6-2, 22 Kos), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 Kos), (Brooklyn) emhlabeni isihloko engasindi inselele Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 Kos), Ezingakanqotshwa, No.; 1 Olwa wesibhakela “Baby” Joe Mesi (Buffalo) and former world cruiserweight champion Al “ice” Cole (Rockland County).

 

 

 

Posthumous participants inducted were NBA & NYSAC Umhlaba featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “I-Cuban Bon Bon” chocolate (136-10-6, 51 Kos), (New York City) 20thLowo oyilungu ekhulwini James J. “Jim Gentleman” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 Kos), (Williamsburg) World Esilula Champion Jack “I Napoleon The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Esilula Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 Kos), (Beacon) NYSAC Khanyisa wesibhakela World Champion Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 Kos), (EBrooklyn / Yonkers) lomhlaba middleweight Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 Kos) futhi (Port Washington) Olwa wesibhakela uCharley “I Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 Kos).

 

 

 

Living non-participants now in the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Owazuza uMklomelo KaPulitzer sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) Umqeqeshi / umeluleki Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) isibhakela mlando / umhleli Herb Goldman, (Bronx) wabantu Bobby Goodman, (Ardsley) usihlalo NYSAC / umahluleli Melvina Lathan, futhi (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promoter Ron Scott Stevens.

 

 

 

Posthumous non-participant inductees were (Brooklyn) indandatho ummemezeli Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) wabantu Johnny Bos, (Bronx) isibhakela isikhulumi Murray Goodman, (New York City) umbhali isibhakela / mlando Bert Randolph Ushukela futhi (Lower East Side) umsakazo & ithelevishini ummemezeli / intatheli Sam Taub.

 

 

 

Ngamunye inductee ukuya (noma ozalweni) received a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.

 

 

 

The 2017 inductees akhethwe amalunga ikomidi ukuqoka NYSBHOF:Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, futhi Neil Terens.

 

 

 

Zonke okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela kwakudingeka ukuba kuyiminyaka okungenani ezintathu ukuze bafaneleke NYSBHOF lokungeniswa, futhi kumelwe ukuba konke inductees babehlala eNew York State, ingxenye enkulu isibhakela zabo umsebenzi wokuziphilisa noma ngesikhathi oyinhloko career abo abafanele.

 

 

Boxers who attended the seventh annual NSBHOF included NYSBHOF past inductees Iran Barkley, Junior Jones, Mustafa Hamsho, Bobby Cassidy, Sr., Bobby Bartels, futhi Renaldo “UMnu” Snipes, kanye ne Monte Barrett, Ray Mercer, Dennis Milton, Richard Kiley, Scott Lopez, Michael Corleone, Tommy Rainone, Kevin Collins, Cletus Seldin, James Duran, Victor Paz, futhi Jaime Dugan. Other notable attendees from the boxing world included Mike Reno (FDNY Boxing), Darryl Peoples (IBF), international judges Steve Wesisfeld futhi John MacKay, and NYSBHOF inductees Tommy Gallagher futhi Bobby Miller, and Emmy-award winning producer Bobby Cassidy, Jr.

 

David Diamante served once again as Master of Ceremonies. Special presentations were made to the daughter of the late Steve Acunto, Donna Acunto, and Miller’s close friend, Dave Wojcicki.

 

Egroundini & PICTURES FROM THE NYSBHOF INDUCTEES

 


(L-R) – Ron McNair, Jake Rodriguez and Bob Duffy
JAKE RODRIGUEZ: “I want to thank Ring 8 for the opportunity for me to be here. I’d also like to thank my wife for always being there for me, and my trainer.”

(L-R) – Herb Goldman, Don Majeski and Bob Duffy
HERB GOLDMAN: “If I have made any contributions to boxing – I hope I have – I did by redefining record keeping and creating a new perspective on boxing history. I’m proud of that, but I didn’t do it alone.”
(L-R) – Joe Mesi, Jack Hirsch and Bob Duffy
JOE MESI: “I have so many people to thank for this honor. I’m a Buffalonian. There’s nobody more in favor of one New York, but it’s not. This is special for me because it’s the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. This solidifies me and makes me think I’m not just a local boy. There was a huge disadvantage coming from a small city, sparring wasn’t the same as in the gyms of New York City, but I had an advantage coming from Western New York. Nobody was welling out like we did in Buffalo with 10,000, ke 16,00 and finally 18,000 Abantu. They were always behind me and I share this with them because their support made me. My dream was to fight in Buffalo and to continue to fight there.
“One of the highlights of my life was fighting Monte Barrett on HBO in Madison Square Garden. He was one of the greatest fighters in the world who fought for the world title. I always wanted to get my world title shot, but I never got it. That’s okay, I was little bitter for a while, but I couldn’t be happier with my career. The best part of boxing is the brotherhood we share.

(L-R) – Randy Gordon, Ron Scott Stevens and Bob Duffy
RON SCOTT STEVENS: “I know people always say it, but this is the truth: I owe so many people who have supported me throughout my career. Boxing has always been home away from home for me and today I feel like I’m home.
“Bekade ngi 30, living in Brooklyn Heights, and back driving a taxi a waiting on tables. A light went off in my head: boxing is the sport of the underdog and I’m an underdog. The next day I went to Gleason’s Gym – the center of the universe. I made my way around all the gyms in the city, meeting promoters, managers and trainers. I started making matches for promoters and then Cedric Kushner hired me from 1980-2002. In 2002, I got a call to work for the New York State Athletic Commission as its Community Co-Ordinator and Director of Boxing. Bese, I was made chairman and I served two terms. Namuhla, I’m extremely proud to be part of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

(L-R) – Bob Duffy, Henry Hascup, Bob Goodman and Tommy Gallagher
BOB GOODMAN: “I can’t believe this crowd. In order to do what we do, the sacrifices and support you get from your family is so important and (in Goodman’s case) was for so many years. They allowed us to do what we do. All of us love boxing!”

(L-R) – Ray Mercer, Penny Allen, Al Cole, Clay Jenkins and Bob Duffy
AL COLE: “I thought boxing was the stupidest and dumbest sport ever. Who wanted to get punched in the face? I started boxing late. I played around some and people said I was pretty good. I started boxing when I was 20, in the Army, stationed at Ft. Hood. Four years later, I was on the Olympic Team. The reason why is I had a great sparring partner, Ray Mercer. If I was going to be in the ring everyday with Ray, I was either going to get beat up, or get better.
“I remember Bob Arum giving me his business card. I didn’t know him. I only knew of three people in boxing: Don King, Muhammad Ali futhi Sugar Ray Leonard. I didn’t follow boxing and the only reason I boxed was I would have had to sleep in the woods if I didn’t (in Army). Boxing is: hit him, before he hits me.”

(L-R) – Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Jaime Drubin and Pete Brodsky
PETE BRODSKY: “I want to thank the board. I’m going to be 70 and started in boxing when I was 18. It created a new direction in my life. I’m so proud to be in company with guys who didn’t just talk it, they loved it. If you really love this sport, you really have to learn it. Any man who stepped in the ring, plus all the roadwork, time in the gym and sacrificing what they eat, did it to be the best they can be.
“In boxing, you’re not going to win every fight, but whether a fighter wins or loses, if he gives 100-percent, he’s a winner. They work a job, run five miles day, workout at the gym, and then went home to spend time with his family. Friends and family always have your back.”

(L-R) – Darryl Peoples & Melvina Lathan
MELVINA LATHAM: “I’m speechless. It’s wonderful. Randy (former NYSAC chairperson Gordon), do you remember this story? There were only three judges and, ngeshwa, one called in sick. I was sitting at ringside with no responsibilities. Randy said I had to worktonight. I said that I wasn’t licensed and couldn’t do it. Randy said, ‘Raise your right hand’, and it was on. I was thrown in there, but it was okay.
“My greatest accomplishments are my children and husband. I couldn’t ask for a better situation. Futhi Ralph Petrillo is part of my family; he was my second in command. I also had the best officials: deputy commissioners, inspectors, judges and referees. I wouldn’t be here with without them. Bob Duffy put this whole thing together. I personally think he’s amazing. My journey continues, I am blessed.”
NYSBHOF
CLASS of 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo and Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS of 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard and Don Dunphy.
CLASS OF 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Zo D'Amato, William Muldoon and Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie uGenaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, uCharley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon Al Weill.
CLASS OF 2016: Aroni Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein no Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “UMnu” Snipes, Doug DeWitt, “I Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan nelakwaDani Parker.
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Son/father Bob & Murray Goodman to be inducted into Class of 2018 New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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Sunday, April 29, Dinner lokungeniswa
Chocolate Kid, James J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe and Sam Taub head new class

(L-R) – Bob and Murray Goodman
I-NEW YORK (March 26, 2018) – Boxing lifers Bob Goodman futhi uyise, the late Murray Goodman, are among 23 members of the Class of 2018 being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) on Sunday ntambama (12:30-5:30 p.m. KANYE), April 29.
The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held once again at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, I-New York.
A legendary boxing publicist, Murray Goodman (Bronx) brought his son into the sweet science when Bob was only eight years old. The rest was historic for the Goodmans, who are both inductees in several Halls of Fame, including the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
“This is a great honor for me and my father,” Bob said. “I wish he were alive today to be there. I’m a boxing lifer. I was eight years old going to all the training camps with my father, who was a boxing writer and sports editor for the INS (Hearst News Service) service. The joke is I was conceived at Grossinger’s (Catskill Resort Hotel training camp). Boxing just came into my life. My dad and I had some businesses in promotions and public relations, all different kinds of sports-related businesses, but there was always boxing.
“I’m the luckiest guy in the world. I was brought up doing the very things I loved. How many people can say that? I met and became friends with Joe Louis, Marcel Cerdan, Sugar Ray Robinson, rocky Graziano, Rocky Marciano and so many others. I’d stay in camps for weeks. I’d get up to run with the boxers and got a chance to be around my heroes. I also got to know trainers and others in boxing and later fans. I got to know everybody. I was brought up in boxing, my whole life was boxing, 65 years in the business.”
Bob is, mhlawumbe, best known as Vice President and Matchmaker for Madison Square Garden (1985-1994), as well as a quarter-century serving as Vice President of Boxing Operations, Matchmaker and Director of Public Relations for Don King Productions. He also promoted many world champions as President of his own company, Garden State Boxing.
“I remember going away to training camps for weeks at a time,” the 78-year-old Goodman fondly remembered. “I’d take pictures, write stories every day and use my telecopier to send them to AP and UPI. I did so much being brought up un the business, even loading trucks up with chairs, the ring, speakers and more. My father was the Publicity Director for the International Boxing Club at Madison Square Garden. I worked there when I was a teenager.
“I’m honored to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame with my father and so many boxing guys. They’re different from people in any other sports. One of the awards I’ve won that I’m most proud of is the James J. Walker Memorial Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing (BWAA in 1960).
“I’m fortunate to have transcended various eras in boxing. It was a different world back then, we had 20-30 writers stay for weeks at training camps. I got to know old-time boxers and trainers.”
Bob Goodman (L) checking Muhammad Ali’s weight and on right with Rocky Marciano
UGoodman, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1958-62, stays active today working with veterans’ groups. He is President of the Weymouth Township Veteran’s Advisory Board, and also active with the American Legion and part of the Honor Guard with the Korean War Veterans Association.

Bob Goodman (ngakwesokudla) was inducted into the IBHOF in 2009, his father Murray in 1999
Among the world champions Bob has worked with are Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Ken Norton, Felix Trinidad, Roberto Duran, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Bob Foster, Salvador Sanchez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Wilfredo Gonez, Ricardo Lopez, Bernard Hopkins and so many more.
okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela Ukuhlala obheke ku-NYSBHOF zihlanganisa (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight World Champion Al “ice” Cole (35-16-3, 16 Kos), (Long Island) WBA ukukhanya sosondonzima Lou “uju Boy” Valley (36-6-2, 22 Kos), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 Kos), (Brooklyn) emhlabeni isihloko engasindi inselele Terrence Alli (52-15-2, 21 Kos), futhi (Buffalo) Ezingakanqotshwa lomhlaba sosondonzima “Baby” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 Kos).
abahlanganyeli Posthumous kokuba owayebuthelwa kukhona NBA & NYSAC Umhlaba featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “I-Cuban Bon Bon” chocolate (136-10-6, 51 Kos), (New York City) 20thLowo oyilungu ekhulwini James J. “Jim Gentleman” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 Kos), (Williamsburg) World Esilula Champion Jack “I Napoleon The Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Esilula Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 Kos), (Beacon) NYSAC Khanyisa wesibhakela World Champion Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 Kos), (EBrooklyn / Yonkers) lomhlaba middleweight Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 Kos) futhi (Port Washington) Olwa wesibhakela uCharley “I Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 Kos).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Owazuza uMklomelo KaPulitzer sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) Umqeqeshi / umeluleki Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) isibhakela mlando / umhleli Herb Goldman, (Ardsley) usihlalo NYSAC / umahluleli Melvina Lathan, futhi (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/umgqugquzeli Ron Scott Stevens.
Posthumous non-umhlanganyeli inductees kukhona (Brooklyn) indandatho ummemezeli Johnnie Addie, (Brooklyn) wabantu Johnny Bos, (Bronx) umbhali isibhakela / mlando Bert Randolph Ushukela futhi (Lower East Side) umsakazo & ithelevishini ummemezeli / intatheli Sam Taub.
Ngamunye inductee ukuya (noma ozalweni) uzothola ibhande adizaynwe ngokwezifiso etshengisa lokungeniswa yakhe phakathi NYSBHOF.
The 2017 inductees akhethwe amalunga ikomidi ukuqoka NYSBHOF: Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, futhi Neil Terens.
Zonke okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela kwakudingeka ukuba kuyiminyaka okungenani ezintathu ukuze bafaneleke NYSBHOF lokungeniswa, futhi kumelwe ukuba konke inductees babehlala eNew York State, ingxenye enkulu isibhakela zabo umsebenzi wokuziphilisa noma ngesikhathi oyinhloko career abo abafanele.
NYSBHOF
CLASS of 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo and Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS of 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard and Don Dunphy.
CLASS OF 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Zo D'Amato, William Muldoon and Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS OF 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie uGenaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, uCharley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon Al Weill.
CLASS OF 2016: Aroni Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein no Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS OF 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “UMnu” Snipes, Doug DeWitt, “I Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan nelakwaDani Parker.
Amathikithi kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $150.00 omdala per futhi $70.00 izingane (ngaphansi 16),kubuye kufake zebhrantshi okuphelele futhi cocktail ihora phezu entry, ukuqala at 12:30 p.m. KANYE, kanye dinner (ubambo prime, fish noma inyama yenkukhu) futhi bar evulekile usuku lonke. Amathikithi ayatholakala ukuthenga ngokuxhumana NYSBHOF / Ring 8 Umengameli Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 nomadepcomish@aol.com. Izikhangiso for the uhlelo NYSBHOF ayatholakala, esukela $80.00 to $200.00, ngokuxhumana Duffy. Qhubekani line at www.Ring8ny.com ngoba ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
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FNU COMBAT SPORTS SHOW: Lou Duva Tribute Show, Psychic Tom Padgett absolutely crushes UFC 209 Predictions, Garcia vs. Thurman Recap and Analysis

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Tony Penecale (kwesokunxele) and Lou Duva (kwesokudla) at the Brockton, Massachusetts dedication of the Rocky Marciano statue.

Our show this week was dedicated to Lou Duva (above right with our co-host Tony Penecale). Lou died earlier this week at the ripe old age of 1994. He was a great friend to Rocky Marciano, a promoter of 19 ompetha bomhlaba, and a man who had all his irons in the one fire that lit his life: boxing. The promoter/trainer/manager/legend appeared on the FNU Combat Sports show years back, but unfortunately the audio is grainy and spotty. If you listen closely the gems our talk contains outweigh the difficult spots to hear.

The full Lou Duva interview is here:

http://hosts.blogtalkradio.com/fightnewsunlimited/2009/07/03/joey-giambra-the-uncrowned-champion

I’m also posting a couple specific remastered clips here:

 

 

 

 

 

Tom, Tony and Rich also recap Garcia vs. Thurman, The latest on Mayweather vs. McGregor, UFC 209 and the many controversies attached, GSP’s dark warning about weight cutting, and Tony Bellew’s shocking upset of David Haye.

 

Here’s the tape: (THE TAPE DOESN’T LIE)

 

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FNU COMBAT SPORTS SHOW FEATURING AUTHOR JEFF DANIELS

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Our latest interview with a true class act. Jeff Daniels took to the task of telling his older brother Terry Daniels’ amazing story with a passion for posterity and a supreme sense of attention to detail. Despite having no book-writing experience, Daniels created what he considered to be as classic as a Beatles album when he finished crafting his masterpiece about a bygone era in the sport of boxing and his brother’s battles with some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division. You can buy the book here: http://amzn.to/1WQMNFO, access Jeff’s site here: http://jeffdanielscompany.com/index.php/about-the-author and watch a short YouTube video promoting the book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PDH_Laa6lY. Jeff shares some insights into the writing process during our interview here and takes us back in time in this amazing episode.

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Author Jeff Daniels Joins the FNU Combat Sports Show

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Our guest on this week’s podcast is a true class act. Jeff Daniels is a man who knew his brother’s story needed to be told and took to the task with a passion for posterity and a supreme sense of attention to detail. Despite having no book-writing experience, Jeff created what he considered as good as a Beatles album when he finished crafting his masterpiece about a bygone era in the sport of boxing. You can buy the book here: http://amzn.to/1WQMNFO, access Jeff’s site here: http://jeffdanielscompany.com/index.php/about-the-author and watch a short YouTube video promoting the book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PDH_Laa6lY. Jeff shares some insights into the writing process and takes us back in time in this episode. Tom, Tony and Rich are also back together to chat about the boxing and mixed martial arts news and events. We discuss the heavyweight divisions in both sports and end with a discussion on MMA and fighter pay.

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KONKE ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Berto Epilogue Isiqophi Preview

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“I’ve been looking back on my career. Everything you taught me from day one, Mina ngizoba khumbula njalo. "

 

A Boneka Floyd Mayweather NGENXA UYISE, Corner Ngaphambi kokuba siphendule final Bell: http://s.sho.com/1V0KQtq

 

KONKE ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Berto Epilogue Uma iqala ukubukiswaSaturday,

Ngokushesha Ukulandela Mayweather vs. Berto At 9 p.m. KANYE/PT On SHOWTIME®

 

Photo Credit: Esther Lin / Showtime

KONKE ACCESS reveals a special moment in the instant before Floyd Mayweather answers the final bell of what is expected to be the final fight of his illustrious boxing career. Check out this preview clip fromNgoMgqibelo kudlalwé KONKE ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Berto Epiloguefuthi tune in lokhu ngoMgqibelo on SHOWTIME for more ochungechungeni Emmy Award-ngokuwina.

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"IT'S OFFICIAL" - uFloyd Mayweather umemezela UMHLALAPHANSI Ngemva kokunqoba André BERTO

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IMPI Mayweather'S FINAL PLUS EROMA Martínez vs. Orlando SALIDO II SLUGFEST UKUBA Premiere on SHOWTIME®Ngalo Mgqibelo AT 9 P.M. KANYE/PT

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Mayweather vs. Berto Imisiwe Telecast Ngokushesha kwalandela

"BONKE UKUFINYELELA: Mayweather vs. Berto Epilogue "

 

Chofoza LAPHA Ukuze Isandulela Isiqophi Of Epilogue:http://s.sho.com/1OhdqCt

 

Mpi Floyd Mayweather sokugcina, a ukuqaqa evelele Andre Berto, will premiere on SHOWTIME this Saturday, Isikhombisa. 19 at 9 p.m. KANYE/PT.

 

"Kuyinto isikhulu ... Kumele bazi lapho sekuyisikhathi sokuba hang it up,'' Mayweather etshela SHOWTIME Sports® Intatheli Jim Gray emva kwakhe ngazwilinye isinqumo ukunqoba Berto ngoMgqibelo odlule on SHOWTIME PPV® kusukela MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

 

"Ngiye ngaba kule sport 19 Eminyakeni, kwaba iqhawe emhlabeni 18 Eminyakeni, waphula wonke amarekhodi. There’s nothing else to prove in the sport of boxing.”

 

The telecast wabambezela of Mayweather vs. Berto ngeke zihlanganisa junior lightweight emhlabeni ubuqhawe rematch phakathi Roman Martinez ne-Orlando Salido, omunye Fight of the Year ukhetho lolu Classic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ubutha ukuthi washiya abalandeli kanye fighters ulangazelela matchup wesithathu.

 

Mayweather vs. Berto kuzolandelwa ngokushesha kudlalwé "YONKE ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Berto Epilogue. "The Sports Emmy®Imiklomelo "Isiphetho" likhanya the spotlight impi ngesonto futhi kuthatha ababukeli ngaphakathi izindophi futhi zibe umqondo a prizefighter like akekho omunye show kuthelevishini.

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Floyd “IMALI” Mayweather uphetha WOKUZIPHILISA esiphawulekayo lizuze Andre BERTO nepheleleyo 49-0 RECORD IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOWTIME PPV® FOUR-FIGHT TELECAST FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS

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Las Vegas (Isikhombisa. 13, 2015) – Floyd “Imali” Mayweather yenza omunye wobuciko last ngomgqibelo hlala e SHOWTIME PPV® kulokho ephoqelela kwaba ukulwa yokugcina engu-19 ovelele career yakhe.
Ngaphambi 13,395 abalandeli at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Mayweather ngcono 49-0 (26 Kos), afana irekhodi ngasekupheleni iqhawe sosondonzima Rocky Marciano isinqumo 12-round phezu zangaphambili-time ezimbili welterweight emhlabeni iqhawe Andre Berto (30-4, 23 Kos). In control inani kusukela ekuqaleni, Mayweather wanqoba by izikolo 120-108, 118-110 futhi 117-111.
Ngemva insimbi final, Mayweather lehla emadolweni kaJesu reflection of isenzo sakhe sokugcina.
“Kufanele bazi lapho sekuyisikhathi sokuba hang it up,” etshela SHOWTIME sika Jim Gray esiyingini kamuva. “Ngithathe engqongqoza emnyango; Ngingumfana eduze 40 ubudala.
“Ngiye ngaba kule sport 19 Eminyakeni, kwaba iqhawe emhlabeni 18 Eminyakeni, waphula wonke amarekhodi. Akukho lutho olunye ukuba afakazele in the sport isibhakela.
“My 49-0 irekhodi ingxenye boxing. Amarekhodi zenziwa ukuba basuswe. Sethemba ngelinye ilanga singathola olandelayo Floyd Mayweather.
“Manje sekuyisikhathi ukuchitha isikhathi nomkhaya wami nezingane, qiniseka bona uthole imfundo efanele. Ngifisa ukusiza fighters ngaphansi Mayweather Promotions banner.
“Ngiyahamba mdlalo wonke amandla ami; Ngingumfana namanje ebukhali futhi smart. Ngiye kufezeke konke kulo mdlalo, akukho okunye ukuze afeze.
“Imali akwenzi mina. I ukwenza imali.
“Angifuni ukuba zibalwa ngedwa, kodwa mina ngingcono at isibhakela.
“Ngifuna ukubonga bonke abalandeli abaphuma ukusekela lo mcimbi. For 19 Eminyakeni bengingeke bakwazi ukukwenza ngaphandle la abalandeli.
“Andre Berto has inhliziyo, a isilevu okusika. Wayengeke walala, kwaba ukulwa okuhle. Wayengumuntu nesincintisana onzima, kodwa isipiliyoni wadlala indima enkulu tonight. Yini ngithi? I was the better man tonight. Akunandaba uma ngimphatha kabi isandla sami sobunxele noma ilungelo lami, career yami uphezu. Kuba ezisemthethweni.”
Berto kwaba aneliseke ukusebenza kwakhe, kodwa bavuma yena wayengekho ezingeni Mayweather sika.
“Experience wadlala indima enkulu kule mpi,” uthe. “Ngifuna ukubonga lonke ithimba lami, umndeni wami kanye konke Haiti Obheka.
“Ngangineminyaka in shape for kule mpi; yena waba nzima nje ukubambelela. Muhle ezishelelayo. I esetshenziswa eziningi speed kodwa yena zobuqili Okuyınqo. Umsolwa usebenzisa izinto kancane ukuze uthole kimi off isigqi yami.
“A guy like me has a lot of ukuziqhenya. I told him that every time I caught him with a good shot that I was here to stay. I put on a great performance, kwaphoqa kuye umkhawulo. Kodwa, Sathandana iDemo.”
In the wesibili isihloko zezwe ezimbili lwempi the undercard pay-per-view, Roman “Rocky” Martinez (29-2-3, 17 Kos) wasigcina yakhe isihloko WBO Junior uHlelo nge amadlingozi 12-round iningi draw in a rematch ngokumelene ezine-time emhlabeni iqhawe Orlando “Siri” Bamuka(42-13-3, 29 Kos).
Ngiphakamisa lapho beyeka lapho alwa in a Fight of the Year candidate Ephreli odlule, won by Martinez, kokubili fighters benana punches for 36 imizuzu isinyathelo nanti. Ngamunye wehlela e-round wesithathu. Ekupheleni a slugfest, lapho ezingaphezu kuka 1,700 punches baphonswa, umahluleli oyedwa amaphuzu it for Martinez (115-113), KWAKUDINGEKA one Salido (115-113) phambi kanye nezinye ngokuthi ngisho (114-114).
Bobabili Martinez futhi Salido bacabanga kwakufanele got isinqumo futhi esivuna a fight wesithathu.
“I nakanjani won ukulwa,” Said Martinez, owayebizwa okwenza ukuzivikela lokuqala e ukuhlala kwakhe wesithathu WBO Junior Esilula World Champion. “Babala a knockdown ukuthi kwakungewona ngempela knockdown.
“Wayiphosa eziningi punches kodwa iningi labo lalingazi ukuxhuma, Base wafika izingalo zami. Okhunye ufuna ukuthi mpi wesithathu phakathi kwethu, Ngiyakuyithatha.”
Said Salido, a-time ezimbili featherweight emhlabeni iqhawe owayeneminyaka wodweshu lonke futhi wakhulula ngaphezu 1,000 punches, “Ngenza konke umsebenzi futhi ngangicabanga won ukulwa. Ngacabanga umbhangqwana wokuqala emahlandla babe ngisho kodwa ke ngathatha ukulawula mpi kamuva.
“Ngase nakanjani ngifuna ubuqhawe. Njengoba nonke ngabona waphonsa more of the punches and ngangicabanga won ukulwa.
“Nganikezela kakhulu kule mpi, ngoba ukuba bawususe kimi akuyona ukujabulisa. Lutho, Sengilungele for a fight wesithathu.”
Kwesinye emhlabeni isihloko impi, Badou Jack “The Ripper” (20-1-1, 12 Kos) bavikela ngempumelelo isicoco sakhe WBC Super middleweight World nge kanzima, isixuku ojabulisa 12-round iningi isinqumo phezu inselele amandla “Saint” George Groves (21-3, 16 Kos). Jack, abashiya sekwephuzile Groves in the emzuliswaneni wokuqala, uphakeme by the izikolo 116-111, 115-112 futhi 113-114. The kanzima-inhlanhla Ashera, ngubani isigubhukane babaleka ring disbelief emva isimemezelo, wawela 0-3 ezweni isihloko ukulwa.
Jack Lalilihle kulokho kungenzeka waba mpi yakhe ezinzima kuze kube manje.
“Groves has a lot of inhliziyo,” wathi Jack, owayebizwa okwenza ukuvikela kokuqala ibhande WBC wathatha kusukela Anthony Dirrell ngo-Ephreli.
“Umsebenzi Body buya isignesha yami. Bengingekho ngempumelelo ngokwanele ngoba angikwazanga out knock kuye. Ngazizwa like emva emzuliswaneni wokuqala ebengingakwenza kodwa ngangingakwenza nje. Ngangingafuni ukuya umzimba ngokwanele.
“Angizange wacabanga ngalokhu impi yami olandelayo kodwa, kodwa kukhona okuningi ukulwa big for me. Ngezwa Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. ufuna ukulwa nami. Ngifuna ukujabulela leli win kodwa mina ngeke ukulwa ubani.”
The kunqoba Jack lesine zilandelana kusukela nokuhlupheka ukulahlekelwa oyedwa umsebenzi wakhe on a ezishaqisayo lokuqala nxazonke Knockout ukulahlekelwa Derek Edwards in February 2014.
Groves, ogama kuphela nezinye ukulahlekelwa ababesezweni emuva-to-back ukulwa emelene ke-jikelele iqhaweCarl Froch, akazange aphikisane naleso knockdown kodwa kwadingeka inkinga ngesinqumo.
“Ngangicabanga won ukulwa singanqikazi,” uthe. “Ngangicabanga elawulwa kanye jab yami ukulwa nokuthi ngineminyaka in control kulo, noma, it appeared closer to the judges.
“Kwaba a knockdown Legit in the emzuliswaneni wokuqala. Wafikela esandleni sokunene phezu phezulu, kodwa mina abe imfanelo enhle futhi ngangicabanga ngifika e ukulawula ukuthi round. Kodwa konke credit kuye nakuba beshaya knockdown in the emzuliswaneni wokuqala.
“Siyakuhalalisela ukuba Badou. Ngithemba ukuthi unesikhathi wokubusa yimpumelelo njengoba iqhawe. Ngithanda ukuthatha ukulwa naye aphinde futhi ngethemba ngizokwenza kangcono ngokuzayo. Ngizomenzela ukuthatha isikhathi esithile ukuze zifezeke yini olandelayo. Ukulahlekelwa mpi isihloko izwe umuzwa kakhulu emhlabeni.”
Puerto Rico Jonathan “Dust” Oquendo (26-4, 16 Kos) wakunqoba lokuqala nxazonke knockdown, amaphuzu a knockdown balabo ezimbili-division emhlabeni iqhawe lami futhi ecasukileJhonny Gonzalez (58-10, 49 Kos). Oquendo won a 10-round majority decision in a good action fight that opened the pay-per-view telecast. Oquendo wawina iziqubu enkulu career yakhe by izikolo 95-93, i out-of-line 98-90 futhi 94-94.
For Oquendo, ukunqoba ukubukeka kwakhe yesithupha at MGM Grand Garden Arena kwaba 12th e wakhe wokugcina 14 ukulwa.
“Ngijabula kakhulu,” Said Oquendo, ngubani uyekiswe a hook washiya kanye ngomunye ngomzuzu kwesokunxele in the kuqala. “Jhonny Gonzalez is a iqhawe elikhulu. I knew I had to throw a lot of punches and work to get inside to get the victory. I was able to implement that game plan tonight.”
Gonzalez, a-time ezimbili featherweight WBC zangaphambili futhi WBO Bantamweight World Champion, kwaba kubi emehlweni nge amagoli kanye bonke headbutts engahlosile. Watholwa baphonse ngesandla iqonde sokunene at mayelana 2:00 uphawu lwesibili.
“Abahluleli babe sebebona kukuhle kuye ngokweqile,” Gonzalez wathi. “Wayelokhu ikhanda butting kimi. It nje azihambanga kahle. Ngokushesha nje wangqongqoza nami phansi, kwenzeka lutho. Ngisanda emuva ngqo phezulu.”
In a fight Saturday ukuthi senza ngesikhathi “Countdown LIVE” phezu SHOWTIME ngaphambi telecast pay-per-view, osemnkantsh 'ubomvu junior middleweight Olwa Vanes Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 Kos), of Glendale, Calif., igoli knockdowns amabili eya ngokuwina iningi isinqumo 10-round phezu zangaphambili IBF 154-iphawundi iqhawe Ishe Smith (27-8, 12 Kos) of Las Vegas, by the izikolo 97-91 kabili futhi 95-95.
“I feel awesome. I worked hard and it paid off. I hadn’t seen my family in 10 weeks. I was in training in the Bay Area,” Martirosyan wathi. “Ingabe babedla 100 limgwaza a round. I knew he was a Mayweather fighter and I was going into the fight already down five rounds.
“Ngangazi ukuthi ukunqoba. Ekhoneni wangitshela ukuba uhambe futhi nijabula, kodwa ngangifuna ukuba out knock kuye.
“Ngangazi ngokushesha njengoba Ngaboshwa the knockdown yokuqala ukuthi kwadingeka ngiyibambile. Ngangingazi ukuthi wayezoba up kusukela knockdown yesibili. Wayengakaze abebekwe ngaphambili. Uye walwa eziningi fighters enkulu futhi Ngayeka kuye kabili.”
Smith, bomdabu lokuqala Las Vega wasithatha isihloko emhlabeni, wazizwa impi kwaba baqaphe kakhulu.
“The knockdown lokuqala kwakungewona sína. Wavele bangibamba ngemuva ekhanda. Elesibili kwaba Legit, kodwa Ngavuka ukulungele ngibuye ngesikhathi kuye,” Smith uthe.
“Amaphuzu Six kuyinto engenangqondo. Ngangicabanga ukuthi kuseduze 95-95 noma 95-94. Ngacabanga nje kwaba eduze okuningi kunalezo amajaji amabili, futhi ekhoneni yami zazilokhu zithi kwakuthandeka Okuyınqo. Kodwa sasilindele a mpi onzima out of (Martirosyan). Muhle eside, rangy kanye puncher omuhle, kodwa lokho kungani ngangifuna ukuthola ngaphakathi futhi silwe naye khona.
“I nje balwa esihogweni impi ngokumelene No. 3-fighter zibalwa eqeleni yethu. Mina a lot kwesokunxele. Ngithathe ukusunduza la guys umkhawulo. Ngithatha lutho kude kuye. Muhle omunye the best in the world futhi Ngingumfana zangaphambili emhlabeni iqhawe. We wanika abalandeli a fight tonight omkhulu futhi Ngizobuya ngokushesha.”
Futhi on “Countdown LIVE,” ethembisa unbeaten engasindi Gervonta Davis of Baltimore ngcono 12-0 kanye 11 knockouts ngokubhalisela 1:34, zokuqala-round TKO phezuRecky Dulay (8-2, 5 Kos), of Manila, Philippines.
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“High Stakes: Mayweather vs. Berto,” 12-round emhlabeni welterweight ubuqhawe iziqubu for WBC futhi WBA 147 esingamakhilogremu angu-ziqu Mayweather sika, was promoted by Mayweather Promotions LLC. The event took place Saturday, September 12 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and was televised by SHOWTIME PPV. The undercard featured a WBO Junior Lightweight World Championship fight, lapho kwaba rematch phakathi kwamaRoma Martinez ne-Orlando Salido. Also featured on the PPV telecast was a WBC Super Middleweight title bout between Badou Jack and George Groves, lapho wakhushulelwa sikanye Team Sauerland. The iziqubu Ukuvulwa PPV kuzo ngempela eyenza zangaphambili emhlabeni iqhawe Jhonny Gonzalez ngokumelene Puerto Rico uJonathani Oquendo in a 10-round super featherweight iziqubu. ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO “Countdown Live” wawuhlanganisa a 10-round super welterweight Yimpi ephakathi Ishe Smith and Vanes Martirosyan.
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