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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, Agusta 6

AT Oracle Arena IN Oakland, California

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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Oakland, KAMAR (Agusta 4, 2016) – On Thursday, Agusta 4, ROC Nation Sports bakuncin karshe taron manema labarai domin biyu lokaci duniya zakara, kuma top-rated laban-ga-laban jirgin saman soja Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) a Lake Merritt amphitheater a Oakland, California in advance of their August 6 yãƙi a Oracle Arena a 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 / Santa.

 

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, Biyu lokaci duniya zakara, kuma top-rated laban-ga-laban jirgin saman soja:

“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, Ina fama da yunwa. 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.”

Daga Michael YORMARK, Shugaban kasar da kuma Cif na saka alama & 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 watanni. Mafi muhimmanci, 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 mafarauci, 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, Mataimakin Shugaba, HBO Biya-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 / Santa. 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, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Takalma Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 shekaru. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET / Santa.

Tikiti saka farashi a $250, $100, $70, $40 da kuma $30, ba ciki har da zartar da sabis na zargin da haraji, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online a Ticketmaster.com da lura da wayar a (800) 745-3000.

 

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

 

SHOWDOWN SET FOR Asabar, Agusta 6 AT Oracle Arena IN Oakland, California; TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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Oakland, KAMAR (Agusta 3, 2016) - A ranar Talata, Agusta 2, Biyu lokaci duniya zakara, kuma top-rated laban-ga-laban jirgin saman soja Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) halarci wani kafofin watsa labarai motsa jiki a King ta Gym a Oakland, California a gaba da Agusta 6yãƙi a Oracle Arena a 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. DA/Santa.

 

Bayan shadowboxing a zobe da kuma 'yan akai-akai a kan punching bags, 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 Asabar ta yaki.

 

Below ne abin da mayakan ya ce, a lokacin karshe kafofin watsa labarai motsa jiki:

 

Andre Ward, Biyu lokaci duniya zakara, kuma top-rated laban-ga-laban jirgin saman soja:

“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 akai-akai. Ina jin kyau sosai.

“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. Amma yanzu, a 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. Wannan hanya, 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. Duk da haka, 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 7ga watan, 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 da kuma 14 shekara. 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. Don haka, it started here. Da kuma, it carried over. Ko a yau, 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. Ina mai albarka. 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, Na yi yaƙi a 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, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Takalma Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 shekaru. A taron za a talabijin live on HBO World Championship dambe farkon a 10:35 p.m. ET / Santa.

 

Tikiti saka farashi a $250, $100, $70, $40 da kuma $30, ba ciki har da zartar da sabis na zargin da haraji, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online a Ticketmaster.com da lura da wayar a (800) 745-3000.

 

Don ƙarin bayani, ziyarci www.rocnation.com. Bi ROC Nation a kan Twitter da Instagramrocnation kuma a kan Facebook at www.facebook.com/RocNation.

 

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Raquel Miller Added to Ward vs. Brand Undercard

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 Agusta 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 seconds na zagaye na farko. 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 Agusta 6 a Oracle Arena.

Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) zai dawo da zobe a kan Asabar, Agusta 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) a Oracle Arena a 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, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Takalma Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 shekaru. A taron za a talabijin live on HBO World Championship dambe farkon a 10:35 p.m. DA/Santa.

Tikiti saka farashi a $250, $100, $70, $40 da kuma $30, ba ciki har da zartar da sabis na zargin da haraji, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online a Ticketmaster.com da lura da wayar a (800) 745-3000.

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

ON Asabar, Agusta 6 AT Oracle Arena IN Oakland, California

WARD VS. BRAND TO BE TELEVISED LIVE

ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

BEGINNING AT 10:35 p.m. DA/Santa

NEW YORK, NY (Yuli 26, 2016) – Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) zai dawo da zobe a kan Asabar, Agusta 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) a Oracle Arena a Oakland, California. Taron, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:35 p.m. DA/Santa, 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 "fizge" Franco, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga Jr. da kuma 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 ta faɗa, compiling a record of 97 wins da kawai 7 hasarori, tare da 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 da kuma 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. A kan Oktoba 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, KAMAR, 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) a kan Agusta 6 a Oracle Arena. Barnett was in action this past February, with a technical knockout victory over Daniel Attah at the Walter E. Washington Yarjejeniyar Cibiyar. The D.C. native is eager to stop Maurice Hooker’s momentum and take home the NABO title.

 

Bisa nuna yabo daga Riverside, California da kuma yaki daga cikin dambe cike da ya haifar da Oxnard, undefeated ƙarami hur Daniel "fizge" Franco (13-0-3, 8 Kos) ya fara dambe yana da shekaru takwas, amassing wani mai son rikodin na 67-15, lashe Oxnard PAL Championship a 2006 da kuma California Jihar Azurfa Guanto Championship a 2007 tare da hanya. A lokacin Franco ta sana'a halarta a karon a Disamba 18, 2010, ya ci Emanuel Machorro a Club 401 a Saskatchewan, California via na uku zagaye fasaha knockout. Franco sha'awar da wuri a cikin aiki, Tattara bayanan da undefeated rikodi da biyu fa, tã a cikin wurare cikin California da karshen 2013. Daya daga cikin wadanda fa, tã zo a kan Alejandro Ochoa a shuru Cannon a Montebello, California a kan Satumba 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa Buga k'wallaye shida zagaye sunyi baki daya yanke shawara nasara a Westin Bonaventure Hotel a Los Angeles. A kan Yuni 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 a Oracle Arena a 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.Agusta 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. A watan Yuni 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. A kan Fabrairu 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 a Oracle Arena a 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 Agusta 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. A 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 18ga watan ranar haihuwa, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, New 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) a kan Agusta 6. Fighting out of Baja, California, the Mexico native is riding an undefeated streak in his last six fights.

 

Yana da shekaru 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, duk da haka, 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) za 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 alamar zagaye na farko. 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 Agusta 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. A kan Nuwamba 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 a 16ga watan 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) a kan Agusta 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, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Verizon, Takalma Palace, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 shekaru.

 

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Ward vs. Barrera + Diaz Jr. vs. Velez Final Latsa Conference Quotes da Photos

Biyu lokaci duniya zakara Andre Ward VS. Undefeated Sullivan BARRERA

NABF FEATHERWEIGHT Champion YUSUFU Diaz JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ

FINAL taron manema labarai Quotes DA PHOTOS

SHOWDOWNS SET DON Asabar, MARIS 26

AT Oracle Arena IN Oakland, California

Talabijin LIVE ON HBO®

Click NAN Photos for

Photo Credit: ROC Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, KAMAR (Maris 23, 2015) - Ran laraba, Maris 23, ROC Nation Sports bakuncin karshe taron manema labarai domin biyu lokaci duniya zakara, kuma top-rated laban-ga-laban jirgin saman soja Andre Ward(28-0, 15 Kos) kuma lambar daya rated IBF haske matakin matsakaicin nauyi contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) a Lake Merritt amphitheater a Oakland, California a gaba da Maris 26 yãƙi a Oracle Arena a Oakland. Ward kuma Barrera zai gana a 12-zagaye IBF lamba daya wuri, kuma m matsayi eliminator fadan talabijin live on HBO World Championship Boxing® farko a 9:45 p.m. DA/Santa. NABF Featherweight Champion Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Kos) kuma top-rated featherweight contender Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) sun halarci taron, a kan taron manema labarai dais yake kallon Lake Merritt gaba da 10-zagaye NABF Featherweight title yaki wanda zai bude sama da HBO telecast.

 

Ward vs. Barrera aka siffata su zama sosai takaran yaƙi tsakanin mayakan da suka biyu sun m gani kafa a kan wani wasan-up da kenan Light matakin matsakaicin nauyi World Champion Sergey Kovalev.

 

Da ke ƙasa ne abin da mayakan, promoters, kambas, manajoji da kuma sauran dais baƙi ya ce a taron manema labarai:

 

 

Andre Ward, Biyu lokaci duniya zakara, kuma top-rated laban-ga-laban jirgin saman soja:

"Ina son in gode wa kowa da fitowa kamar yadda ya saba. The Bay Area ne mai kyau sa. Ba mu sau da yawa samu isasshen bashi ga basira da cewa ya zo daga nan, amma ga fan tushe, yana da gagarumin. Ina kawai godiya ga halittarku daga wani wuri kamar wannan, kuma m to da kauna da goyon baya a kowane taron da muka kawo a nan. Ina godiya domin kaina da mutane kamar Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard da Warriors sa wannan wuri a kan taswirar, kuma mutane suna shan sanarwa a kan kasa mataki. Wannan shi ne ainihin muhimmanci a gare ni.

 

"Kamar yadda ya zuwa yanzu kamar yadda yaki kanta, yana da matukar sauki a gare ni ... wani wanda ya san ni, su san yadda za ni yi aiki da su san yadda zan Tick. Ba na sami fyauce a cikin abin da ke gaba. Ba na sami fyauce a cikin abin da mutane suke cewa. Ina sane da abin da ake ce. Na san abin da ta abokin gaba da aka ce da ni kama shi a maganarsa. Na yi duk abin da nake yi ya kamata su, kamar koyaushe ina aikata, kuma kamar Na yi da na karshe 10 shekaru ta aiki. Na dauka a kan mafi kyau ... idan ba haka ba wani zakara to, yana da wani top contender ... kuma wannan shi ne wani daban-daban. Zaka mutane san cewa ina mayar da hankali da kuma kulle a cikin kamar koyaushe ina ne. Ina shirye kuma ina a shirye domin yaki zo Maris 26."

Sullivan BARRERA, Number daya rated IBF haske matakin matsakaicin nauyi contender:

"Ina so in ce na gode ga zuwan nan. Ina so in ce na gode HBO, na gode da kowa da kowa. Na gode Andre Ward for karbar ta yaki. Na yi alkawari duk wanda ya zo ga fagen fama wanda na yi babban shiri da kuma wannan shi ne babban mafarki. A wannan dare, Zan yi babban show ga kowa da kowa. "

DAVID ITSKOWITCH, COO dambe - ROC Nation Sports:

"Biyu daga cikin top haske Olympics a duniya zai yi karo a kan Maris 26. Bã su da wani hade rikodin 45-0 tare da 27 Kos kuma bukatarsa ​​ce, ba ya i da ɗanɗanar shan kashi a matsayin sana'a. Duk da yake kowane mutum yana da wani karaya abokin gaba a gaban shi, suka suna da idanu a kan Sergey Kovalev da uku a duniya suna belts, amma da farko suna da aiki don halartar zuwa a ranar Asabar dare.

 

"A duk lokacin da na fita zuwa Oakland ga wani taron, kuma ina tare da Andre a aiki inda ya ke magana da kafofin watsa labarai, shi ya sãme ni cewa a fili, ya ne na musamman gwaninta athletically, amma da ya ke ma ta musamman mutum, kuma ina fatan kowa da kowa a nan a Oakland fahimci kuma yabon da. Ya na da akida iyali mutum wanda ko da yaushe ya yi ƙoƙari ya yi da 'yancin abu da kuma cewa shi ne wani abu da yake rare a rayuwa kwanakin, amma shi ne musamman rare a wasanni. Ina fata za ku mutane yaba masa. Dambe yabo ba na har abada. Ya ke ba za a fada har abada, don haka kowa da kowa ya kamata su yaba abin da kuke da nan a Andre Ward.

 

"Andre kama wani zinare a Olympics na Athens, kuma shi ne na karshe U.S. dambe sun yi haka. Da jerin rinjãye makiya karanta kamar wanda ke da suka na super middleweight division. Ya kuma mamaye da buga daga tsohon haske matakin matsakaicin nauyi zakaran duniya, Chadi Dawson a cikin 2012 showdown. A cikin karshe yãƙi, ya mamaye biyu lokaci duniya suna takala Paul Smith a Yuni 20 a Oracle Arena. Ya ta fara a babi na gaba da ya aiki a kan Maris 26, ya dawo zuwa Oracle Arena sake, kamar yadda ya sa ya tafi har zuwa ga haske matakin matsakaicin nauyi division shirye su yi abin da ya yi a cikin super middleweight division ... tsaftacewa shi da kuma mamayar da kowa da kowa cewa tsaye a hanya. "

Nicole kurciya, Mataimakin shugaban Marketing kuma General shawarwarin - Main Events:

"Ina da gaske son in gode Andre Ward. Bai da ya dauki a kan wani jirgin saman soja undefeated a farkon yaki a matakin matsakaicin nauyi, amma ya aikata shi, kuma ina ganin cewa shi ne m.

 

"A karshe yaki, Sullivan ya zama m contender for Sergey Kovalev ta IBF bel. Dã Ya zauna da baya da kuma jira domin suna yaki, amma a maimakon haka sai ya ga wannan yaki da Andre Ward matsayin damar da gaske kai ga yawa kuma ya yi cewa. Kamar yadda ka san, Main Events da ROC Nation Sports da babban tsare-tsaren na Andre Ward da Sergey Kovalev daga baya a wannan shekara da kuma Sullivan Barrera iya gaske kau da apple cart.

 

"Duka wadannan mutane, Sullivan, kuma Andre, da duk abin da hawa kan sakamako daga Asabar ta yaki. A cikin sauyin yanayi da muke yi a cikin dambe a yanzu, yana da shakatawa ga real warriors suka ba su ji tsoro, ka dauki kasada. Su duka biyu cancanci mu daraja da sha'awa ga cewa. Wannan shi ne abin da mu wasanni ya kamata game da.

 

"Sullivan Barrera ne undefeated da rikodin 17-0 tare da 12 ya lashe zuwa ta hanyar knockout. Ya kawai ya juya 34, a watan ago, abin da za ka iya tunanin ne kadan da haihuwa domin wannan batu a cikin aiki. Abin da za ka iya ba su sani ba shi ne cewa yana da wani cin nasara mai son aiki a Cuba, sa'an nan kuma rasa shekaru da dama da ya Firayim yayin da ya canja sheka zuwa Amurka. Ya ke zo a gaske dogon hanya a nan yau domin wannan lokacin da wannan dama. Shi ne m, shi m, kuma shĩ ne shiryayye. "

VIRGIL mafarauci, Andre Ward ta nasiha:

"Wannan shi ne wata dama katin da dama 'yan wasan da suke kokarin yi musu da hanyarsu a duniyar dambe. Idan wannan yaki da aka faruwa a wani birnin, zai zama wata babbar taron. Abin da muke so ya yi shi ne tabbatar da cewa Oakland fahimci, da kuma cewa kewaye Bay Area fahimci, da girma da wannan taron saboda haka za mu iya ci gaba da kawo duniya ajin dambe to Oakland. Oakland ne mai kiwo ƙasa domin kai mayakan kuma mun riga da su. The more da ku taimaka mana, da karin cewa wadannan yãki zai zama a bayyane da kuma za ku ga babban lokaci a saman.

 

"Suka ce sauran networks yi mayakan, amma HBO sa taurari, don haka muna murna ya zama wani ɓangare na wannan. Mu tambayar ka ka fito da kuma goyon bayan wannan yaki. Zo a kan waje Asabar dare da ku ji dãɗi ga mai kyau daren top dambe. "

BEN lire, Sullivan Barrera ta Trainer:

"Ina son in gode dukan mutanen da suka sa tare da wannan super taron a ranar Asabar. Mu ne a nan a saka a kan mai girma show da Sullivan ya aikata duk abin da ya shirya kansa domin wannan taron. Ya san kalubale a gaban shi, amma ya yi ĩmãni da shi, kuma ya ya yi imanin cewa, wannan shi ne ya lokaci ya nuna wa jama'a da kuma duba masu sauraro cewa wannan shi ne inda yake. Shi ne nan ya yi wata sanarwa.

 

"Fiye da wani abu, mu girmama Mr. Ward ya nasarorin, ya yiwuwa kuma shi super Guy a cikin wasanni. Yana da girma ya zama wani ɓangare na wannan. Mun shirya da kyau kuma mun yi duk abin da muke da su zo Asabar ya ba da Viewing sauraro a super girma show domin wannan shi ne abin da dambe ne game da. Shi ne game da cika da kuma duka mayakan sa yi a wannan matakin a babban taron. Muna girmama su zama wani ɓangare na wannan taron. Mun yi duk abin da zai yiwu don tabbatar da cewa za mu zo kuma ya sa a kan wani shahararre show. "

JAMES Prince, Andre Ward ta sarrafa:

"Wannan shi ne a tarihi lokacin mana. Muna shiga 175 laban haske matakin matsakaicin nauyi division. Wannan shi ne a lokacin da cewa garin ba ya so ya miss. Wannan shi ne lokacin a farkon wani motsi. Barrera kawai ya faru ya zama na farko da aka azabtar da za mu magance shi daidai. Mun An ji mai yawa magana da kuma hira faruwa inda yake damuwa, kuma mun sani cewa ya yi imanin duk abin da ya ce. Har yanzu, muna farin ciki da wannan damar da ba ka so ka miss wannan tarihi lokacin a ranar Asabar dare. "

YUSUFU Diaz JR., NABF Featherweight Champion:

"Ku zo Maris 26, Na san da gaske m yaki gaba da ni. Na san Jayson Velez ne wani gogaggen tsohon soja a zobe. Ya mai warrior. Ya na da shida inch isar amfani a kan ni saboda haka yana da ke faruwa a wani gaske mai girma yaki. Na san da ya ke zuwa a kashe wani asara, don haka sai na san shi sosai yana so ya billa da baya da kuma nuna kowa da ya ke har yanzu a duniya suna contender.

 

"Ina da wani gaske mai girma atisayi. An horar da takwas makonni. Wannan ne karon farko da yãƙi a HBO, don haka sai na son ka Showcase wa lalle ne nĩ. Ba ni da 110% shirye. A shirye nake in ba yaki magoya yaki idan Jayson Velez so a yi yaki. A shirye nake in Showcase to kowa dukan damar iya yin komai ina da ciki da zobe. Ina m da za a fada a kan Andre Ward da Sullivan Barrera katin. Sun yi biyu Elite 'yan wasa kuma ina matukar girmama zama co-main taron domin wannan yaki. Kamar Maris 26, Na yi alkawari zan ba ka mai girma show. "

JAYSON VELEZ, Top-rated featherweight contender:

"Ina son in gode wa Allah na farko, a fili ya sa duk abin da zai yiwu. Ina so in gode wa promoters, Miguel Cotto Kiran da Golden Boy Kiran da dukan tawagar. Ba ni da yawa a ce kuma da cewa wannan shi ne babban yaki. Joseph ya zo don su yi yaƙi. Na zo ku yi yãƙi. Mun biyu so lashe. Mun biyu dauki kalubale. Mutane jera tambayar ni dalilin da ya sa na dauki wannan hatsari yaki da amsar mai sauki ne ... idan ina so in zama mafi kyau, Ina da yãƙi mafi kyau. Joseph shi ne daya daga cikin mafi kyau.

 

"Na rasa ta karshe yaki, don haka sai na bukatar lashe. Ina so in lashe. Ba zan iya gaya muku wanda ke faruwa lashe wannan yaki domin mun biyu ne mai girma mayakan da warriors. Ya ke Mexican, Ina Puerto Rican, da kuma lokacin da kana da Puerto Rican da Mexican a cikin wannan zobe, za ku ga wani yaki. Za ka ga gudun, iko, duk abin da a wannan yaki. Ya mai girma jirgin saman soja kuma ina haka m. Na gode wa kowa da kowa, kuma zauna saurare wannan Asabar kuma na gode don HBO mana. "

 

Robert Diaz, Head Matchmaker - Golden Boy Kiran:

"Babu shakka babban taron yayi magana don kansa. Za ka samu Andre Ward gaban matasa undefeated Guy kamar Sullivan Barrera, amma co-main taron da yake faruwa rami biyu matasa, m mayakan da juna a Jayson Velez da Yusufu Diaz. Sun yi da matasa da. Sun yi biyu son dauka a kan mafi kyau ta faɗa, da toughest yãki da hujja da cewa shi ne yadda sauki shi ne ya yi wannan yaki.

 

"Ina matukar farin ciki da wannan yaki. Ba ka so ya miss 10 akai-akai ga NABF title.

"Jayson Velez shi ne wani matashi, m zaki wanda yake so don samun koma sama a kan mataki da ya san yadda gagarumin nasara a kan Yũsufu Diaz ne. Ya gane da damar yãƙi a HBO kuma a kan wannan gagarumin katin. Ina so in tunatar da ku daga cikin hali na Jayson Velez. A cikin wata rana da shekaru, inda wani jirgin saman soja da hasarar so ya yi watakila a comeback ko tune up, ko biyu ko uku, kafin su dauki wani high-hadarin yaki da Jayson Velez yake yi shi dama bayan. Wannan ya nuna yana so ya dawo a saman da ya san abin da ya yi domin a sami akwai ... shi ya kasance daga tsayawa a top-matakin soja kamar Joseph Diaz. "

Ralph HEREDIA, Joseph Diaz ta sarrafa:

 

"Yana da wani daraja a nan, mai girma damar da gata da za a ba da wannan damar Showcase a talented, 2012 Tseren. To Joseph, wannan shi ne abin da muka yi magana, game da, na gode don na haƙuri, da ka shirya da damar. Mun san abin da ta musamman saurayi da talented mutum kake, amma yanzu da dukan duniya za ta samu don ganin a babban mataki da abin da talanti ɗaya, abin da real gentleman da abin da wani jirgin saman soja ya kamata ... kamar Joseph Diaz.

 

"Abin da zan iya ce game da Jayson Velez? Ya wani mutum wanda ya san abin da ke a kan gungumen azaba, kuma yana da kwarewa. Ku yi ĩmãni da ni, ba ka so ka miss wannan. Asabar, dole ne ka tune a. Shi ke faruwa a wani mataki-cushe yaki. "

 

 

Jose "CEWA CEWA" Sanchez, Jayson Velez ta nasiha:

"Ina ganin Diaz kamar yadda mai girma jirgin saman soja, amma ina da Jayson a da kyau yanayin da ya ke shirye domin yaki. Na san shi ke faruwa ya zama mai kyau yaki domin suna shirye, kuma wannan abu ne na gaskiya for my jirgin saman soja Jayson Velez. Ya yi aiki sosai wuya ga wannan yaki da kuma na san da ya ke a shirye domin yaƙi. "

 

 

Tony Walker, Darektan, HBO Wasanni:

"A madadin mu Executive mataimakin shugaban kasar Peter Nelson, muna farin ciki ya zama a nan a cikin Bay Area, da babban taron mutane da kuma babban dambe fans, kamar yadda muka duba zuwa zo muku da wannan doubleheader a ranar Asabar dare.

 

"Yana da sauki ba ja game da babban dambe wasan kuma waɗannan teams sun ja game da babban katin daga sama zuwa kasa, saboda haka ko da yake dukan yãki ba za a HBO, idan kana so ka duba wasu manyan dambe, je Oracle Arena kuma idan kana da ya zama a gida, duba shi fita a kan HBO.

 

"A namu 43 shekaru shirye-shirye a kan HBO, dambe ya kasance kullum da wani ɓangare na abin da muka yi. Mun ko da yaushe prided kanmu a ciwon mafi kyau mayakan da mafi kyau ga matches, kuma mun ji da kyau cewa wannan hadisin zai riƙe sake matsayin Andre Ward sa ya 2016 halarta a karon a cikin zobe. A cikin dambe zobe, shi ke ba da shawarar cewa ka kau da kai mai jin yunwa, undefeated jirgin saman soja kamar muna da a Sullivan Barrera, don haka ina son yin marhabin da Sullivan zuwa cibiyar sadarwa da kuma gode masa don shan kan wannan kalubale.

 

"Bude TV telecast zai zama Joseph Diaz da Jayson Velez, biyu up-da-zuwan matasa mutane, biyu matasa bindigogi, suka yi zaton su yi shirye domin babban mataki. Duk a duk, shi ke faruwa a babban telecast, 9:45 PM ET mun yi alkawari muku da wani bayani da nishadi dare tare da mu watsa shirye-shirye tawagar. "

Ward vs. Barrera, 12-zagaye IBF lamba daya wuri, kuma m matsayi eliminator wanda aka gabatar da ROC Nation Sports a cikin tarayya, tare da Main Events, faruwa Asabar, Maris 26, 2016 a Oracle Arena a Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), m, dagawa, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Gina Jiki, Takalma Palace, The Waterfront Hotel da Visit Oakland. A taron za a talabijin live on HBO World Championship dambe farkon a 9:45 p.m. DA/Santa. Bude da HBO telecast zai zama Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez a 10-zagaye yaki domin NABF Featherweight title gabatar da Golden Boy Kiran a cikin tarayya, tare da Miguel Cotto Kiran.

 

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Biyu lokaci duniya zakara Andre Ward VS. Undefeated Sullivan BARRERA

 

 

NABF FEATHERWEIGHT Champion YUSUFU Diaz JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ

Kafofin Watsa Labaru WORKOUT Quotes DA PHOTOS

SHOWDOWNS SET DON Asabar, MARIS 26

AT Oracle Arena IN Oakland, California

Talabijin LIVE ON HBO®

Click NAN Photos for

Photo Credit: ROC Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, KAMAR (Maris 23, 2015) - A ranar Talata, Maris 22, Biyu lokaci duniya zakara, kuma top-rated laban-ga-laban jirgin saman soja Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) kuma lambar daya rated IBF haske matakin matsakaicin nauyi contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) halarci wani kafofin watsa labarai motsa jiki a King ta Gym a Oakland, California a gaba da Maris 26 yãƙi a Oracle Arena a Oakland. Ward kuma Barrera zai gana a 12-zagaye IBF lamba daya wuri, kuma m matsayi eliminator fadan talabijin live on HBO World Championship Boxing® farko a 9:45 p.m. DA/Santa. NABF Featherweight Champion Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Kos) kuma top-rated featherweight contender Jayson "Star" Velez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) sun halarci taron, a lokacin motsa jiki gaba da 10-zagaye NABF Featherweight title yaki wanda zai bude sama da HBO telecast.

 

Bayan shadowboxing a zobe da kuma 'yan akai-akai a kan punching bags, duk hudu mayakan halarci tattaunawa da kafofin watsa labarai da 'yan kasancewa. Super Bowl Champion da Oakland 'yan qasar Marshawn Lynch, wani m Andre Ward goyon bayan, sanya ta musamman bayyanar a lokacin motsa jiki a cikin goyon bayan Ward.

 

Below ne abin da mayakan ya ce, a lokacin karshe kafofin watsa labarai motsa jiki:

 

Andre Ward, Biyu lokaci duniya zakara, kuma top-rated laban-ga-laban jirgin saman soja:

"Ina jin mai kyau da kuma shirye nake in je. Ina peaking a daidai lokacin. Ina kawai m don samun shi a ranar Asabardare.

 

"Ina amfani da su fitar da Oracle Arena a 880 a matsayin yaro a kan hanyata ta zuwa Sarki Gym kuma abin mamaki idan da zan iya yi da shi akwai wata rana da kuma [mai horo] Virgil [Mafarauci] amfani da su cẽwa da amincewa, 'Kana zuwa kanun labarai a can.' Kamar yadda na samu mazan, Ina amfani da su je wasu daga cikin katunan sa a fagen fama. I har yanzu wani mai son kuma ina kawai mafarki. Next abu da ka sani, a 2009, Na kasance a cikin wani kwatami ko yin iyo yaki da Edison Miranda. Idan na lashe, akwai tabbas mai kyau damar cewa ina samun suna harbi da sauran shi ne tarihin. A nan muna sake, yana da ta 7ga watan lokaci a Oracle kuma yana da har yanzu mai albarka.

 

"Shi ne lokacin da ya dace don motsawa zuwa ga haske matakin matsakaicin nauyi.. Shi ne mai hade da ba da ciwon da dama mutane don su yi yaƙi ko mutane cewa ba ya so ya yi faɗa da ni. Ina so in zama mai girma. Waɗannan su ne iri motsa dole ka yi. Ni dalibi na wasanni da kuma lokacin da na yi nazarin wasanni, wannan shi ne abin da greats a koyaushe aikata. Suka motsa up. Babban mãsu sãmun hanya don samun shi aikata, kuma ina so in zama a cikin wannan hira.

 

"Barrera shi ne babban jiki. Ya ke m. Alama ya zama mai kyau puncher. Ba Mu tara shi, domin ya na da m touch. Mun tsince shi, domin ya je don samun ni a shirye da kuma nuna mini abin da wannan nauyi na ajin ne duk game da. Idan ka dubi ta aiki, akwai wani wurin tune-rubucen da na ba da mai yawa. Za ka so ka yi yãƙi mafi kyau, kuma idan ba a ba ka fada da m, kana so ka yaki da lambar daya contender. Wannan abin da muke yi.

 

"Ina ganin zan gwamnatin cikin wani ingantaccen jirgin saman soja. Ina motsi lokacin da na yi ta motsa. Ina ganin shi ke da kyau na da wani dan wasa wanda bai cũtar jikinsa da gaske ya riƙi UbangiJinsa craft tsanani. Na gani wasu articles iƙirarin Na rasa ta Firayim. Yana da crazy mini. Ina jin cewa ina da kyau kamar yadda na kasance. Na kasance a cikin wani dambe dakin motsa jiki ba tare da da yawa daga hutu ga da 20 shekaru. My kwakwalwa gode mini na karshe shekaru biyu. My jiki gode ni. Yana iya ba ni wani shekaru biyu a rayuwa ta.

 

"Ina da kawai ya tabbata a gare ni. Wanda ni isa. Ba ni da nuna up for Kovalev a cikin taron a ranar Asabardare. Mun kawai da aiwatar da shirin game. Ina ganin cewa, da ke faruwa da su aika da sako shi ke kamata su aika da idan ya aikata ba, sa'an nan ya son [Kovalev] sami saƙo sa'ad da muka yi yãƙi.

 

"Idan ba na lashe wannan yaki, akwai komai sauka a hanya. Idan ba na lashe wannan yaki, Na ba su cancanci don yin yaki domin suna. Wannan shi ne gaskiyar halin da ake ciki.

 

"Barrera bai taba yi yaƙi a Guy kamar ni da, don haka ba za su iya magana mai kyau game. Suna iya mamaye Adadin labarai manyan har zuwa yaki. Suna iya ce dukan slick stuff da suke so a ce. Muna so mamaye Adadin labarai Lahadi da safe bayan da yaki ne a kan. Wannan abin da ba ni da mayar da hankali a kan. "

 

Sullivan BARRERA, Number daya rated IBF haske matakin matsakaicin nauyi contender:

"Ina karfi fiye Ward. Ina da Cuban baya kuma na koyi abubuwa da yawa daga skills nan. Fiye da wani abu, tabbatar da dalilin shawo kan wani abu a gaban ni zai taimake ni kayar Ward a Maris 26.

 

"Da zarar ina cikin zobe, yana da gidana.

 

"Abin da Ward yana, Zan daidaita shi, kuma rinjaye shi.

 

"Ina da hannu biyu. Ya na da hannu biyu. Ina da aiki da ya yi a kan Maris 26.

 

"Na san Ward kuma Kovalev suna sosai sosai girmamawa da suka haifar da kudi mai yawa kuma mai yawa sha'awa, amma ba su san abin da Sullivan Barrera ne iya yin. Zan tabbatar da cewa a ranar Asabar.

 

"Ina ba da gaske a Guy da cewa yana nemi a knockout. My dambe skills magana wa kansu. Ina fada Andre Ward da kuma fada a nan a Oakland, don haka ba na tsammanin a yanke shawara za a fassara a ni'imar.

 

"To duk da magoya, musamman ma Cuban magoya cewa sun goyan ni don Allah ku sani cewa ya zo Asabar, Zan yi duk abin da na yi ya fito nasara. "

YUSUFU Diaz JR., NABF Featherweight Champion:

"Ba zan iya jira abin da Jayson yi Ronny Rios lokacin wannan yaki. Na samu je a can, jarraba shi da kuma daidaita a lokacin da ni a cikin zobe.

 

"Idan da damar gabatar da kanta, inda ya ke m kuma na ganin cewa ta punches ake saran shi, To, ba shakka zan je don samun a nan, zama m da kuma tabbatar da na yi da shi a matsayin farkon m.

 

"Na san da samun a cikin, yankan kashe da zobe da kuma shan shi zuwa ga jiki samunsa zai karya shi. Wannan ke faruwa a yi shi ba motsa a matsayin mai yawa, kuma daga baya a cikin akai-akai na iya kasa mugun naushe da kai. Zan je sama da shi zuwa ga jiki samunsa.

 

"Tunani Ni 100% shirye. Wannan shi ne babban mataki a rayuwa ta, saboda haka ina tunani mayar da hankali. Ba ni da lafiya tattalin. Ina jin kamar wannan ne lokacin da na yi an jiran dukan dukan rai. Ina jin kamar ina a shirye domin wannan kuma ba zan iya jira Maris 26. Na horar da wuya ga wannan yaki, kuma ina da shirye domin ita.

 

"Ina son in yi wani bayani wannan yaki. Ina so in nuna duniya cewa Joseph Diaz zai iya zama na gaba babban abu a dambe, don haka sai na horar da wuya a saka a kan mai girma yaki domin yaki magoya, zama sosai m da kuma yin shi a yaki a nan. Ina fatan cewa Jayson Velez ne 110% shirye domin ina son shi ya zama a mafi kyau.

 

"Idan na lashe wannan yaki da kuma yin bayani, Ina ganin zan iya matsa zuwa contender status kuma da fatan samun duniya suna harbe kafin karshen wannan shekara. Ina so in yi yaƙi m abokan adawar wannan shekara, domin ina son in nuna duniya wanda ni.

 

"Na ji kamar wata dabba lokacin da na shigo cikin zobe kuma na iya ganin shi a sparring. A duk lokacin da nake saukowa tasiri naushe, Zan iya gaya cewa ni rauni ta abokin gaba. "

JAYSON VELEZ, Top-rated featherweight contender:

"A ta matakin, kowane Guy ne a saman contender. Ina da horar da wuya da kuma inganta ta tsaro. An yi aiki a kan cewa.

 

"Idan kuka ga na karshe uku ko hudu yãki, za ku ga cewa ni an mamaye a farkon wata akai-akai, sa'an nan kuma Ina gudu daga gas, I an aiki a kan ta halin iya jurewa har ba zai faru a kan Maris 26.

 

"Na ga Diaz ta yi yãki. Mun sparred kamar wata sau. Ya ke samu gudun. Ya ke samu a yunwa. Yana da ya halarta a karon HBO, don haka ya ke shakka m, amma don haka ni. Shi ke faruwa na zama mai girma yaki.

 

"Ina son in zama zakara na kalmar. Na san shi yana so shi kuma. A ranar Asabar, za mu san wanda ya ke so da shi mafi. Mun biyu so lashe ne, mũ ne biyu horo ga wani win. A yaki tsakanin iko da gudun ne mai girma wasa-up. Ba a ma maganar da ya ke Mexican kuma ina Puerto Rican. Za ka iya sa ran mai girma yaki da shi ba daya kana so ka miss. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, 12-zagaye IBF lamba daya wuri, kuma m matsayi eliminator wanda aka gabatar da ROC Nation Sports a cikin tarayya, tare da Main Events, faruwa Asabar, Maris 26, 2016 a Oracle Arena a Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), m, dagawa, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Gina Jiki, Takalma Palace, The Waterfront Hotel da Visit Oakland. A taron za a talabijin live on HBO World Championship dambe farkon a 9:45 p.m. DA/Santa. Bude da HBO telecast zai zama Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez a 10-zagaye yaki domin NABF Featherweight title gabatar da Golden Boy Kiran a cikin tarayya, tare da Miguel Cotto Kiran.

 

Tikiti saka farashi a $300, $150, $100, $50 da kuma $25, ba ciki har da m sabis zargin da haraji suna samuwa a duk Ticketmaster wurare, online a Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) kuma yi cajin da wayar a (800) 745-3000.

 

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

ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS

FOR ANDRE WARD VS. Sullivan BARRERA

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON Asabar, MARIS 26

AT Oracle Arena IN 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. DA/Santa

SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE

IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS

NEW YORK, NY (Maris 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. da kuma Junior Younan tare da 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 Tana mai girgiza Calloway, wanda zai zama da taron ta rundunar, da kuma buga master DJ Franzen, mazaunin DJ a 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.

Tikiti saka farashi a $300, $150, $100, $50 da kuma $25, ba ciki har da m sabis zargin da haraji suna samuwa a duk Ticketmaster wurare, online a Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) kuma yi cajin da wayar a (800) 745-3000.

 

A kan Maris 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) a Madison Square Aljanna. 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 ta faɗa, compiling a record of 97 wins da kawai 7 hasarori, tare da 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 ta) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 da kuma 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 ta) a kan Janairu 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 ta) a kan Afrilu 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 ta) a kan Yuni 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 da kuma yaki daga cikin dambe cike da ya haifar da Oxnard, undefeated Daniel "fizge" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO ta) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 Kos) in an eight-round featherweight bout on Maris 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, amassing wani mai son rikodin na 67-15, lashe Oxnard PAL Championship a 2006 da kuma California Jihar Azurfa Guanto Championship a 2007 tare da hanya. A lokacin Franco ta sana'a halarta a karon a Disamba 18, 2010, ya ci Emanuel Machorro a Club 401 a Saskatchewan, California via na uku zagaye fasaha knockout. Duk da ana sa suna a matsayin cikakken lokaci dalibi a Chaffey College a Rancho Cucamonga, Franco sha'awar da wuri a cikin aiki, Tattara bayanan da undefeated rikodi da biyu fa, tã a cikin wurare cikin California da karshen 2013. Daya daga cikin wadanda fa, tã zo a kan Alejandro Ochoa a shuru Cannon a Montebello, California a kan Satumba 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa Buga k'wallaye shida zagaye sunyi baki daya yanke shawara nasara a Westin Bonaventure Hotel a Los Angeles. A kan Yuni 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 Disamba 21when he scored a decision victory over Hector Garcia in Tijuana, Mexico.

 

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) na 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 ta) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Yanzu, 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. A watan Yuni 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 Afrilu 24 and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas on Nuwamba 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California.

 

Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, undefeated Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO ta) ta sake koma cikin zobe a kan Maris 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 Kos) na 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 a Barclays Cibiyar a Brooklyn, New York. Yanzu 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. A 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 18ga watan ranar haihuwa, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, New 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 a Foxwoods Dabbab Casino a Mashantucket, Connecticut. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on Agusta 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on Agusta 13.

Chinese heavyweight Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (7-0, 4 Kos) joins the undercard on Maris 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, Sin.

 

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. A 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. A kan Agusta 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. A kan Maris 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 Yuni 6. Next came a sixth round technical knockout win over Dennis Benson at The Playground in Atlantic City on Agusta 15. To end the year, Zhang was featured on the undercard of the Nuwamba 21 Cotto vs. Canelo mega-fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, where scored a four-round unanimous decision victory over Juan Goode.

 

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

 

A kan Maris 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onJanairu 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, New York.

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, faruwa Asabar, Maris 26, 2016 a Oracle Arena a Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), m, dagawa, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Gina Jiki, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. A taron za a talabijin live on HBO World Championship dambe farkon a 9:45 p.m. DA/Santa. Bude da HBO telecast zai zama Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez a 10-zagaye yaki domin NABF Featherweight title gabatar da Golden Boy Kiran a cikin tarayya, tare da Miguel Cotto Kiran.

 

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

Featherweight prospect set to debut this Spring;
Undefeated Ramirez coming off big win this past Jumma'a dare
Ruben Villa IV signs contract.
Los Angeles, KAMAR–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 yana da wani Littãfi daga 2-0 da daya knockout, 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 da kuma 2011 as well as the BCR Belt at Fantasy Springs 2014 da kuma 2015.
He turned professional on November 20, 2015 with a first round stoppage over Joel Cano. A 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 wanda shi ne 8-1 4 KO ta , Super Middleweight Rudy Puga Jr. wanda shi ne 7-0 6 KO ta & Petr Petrov wanda shi ne 36-4-2 tare da 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.