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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, OG OST 6

AT Iha Arena ke Oakland, California

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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Oakland, DỊ KA (August 4, 2016) – On Thursday, August 4, ROC Nation Egwuregwu kwadoro ikpeazụ pịa ogbako maka Two-Time World onye mmeri na n'elu-gosiri pound na-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) na Lake Merritt ọgbọ egwuregwu na Oakland, California in advance of their August 6 alụ ọgụ ma Oracle Arena na 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 / pt.

 

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:

 

 

André WARD, Abụọ Time World onye mmeri na n'elu-gosiri pound na-pound fighter:

“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, Agụụ na-agụ m. 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, President na Chief nke mbọn & 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 ọnwa. More ihe, 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 Dinta, 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 Onyeisi, 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.”

 

 

TONI Walker, Onye Na-Eso Onye Isi, HBO ụgwọ elekere-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 / pt. 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, Akpụkpọ ụkwụ Obí, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 afọ. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET / pt.

Tiketi ọnụ na $250, $100, $70, $40 na $30, bụghị gụnyere ọdabara ọrụ ebubo na ụtụ isi, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online na Ticketmaster.com na-elekọta site na ekwentị na (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 Saturday, OG OST 6 AT Iha Arena ke Oakland, California; TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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Oakland, DỊ KA (August 3, 2016) - Na tusde, August 2, Abụọ Time World onye mmeri na n'elu-gosiri pound na-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) abuana ke a media mgbatị na Eze mgbatị na Oakland, California tupu nke ha August 6alụ ọgụ ma Oracle Arena na 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. NA/Pt.

 

Mgbe shadowboxing na mgbanaka na a ole na ole agba na punching akpa, 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 Saturday si agha.

 

N'okpuru ebe a bụ ihe alụso nwere ikwu n'oge ikpeazụ media mgbatị:

 

André WARD, Abụọ Time World onye mmeri na n'elu-gosiri pound na-pound fighter:

“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 agba. M na-eche n'ezie ezi.

“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, na 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. Na ụzọ, 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. Otú ọ dị, 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 7nke, 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 na 14 afọ. 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. Ya mere, it started here. Na, it carried over. Ọbụna taa, 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. M gọziri agọzi. 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, M lụrụ ọgụ 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, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Akpụkpọ ụkwụ Obí, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 afọ. Na ihe a ga-televised-ebi ndụ na HBO World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Boxing mmalite na 10:35 p.m. ET / pt.

 

Tiketi ọnụ na $250, $100, $70, $40 na $30, bụghị gụnyere ọdabara ọrụ ebubo na ụtụ isi, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online na Ticketmaster.com na-elekọta site na ekwentị na (800) 745-3000.

 

Maka ozi ndị ọzọ, biko gaa na www.rocnation.com. Soro ROC Nation na Twitter na Instagramrocnation na Facebook na 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 August 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 sekọnd nke mbụ gburugburu. 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 August 6 na Oracle Arena.

Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) ga-alaghachi mgbanaka Saturday, August 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) na Iha Arena na 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, Akpụkpọ ụkwụ Obí, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 afọ. Na ihe a ga-televised-ebi ndụ na HBO World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Boxing mmalite na 10:35 p.m. NA/Pt.

Tiketi ọnụ na $250, $100, $70, $40 na $30, bụghị gụnyere ọdabara ọrụ ebubo na ụtụ isi, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online na Ticketmaster.com na-elekọta site na ekwentị na (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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NA Saturday, OG OST 6 AT Iha Arena ke Oakland, California

WARD VS. BRAND TO BE TELEVISED LIVE

ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

BEGINNING AT 10:35 p.m. NA/Pt

NEW YORK, NY (July 26, 2016) – Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) ga-alaghachi mgbanaka Saturday, August 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) na Iha Arena na Oakland, California. Ihe omume, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:35 p.m. NA/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 "tuwichi" Franco, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga Jr. na 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 ịlụ ọgụ, compiling a record of 97 Enwee Mmeri na na na 7 losses, na 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 na 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. On October 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, DỊ KA, 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) na August 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.

 

Hailing si Riverside, California na-alụ ọgụ nke ọkpọ hotbed nke Oxnard, undefeated keobere fechaa Daniel "tuwichi" Franco (13-0-3, 8 Kos) malitere ịkụ ọkpọ na afọ nke asatọ, amassing ihe na-amu amu ndekọ nke 67-15, -emeri Oxnard PAL Asọmpi Onye Mmeri na 2006 na California State Silver uwe Asọmpi Onye Mmeri na 2007 n'ụzọ. N'oge Franco si ọkachamara mpụta mbụ na December 18, 2010, o meriri Emanuel Machorro na Club 401 na Ontario, California site a atọ gburugburu oru knockout. Franco masịrị n'isi ya ọrụ, chikota ihe undefeated ndekọ na abụọ na-adọrọ na venues nile California site na njedebe nke 2013. Otu n'ime ndị na-eru wee megide Alejandro Ochoa na jụụ egbe ala na Montebello, California na September 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa isi a isii gburugburu etebe mmeri na Westin Bonaventure Hotel na Los Angeles. On June 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 Iha Arena na 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.August 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. Obere. (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. Na June 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. On February 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 Iha Arena na 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 August 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. Na 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 18nke ụbọchị ọmụmụ, 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, Obere. 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) na August 6. Fighting out of Baja, California, the Mexico native is riding an undefeated streak in his last six fights.

 

Mgbe afọ 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, Otú ọ dị, 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) na-aga 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 akara nke mbụ gburugburu. 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 August 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. On November 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 na 16nke 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) na August 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, Akpụkpọ ụkwụ Obí, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 afọ.

 

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Ward vs. Barrera + Diaz Obere. vs. Velez Final Press Conference Quotes na Photos

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ABỤỌ-TIME n'ụwa onye mmeri André WARD na nke. Undefeated Sullivan BARRERA

NABF FEATHERWEIGHT mmeri JOSEPH Diaz JR. VS. Jayson VELEZ

Ikpeazụ pịa ogbako ruturu na Foto

SHOWDOWNS setịpụụrụ Saturday, MACH 26

AT Iha Arena ke Oakland, California

Televised-ebi ndụ na HBO®

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Photo Ebe E Si Nweta: ROC Nation Sports / Tom hogan anyị, – Hoganphotos

Oakland, DỊ KA (March 23, 2015) - Na wenesde, March 23, ROC Nation Egwuregwu kwadoro ikpeazụ pịa ogbako maka Two-Time World onye mmeri na n'elu-gosiri pound na-pound fighter Andre Ward(28-0, 15 Kos) na ọnụ ọgụgụ otu gosiri IBF ìhè Heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) na Lake Merritt ọgbọ egwuregwu na Oakland, California tupu nke ha March 26 alụ ọgụ ma Oracle Arena na Oakland. Ward na Barrera ga izute na 12-gburugburu IBF ọnụ ọgụgụ otu ọnọdụ na amanyere bụ iwu ọnọdụ eliminator n'obi televised-ebi ndụ na HBO World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Boxing® malite na 9:45 p.m. NA/Pt. NABF Featherweight onye mmeri Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Obere. (19-0, 11 Kos) na n'elu-gosiri featherweight contender Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) jekwara na pịa ogbako ikpo okwu na-anọ Lake Merritt ụzọ karịa nke ha 10-gburugburu NABF Featherweight aha agha nke ga-emeghe na HBO telecast.

 

Ward vs. Barrera na-n'ịkpụzi elu na-a ukwuu contested agha n'etiti abụọ alụso onye na ha ha nlegharị anya enịm ke egwuregwu-elu megide n'otu Light Heavyweight World onye mmeri Sergey Kovalev.

 

N'okpuru ebe a bụ ihe alụso, promoters, ọzụzụ, njikwa na ndị ọzọ na ikpo okwu ọbịa nwere ikwu na pịa ogbako:

 

 

André WARD, Abụọ Time World onye mmeri na n'elu-gosiri pound na-pound fighter:

"M na-ekele onye ọ bụla maka apụta dị na mbụ. The Bay Area bụ a mara mma ebe. Anyị na-adịghị mgbe na-ezu otuto maka talent na-abịa n'ime ebe a, ma n'ihi na onye ofufe isi, ọ bụ ezigbo. M nnọọ ekele maka ndị sitere utọ itie emi na ekele nwere ịhụnanya na enyemaka mgbe ọ bụla omume na anyị na-ewetara ebe a. Obi dị m ụtọ na m na ụmụ okorobịa dị ka Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard na dike-etinye ebe a na map ma ndị mmadụ na-ewere mara na mba ogbo. Nke ahụ bụ n'ezie dị mkpa ka m.

 

"Dị ka na-agha onwe ya, ọ bụ nnọọ mfe m ... onye obula nke maara m, ha maara otú m na-arụ ọrụ na ha maara otú m nne Mmetụta. M na-adịghị nwudo n'elu ihe bụ ihe ọzọ. M ghara ina ịdaba n'ihe ndị mmadụ na-ekwu. M maara ihe ọ na-ekwu. Ama m ihe m iro e si na m na-enye okwu ya. M na mere ihe niile m na-kwesŽrŽ ime, dị ka m na-eme na dị ka m na mere nke ikpeazụ 10 afọ nke ọrụ m. M na-e nke kacha mma ... ma ọ bụrụ na ọ bụghị ihe onye ọzọ mmeri mgbe ọ bụ a n'elu contender ... na nke a bụ mba dị iche iche. Unu dị nnọọ mara na m uche n'ihe na ekpochi dị ka m na-onwem. Na na na njikere na m njikere maka agha-abịa March 26."

Sullivan BARRERA, Number onye gosiri IBF ìhè Heavyweight contender:

"Achọrọ m ikwu na-ekele gị maka-abịa ebe a. M chọrọ ikwu na-ekele gị HBO, ekele gị na onye ọ bụla. Daalụ Andre Ward maka ịnakwere m ọgụ. M na-ekwe nkwa onye ọ bụla nke na-abịakwute arena na m nwere oké nkwadebe na nke a bụ oké dream. N'abalị, Aga m enwe oké show maka onye ọ bụla. "

DAVID ITSKOWITCH, Igba Boxing - ROC Nation Egwuregwu:

"Abụọ n'ime n'elu ìhè heavyweights na mbara ala ga ikukota on March 26. Ha nwere a jikọtara ndekọ nke 45-0 na 27 Kos na-enweghị isi ga-ekwu, adịghị detụrụ meriri ka a ọkachamara. Mgbe ọ bụla mmadụ nwere ajọ onye iro n'ihu ya, ha abụọ nwere anya-ha na Sergey Kovalev na ya atọ ụwa na aha eriri, ma mbụ ha nwere azụmahịa ịga na- na satọde n'abalị.

 

"Mgbe ọ bụla m pụta ka Oakland maka ihe omume na m na Andre na a ọrụ ebe ọ na-agwa ndị media, apịa m na o doro anya na, ọ bụ a pụrụ iche talent athletically, ma ọ bụ na-a pụrụ iche mmadụ na m nwere olileanya na onye ọ bụla n'ebe a na Oakland na-aghọta na-enwe ekele dị na. Ọ bụ a ụkpụrụ na-eduzi ezinụlọ nwoke mgbe niile na-agba mbọ ime ihe ziri ezi na nke ahụ bụ ihe na-adịghị ahụkebe ná ndụ ụbọchị ndị a, ma ọ bụ karịsịa obere na egwuregwu. M na-atụ gị ụmụ okorobịa ya kpọrọ ihe. Boxing ọrụ na-adịghị adịru mgbe ebighị ebi. Ọ na-aga na-alụ ọgụ ruo mgbe ebighị ebi, otú onye ọ bụla kwesịrị inwe ekele maka ihe i nwere n'ebe a na Andre Ward.

 

"Andre weghaara a nrite ọlaedo na Athens Olympics na ikpeazụ na U.S. oku okpu na-mere otú. Ya ndepụta nke emecha merie ndị iro-agụ dị ka a onye bụ onye na-nke ibu Middleweight nkewa. Ọ na-adịkwaghị na kụrụ aka mbụ ìhè Heavyweight n'ụwa onye mmeri, Chad Dawson ha 2012 showdown. Na ikpeazụ ya ọgụ, ọ adịkwaghị abụọ oge ụwa na aha ịma ya aka Paul Smith on June 20 na Oracle Arena. Ọ embarks on n'isiakwụkwọ na-esonụ nke ya ọrụ on March 26, alaghachi Oracle Arena otu ugboro ọzọ, ka ọ na-aga ruo ìhè Heavyweight nkewa dị njikere ime ihe o mere na super Middleweight nkewa ... nhicha ya na-achị onye ọ bụla na-anọchi n'ụzọ ya. "

Nicole nduru, Vice President of Marketing na General Ndụmọdụ - Main Ihe:

"M ga-achọ na-ekele Andre Ward. Ọ na-ga-ewere on otu undefeated fighter ke akpa buo agha na ìhè Heavyweight, ma o mere ya na m na-eche na mma.

 

"N'ọnwụnwa ikpeazụ agha, Sullivan ghọrọ amanyere bụ iwu contender maka Sergey Kovalev si IBF belt. Ọ pụrụ nọdụ azụ ma chere ka ya na aha ọgụ, ma kama ọ hụrụ nke a agha megide Andre Ward dị ka ohere iji ò ruru maka ịdị ukwuu na o mere ka. Dị ka ihe unu maara, Main Ihe na ROC Nation Egwuregwu nwere nnukwu atụmatụ maka Andre Ward na Sergey Kovalev mechara nke afọ a na Sullivan Barrera nwere ike n'ezie na-ewe iwe na apple cart.

 

"Ma ndị a ikom, Sullivan na Andre, nwere ihe niile nọkwa na ihe ga-esi Saturday si agha. Na ihu igwe na anyị nwere ọkpọ ugbu, ọ bụ ume ọhụrụ ịhụ ezigbo dike na-adịghị atụ egwu na-ize ndụ. Ha abụọ kwesịrị anyị nkwanye ùgwù na mmasị maka na. Nke a bụ ihe anyị sport kwesịrị banyere.

 

"Sullivan Barrera bụ undefeated na a ndekọ nke 17-0 na 12 -enweta nkwanye abịa site n'ụzọ nke knockout. Ọ dị nnọọ tụgharịa 34, a n'ọnwa gara aga, nke ị nwere ike iche bụ ntakịrị ihe ochie maka a ya ọrụ. Ihe i nwere ike amaghị bụ na o nwere ihe ịga nke ọma na-amu amu ọrụ na Cuba na mgbe ahụ na-efu ọtụtụ afọ nke ya praịm mgbe ọ na-defecting na United States. Ọ na-abịa a n'ezie ogologo ụzọ na-abụ ebe a taa n'ihi na oge a na nke a ohere. Na agụụ, ọ bụ obi ike na ọ dị njikere. "

Virgil Dinta, Andre Ward si ọzụzụ:

"Nke a bụ a kediegwu kaadị na kediegwu-eme egwuregwu ahụ na-anwa ime ka ụzọ ha na ụwa nke ọkpọ. Ọ bụrụ na nke a agha itịbede ke obodo ọ bụla ọzọ, ọ ga-abụ a nnukwu ihe omume. Ihe anyị chọrọ ime bụ ijide n'aka na Oakland-aghọta, na na gburugburu Bay Area-aghọta, ịdị ukwuu nke ihe omume a mere, anyị pụrụ ịnọgide na-eme ka ụwa klas ọkpọ ka Oakland. Oakland bụ a ozuzu ala maka n'elu alụso na anyị na-ama nwere ha. The ọzọ na ị na-akwado anyị, ndị ọzọ na ndị a ọgụ ga-aghọ anya na ị ga-ahụ nnukwu oge na elu.

 

"Ha na-ekwu netwọk ndị ọzọ ka alụso, ma HBO-eme ka kpakpando, n'ihi ya, anyị nwere obi ụtọ ịbụ akụkụ nke a. Anyị na-arịọ ka ị pụta na-akwado nke a ọgụ. Pụtanụ Saturday n'abalị na-enwe onwe unu nke ọma n'abalị nke n'elu ịkụ ọkpọ. "

Ben lire, Sullivan Barrera si ịzu:

"M na-ekele niile nke ndị na-etinye ọnụ a super omume na satọde. Anyị na-ebe na-etinye on a oké show na Sullivan emeela ihe nile iji kwadebe onwe ya maka ihe omume a. Ọ maara ihe ịma aka n'ihu ya, ma o kweere na ya onwe ya na o na-ekwere na nke a bụ oge ya na-egosi n'ihu ọha na ị na-elele na-ege ntị na nke a bụ ebe ọ bụ. Ọ bụ n'ebe ahụ ka a na nkwupụta.

 

"Ihe, anyị na-asọpụrụ Mr. Ward maka ihe niile ọ rụrụ, aha ya na ọ bụ ibu Ihọd na egwuregwu. Ọ na-akwa ịbụ akụkụ nke a. Anyị kwadebere nke ọma na anyị mere ihe niile anyị nwere ime-abịa Saturday inye ekiri ihe nkiri a super oké show n'ihi na nke a bụ ihe ọkpọ bụ banyere. Ọ bụ banyere arụmọrụ na abụọ alụso ga-esi na-arụ n'oge a larịị na a oké ihe omume. Anyị na-asọpụrụ ịbụ akụkụ nke ihe omume a. Anyị mere ihe niile kwere omume iji hụ na anyị ga-esi na-etinye on a fabulous show. "

JAMES Onyeisi, Andre Ward si manager:

"Nke a bụ akụkọ ihe mere oge anyị. Anyị na-abanye 175 pound ìhè Heavyweight nkewa. Nke a bụ a oge na obodo anaghị achọ uche. Nke a bụ oge ná mmalite nke a ije. Barrera dị nnọọ itịbe na-akpa aja na anyị na-aga obibi ya ya. Anyị na a na-anụ a otutu okwu na mkparịta ụka na-ewere ọnọdụ ebe ọ na-eche, na anyị maara na o na-ekwere ihe niile ọ na-ekwu. Ọzọkwa, anyị nwere oké obi ụtọ banyere nke a ohere na ị na-achọghị ka uche eme oge na satọde n'abalị. "

JOSEPH Diaz JR., NABF Featherweight onye mmeri:

"Bịanụ March 26, M maara na m nwere n'ezie siri ike ọgụ Burunụ m ụzọ. Amaara m na Jayson Velez bụkwa vetiran na mgbanaka. Ọ bụ a warrior. O nwere a isii-nke anụ ọhịa-apụghị iru nke ọma karịa ndị m n'ihi ya, ọ-aga na-a n'ezie oké agha. Amaara m na ọ na-abịa oyi nke a ọnwụ, otú ahụ ka m na ọ chọrọ ka ibiaghachi azụ ma na-egosi na mmadụ nile na ọ bụ ka a ụwa aha contender.

 

"M nwere n'ezie oké ọzụzụ mara ụlọikwuu. M na a na-azụ asatọ izu. Nke a bụ m mbụ-alụ ọgụ on HBO, otú ahụ ka m chọrọ n'ezie ka ngosi na-m n'ezie onwem. M 110% njikere. Adịla m njikere inye agha Fans a agha ma ọ bụrụ na Jayson Velez chọrọ ka a agha. Adịla m njikere ka ngosi ka onye obula niile na ikike m nwere n'ime mgbanaka. Dị m obi ụtọ na-alụ ọgụ na Andre Ward na Sullivan Barrera kaadị. Ha na-na abụọ nọ n'ọkwá dị elu na-eme egwuregwu na m nke ukwuu na-asọpụrụ na-ngalaba-isi ihe omume nke a agha. Dị Ka March 26, M na-ekwe nkwa, aga m aga-enye gị oké show. "

Jayson VELEZ, Top-gosiri featherweight contender:

"M na-ekele Chineke mbụ, O doro anya na ọ na-eme ihe niile kwere omume. M na-ekele m na-akwalite, Miguel Cotto n'ọkwá na Golden Boy n'ọkwá na m dum ìgwè. Enweghị m nke ukwuu ikwu e wezụga na nke a bụ oké agha. Joseph-abịa ọgụ. M na-abịa na-alụ ọgụ. Anyị abụọ chọrọ imeri. Anyị abụọ na-nsogbu. Ndị mmadụ na-ajụ m ihe mere m wee a dị ize ndụ agha na azịza dị mfe ... ma ọ bụrụ na m chọrọ ịbụ ndị kasị mma, M na-alụ ọgụ kasị mma. Joseph bụ otu n'ime ndị kasị mma.

 

"M nwụnahụrụ m gara agha, otú ahụ ka m chọrọ iji merie. M chọrọ imeri. Agaghị m agwa gị onye na-aga iji merie a agha n'ihi na anyị abụọ bụ oké alụso na ndi-dike. Ọ bụ Mexico, Na na na Puerto Rican, na mgbe ị na-enwe a Puerto Rican na a Mexico na otu mgbanaka, ị ga-ahụ a agha. Ị ga-ahụ ọsọ, ike, ihe niile alụ ọgụ a. Ọ bụ nnukwu fighter na m nnọọ obi ụtọ. Daalụ ka onye ọ bụla na nọrọ na-ekiri a Saturday na-ekele gị na HBO n'ezie. "

 

Robert Diaz, Head Matchmaker - Golden Boy Promotions:

"O doro anya na isi ihe omume agbara onwe ya. Ị wee Andre Ward vesos a-eto eto undefeated Ihọd ka Sullivan Barrera, ma ngalaba-isi ihe omume na-aga olulu abụọ eto eto, agụụ na-agụ alụso ibe Jayson Velez na Joseph Diaz. Ha na-na ma ụmụaka. Ha na-na abụọ dị njikere inye ndị kasị mma ịlụ ọgụ, toughest ọgụ na akaebe nke ahụ bụ otú mfe ọ bụ iji mee ka a ọgụ.

 

"Dị m obi ụtọ banyere nke a ọgụ. Ị na-achọghị ka uche 10 agba maka NABF aha.

"Jayson Velez bụ a na-eto eto, agụụ na-agụ ọdụm onye chọrọ ga-esi azụ elu na ogbo na maara otú ịrịba a mmeri Joseph Diaz bụ. Ọ ghọtara ohere ịlụ ọgụ na HBO na on a dị egwu kaadị. Achọrọ m ichetara unu nke uma nke Jayson Velez. Na a na ụbọchị na afọ ebe a fighter na tụfuru chọrọ ime ma eleghị anya, a comeback ma ọ bụ na-akụ elu, ma ọ bụ abụọ ma ọ bụ atọ, tupu ha ewere a elu-ize ndụ ọgụ na Jayson Velez na-eme ya nri mgbe. Nke na-egosi na ọ chọrọ ga-esi azụ n'elu na ọ ma ihe ọ ga-eme iji ruo ebe ahụ ... ọ nwere na-site nkwụsị a n'elu-larịị fighter dị ka Joseph Diaz. "

Ralph HEREDIA, Joseph Diaz si manager:

 

"Ọ bụ ihe ùgwù ịbụ ebe a, oké ohere na ihe ùgwù na-enye ohere a ngosi a nkà, 2012 Olympia. Josef, nke a bụ ihe anyị na-ekwu banyere, ekele gị na-enwe ndidi, ị dị njikere maka ohere. Anyị maara ihe a pụrụ iche nwa okorobịa na nkà nwoke na ị na-, ma ugbu a, ụwa dum ga-esi na-ahụ na nnukwu ogbo ihe a talent, ihe a n'ezie amadi na ihe a fighter kwesịrị ... dị ka Joseph Diaz.

 

"Gịnị ka m nwere na-ekwu banyere Jayson Velez? Ọ bụ a nwa amadi bụ onye maara ihe bụ ihe na eto na nwere ahụmahụ. Kwe m, ị na-achọghị ka uche. Saturday, ị ga-akụ na. Ọ na-aga na-abụ rụsiri ọgụ. "

 

 

José "na na" Sánchez, Jayson Velez si ọzụzụ:

"M na-ahụ Diaz dị ka a oké fighter, ma m nwere Jayson n'ọnọdụ dị nnọọ mma na ọ bụ njikere maka agha. Amaara m na ọ na-aga ịbụ ezigbo ọgụ n'ihi na ha dị njikere, ma otu ihe ahụ bụ eziokwu n'ihi na m fighter Jayson Velez. Ọ rụsie ọrụ ike maka ọgụ a na m maara na ọ bụ njikere maka agha. "

 

 

TONI Walker, Director, HBO Egwuregwu:

"N'ihi ndị anyị Executive osoje President Peter Nelson, anyị nwere nnọọ obi ụtọ ịnọ ebe a na Bay Area, na oké ìgwè mmadụ na oké ọkpọ Fans, dị ka anyị na-ele anya iji mee ka ị a doubleheader na satọde n'abalị.

 

"Ọ dị mfe Anam Udeme ọnụ a big ọkpọ egwuregwu na ndị a ìgwè nwere wetara ọnụ a oké kaadị si n'elu na ala, otú ahụ n'agbanyeghị na niile ịlụ ọgụ agaghị enwe on HBO, ma ọ bụrụ na ị chọrọ ile ụfọdụ oké ọkpọ, gaa Oracle Arena na ọ bụrụ na ị ga-abụ n'ụlọ, lelee ya na HBO.

 

"Ra ayi 43 afọ nke mmemme na HBO, ọkpọ ka mgbe niile ihe akụkụ nke ihe anyị na-eme. Anyị na-na mgbe niile prided onwe anyị na-enwe ndị kasị mma alụso na nke kacha mma ọkụ, nakwa na anyị na dị nnọọ mma na a na omenala ga jide ọzọ dị ka Andre Ward na-eme ka ya 2016 mpụta mbụ ke mgbanaka. Na ọkpọ mgbanaka, ọ dịghị mgbe atụ aro ka ị ileghara a agụụ na-agụ, undefeated fighter ka anyị nwere na Sullivan Barrera, otú ahụ ka m ga-achọ ịnabata Sullivan na netwọk na-ekele ya maka ewere on aka a,.

 

"Emepe TV telecast ga-Joseph Diaz megide Jayson Velez, abụọ elu-and-abịa eto eto ụmụ okorobịa, Ụmụ okorobịa abụọ egbe, -eche na ha na-na na njikere maka nnukwu ogbo. Na mkpokọta, ọ na-aga na-a oké telecast, 9:45 Obi ET anyị na-ekwe nkwa na ị na ihe ọmụma na ụtọ n'abalị na anyị na agbasa ozi n'ikuku otu. "

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-gburugburu IBF ọnụ ọgụgụ otu ọnọdụ na amanyere bụ iwu ọnọdụ eliminator nke gosiri otú ROC Nation Egwuregwu soro Main Ihe, na-ewe ebe Saturday, March 26, 2016 na Iha Arena na Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), obi ụtọ, -ebuli, Zappos, BodyArmor, Okaiwu Nutrition, Akpụkpọ ụkwụ Obí, The waterfront Hotel na Gị Oakland. Na ihe a ga-televised-ebi ndụ na HBO World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Boxing mmalite na 9:45 p.m. NA/Pt. Emeghe HBO telecast ga-Joseph Diaz Obere. vs. Jayson Velez na a 10-gburugburu agha nke NABF Featherweight aha n'ihu site Golden Boy Promotions soro Miguel Cotto Promotions.

 

Tiketi ọnụ na $300, $150, $100, $50 na $25, ọ bụghị gụnyere ọdabara ọrụ ebubo na ụtụ isi dị na niile Ticketmaster ọnọdụ, online na Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) na-ana site na ekwentị na (800) 745-3000.

 

Soro mkparịta ụka on Twitter site na iji #WardBarrera.

 

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ọkpọ, ROC Nation

ABỤỌ-TIME n'ụwa onye mmeri André WARD na nke. Undefeated Sullivan BARRERA

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NABF FEATHERWEIGHT mmeri JOSEPH Diaz JR. VS. Jayson VELEZ

MEDIA mgbatị ruturu na Foto

SHOWDOWNS setịpụụrụ Saturday, MACH 26

AT Iha Arena ke Oakland, California

Televised-ebi ndụ na HBO®

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Photo Ebe E Si Nweta: ROC Nation Sports / Tom hogan anyị, – Hoganphotos

Oakland, DỊ KA (March 23, 2015) - Na tusde, March 22, Abụọ Time World onye mmeri na n'elu-gosiri pound na-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) na ọnụ ọgụgụ otu gosiri IBF ìhè Heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) abuana ke a media mgbatị na Eze mgbatị na Oakland, California tupu nke ha March 26 alụ ọgụ ma Oracle Arena na Oakland. Ward na Barrera ga izute na 12-gburugburu IBF ọnụ ọgụgụ otu ọnọdụ na amanyere bụ iwu ọnọdụ eliminator n'obi televised-ebi ndụ na HBO World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Boxing® malite na 9:45 p.m. NA/Pt. NABF Featherweight onye mmeri Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Obere. (19-0, 11 Kos) na n'elu-gosiri featherweight contender Jayson "Star" Velez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) jekwara n'oge mgbatị ụzọ karịa nke ha 10-gburugburu NABF Featherweight aha agha nke ga-emeghe na HBO telecast.

 

Mgbe shadowboxing na mgbanaka na a ole na ole agba na punching akpa, niile anọ alụso abuana ke gbara ndị na media òtù na-ege. Super Bowl onye mmeri na Oakland nwa afọ Marshawn Lynch, oké Andre Ward supporter, mere a pụrụ iche ọdịdị n'oge mgbatị na nkwado nke Ward.

 

N'okpuru ebe a bụ ihe alụso nwere ikwu n'oge ikpeazụ media mgbatị:

 

André WARD, Abụọ Time World onye mmeri na n'elu-gosiri pound na-pound fighter:

"M na-eche ihe ọma ma na m dị njikere ịga. M na-peaking na mgbe kwesịrị. M nnọọ obi ụtọ na-enweta ya na satọden'abalị.

 

"M na-akwọ ụgbọala site Oracle Arena on 880 dị ka nwa ewu na m ụzọ Eze mgbatị na-eche ma m nwere ike ime ka ọ na e otu ụbọchị na [ọzụzụ] Virgil [Dinta] na-ekwu ihe na obi ike, 'Ị na-aga isi okwu n'ebe ahụ.' Ka m mewere agadi, M na-aga ụfọdụ n'ime kaadị etinye na na arena. Na m ka na-amu amu na m ga-dị nrọ. Ọzọ ihe ị mara, na 2009, M nọ na a sink ma ọ bụ igwu mmiri agha megide Edison Miranda. Ọ bụrụ na m merie, e nwere ike ịbụ a ezigbo ohere na m ga na aha ogbugba na ihe mechaziri. Lee, anyị bụ ọzọ, ọ bụ m 7nke oge na Oracle na ọ bụ ka ngọzi.

 

"Ọ bụ na nri oge ịkwaga ìhè Heavyweight. Ọ bụ ngwakọta nke enweghị nri ụmụ okorobịa na-alụ ọgụ ma ọ bụ ụmụ okorobịa na-achọghị ka m ọgụ. M chọrọ ịbụ oké. Ndị a bụ ụdị nke Nkea unu na-eme. Na na na a na-amụrụ nke egwuregwu na mgbe m na-amụ egwuregwu, nke a bụ ihe greats mgbe nile mere. Ha na-akpali elu. Ndị ukwu-ahụ ụzọ iji imecha ya na m chọrọ ịbụ na na mkparịta ụka.

 

"Barrera bụ nnukwu aru. Ọ bụ obi ike. O yiri ka a mma puncher. Anyị na-adịghị eburu ya n'ihi na ọ bụ a adụ aka. Anyị kutere ya n'ihi na ọ na-aga ga-esi m njikere na gosi m ihe a arọ òtù bụ ihe niile banyere. Ọ bụrụ na ị na-ele ọrụ m, e nwere ebe a na-akụ-acha ọkụ nke m nwere ọtụtụ. Ị chọrọ ịlụ agha ndị kasị mma na ọ bụrụ na ị na-agaghị na-alụ ọgụ kasị mma, ị chọrọ ịlụ agha na ọnụ ọgụgụ otu contender. Nke ahụ bụ ihe anyị na-eme.

 

"Echere m na m na-evolving n'ime otu oru oma fighter. M na-akpụ akpụ mgbe m nwere ime. Echere m na ọ ịma mma nke ọ bụla na-eme egwuregwu na-adịghị eme ihe n'ụzọ na-aru-ya na n'ezie ewe ya craft kpọrọ ihe. Ahụwo m ụfọdụ isiokwu na-ekwu na Agbaghara m praịm. Ọ bụ crazy m. M na-eche na mụ onwe m dị ka m mgbe kemgbe. M na na a ọkpọ mgbatị-enweghị ọtụtụ nke ịṅụ ihe gara aga 20 afọ. My ụbụrụ kelee m maka ikpeazụ afọ abụọ. My aru ekele m. Ọ pụrụ inyefe m ọzọ afọ abụọ nke ọrụ m.

 

"Na m ga-dị nnọọ adị m. Onye m bụ ezuru. M na-adịghị na-egosi elu maka Kovalev n'ime ìgwè mmadụ ahụ na satọden'abalị. Anyị dị nwere ime eme egwuregwu atụmatụ. Echere m na-aga na-eziga ozi o kwesịrị iji zipu ma ọ bụrụ na ọ bụghị, mgbe ahụ ọ ga [Kovalev] nweta ozi mgbe anyị na-alụ ọgụ.

 

"Ọ bụrụ na m na-adịghị emeri nke a agha, ọ dịghị ihe ala n'okporo ụzọ. Ọ bụrụ na m na-adịghị emeri nke a agha, M na-ekwesịghịrị ọgụ ka aha. Nke ahụ bụ eziokwu nke ọnọdụ m.

 

"Barrera mgbe agha a Ihọd ka m n'ihu, ya mere, ha nwere ike ikwu ezigbo egwuregwu. Ha nwere ike achịkwa n'akwụkwọ akụkọ ndị ga-eduga agha. Ha pụrụ ịgwa niile nkwafu stof ha chọrọ ikwu. Anyị dị nnọọ chọrọ na-achị isi akụkọ Sunday ụtụtụ mgbe agha ahụ dị n'elu. Nke ahụ bụ ihe m na-elekwasị anya. "

 

Sullivan BARRERA, Number onye gosiri IBF ìhè Heavyweight contender:

"M na ike karịa Ward. M nwere Cuban ndabere na m mụtara ọtụtụ nkà n'ebe ahụ. Karịa ihe ọ bụla, mkpebi siri ike iji merie ihe ọ bụla dị n'ihu m ga-enyere m emeri Ward on March 26.

 

"Ozugbo m nọ mgbanaka, ọ bụ ụlọ m.

 

"Ihe ọ bụla Ward nwere, M ga mgbanwe iji ya na-emeri ya.

 

"M ka nwere aka abụọ. O nwere aka abụọ. M nwere ọrụ na-eme na March 26.

 

"Amaara m Ward na Kovalev na-nnọọ akwanyere nnọọ ùgwù ha ike a otutu ego na a otutu mmasị, ma ha amaghị ihe Sullivan Barrera bụ ike nke na-eme. M ga-egosi na na satọde.

 

"M n'ezie a Ihọd na nwere anya n'ihi na a knockout. My ọkpọ nkà ekwu maka onwe ha. M na-alụ ọgụ Andre Ward na-alụ ọgụ ebe a na Oakland, otú ahụ ka m na-echeghị na a mkpebi ga-sụgharịrị na m amara.

 

"Iji niile Fans, karịsịa ndị Cuban Fans na-akwado m biko mara na-abịa Saturday, M ga-eme ihe niile m ga-eme maka inwe mmeri. "

JOSEPH Diaz JR., NABF Featherweight onye mmeri:

"M ike na-atụ anya ihe Jayson mere Ronny Rios n'oge a ọgụ. Enwere m na-aga na e, nwalee ya na ịgbanwe mgbe m nọ mgbanaka.

 

"Ọ bụrụ na ohere ịnwe ebe ọ na-afụ ụfụ na m na-ahụ na m punches na-bogbuo ya, mgbe ahụ n'ezie m na-aga ga-esi na n'ebe, -abụ ihe ike ike ma hụ m ya dị ka n'oge dị ka o kwere.

 

"Amaara m na-na n'ime, igbupụ mgbanaka na-ewere ya aka ahu ozugbo ga-agbaji ya ala. Na-aga na-eme ka ya ghara ime ka ihe dị ukwuu na mgbe e mesịrị na na agba m nwere ike adaa na ajọ efega ka isi. M na-aga were ya na-ahụ ozugbo.

 

"N'ime obi m 100% njikere. Nke a bụ nnukwu ogbo nke ọrụ m, otú m na-uche lekwasịrị anya. M kwadebere nke ọma. M na-eche dị ka nke a na-ahụ m na-eche ka m dum dum ndụ. -Adị m ka m dịkwa njikere maka nke a na m nwere ike na-eche maka March 26. M zụrụ azụ nnọọ anya ike ka a ọgụ na m nke ọma kwadebe maka ya.

 

"M chọrọ n'ezie ime ka a na nkwupụta a ọgụ. Achọrọ m egosi ụwa na Joseph Diaz nwere ike ịbụ na-esote nnukwu ihe na ịkụ ọkpọ, otú ahụ ka m zụrụ azụ nnọọ ike on a oké agha ha maka agha Fans, ịbụ nnọọ ihe ike ike ma mee ka ọ a agha n'ebe ahụ. M olileanya na Jayson Velez bụ 110% njikere n'ihi na m chọrọ ya ga-ya nke kachasị mma.

 

"Ọ bụrụ na m emeri nke a agha na-eme ka a na nkwupụta, Echere m na m nwere ike ịga na contender ọnọdụ na Olileanya-a ụwa aha gbara site na njedebe nke afọ a. Achọrọ m ịlụ ọgụ siri ike na-emegide afọ a n'ihi na m chọrọ-egosi na ụwa onye m bụ.

 

"Ọ dị m ka a anụ ọhịa ahụ mgbe m na-abanye mgbanaka ma m nwere ike ịhụ na ọ na sparring. Mgbe ọ bụla m na-ọdịda irè na-efega, M nwere ike ịgwa na m na-emejọ m iro. "

Jayson VELEZ, Top-gosiri featherweight contender:

"Mgbe m larịị, ọ bụla Ihọd bụ a n'elu contender. M nwere iji zụọ ike ma melite m na-azara ọnụ. M na a na-arụ ọrụ na na.

 

"Ọ bụrụ na ị na-ahụ m gara atọ ma ọ bụ anọ ịlụ ọgụ, ị ga-ahụ na m na-achị na di na nwunye mbụ nke agba na mgbe ahụ, m agba ọsọ nke gas, M na a na-arụ ọrụ na m ume ka ga-eme eme on March 26.

 

"Ahụwo m Diaz si ịlụ ọgụ. Anyị na-na sparred a di na nwunye nke ugboro. Ọ bụ ọsọ. Ọ bụ onye agụụ. Ọ bụ ya HBO mpụta mbụ, ya mere, ọ bụ maa na-akpali, ma otú m. Ọ na-aga na-a oké agha.

 

"Achọrọ m ịdị mmeri nke okwu. Amaara m na ọ chọrọ ka ya oke. Na Satọde, anyị ga-ama onye chọrọ ya ọzọ. Anyị abụọ chọrọ imeri na anyị abụọ ọzụzụ maka a mmeri. A ọgụ n'etiti ike na-agba bụ a oké egwuregwu-elu. Ọ bụghị banyere ọ bụ ndị Mexico na m Puerto Rican. Ị nwere ike na-atụ anya a oké agha na ọ bụghị onye ị chọrọ na-atụ uche. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-gburugburu IBF ọnụ ọgụgụ otu ọnọdụ na amanyere bụ iwu ọnọdụ eliminator nke gosiri otú ROC Nation Egwuregwu soro Main Ihe, na-ewe ebe Saturday, March 26, 2016 na Iha Arena na Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), obi ụtọ, -ebuli, Zappos, BodyArmor, Okaiwu Nutrition, Akpụkpọ ụkwụ Obí, The waterfront Hotel na Gị Oakland. Na ihe a ga-televised-ebi ndụ na HBO World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Boxing mmalite na 9:45 p.m. NA/Pt. Emeghe HBO telecast ga-Joseph Diaz Obere. vs. Jayson Velez na a 10-gburugburu agha nke NABF Featherweight aha n'ihu site Golden Boy Promotions soro Miguel Cotto Promotions.

 

Tiketi ọnụ na $300, $150, $100, $50 na $25, ọ bụghị gụnyere ọdabara ọrụ ebubo na ụtụ isi dị na niile Ticketmaster ọnọdụ, online na Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) na-ana site na ekwentị na (800) 745-3000.

 

Soro mkparịta ụka on Twitter site na iji #WardBarrera.

 

Maka ozi ndị ọzọ, biko gaa na www.rocnation.com, www.mainevents.com,www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, www.hbo.com/boxing, Soro anyị na Twitter na Instagram @rocnation, @main_events, @goldenboyboxing, @cottopromotions na @HBOBoxing ma na-akwado na Facebook na www.facebook.com/RocNation, www.facebook.com/MainEventsBoxing, www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing na www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing.

 

ọkpọ, ROC Nation

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 Saturday, MACH 26

AT Iha Arena ke 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. NA/Pt

SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE

IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS

NEW YORK, NY (March 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. na Junior Younan yana 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 Achịkwa Calloway, bụ ndị ga-eje ozi dị ka ihe omume ahụ si usu, na iti-nwe- DJ Franzen, bi DJ na 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.

Tiketi ọnụ na $300, $150, $100, $50 na $25, ọ bụghị gụnyere ọdabara ọrụ ebubo na ụtụ isi dị na niile Ticketmaster ọnọdụ, online na Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) na-ana site na ekwentị na (800) 745-3000.

 

On March 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) na Madison Square Ogige. 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 ịlụ ọgụ, compiling a record of 97 Enwee Mmeri na na na 7 losses, na 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 si) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 na 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 si) 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. Hooker followed the draw with a six-round unanimous decision win over Adrian Rodriguez Garza (8-2, 6 Ko si) na April 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 si) na June 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 na-alụ ọgụ nke ọkpọ hotbed nke Oxnard, undefeated Daniel "tuwichi" Franco (12-0-3, 7 Ko si) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 Kos) in an eight-round featherweight bout on March 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 ihe na-amu amu ndekọ nke 67-15, -emeri Oxnard PAL Asọmpi Onye Mmeri na 2006 na California State Silver uwe Asọmpi Onye Mmeri na 2007 n'ụzọ. N'oge Franco si ọkachamara mpụta mbụ na December 18, 2010, o meriri Emanuel Machorro na Club 401 na Ontario, California site a atọ gburugburu oru knockout. N'agbanyeghị na a debara aha dị ka onye ozi oge akwụkwọ na Chaffey College na Rancho Cucamonga, Franco masịrị n'isi ya ọrụ, chikota ihe undefeated ndekọ na abụọ na-adọrọ na venues nile California site na njedebe nke 2013. Otu n'ime ndị na-eru wee megide Alejandro Ochoa na jụụ egbe ala na Montebello, California na September 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa isi a isii gburugburu etebe mmeri na Westin Bonaventure Hotel na Los Angeles. On June 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 December 21when he scored a decision victory over Hector Garcia in Tijuana, Mexico.

 

A promising unbeaten prospect from Salinas, California, Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. Obere. (7-0, 6 Kos)looks to extend his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 Kos) of 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 si) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Ugbu a, 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. Na June 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 April 24 and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas on November 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 si) na-alaghachikwuru mgbanaka March 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 Kos) nke 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 na Barclays Center ke Brooklyn, New York. Ugbu a 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. Na 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 18nke ụbọchị ọmụmụ, 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 na Foxwoods Resort cha cha n'ime Mashantucket, Connecticut. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on August 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on August 13.

Chinese heavyweight Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (7-0, 4 Kos) joins the undercard on March 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. Na 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. On August 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. On March 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 June 6. Next came a sixth round technical knockout win over Dennis Benson at The Playground in Atlantic City on August 15. To end the year, Zhang was featured on the undercard of the November 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.

 

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

 

On March 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onJanuary 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, na-ewe ebe Saturday, March 26, 2016 na Iha Arena na Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), obi ụtọ, -ebuli, Zappos, BodyArmor, Okaiwu Nutrition, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Na ihe a ga-televised-ebi ndụ na HBO World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Boxing mmalite na 9:45 p.m. NA/Pt. Emeghe HBO telecast ga-Joseph Diaz Obere. vs. Jayson Velez na a 10-gburugburu agha nke NABF Featherweight aha n'ihu site Golden Boy Promotions soro Miguel Cotto Promotions.

 

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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 Friday n'abalị
Ruben Villa IV signs contract.
Los Angeles, DỊ KA–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 nwere ihe ndekọ nke 2-0 na otu 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 na 2011 as well as the BCR Belt at Fantasy Springs 2014 na 2015.
He turned professional on November 20, 2015 with a first round stoppage over Joel Cano. The 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 bụ onye 8-1 4 Ko si , Super Middleweight Rudy Puga Jr. bụ onye 7-0 6 Ko si & Petr Petrov bụ onye 36-4-2 na 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.”