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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD AND POWER-PUNCHING COLOMBIAN ALEXANDER BRAND FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS

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SHOWDOWN SET FOR SATURDAY, Agosto 6

AT Oracle Arena en Oakland, CALIFORNIA

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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OAKLAND, TAL (Agosto 4, 2016) – On Thursday, Agosto 4, Roc Nation Sports acolleu a conferencia de prensa final para Bicampeão Mundial e loitador top-rated pound-for-pound Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Marca (25-1, 19 Kos) no lago Merritt Amphitheater en Oakland, California in advance of their August 6 loitar na Oracle Arena, en Oakland. Ward and Brand will meet in 12-round WBO Intercontinental title fight televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET / ES.

 

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf sent senior special advisor, Penny Moore, to kick off the press conference with an official proclamation honoring Ward’s contribution to the city and declaring August 4 as Andre Ward Day.

 

Below is what the fighters and dais guests had to say at the press conference:

 

 

Andre Ward, Campión Mundial-Time e loitador top-rated pound-for-pound:

“The Bay Area is a beautiful place. I’m blessed to be here in my city and to represent you all. I’ve gotten a lot of heat in the press about fighting here but I won’t apologize. I dreamed about fighting here and being a headliner. We’re going to continue to headline. I’m thankful for all the sponsors that were named, HBO and everybody who supported on a small and big level.

 

“I’m excited about the future. I want to be the lightweight champion of the world, a two division champion. Everyone knows that, but it’s impossible for me to overlook this man (Brand). I’m not built like that. I wasn’t raised like that. I wasn’t groomed like that. As a young fighter, I don’t operate like that. This man is coming, this is his super bowl. Because this is his super bowl, it has to be my super bowl. My ribs are showing, Estou con fame. I’ll see you all Saturday night.”

ALEXANDER BRAND, Former WBC Latino Super Middleweight Champion:

“I want to thank you all for being here today. It’s a pleasure for me to be in this wonderful city. All I want to do is give a good show and make sure that I give that to my fans here in Oakland. I want to have a good fight and work hard. It’s really a true honor to be in the ring with a champion like Andre Ward.”

MICHAEL Yormark, Presidente e Director de Marca & Strategy – Roc Nation:

“Over the last year and a half this city has become our home away from home, with Saturday marking Roc Nation Sports’ third big Bay Area fight in the last 16 meses. Máis importante, Oakland is also the home to the world’s greatest pound-for-pound boxer and Olympic gold medalist, your very own Andre Ward and now the new home of another Roc Nation star athlete, Kevin Durant. On Saturday at Oracle Arena and live on HBO, Andre looks to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand.”

 

VIRGIL HUNTER, Andre Ward’s Trainer:

"Thanks to the city of Oakland for coming out and supporting Andre. We hope you continue to do that as we continue to grow in his career and his journey. Much respect for Team Brand. We consider him a very formidable opponent. He cannot be taken lightly. We know he can fight, we know he is a great competitor. It is also an honor for us to be in the ring with him and his team.”

 

JAMES PRINCE, Andre Ward’s Manager:

“I like to thank God for this opportunity, HBO, Roc Nation, Antonio Leonard Promotions and Team Alexander Brand. Alexander Brand has over 400 amateur fights so this is an opponent we’re not taking lightly. Anybody who has 400 fights has a lot of experience so we look forward to fighting him. We had him on our radar a few months ago but we didn’t reel him in. We were injured and he got away from us. Come Saturday night, we’re going to put an S.O.G brand on Alexander Brand.”

ALEX CAMPONOVO, Alexander Brand’s Manager:

“It’s been a long road for Alexander Brand. He’s worked very hard to get where he is today. He was given the opportunity by HBO last December for a fight in Florida on HBO Latino and he showed his true colors. This is a great opponent, one of the greatest of all time, in Andre Ward. We know that this champion probably has never lost a round inside the ring and that is what Brand is here to do, to prove himself and to show that if you try and work hard, you can go very far.”

 

 

TONY WALKER, Vicepresidente, HBO Pay-Per-View:

“On behalf of our executive Vice President Peter Nelson and the rest of the HBO Sports staff, I’d like to say that we’re very happy to be here in Oakland. We are looking forward to a great card on Saturday night. We’ve done three shows from Oracle, and each time, Andre Ward has put on an outstanding performance and showcased his skills as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. We consider Andre one of the HBO family as he’s been able to showcase his skills, become one of the best boxers of this generation, recognized as a champion and he’s all done it with great character and great professionalism. He’s a joy to work with us at the network.

 

“I’d like to welcome Alexander Brand to the network as he’s here to spoil the party. Anytime you get in the ring, anything can happen as we’ve seen in boxing over the years. We welcome him and know that he’s going to give a great performance as he tries to elevate his own career.

 

“There seems to be an opportunity that people have been talking about this fall for Andre. With what we’ve seen in boxing over the past few years, I think we should wait to see what happens Saturday night, then start talking about what happens after that. The telecast starts at 10:35 p.m. ET / ES. We have a great broadcast crew, we guarantee you some informative and exciting discussion on boxing and a great night of television.”

 

 

Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight for the WBO Intercontinental title, presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Solucións de Xestión de Viaxes da Corporación (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Palace Shoe, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 anos. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET / ES.

Ingresos ao prezo de $250, $100, $70, $40 e $30, non incluíndo encargos de servizo aplicables e os impostos, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, en liña en Ticketmaster.com e cobrar por teléfono (800) 745-3000.

 

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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD AND POWER-PUNCHING COLOMBIAN ALEXANDER BRAND MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES AND PHOTOS

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SHOWDOWN SET FOR Sábado, Agosto 6 AT Oracle Arena en Oakland, CALIFORNIA; TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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OAKLAND, TAL (Agosto 3, 2016) - O martes, Agosto 2, Campión Mundial-Time e loitador top-rated pound-for-pound Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Marca (25-1, 19 Kos) participou nun adestramento de medios no Ximnasio do rei en Oakland, California con antelación da súa Agosto 6loitar na Oracle Arena, en Oakland. Ward and Brand will meet in 12-round WBO Intercontinental title bout televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:35 p.m. E/PT.

 

Tras Shadowboxing no arena e algunhas roldas sobre as bolsas de golpeo, both fighters participated in interviews with media members in attendance. Also on hand to catch the hometown hero were a dozen members of the West Oakland Boys and Girls Club chapter. Ward surprised the group of local youths with tickets to Sábado loita.

 

Abaixo está o que os loitadores tiñan que dicir durante o adestramento de medios final:

 

Andre Ward, Campión Mundial-Time e loitador top-rated pound-for-pound:

“It was good to get back in camp right after the last fight. I was a lot sharper early in camp than I normally am. The last couple of years, typically, you have to get the rust off first, then work on getting sharp, work on technique and the game plan. This training camp was continuous of the last training camp, I probably put in over 130 rounds. Eu sinto moi ben.

“I know enough about Brand. He’s got everything to gain and nothing to lose. He swings for the fences with every punch. He’s a dangerous guy to fight.

“It feels good to be back at Oracle Arena multiple times this year. I don’t know how much stock you can put into the last couple of years. A lot of people are talking about it, but people have to weigh in the amount of time I have been doing this, which is all my life. You look at Floyd Mayweather, he took a couple of hiatuses and it may have given him two or three more years. It was a mental break and it was a physical break. Taking those couple years where maybe you’re not fighting as frequently, it’s not always a bad thing, especially late in your career.

“I came up a little different in my Olympic days. Virgil Hunter is the type of coach who will get you away from everybody and turn your phone off. We didn’t have snapchat in 2004, we didn’t have Instagram in 2004. We had a room that we all had to huddle around with desktop computers where we all had to get news about what was going on. But now, en 2016, I see the USA team snapchatting and Instagramming. Part of you wants to tell them to shut it down and do it like I did it, but that may not be the right thing. Understand why you’re there, understand you’re not going to get this moment again. You don’t typically repeat when you go for the Olympics. Understand why you’re there, take it seriously and everything else will fall in place.

“The key is to have a good team. I’ve got a great lawyer, a great manager and a great promotional team in Roc Nation Sports. They are going to make sure the details are right. This is a very much a business, and before there’s combat, business has to be handled and taken care of. I think fighters and all athletes should be unapologetic about taking care of business. Desta forma,, when you get into that ring or field or court, your mind can be free.

“Unfortunately, our women don’t get the respect they deserve, they don’t get the notoriety. They don’t get the exposure that they probably should get. Raquel Miller, who will be on the card, and other female fighters, they do what we do. They’re training and grinding but they are not always noticed. I remember the Christie Martin days where she fought on the Mike Tyson undercards with Laila Ali. They got some good publicity and shine. Con todo, there are so many other young female fighters coming up, ones who are established and have been fighting, whom people don’t know about. It’s a beautiful thing. I’m happy for Raquel and excited to have her on the card. I don’t believe when people say there is no market for women’s boxing. Let’s create a market then, let’s create some buzz!

“Sergey Kovalev is not on my mind at all. I’ve got a job to do. I haven’t even talked about Kovalev. We can talk about Kovalev on August 7th, that’s what I told my team. I didn’t watch his last fight, he’s not my next opponent but I know what happened and what people are saying about it.

“I’ve never seen Brand in person. It’s tricky, in my last fight, Sullivan Barrera was a little bit bigger than me. Everyone made a big deal about that, and Brand is smaller than me. You’ve got to be able to get it done, short or tall, explosive or wild. Brand is wild, so it’s going to take a few rounds to break him down and tame him before we start doing what we want to do. As a championship-caliber fighter, you’ve got to be able to deal with everything, every style and size. I’ve never seen the guy in person, so it’s hard to gauge.

“Taking away my opponents’ best weapon away is a skill that I developed as a kid, right here at King’s Gym. Virgil was a really, really good coach. He’s probably the last of the great teachers. I’ve been in here with pros at 13 e 14 anos. Seasoned veterans hitting me on my head, trying to discourage me, trying to bully me. I would go back to the corner and say, ‘Man he hit me on my head. Man he’s pushing my head back.’ And Virgil would say, ‘Then make him stop.’ In other words, I had to figure it out. Having those sessions here year after year, I had to get my respect in here first before I could even fight others. I had to learn to adjust here first before I had the chance to adjust in a big fight. Así, it started here. E, it carried over. Aínda hoxe, we bring in top sparrers. Sparring is different than a fight, but we bring in top sparrers to make sure my senses are on point. I don’t like to lose a second of a round so even when I am tired, I try to figure it out mentally. What can I do to offset him? How can I take that away from him? Exploit his weakness? That is constantly on my mind. I think it shows when the lights come on.

“Being back at home, it’s two-fold. Part of me wants to stop and take it in. Go down memory lane and remember all the times I’ve walked into the gym, all the battles I’ve had in here. Remember the good days and the bad days. Then there is another part of me that doesn’t like looking back too soon. I’ve got to stay in the moment. It’s kind of surreal. It’s surreal to be in the arena that I have driven past for years. Driving down 880 and wishing I could headline. Son bendicido. Not a lot of people get the opportunity. I know a lot of great fighters who didn’t get the opportunity for one reason or another. And to have that opportunity, I don’t take it lightly.

“I’ve been given a tremendous opportunity. God has blessed me a lot. There’s an inscription in the bible that says to whom much is given, much is acquired. He’s given me a talent, and I’m probably not the most talented, but I want to make sure I use it the best I can. I’m running my race right now in this professional game, and when I look back I want to say that I didn’t cheat anybody, that I gave everything that I had, and this is what I have to show for it. Finishing strong is really important to me. Becoming an all-time great is really important to me. I’m just giving God a return on his investment, because he’s invested a lot in me. I’m thankful.”

 

ALEXANDER BRAND, Former WBC Latino Super Middleweight Champion:

 

“I didn’t want to show too much at this media workout but I’ve got something in store for the day of the fight.

 

“It doesn’t really matter that the fight is in Ward’s hometown, it’s going to be a fight. Wherever it is, whether it’s in his backyard or anywhere else, I’m coming to fight and that’s the most important thing.

 

“It’s nothing new for me, Eu loitei na 175 pounds in the amateurs. My last fight in December was at 175 pounds against an undefeated Russian when Andre Ward got hurt and couldn’t fight me on the Cotto-Canelo card.

 

“Whatever Ward brings, I’m going to have something for him.

 

“Ward still has 12 rounds to fight before he can think about Kovalev.”

 

Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight for the WBO Intercontinental title, presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Solucións de Xestión de Viaxes da Corporación (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Palace Shoe, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 anos. O evento será transmitido en directo pola HBO Campionato Mundial de Boxeo inicio en 10:35 p.m. ET / ES.

 

Ingresos ao prezo de $250, $100, $70, $40 e $30, non incluíndo encargos de servizo aplicables e os impostos, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, en liña en Ticketmaster.com e cobrar por teléfono (800) 745-3000.

 

Para obter máis información, visite www.rocnation.com. Siga Roc Nation en Twitter e Instagramrocnation e en Facebook en www.facebook.com/RocNation.

 

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Raquel Miller Added to Ward vs. Brand Undercard

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Roc Nation Sports is pleased to announce the addition of San Francisco’s Raquel Miller (1-0, 1 KO) to the undercard of Andre Ward vs. Alexander Brand at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on Agosto 6, 2016. This will be the first Roc Nation card to feature a female fighter.

Bayview-Hunters Point native Raquel “Pretty Beast” Miller will be making her second professional start since debuting against Sara Flores on May 21, 2016 in Richmond, California. In her augural pro fight, the former amateur standout wasted no time, scoring a technical knockout over her opponent within the first minute and 14 segundos do primeiro round. Miller was the 2012 Women’s World Championships Silver Medalist, 2012 USA Boxing Women’s National Champion and 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Bronze Medalist, serving as the U.S Women’s Olympic alternate in the London Games. Miller will be taking on an opponent to be determined on Agosto 6 na Oracle Arena.

Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) vai volver aos cuadriláteros en Sábado, Agosto 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) na Oracle Arena, en Oakland, California. Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight for the WBO Intercontinental title, presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Solucións de Xestión de Viaxes da Corporación (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Palace Shoe, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 anos. O evento será transmitido en directo pola HBO Campionato Mundial de Boxeo inicio en 10:35 p.m. E/PT.

Ingresos ao prezo de $250, $100, $70, $40 e $30, non incluíndo encargos de servizo aplicables e os impostos, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, en liña en Ticketmaster.com e cobrar por teléfono (800) 745-3000.

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ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTERS FOR ANDRE WARD VS. ALEXANDER BRAND

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EN Sábado, Agosto 6 AT Oracle Arena en Oakland, CALIFORNIA

WARD VS. BRAND TO BE TELEVISED LIVE

ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

BEGINNING AT 10:35 p.m. E/PT

Nova York, Nova York (Xullo 26, 2016) – Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) vai volver aos cuadriláteros en Sábado, Agosto 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) na Oracle Arena, en Oakland, California. O evento, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:35 p.m. E/PT, will now include six bouts of non-televised action for ticketed fans to enjoy before the main showdown.

 

The promising undercard lineup will feature East Bay familiar, Bilal Mahasin and a collection of Roc Nation Sports’ brightest prospects including, Daniel "Twitch" Franco, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga Jr. e Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock. Roc Nation Sports’ sparkplug Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker also looks to ignite Oracle Arena as the card’s co-feature in a 10-round NABO Junior Welterweight Title clash against Tyrone Barnett.

 

Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (20-0-2, 15 Kos) was born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, where he found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. His natural talent was soon noticed resulting in him competing as an amateur, during which time he participated in over 100 loitas, compiling a record of 97 vitorias e única 7 perdas, con 67 victories coming by way of knockout. Hooker turned professional on April 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 e 38-38, making the fight a split draw. Undeterred, in his next fight on June 24, 2014, Hooker scored his first professional win, knocking out Wilbert Mitchell in the first round at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. Eleven wins (eight by knockout) later, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos on January 17, 2014 in a bout that was featured on ShoBox from the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. After eight close, hard-fought rounds, the judges saw the fight a draw. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo on June 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship. “Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory. En outubro 17, 2015, Hooker successfully defended his title at Madison Square Garden in New York City against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma. The 10-round decision win came on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux and was featured on the event’s “freeview” as well as streamed online around the world. “Mighty Mo” made his debut under the Roc Nation Sports banner on the undercard of Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera, this past March at Oracle Arena in Oakland, TAL, where he annihilated opponent Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas of Columbia in the first round of a 10-round junior welterweight bout by way of technical knockout. Hooker looks to advance his undefeated record when he takes on Tyrone Barnett (23-4-1, 15 Kos) en Agosto 6 na Oracle Arena. Barnett was in action this past February, with a technical knockout victory over Daniel Attah at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The D.C. native is eager to stop Maurice Hooker’s momentum and take home the NABO title.

 

Vindos de Riverside, California e loitando fóra do viveiro de boxeo de Oxnard, invicto Júnior leve Daniel "Twitch" Franco (13-0-3, 8 Kos) boxeo comezou coa idade de oito, acumulando unha marca afeccionado de 67-15, vencer o Campionato Oxnard PAL en 2006 eo Campionato Luvas California State prata en 2007 ao longo do camiño. Durante estrea profesional de Franco en decembro 18, 2010, el derrotou Emanuel Machorro no Club 401 en Ontario, California través dun nocaute terceira rolda técnica. Franco impresionado no inicio da súa carreira, compilar unha marca invicto con dous empates en locais en toda a California ata finais de 2013. Un deses empates viñeron contra Alejandro Ochoa at Cannon tranquila en Montebello, California en setembro 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco superada Ochoa marcando un seis redonda vitoria por decisión unánime no Westin Bonaventure Hotel en Los Angeles. No Xuño 20, 2015, during Ward’s return to the ring at Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016 na Oracle Arena, en Oakland, California on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, the unbeaten Twitch met Mexico’s German “Panteonero” Meraz in an eight-round featherweight bout. Franco scored a technical knockout over the veteran fighter in the final round of the fight.Agosto 6 will be Franco’s third appearance at Oracle when he takes on Renton, Washington’s Marcelo Gallardo (7-3-2, 3 Kos). The 26-year-old Gallardo has been known to play the spoiler role, scoring unanimous decision victories over unbeaten prospects Christopher Diaz and Vic Pasillas in 2015.

Having compiled an exceptional amateur record of 99-8, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga. JR. (8-0, 7 Kos), the promising prospect from Salinas, California made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, scoring a fourth round technical knockout victory over Raul Talamontes at the Sports Complex in his hometown. Back in the ring less than two months later, Puga Jr. raised his record to 2-0 with a first round technical knockout of Jose Jesus Hurtado at the Sherwood Inn in Salinas. En xuño 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a little more than a year away from the ring, he rededicated himself to the “sweet science” with a vengeance and on February 17, 2014, Puga Jr. made his comeback stopping Charon Spain in the third round with an overpowering body shot at the Salinas Storm House in his native Salinas. Puga Jr. rounded out 2015 with a four-round technical knockout of Katrell Straus and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas. En Febreiro 12, Puga Jr. extended his undefeated streak to 7 fights by knocking out Alejandro Osuna in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016 na Oracle Arena, en Oakland, California on HBO’s Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, Puga Jr. extended his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano by way of a technical knockout in the sixth round. The Southern California native returns to the Bay Area on Agosto 6 to face an opponent to be announced.

 

Brooklyn’s undefeated Junior “The Young God” Younan (9-0, 7 Kos) is considered one of New York City’s best boxing prospects. Younan, trained by his father Sherif, a former professional boxer himself, began fighting competitively at age eight and only two years later was called a “boxing prodigy” by the New York Times. He compiled an amateur record of 90-5, racking up an impressive series of titles along the way including nine Junior Olympic championships, nine Junior Metro championships, eight New York State Silver Gloves championships and five Regional Silver Gloves championships. En 2011, he was crowned National Junior Golden Gloves champion and was U.S.A. Boxing’s number one rated junior boxer in his weight class. Less than a month after his 18th aniversario, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, Nova York, stopping Kenneth Schmitz in the first round. During his recent match up on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard that took place March 26, 2016, Younan scored a four round unanimous decision over Christian Solarzano, pitching a shutout on all three scorecards. Facing his stiffest test to date on May 13, 2016 on the undercard of throne boxing’s Dusty Hernandez-Harrison vs. Mike Dallas, JR. on BET and Tidal.com, Younan overwhelmed Rodrigo Almeida of Woburn, Massachusetts with a technical knockout in the first round at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. Returning to Oakland on the Ward vs. Brand undercard, Younan is set to take on Jaime “Zarco” Solorio (5-2-2, 4 Kos) en Agosto 6. Fighting out of Baja, California, the Mexico native is riding an undefeated streak in his last six fights.

 

Coa idade de 20, Darmani Rock (3-0, 3 Kos) is already drawing comparisons to former heavyweight greats of the past. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Rock was brought to a local boxing ring by his father at age twelve after he lost a street fight to neighborhood bullies. Standing at 6’4”, he moves with an unparalleled lightness and speed for a fighter his size. Rock earned nation-wide accolades following a banner year in 2014 when he took home the USA Boxing Junior and Youth Open, Youth Continental and Youth World super heavyweight titles. During the 2014 Junior and Youth Open in Reno, Nevada, Rock shut out the 2013 National Youth Champion, John Luna, 3-0. This impressive performance was followed by another super heavyweight title at the Youth Continental Championships in March 2014 in Quito, Ecuador where he defeated Argentina’s Kervin Espinola 3-0. Rock then took home the gold medal at the prestigious World Youth Championships in Bulgaria in April 2014 by a 2-1 decision over Germany’s Peter Kadiru. Rock also took home the 2014 World Junior Amateur Championship and capped off 2014 by being named Philadelphia’s Amateur Boxer of the Year at the annual Briscoe Awards. His most noteworthy win, con todo, came in May 2015 when he beat Cam Awesome in Las Vegas for the National Golden Gloves title. Rock also captured the 2015 U.S. National Amateur super heavyweight championship. He ended his amateur career as the number one rated super heavyweight in the United States (and the number five rated super heavyweight in the world) ida 19-5 in national tournaments. Rock made his highly anticipated professional debut, after signing an exclusive promotional agreement with Roc Nation Sports, against Rockville, Maryland’s Carlos Black on May 13, 2016, as the co-feature of Roc Nation’s throne boxing card at the Armory in Washington, D.C. Following a devastating left hook, Rock brought his opponent to the floor with a right-left combination at the 1:54 marca da primeira rolda. Without wasting any time, Rock followed his impressive debut by demolishing his next two opponents, Bobby Favors and Hassan Lee, both by way of knockout in the first round of the respective bouts. Making his Oracle Arena debut on Agosto 6, Rock looks to keep his fierce win streak alive when he takes on Mike Kyle (1-2-1, 1 KO). The Boise, Idaho native seeks to reaffirm the impression he has set on Oakland where he scored his first career win and knockout over James Kirby this past January.

 

Bilal “Rebellious” Mahasin (8-3-1, 1 KO) is no stranger to Oakland fight fans. A resident of the Bay Area’s eastern shore, Mahasin made his professional debut in 2002 with great promise, winning his first three fights. No Novembro 10, 2013, he fought one of the area’s top junior welterweight fighters, Moris Rodriguez, at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento, California. East Bay supporters made the trek to the state’s capital for Mahasin’s triumphant return which came by way of a six-round unanimous decision. Mahasin has accrued a ring record with a majority of the results coming as wins, and has transitioned up a weight class to super welterweight. He last fought on June 11, 2016 no 16th Street Rail Station in Oakland, going the distance with a six-round unanimous decision over Vincente Guzman. Mahasin is ready to take on journeyman Luis Alfredo Lugo (14-25-1, 5 Kos) en Agosto 6 at Oracle Arena in front an ever-steadied fanfare.

 

Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Solucións de Xestión de Viaxes da Corporación (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Verizon, Palace Shoe, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 anos.

 

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Ward vs. Barrera + Díaz Jr. vs. Velez final Prensa Citas da Conferencia e Fotos

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Dúas veces Campión do Mundo Andre Ward VS. Invicto SULLIVAN Barrera

NABF pluma campión JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. Jayson VELEZ

Citas Conferencia de Prensa FINAIS E FOTOS

Showdowns SET PARA Sábado, MARZO 26

AT Oracle Arena en Oakland, CALIFORNIA

Televisado en directo pola HBO ®

Prema AQUI Fotos de

Crédito da foto: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

OAKLAND, TAL (Marzo 23, 2015) - O mércores, Marzo 23, Roc Nation Sports acolleu a conferencia de prensa final para Bicampeão Mundial e loitador top-rated pound-for-pound Andre Ward(28-0, 15 Kos) e número un clasificado peso pesado luz IBF Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) no lago Merritt Amphitheater en Oakland, California con antelación da súa Marzo 26 loitar na Oracle Arena, en Oakland. Ward e Barrera reunirase en número IBF 12 redonda unha posición e eliminación de posición obrigatorio loita televisado en directo pola HBO Campionato Mundial de Boxing® comezo ás 9:45 p.m. E/PT. NABF campión dos penas Joseph "Jojo" Díaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Kos) e top-Rated contedor pena Jayson "La maravilla" Velez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) Tamén estaban presentes no estrado de rolda de prensa con vistas ao lago Merritt á fronte do seu 10 redondas NABF pluma loita polo título, que abrirán a cerimonia HBO.

 

Ward vs. Barrera prepárase para ser unha batalla moi disputada entre dous loitadores que ambos teñen os ollos postos nun match-up contra o campión unificado Light Heavyweight Mundial Sergey Kovalev.

 

Abaixo está o que os loitadores, promotores, trainers, xerentes e outros dades invitados tiña que dicir na rolda de prensa:

 

 

Andre Ward, Campión Mundial-Time e loitador top-rated pound-for-pound:

"Quero agradecer a todos por vir, como de costume. A área da baía é un lugar fermoso. Nós moitas veces non obter crédito suficiente para o talento que sae de aquí, pero para os fans, é tremenda. Eu son só grata por ser dun lugar como este e agradecido por ter o amor e apoio en todos os eventos que traemos aquí. Eu son grata que eu e caras como Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard e os Guerreiros poñer este sitio no mapa e as persoas están tomando coñecemento no escenario nacional. Isto é realmente importante para min.

 

"Tanto como a propia loita, é moi sinxelo para min ... calquera que me coñece, saben como eu traballo e saben como eu marque. Non pego no que está próximo. Non pego no que a xente di. Son consciente do que está a ser dito. Eu sei que o meu adversario ten dito e eu leva-lo na súa palabra. Eu fixen todo o que eu teño que facer, como sempre fago e como eu fixen a última 10 anos da miña carreira. Eu xa tomadas sobre o mellor ... se non é outro campión, entón é un contedor superior ... e iso non é diferente. Vostedes só sei que estou centrado e bloqueado como sempre son. Estou preparado e estou listo para a guerra veñen Marzo 26."

SULLIVAN Barrera, Número un clasificado IBF luz peso pesado:

"Eu quería dicir grazas por vir aquí. Quero dicir grazas HBO, grazas a todos. Grazas Andre Ward para aceptar a miña loita. Eu prometer a todos que vén á área que eu tiven unha gran preparación e este é un gran soño. aquela noite, Vou ter un gran concerto para todos. "

DAVID ITSKOWITCH, COO Boxeo - Roc Nation Sports:

"Dous dos mellores pesos pesados ​​de luz no planeta pode chocar en Marzo 26. Teñen un rexistro combinado de 45-0 con 27 Kos e Nin que dicir, nin probou a derrota como profesional. Aínda que cada home ten un oponente formidable diante del, ambos teñen os seus ollos sobre Sergey Kovalev e os seus cintos de título mundial tres, pero primeiro teñen negocios tratando o sábado noite.

 

"Cada vez que saír Oakland a un evento e estou con Andre nunha función onde está falando para os medios de comunicación, me que atinxe obviamente, é un talento especial atletismo, pero tamén é unha persoa especial e espero que todos aquí en Oakland entende e aprecia que. El é un home de familia de principios que sempre intenta facer as cousas ben e que é algo que é raro na vida nos días de hoxe, pero é sobre todo cando en deportes. Espero que vós gozalo. carreiras de boxeo non duran para sempre. Non vai estar loitando para sempre, para que todos deben gozar o que ten aquí Andre Ward.

 

"Andre capturou unha medalla de ouro nos Xogos Olímpicos de Atenas e é o último U.S. pugilista a telo feito. A súa lista de inimigos vencidos le como un quen é quen da división dos super-medios. Tamén dominou e nocauteou o ex-campión mundial dos pesos pesados, Chad Dawson na súa 2012 enfrontamento. Na súa última loita, el domina dúas veces polo título mundial challenger Paul Smith en Xuño 20 na Oracle Arena. El embarca no seguinte capítulo da súa carreira no Marzo 26, retornando Oracle Arena, unha vez máis, como fai o seu movemento ata a división dos medio-pesados ​​preparado para facer o que fixo na división dos medios super ... limpa-lo para fóra, e dominando a todos que está no seu camiño ".

NICOLE DOVE, Vicepresidente de Marketing e Xeneral Counsel - Principais Eventos:

"Realmente quere agradecer Andre Ward. Non ten que asumir un loitador invicto na súa primeira loita no medio-pesado, pero o fixo e eu creo que é louvável.

 

"Na súa última loita, Sullivan converteuse no candidato obrigatoria para o cinto de IBF de Sergey Kovalev. Podería sentouse e esperou por súa loita polo título, mais en vez diso el viu esa loita contra Andre Ward como unha oportunidade para realmente chegar á grandeza e fixo iso. Como todos saben, Principais eventos e Roc Nation Sports ten grandes plans para Andre Ward e Sergey Kovalev este ano e Sullivan Barrera realmente chat que cesta de mazá.

 

"Ambos os homes, Sullivan e Andre, ter todo camiñando sobre o resultado da Sábado loita. No clima que temos no boxeo agora, é refrescante para ver certos guerreiros que non teñen medo de asumir riscos. Ambos merecen o noso respecto e admiración polo que. Isto é o que o noso deporte debe ser de arredor.

 

"Sullivan Barrera está invicto cun rexistro de 17-0 con 12 gaña benvida por nocaute. El acaba de facer 34, hai un mes, que pode pensar que é un pouco vello para este punto na súa carreira. O que quizais non sabe é que tiña unha carreira afeccionada exitosa en Cuba e, a continuación, perdeu varios anos de súa prima, mentres estaba desertar aos Estados Unidos. Veu realmente un longo camiño para estar aquí hoxe para este momento e esta oportunidade. Está con fame, está confiado e está listo. "

VIRGIL HUNTER, adestrador de Andre Ward:

"Este é unha tarxeta fantástico con atletas fantásticos que están tentando facer o seu camiño no mundo do boxeo. Se esa loita foi a ter lugar en calquera outra cidade, sería un gran evento. O que queremos facer é estar seguro de que Oakland entende, e que a zona da baía circundante entende, a magnitude deste evento, para que poidamos continuar a traer de clase mundial de boxeo para Oakland. Oakland é un terreo fértil para os mellores loitadores e xa telos. O que máis lle apoiarnos, máis que estas loitas se fará visible e vai ver o gran momento na parte superior.

 

"Din que outras redes facer loitadores, pero HBO fai estrelas, polo que estamos contentos de formar parte deste. Pedimos-lle para sair e apoiar esta loita. veña Sábado noite e divírtete se a unha boa noite de boxeo superior. "

BEN Lire, Formador de Sullivan Barrera:

"Quero agradecer a todas as persoas que poñer xuntos este super evento o sábado. Estamos aquí para poñer nun gran concerto e Sullivan fixo todo para prepararse para este evento. Coñece os retos á súa fronte, pero el cre en si mesmo e el cre que este é o seu tempo para mostrar ao público e as audiencias que este é o lugar onde está. Está alí para facer unha declaración.

 

"Máis do que calquera cousa, Nós respetamos Sr. Ward polas súas realizacións, súa credibilidade e el é un cara super do deporte. É gran ser parte deste. Nós preparamos ben e fixemos todo o que temos que veñen Sábado para dar ao público de visualización super gran show, porque este é o que o boxeo é sobre. Trátase de rendemento e ambos os lutadores comeza a executar a este nivel nun gran evento. Estamos honrados en formar parte deste evento. Fixemos todo o que é posible para garantir que imos saír e poñer nun show fabuloso. "

JAMES PRINCE, director de Andre Ward:

"Este é un momento histórico para nós. Estamos entrando na 175 división dos medio-pesados ​​libra. Este é un momento en que a cidade non querer perder. Este é o momento en que, no inicio dun movemento. Barrera só pasa de ser a primeira vítima e nós estamos indo a tratar con el conforme. Oímos moita conversa e conversa a ter lugar onde está a preocupar, e sabemos que cre que todo o que está dicindo. Unha vez máis, estamos animado sobre esta oportunidade e non vai querer perder este momento histórico o sábado noite. "

JOSEPH DIAZ JR., NABF campión dos penas:

"Veña Marzo 26, Sei que teño unha loita moi difícil por diante de min. Sei Jayson Velez é un veterano experimentado no arena. El é un guerreiro. Ten unha vantaxe alcance de seis polgadas enriba de min por iso vai ser realmente unha gran loita. Sei que está saíndo dunha perda, entón eu sei que realmente quere ir cara atrás e amosar a todos que aínda é un candidato ao título mundial.

 

"Eu tiña realmente un gran campo de adestramento. Teño adestrado durante oito semanas. Esta é a miña primeira vez loitando na HBO, entón eu realmente quero amosar quen realmente son. Eu son 110% listo. Estou preparado para dar aos fans de loita unha guerra Jayson Velez quere ter unha guerra. Estou preparado para mostrar a todos todas as habilidades que eu teño dentro do arena. Estou moi animado para loitar na tarxeta de Andre Ward e Sullivan Barrera. Son dous atletas de elite e estou moi honrado de ser o evento co-principal para esa loita. Tal Como Marzo 26, Eu prometer que vou dar-lle un gran concerto. "

Jayson VELEZ, Top-rated contedor pena:

"Quero agradecer a Deus en primeiro lugar, obviamente, el fai todo posible. Quero agradecer aos meus promotores, Ofertas Miguel Cotta e Golden Boy Promotions e toda a miña equipo. Non teño moito que dicir ademais que esta é unha gran loita. Joseph vén para loitar. Eu veño para loitar. Nós dous queremos vencer. Nós ambos toman retos. As persoas seguen me pregunta por que eu tirei esa loita perigosa ea resposta é fácil ... se quero ser o mellor, Teño que loitar cos mellores. Joseph é un dos mellores.

 

"Eu perdín a miña última loita, entón eu teño para gañar. quero gañar. Eu non podo dicir quen vai gañar esta loita porque ambos son grandes loitadores e guerreiros. É mexicana, Eu son portorriqueño, e cando ten un portorriqueño e un mexicano no mesmo anel, verás unha guerra. Vai ver a velocidade, poder, todo nesta loita. El é un gran loitador e eu estou tan animado. Grazas a todos e sexa conectado este sábado e grazas a HBO claro. "

 

ROBERT DIAZ, Cabeza Matchmaker - Golden Boy Promotions:

"Obviamente, o principal evento fala por si. Ten Andre Ward contra un cara invicto mozo como Sullivan Barrera, pero o co-main event vai pit dous mozos, loitadores famentos uns contra os outros en Jayson Velez e José Díaz. Son dous mozos. Ambos están dispostos a asumir as mellores loitas, as loitas máis duras e proba diso é como era doado facer esa loita.

 

"Estou moi animado con esta loita. Non quere perder a 10 roldas para o título NABF.

"Jayson Velez é un mozo, león famento que quere volver a subir no escenario e sabe como significativo unha vitoria sobre Joseph Díaz é. El entendeu a oportunidade de loitar na HBO e sobre esta tremenda tarxeta. Quero lembra-lo do carácter de Jayson Velez. Nun día e época en que un loitador que perde quere levar quizais un retorno ou sintonizar-se, ou dous ou tres, antes de tomar unha loita de alto risco e Jayson Velez é facelo logo. Isto amosa que quere volver ao inicio e el sabe o que ten que facer para chegar alí ... ten que ser por deixar un loitador de nivel superior como Joseph Díaz. "

RALPH Heredia, director de José Díaz:

 

"É unha honra estar aquí, unha gran oportunidade e privilexio de ser dada a oportunidade de mostrar un talento, 2012 Olímpico. para José, Isto é o que nós falamos, grazas por ser paciente, está preparado para a ocasión. Sabemos o que un mozo especial e talentoso home é, pero agora o mundo enteiro vai comezar a ver o gran escenario que é un talento, o que é un verdadeiro cabaleiro e que un loitador debe ser ... como Joseph Díaz.

 

"O que podo dicir sobre Jayson Velez? El é un cabaleiro que sabe o que está en xogo e ten experiencia. Pensa en min, non quere perder esta. Sábado, ten que entrar en sintonía. Vai ser unha loita chea de acción. "

 

 

JOSE "que ese" SANCHEZ, adestrador de Jayson Velez:

"Vexo Díaz como un gran loitador, pero eu teño Jayson en moi bo estado e está preparado para a loita. Sei que vai ser unha loita boa, porque están preparados, ea mesma cousa vale para o meu loitador Jayson Velez. Traballou moi duro para esta loita e sei que está preparado para a loita ".

 

 

TONY WALKER, Director, HBO Sports:

"En nome do noso Vicepresidente Executivo Peter Nelson, Estamos moi felices de estar aquí na Bay Area, cunha gran multitude e grandes fans de boxeo, cando miramos para causar-lle esta doubleheader o sábado noite.

 

"Non é fácil reunir un gran xogo de boxeo e esas equipos reunidos nun gran tarxeta de arriba para abaixo, Así, aínda que todas as loitas non estará na HBO, se quere ver un gran boxeo, ir á Oracle Arena e se ten que estar na casa, comprobar-la no HBO.

 

"Ao longo da nosa 43 anos de programación na HBO, boxeo sempre foi unha parte do que facemos. Sempre nos orgullosos de ter os mellores loitadores e as mellores partidas, e sentímonos moi ben que esta tradición vai realizar de novo como Andre Ward fai súa 2016 estrea no arena. No arena de boxeo, nunca é recomendable que teñen vistas a un fame, loitador invicto como temos no Sullivan Barrera, entón eu quere recibila Sullivan á rede e agradece-lo por asumir este reto.

 

"Abrindo a cerimonia TV será José Díaz contra Jayson Velez, dous up-and-coming mozos tipo, dúas armas novas, que pensan que está preparado para o gran escenario. Todo en todo, vai ser un gran transmisión, 9:45 PM ET Nós prometemos-lle unha noite informativa e divertida co noso equipo de transmisión. "

Ward vs. Barrera, un 12-redonda IBF número un posición e eliminación de posición obrigatorio que aparece pola Roc Nation Sports en asociación con Principais Eventos, ten lugar Sábado, Marzo 26, 2016 na Oracle Arena, en Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Solucións de Xestión de Viaxes da Corporación (CTMS), feliz, elevación, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Palace Shoe, The Waterfront Hotel and Visit Oakland. O evento será transmitido en directo pola HBO Campionato Mundial de Boxeo inicio en 9:45 p.m. E/PT. Abrindo a cerimonia HBO será José Díaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez nunha loita 10-redonda para o título NABF pluma presentado pola Golden Boy Promotions en asociación con ofertas Miguel Cotta.

 

Ingresos ao prezo de $300, $150, $100, $50 e $25, non incluíndo encargos de servizo aplicables e os impostos están dispoñibles en todos os lugares da Ticketmaster, liña Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) e cargar por teléfono (800) 745-3000.

 

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Dúas veces Campión do Mundo Andre Ward VS. Invicto SULLIVAN Barrera

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NABF pluma campión JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. Jayson VELEZ

Citas adestramento de medios e fotos

Showdowns SET PARA Sábado, MARZO 26

AT Oracle Arena en Oakland, CALIFORNIA

Televisado en directo pola HBO ®

Prema AQUI Fotos de

Crédito da foto: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

OAKLAND, TAL (Marzo 23, 2015) - O martes, Marzo 22, Campión Mundial-Time e loitador top-rated pound-for-pound Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) e número un clasificado peso pesado luz IBF Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) participou nun adestramento de medios no Ximnasio do rei en Oakland, California con antelación da súa Marzo 26 loitar na Oracle Arena, en Oakland. Ward e Barrera reunirase en número IBF 12 redonda unha posición e eliminación de posición obrigatorio loita televisado en directo pola HBO Campionato Mundial de Boxing® comezo ás 9:45 p.m. E/PT. NABF campión dos penas Joseph "Jojo" Díaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Kos) e top-Rated contedor pena Jayson "Star" Velez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) Tamén estaban presentes durante o adestramento á fronte do seu 10 redondas NABF pluma loita polo título que abrirá a cerimonia HBO.

 

Tras Shadowboxing no arena e algunhas roldas sobre as bolsas de golpeo, todos os catro loitadores participaron entrevistas con membros dos medios de comunicación na atención. Super Bowl campión e Oakland nativa Marshawn Lynch, un ávido defensor Andre Ward, fixo unha aparición especial durante o adestramento en apoio Ward.

 

Abaixo está o que os loitadores tiñan que dicir durante o adestramento de medios final:

 

Andre Ward, Campión Mundial-Time e loitador top-rated pound-for-pound:

"Eu me sinto ben e estou listo para ir. Estou cun pico no momento. Estou animado para obtelo o sábadonoite.

 

"Eu adoitaba dirixir polo Oracle Arena en 880 como un neno no meu camiño para Gym do Rei e me pregunta se eu podería facelo hai un día e [adestrador] Virgil [Cazador] adoitaba dicir con confianza, 'Vai titular alí. "Cando estean máis vella, Adoitaba ir a algúns das tarxetas de poñer na área. Eu era un afeccionado e quere só un soño. A seguinte cousa que vostede sabe, en 2009, Eu estaba nunha pía ou nadar loita contra Edison Miranda. Se eu gañase, Había ser unha boa oportunidade de que eu ía recibir un tiro do título eo resto é historia. Aquí estamos de novo, é a miña 7th tempo Oracle e aínda é unha bendición.

 

"Foi o momento para moverse para medio-pesado. Foi unha combinación de non as faces correcto para loitar ou caras que non querían loitar comigo. Quero ser grande. Estes son os tipos de movementos que tes que facer. Eu son un estudante do deporte e cando estudar o deporte, Isto é o que grandes nomes sempre fixeron. Eles se moven cara arriba. Os grandes atopar unha forma de facelo e quero estar nesa conversa.

 

"Barrera é un gran corpo. Está seguro. Parece ser un bo perforado. Non pegalo porque é un toque suave. Nós escoller porque estaba indo para me preparar e me amosar o que esta clase de peso é todo sobre. Se ollar para a miña carreira, hai un lugar para Tune-ups que eu non tiven unha chea de. Quere loitar cos mellores e se non está loitando contra o mellor, Quere loitar contra o número un contendor. Isto é o que estamos facendo.

 

"Eu creo que estou evolucionando a un loitador eficiente. Estou me cambiando cando teño que mover. Eu creo que esta é a beleza de calquera atleta que non abusar do seu corpo e realmente leva a súa arte en serio. Vin algúns artigos que afirman que eu perda o meu primo. É unha tolemia para min. Eu sinto que eu son tan bo que eu xa estiven. Eu estiven nunha academia de boxeo sen moito dunha pausa para o pasado 20 anos. Meu cerebro me agradeceu por os últimos dous anos. Meu corpo me agradeceu. Me pode dar dous anos na miña carreira.

 

"Eu teño que ser só eu. Quen son é bastante. Non teño que amosar-se para Kovalev no medio da multitude o sábadonoite. Nós só temos que aplicar o plan de xogo. Eu creo que vai enviar a mensaxe de que se quere para enviar e se iso non acontecer, Entón vai [Kovalev] recibir a mensaxe cando loitamos.

 

"Se eu non gañar esa loita, non hai nada no camiño. Se eu non gañar esa loita, Eu non merezo loitar polo título. Esta é a realidade da miña situación.

 

"Barrera nunca loitou cara como eu, antes, para que se poidan falar un bo xogo. Poden dominar os titulares que antecederon a loita. Poden dicir todo o material liso que queren dicir. Nós só queremos a dominar os titulares Domingo mañá tras a loita terminou. Iso é o que eu estou centrado en ".

 

SULLIVAN Barrera, Número un clasificado IBF luz peso pesado:

"Eu son máis forte que Ward. Eu teño o fondo cubana e eu aprendín unha chea de habilidades alí. Máis do que calquera cousa, a determinación para superar calquera cousa na miña fronte me vai axudar a derrotar Ward en Marzo 26.

 

"Cando estou no arena, é a miña casa.

 

"Sexa cal sexa Ward ten, Vou axustar a el e superalas lo.

 

"Eu teño dúas mans. Ten dúas mans. Eu teño un traballo a facer no Marzo 26.

 

"Sei Ward e Kovalev son altamente respectados e crean un monte de cartos e unha morea de interese, pero non sei que Sullivan Barrera é capaz de facer. Vou probar que o sábado.

 

"Eu non son realmente un cara que ten que ollar para un nocaute. Miñas habilidades de boxeo falan por si. Estou loitando Andre Ward e loitando aquí en Oakland, entón eu non creo que unha decisión será proferida no meu favor.

 

"Para todos os fans, especialmente os fans cubanos que apoiaron-me por favor saber que vén Sábado, Vou facer todo o que ten que facer para saír victorioso. "

JOSEPH DIAZ JR., NABF campión dos penas:

"Eu non podo esperar a que Jayson fixo para Ronny Ríos durante esta loita. Teño que ir alí, probalo e axustar cando estou no arena.

 

"Se a oportunidade se presenta, onde está ferido e vexo que os meus golpes son esmagadores lo, entón é claro que eu vou chegar alí, ser agresivo e que seguro que eu tirá-lo o máis cedo posíbel.

 

"Sei que quedando dentro, cortar o anel e leva-la para o corpo inmediatamente vai rompe-lo para abaixo. Isto vai facer que el non moverse tanto e, máis tarde, en roldas poida pousar golpes violentos na cabeza. Vou leva-lo para o corpo inmediatamente.

 

"Mentalmente, eu son 100% listo. Esta é unha gran etapa na miña carreira, polo que estou mental centrado. Estou ben preparado. Eu sinto que este é o momento que eu estaba esperando por toda a miña vida. Eu sinto que estou preparado para iso e eu non podo esperar para Marzo 26. Eu adestrei moi duro para esta loita e estou ben preparado para iso.

 

"Realmente quero facer unha declaración nesta loita. Quero mostrar ao mundo que Joseph Díaz pode ser a próxima gran cousa no boxeo, entón eu adestrei moi duro para poñer en unha gran loita para os fans de loita, ser moi agresivo e facelo unha guerra alí. Espero que Jayson Velez é 110% listo, porque quero que sexa o seu mellor.

 

"Se eu gañar esa loita e facer unha declaración, Eu creo que pode moverse para o estado de candidato e espero conseguir un título mundial disparou ata finais deste ano. Quero loitar con adversarios difíciles neste ano porque quero mostrar ao mundo que eu son.

 

"Síntome como unha besta cando entrar no arena e podo velo en sparring. Sempre que estou desembarco golpes eficaces, Eu podo dicir que estou ferindo o meu adversario ".

Jayson VELEZ, Top-rated contedor pena:

"No meu nivel, cada individuo é un contedor superior. Teño que adestrar máis e mellorar a miña defensa. Eu estiven traballando niso.

 

"Se ves os meus últimos tres ou catro loitas, vai ver que teño benvida a dominar o primeiro par de voltas e entón eu ficar sen gas, Eu estou traballando no meu resistencia de xeito que non vai ocorrer en Marzo 26.

 

"Vin loitas de Díaz. Xa pelexaron algunhas veces. Ten velocidade. Ten unha fame. É a súa estrea HBO, el está definitivamente motivado, pero eu son así. Vai ser unha gran loita.

 

"Quero ser campión da palabra. Sei que quere tamén. O Sábado, saberemos quen quere máis. Nós dous queremos vencer e estamos ambos de formación para unha vitoria. Unha loita entre potencia e velocidade é un gran match-up. Sen mencionar que é mexicano e eu son portorriqueño. Pode esperar unha gran loita e non é aquel que quere perder. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, un 12-redonda IBF número un posición e eliminación de posición obrigatorio que aparece pola Roc Nation Sports en asociación con Principais Eventos, ten lugar Sábado, Marzo 26, 2016 na Oracle Arena, en Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Solucións de Xestión de Viaxes da Corporación (CTMS), feliz, elevación, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Palace Shoe, The Waterfront Hotel and Visit Oakland. O evento será transmitido en directo pola HBO Campionato Mundial de Boxeo inicio en 9:45 p.m. E/PT. Abrindo a cerimonia HBO será José Díaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez nunha loita 10-redonda para o título NABF pluma presentado pola Golden Boy Promotions en asociación con ofertas Miguel Cotta.

 

Ingresos ao prezo de $300, $150, $100, $50 e $25, non incluíndo encargos de servizo aplicables e os impostos están dispoñibles en todos os lugares da Ticketmaster, liña Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) e cargar por teléfono (800) 745-3000.

 

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Non-Televised Undercard Fights For Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera March 26 + In-Arena Entertainment

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ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS

FOR ANDRE WARD VS. SULLIVAN Barrera

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON Sábado, MARZO 26

AT Oracle Arena en Oakland, CALIFORNIA

WARD VS. BARRERA AND JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ TELEVISED

LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® BEGINNING AT 9:45 p.m. E/PT

SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE

IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS

Nova York, Nova York (Marzo 14, 2016) – A slate of six non-televised undercard bouts will serve as support when Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) faces undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) in a 12-round IBF number one position and mandatory position eliminator at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California on March 26. Opening the HBO® telecast will be Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez in a 10-round fight NABF Featherweight title fight.

 

In addition to the exciting televised lineup, some of boxing’s hottest rising stars will be featured on the non-televised undercard including Roc Nation Sports standouts Maurice Hooker, Daniel Franco, Rudy Puga Jr. e Junior Younan xunto con 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Zhang Zhilei and local favorite Aaron Coley who will all see action on March 26.

 

Roc Nation Sports will bring names from the entertainment world to the event as well, including notable event emcee, SiriusXM/Shade 45 morning show host of Sway in the Morning, Executive Producer and talent for VH1 & MTV and Oakland-native Sway Calloway, que servirá como anfitrión do evento, e bateu mestre DJ Franzen, DJ residente en Las Vegas 'Hot 97.5 and Drais Nightclub. Sway and Franzen will entertain together throughout the night to keep fans entertained between bouts at Oracle Arena.

Ingresos ao prezo de $300, $150, $100, $50 e $25, non incluíndo encargos de servizo aplicables e os impostos están dispoñibles en todos os lugares da Ticketmaster, liña Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) e cargar por teléfono (800) 745-3000.

 

En Marzo 26, NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 Kos) risks his unbeaten record against Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas (17-5, 11 Kos) of Barranquilla, Colombia in a ten-round junior welterweight bout. Hooker, rated number seven by the WBO, is coming off of a career-best win on October 17, 2015 against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma (17-2, 11 Kos) no Madison Square Garden. Hooker successfully defended his NABO title with the 10-round decision win over Maduma on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux in a fight that was featured on the event’s “freeview” in the United States and streamed online around the world. Buelvas, a former WBA Fedebol champion, has won two of his last three bouts by knockout and fought Humberto Soto for the WBC Silver International Super Lightweight title in 2014, going the 12-round distance before losing a decision to the former World Champion.

 

Born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, a rough suburb of Dallas, Hooker found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. His natural talent was soon noticed resulting in him competing as an amateur, during which time he participated in over 100 loitas, compiling a record of 97 vitorias e única 7 perdas, con 67 victories coming by way of knockout. Hooker turned professional on April 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman (7-1, 5 KO) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 e 38-38, making the fight a split draw. Undeterred, in his next fight on June 24, 2014, Hooker scored his first professional win, knocking out Wilbert Mitchell in the first round at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. Eleven wins (eight by knockout) later, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos (8-0, 4 KO) en xaneiro 17, 2014 in a bout that was featured on ShoBox from the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. After eight close, hard-fought rounds, the judges saw the fight a draw. Hooker followed the draw with a six-round unanimous decision win over Adrian Rodriguez Garza (8-2, 6 KO) en Abril 26 at Fitzgerald’s Casino and Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo (10-0-1, 7 KO) en xuño 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship. “Mighty Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory.

 

Hailing from Rancho Cucamonga, California e loitando fóra do viveiro de boxeo de Oxnard, invicto Daniel "Twitch" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 Kos) in an eight-round featherweight bout on Marzo 26. Featured for the second time on a Ward undercard, the sharp-boxing Franco will look to improve on his undefeated record against an opponent with literally six times his pro boxing experience. Meraz is only 29 years old but has already logged an amazing 90 professional bouts and has won four of his last six fights by knockout. He has fought current World Champion Juan Carlos Payano, Three-Time U.S. Olympian Rau’shee Warren and highly-touted prospect Gervonta Davis, going the distance with all three.

 

Franco began boxing at the age of eight, acumulando unha marca afeccionado de 67-15, vencer o Campionato Oxnard PAL en 2006 eo Campionato Luvas California State prata en 2007 ao longo do camiño. Durante estrea profesional de Franco en decembro 18, 2010, el derrotou Emanuel Machorro no Club 401 en Ontario, California través dun nocaute terceira rolda técnica. A pesar de ser matriculado como estudante a tempo completo en Chaffey College, en Rancho Cucamonga, Franco impresionado no inicio da súa carreira, compilar unha marca invicto con dous empates en locais en toda a California ata finais de 2013. Un deses empates viñeron contra Alejandro Ochoa at Cannon tranquila en Montebello, California en setembro 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco superada Ochoa marcando un seis redonda vitoria por decisión unánime no Westin Bonaventure Hotel en Los Angeles. No Xuño 20, 2015, during Ward’s return to the ring at Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight-round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. A hand injury suffered in that bout kept Franco out of action until Decembro 21when he scored a decision victory over Hector Garcia in Tijuana, México.

 

A promising unbeaten prospect from Salinas, California, Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. JR. (7-0, 6 Kos)looks to extend his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 Kos) de Ensenada, Mexico in a six-round middleweight bout. Puga turned in a career-best performance in his last match-up on February 12 in knocking out Alejandro Osuna (4-2, 2 KO) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Agora, just a little over a month later, “The Revelation” will step into the ring against a tough opponent in Lozanao, a southpaw who has never been stopped and already has a ten-round decision victory under his belt.

 

Having compiled an exceptional amateur record of 99-8, Puga made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, scoring a fourth round technical knockout victory over Raul Talamontes at the Sports Complex in his hometown. Back in the ring less than two months later, Puga Jr. raised his record to 2-0 with a first round technical knockout of Jose Jesus Hurtado at the Sherwood Inn in Salinas. En xuño 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times in scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a little more than a year away from the ring, he rededicated himself to the “sweet science” with a vengeance and on February 17, 2014, Puga Jr. made his comeback stopping Charon Spain in the third round with an overpowering body shot at the Salinas Storm House in his native Salinas. Promotional issues kept Puga Jr. out of the ring for the next year and injuries led to a slow 2015, but Puga Jr. scored a a fourth round technical knockout win over of Katrell Straus on Abril 24 and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas on Novembro 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California.

 

Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, invicto Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO) volve aos cuadriláteros en Marzo 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 Kos) de Sonora, Mexico in a four-round super middleweight fight. Younan has battled multiple nagging injuries since scoring a second round technical knockout victory over Mike Sawyer on the Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale undercard on June 6, 2015 no Barclays Center, en Brooklyn, Nova York. Agora 100 percent healthy, Younan looks to make Solozano his third straight knockout victim. Solorzano, a naturally bigger fighter, has campaigned in the light heavyweight division and is coming off of a knockout win.

 

Younan, trained by his father Sherif, a former professional boxer himself, began fighting competitively at age eight and only two years later was called a “boxing prodigy” by the New York Times. He compiled an amateur record of 90-5, racking up an impressive series of titles along the way including nine Junior Olympic championships, nine Junior Metro championships, eight New York State Silver Gloves championships and five Regional Silver Gloves championships. En 2011, he was crowned National Junior Golden Gloves champion and was U.S.A. Boxing’s number one rated junior boxer in his weight class. Less than a month after his 18th aniversario, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, Nova York, stopping Kenneth Schmitz in the first round. Younan would go on to knockout his next three opponents before going the distance for the first time against Azamat Umarzoda on July 2, 2014 no Foxwoods Resort Casino, en Mashantucket, Connecticut. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on Agosto 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on Agosto 13.

Chinese heavyweight Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (7-0, 4 Kos) joins the undercard on Marzo 26 in a four-round bout against an opponent yet to be determined. The Silver Medalist from the 2008 Beijing Olympics continues to infuse excitement into the heavyweight division and is coming off of a first round technicalknockout win over David Koswara on February 20 at the Lanzhou Sports Arena in Lanzhou, China.

 

Born on May 2, 1983 in Henan, Zhang began his amateur career in 2003, participating in the World Championships. A breakthrough came in 2007 at the World Championships where Zhang defeated the trio of Nurpais Torobekov, Rustam Rygebayev and Daniel Beahan en route to the semifinals where he lost to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov. By capturing a bronze medal and finishing the competition in third place, he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The Chinese powerhouse nearly reached the zenith of amateur success in the summer of 2008, entering the super heavyweight finals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing against Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle. It was not to be as Zhang suffered his first defeat of that Olympiad, losing to Cammarelle, but proudly adding to the host country’s medal total with a Silver. En 2009, Zhang captured a gold medal at the China National Games, an event of equal prestige to the Olympics in China. 2013 saw yet another gold medal winning performance in the China National Games, setting the stage for “Big Bang” to embark on a professional career while basing himself in the United States. En agosto 8, 2014, Zhang made his professional debut by scoring a first-round knockout win over Curtis Lee Tate in Fallon, Nevada in a fight that was televised live on ESPN2. En marzo 14, 2015, Zhang beat Eric George via a four-round unanimous decision at the Armory in Jersey City, New Jersey. He followed that with another four-round unanimous decision win, this time over Glenn Thomas on the highly anticipated Cotto-Geale undercard at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Xuño 6. Next came a sixth round technical knockout win over Dennis Benson at The Playground in Atlantic City on Agosto 15. To end the year, Zhang was featured on the undercard of the Novembro 21 Cotta vs. Canelo mega-fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, where scored a four-round unanimous decision victory over Juan Goode.

 

Hayward local, California favorito Aaron Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Seguido Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 Kos) of West Hollywood, California, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.

 

En Marzo 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onXaneiro 23 at the Marriott on Broadway in Oakland, with another win in front of his hometown fans. Prior to his January win he scored two unanimous decision triumphs, including his June 20, 2015 performance against Yusmani Abreu (who Ryskeldiev defeated by technical knockout in September) on the undercard of Ward’s last fight. Considered a promising prospect in boxing circles, Coley’s lone loss came via decision to one of boxing’s hottest prospects in Ievgen Khytrov in a bout that was televised live on Showtime’s ShoBox on April 10, 2015 from The Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, Nova York.

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, ten lugar sábado, Marzo 26, 2016 na Oracle Arena, en Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Solucións de Xestión de Viaxes da Corporación (CTMS), feliz, elevación, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. O evento será transmitido en directo pola HBO Campionato Mundial de Boxeo inicio en 9:45 p.m. E/PT. Abrindo a cerimonia HBO será José Díaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez nunha loita 10-redonda para o título NABF pluma presentado pola Golden Boy Promotions en asociación con ofertas Miguel Cotta.

 

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Amateur standout Ruben Villa IV & undefeated Super Bantamweight Jhordy Ramirez sign with manager Danny Zamora

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Featherweight prospect set to debut this Spring;
Undefeated Ramirez coming off big win this past Venres noite
Ruben Villa IV signs contract.
Anxos, TAL–Noted boxing manager Danny Zamora is proud to announce the signing of featherweight prospect Ruben Villa IV and undefeated Super Bantamweight Jhordy Ramirez to exclusive managerial contracts.
Villa of Salinas, California placed 2nd at the 2015 United States Olympic Trials which culminated an outstanding career which saw him accumulate a record of 165-17.
Villa also was the 2014 & 2015 National Golden Gloves champion as well as the 2012 & 2013 Olympic Junior National Champion.
“I just want to thank my family for always being there for me and allowing me to follow my dreams of becoming a professional boxer,” Said Villa. “I can’t wait to turn pro. I have a great team in Manager Danny Zamora, trainer Rudy Puga , cutman Mike Rodriguez, and my sponsors SNAC and WAR Tape.”
Jhordy Ramirez following a win
Ramirez of Santa Maria, California ten un rexistro de 2-0 cun nocaute, also was a distinguished amateur as he went 71-16 and won Won Desert Show Tournament in 2008, Oxnard Pal Adidas Tournament in 2009, 2010 e 2011 as well as the BCR Belt at Fantasy Springs 2014 e 2015.
He turned professional on November 20, 2015 with a first round stoppage over Joel Cano. O 20 year-old Ramirez won a 4-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Diaz in February 12th in Ontario, California.
Along with Zamora, Ramirez is co-managed by Zenon and David Balderas. Ramirez trains alongside 2016 U.S. Olympian Karlos Balderas.
Said Danny Zamora, ” Jhordy is a very good fighter and best of all he is a good young man. He trains and attends college at the same time. I truly believe that Jhordy and Ruben are two great acquisitions to my stable that also includes 2012 Olympian Lightweight Cesar Villarraga que é 8-1 4 KO , Super Middleweight Rudy Puga Jr. que é 7-0 6 KO & Petr Petrov que é 36-4-2 con 17 KO’s and is considered one of the top Lightweights in the world as he is ranked number-three by the WBA, number-five by the WBO and number-nine by the IBF.”