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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, AUGUST 6

AT Oracle Arena I Oakland, California

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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Jonathan, Pērā i (August 4, 2016) – On Thursday, August 4, whakahaeretia Roc Nation Sports te amuiraa press whakamutunga mō te rua-Time World Champion me runga-tauanga toa pauna-no-pauna Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Koó) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Koó) i Lake Merritt mamu i roto i Oakland, California in advance of their August 6 whawhai i Oracle Arena i 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:

 

 

Andre Ward, Rua-Time World Champion me runga-tauanga toa pauna-no-pauna:

“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, Au hiakai ahau. 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, Te peresideni ko te tino o te Waitohu & 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 marama. Nui atu, Oakland is also the home to the world’s greatest pound-for-pound boxer and Olympic gold medalist, your very own Andre Ward and now the new home of another Roc Nation star athlete, Kevin Durant. On Saturday at Oracle Arena and live on HBO, Andre looks to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand.”

 

Virgil HUNTER, Andre Ward’s Trainer:

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

 

JAMES PRINCE, Andre Ward’s Manager:

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

ALEX CAMPONOVO, Alexander Brand’s Manager:

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

 

 

Tony Walker, Vice te peresideni, HBO Totongi-Per-Tiro:

“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, Whakahaere Travel Rangatōpū Solutions (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Shoe Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 tau. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET / PT.

Tickets utu i $250, $100, $70, $40 a $30, e kore e tae atu utu ratonga hāngai, me te takoha, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, ipurangi i Ticketmaster.com me te tiaki i te waea i (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, AUGUST 6 AT Oracle Arena I Oakland, California; TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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Jonathan, Pērā i (August 3, 2016) - I te Rātū, August 2, Rua-Time World Champion me runga-tauanga toa pauna-no-pauna Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Koó) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Koó) whai wāhi i roto i te tūmomo pāpāho i Faleva'inga o Kingi i roto i Oakland, California i roto i te mua o to ratou August 6whawhai i Oracle Arena i 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. AND/PT.

 

I muri ahau nei i roto i te whakakai me he torutoru rauna i runga i te peke pahaki, 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 Rāhoroi o whawhai.

 

Kei raro ko te aha te whawhai i ki te mea i roto i te īngoa pāpāho whakamutunga:

 

Andre Ward, Rua-Time World Champion me runga-tauanga toa pauna-no-pauna:

“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 rauna. Ite e ahau tino pai.

“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, i roto i te 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. Ko e ara, 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. Heoi, there are so many other young female fighters coming up, ones who are established and have been fighting, whom people don’t know about. It’s a beautiful thing. I’m happy for Raquel and excited to have her on the card. I don’t believe when people say there is no market for women’s boxing. Let’s create a market then, let’s create some buzz!

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

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

“Taking away my opponents’ best weapon away is a skill that I developed as a kid, right here at King’s Gym. Virgil was a really, really good coach. He’s probably the last of the great teachers. I’ve been in here with pros at 13 a 14 tau. 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. Na, it started here. Na, it carried over. Ara i tenei ra, 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. Au manaakitia ahau. 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, whawhai ahau i 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, Whakahaere Travel Rangatōpū Solutions (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Shoe Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 tau. Ka te hui e teata ora i runga i HBO World Championship Mekemeke timatanga i 10:35 p.m. ET / PT.

 

Tickets utu i $250, $100, $70, $40 a $30, e kore e tae atu utu ratonga hāngai, me te takoha, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, ipurangi i Ticketmaster.com me te tiaki i te waea i (800) 745-3000.

 

Mō ētahi atu pārongo, tirohia www.rocnation.com. A pee i Roc iwi i runga i Twitter, me te Instagramrocnation, ki Facebook i 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 hēkona o te rauna tuatahi. 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 i Oracle Arena.

Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Koó) ka hoki mai ki te mowhiti i runga i Rāhoroi, August 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Koó) i Oracle Arena i 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, Whakahaere Travel Rangatōpū Solutions (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Shoe Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 tau. Ka te hui e teata ora i runga i HBO World Championship Mekemeke timatanga i 10:35 p.m. AND/PT.

Tickets utu i $250, $100, $70, $40 a $30, e kore e tae atu utu ratonga hāngai, me te takoha, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, ipurangi i Ticketmaster.com me te tiaki i te waea i (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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ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 AT Oracle Arena I Oakland, California

WARD VS. BRAND TO BE TELEVISED LIVE

ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

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

NEW YORK, NY (Hōngongoi 26, 2016) – Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Koó) ka hoki mai ki te mowhiti i runga i Rāhoroi, August 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Koó) i Oracle Arena i Oakland, California. Te hui, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:35 p.m. AND/PT, will now include six bouts of non-televised action for ticketed fans to enjoy before the main showdown.

 

The promising undercard lineup will feature East Bay familiar, Bilal Mahasin and a collection of Roc Nation Sports’ brightest prospects including, Daniel "Twitch" Franco, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga Jr. a 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 Koó) 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 whawhai, compiling a record of 97 te whakauru, me te anake 7 parekura, ki 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 a 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. I te Oketopa 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, Pērā i, 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 Koó) i runga i August 6 i 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 i Riverside, California, e whawhai i roto i te hotbed mekemeke o Oxnard, tūturu teina ono tekau Daniel "Twitch" Franco (13-0-3, 8 Koó) timata mekemeke i te ao o te waru, tätä i te record amateur o 67-15, toa i te Oxnard PAL Championship i roto i 2006 me nga karapu Championship California State Silver i roto i 2007 haere i te ara. I roto i te waiata ngaio o Franco i runga i Hakihea 18, 2010, patua e ia a Emanuel Machorro i Club 401 i roto i te Ontario, California mā te knockout hangarau a tawhio toru. Maongo wawe i roto i tona mahi Franco, te whakahiato i tētahi rekoata tūturu me e rua e kumea i roto i ngā wāhi puta noa i California i te mutunga o te 2013. Kumea ka haere mai tetahi o te hunga ki a Alejandro Ochoa i te Cannon Kati i Montebello, California i runga i Mahuru 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Nene'ihia Franco Ochoa te kaute i te ono-a tawhio noa te wikitoria whakatau loto i Westin Bonaventure Hotel i Los Angeles. I te Pipiri 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 i Oracle Arena i 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 Koó). 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 Koó), 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. I roto i te Pipiri 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. I 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 i Oracle Arena i 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 Koó) 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. I roto i te 2011, he was crowned National Junior Golden Gloves champion and was U.S.A. Boxing’s number one rated junior boxer in his weight class. Less than a month after his 18th rā whānau, 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 Koó) i runga i August 6. Fighting out of Baja, California, the Mexico native is riding an undefeated streak in his last six fights.

 

I te tau o 20, Kamaka Darmani (3-0, 3 Koó) 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, Heoi, 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) haere 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 tohu o te rauna tuatahi. 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. I Noema 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 i te 16th Street Rail Station in Oakland, going the distance with a six-round unanimous decision over Vincente Guzman. Mahasin is ready to take on journeyman Luis Alfredo Lugo (14-25-1, 5 Koó) i runga i 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, Whakahaere Travel Rangatōpū Solutions (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Verizon, Shoe Palace, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 tau.

 

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Ward vs. Barrera + Diaz Jr. vs. Vélez Final Press Quotes Conference me Whakaahua

Waiho he tākupu

RUA-TIME AO Tuhinga Andre Ward VU. Tūturu Sullivan Barrera

NABF mā whitu Tuhinga JOSEPH Diaz JR. VU. Jayson Vélez

Korukī PRESS AMUIRAA WHAKAMUTUNGA ME Whakaahua

Showdowns whakaritea FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 26

AT Oracle Arena I Oakland, California

Teata LIVE ON HBO®

Pāwhiritia HERE hoki Whakaahua

Credit Photo: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Jonathan, Pērā i (March 23, 2015) - I te Wenerei, March 23, whakahaeretia Roc Nation Sports te amuiraa press whakamutunga mō te rua-Time World Champion me runga-tauanga toa pauna-no-pauna Andre Ward(28-0, 15 Koó) me te tau kotahi tauanga IBF nguha taumahamaha marama Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Koó) i Lake Merritt mamu i roto i Oakland, California i roto i te mua o to ratou March 26 whawhai i Oracle Arena i Oakland. ka whakatau Ward ko Barrera i maha IBF 12-a tawhio kotahi tūranga me eliminator tūranga whakahauanga a'ee teata ora i runga i HBO World Championship Boxing® timata i 9:45 p.m. AND/PT. NABF mā whitu Champion Hohepa "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Koó) a runga-tauanga nguha mā whitu Jayson "La Maravilla" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 Koó) i hoki i roto i te haereraa i runga i nga pou press amuiraa titiro Lake Merritt mua o to ratou 10-a tawhio noa NABF mā whitu whawhai taitara e ka whakatuwhera ake i te telecast HBO.

 

Ward vs. Kei te te auaha Barrera ake ki te waiho he whawhai tino whakataetae i waenganui i rua whawhai nei kua whakaturia e rua ratou mātanga i runga i te ōrite-ake ki Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev.

 

Kei raro nei te mea i te whawhai, kaiwhakatairanga, kaiwhakangungu, kaiwhakahaere me ētahi atu pou manuhiri i ki te mea i te amuiraa press:

 

 

Andre Ward, Rua-Time World Champion me runga-tauanga toa pauna-no-pauna:

"E hiahia ana ahau ki te whakawhetai katoa mo te haere mai i roto i rite mua. Te Area Bay ko te wahi ataahua. E kore e matou maha tiki nui nama mo te taranata e puta mai i roto i o konei, engari mo te turanga tahi, te reira rahi. Au ahau mauruuru noa hoki te i te wahi rite tenei me whakawhetai ki te whai i te aroha me te tautoko i nga kaupapa e kawea tatou i konei. ahau fakamālō e ahau me takatu rite Marshawn Lynch, hoatu Damian Lillard me nga Warriors tenei wahi i runga i te mahere, me te e tango iwi pānui i runga i te atamira motu. Ko tino nui ki ahau.

 

"Pera i te matara te whawhai ano, te reira tino māmā ki ahau ... tangata e matau ana ahau, e matau ana ratou pehea ahau mahi a e matau ana ratou pehea ahau tohu. e kore e ahau kia mau ake i roto i te mea te muri. e kore e ahau kia mau ake i roto i ta te iwi e mea. Ahau mōhio o te mea kei te mea ahau. e mohio ana ahau ki te mea i toku hoa tauwhainga kua mea a tango ia e ahau i tona kupu. kua mahi ahau i nga mea katoa e au mahara ahau ki te mahi i, rite te mahi tonu ahau me rite kua mahi ahau i te whakamutunga 10 tau o toku mahi. kua tangohia e ahau i runga i te pai ... ki te mea kahore tetahi toa ka te reira i te nguha runga ... a he kahore rerekē tenei. tika mohio koe ko eé e au arotahi ahau, ka kiia i roto i rite ahau ahau tonu. Au ahau ineine me ahau rite mo te whawhai mai March 26."

Sullivan Barrera, Tau kotahi tauanga nguha taumahamaha marama IBF:

"Ua hinaaro ahau ki te mea whakawhetai koutou mo te haere mai ki konei. hinaaro e ahau ki te mea whakawhetai koutou HBO, whakawhetai koutou katoa. Mauruuru koe Andre Ward mō te fariiraa i toku whawhai. fafau ahau te hunga katoa e haere mai ana ki te ao e kua i ahau faaineineraa nui, me te ko te moemoea nui tenei. I runga i taua po, ka whai ahau he whakaatu nui mo te katoa ".

Rawiri ITSKOWITCH, Tumutumu Mekemeke - Roc Nation Sports:

"E rua o nga heavyweights marama runga i runga i te ao ka tutuku ki runga ki March 26. E ratou he lekooti ngā o 45-0 ki 27 Koó me takekore ki te mea, e kore ano kua whakamatau hinga ano he ngaio. Ahakoa ia te tangata he hoariri paoro i roto i te mua o ia, to ratou e rua o ratou kanohi ki runga ki Sergey Kovalev me ana whitiki taitara toru ao, engari i te tuatahi whai ratou mahi ki te haere ki i runga i Rāhoroi po.

 

"Wa haere atu ahau ki a Oakland mo te hui, me te ahau ki Andre i te mahi i reira ngā korero ia ki te pāpāho, patu te reira i ahau e mārama, Ko ia he taranata motuhake athletically, engari te hoki ia he tangata motuhake, me te tumanako ahau katoa konei i roto i Oakland matau me mauruuru e. Ko ia te tangata utuafare kaupapa e tamata tonu ki te mahi i te mea tika me e he tahi mea e he onge i ora enei ra, engari he rawa onge i roto i te hākinakina. Te ti'aturi nei e ahau a koutou ko eé mauruuru ia. e kore e mahi Mekemeke mau tonu. e kore te haere ia ki te kia whawhai a ake ake, na kia mauruuru katoa he aha i konei koe i roto i Andre Ward.

 

"Riro Andre he mētara koura i nga Olympics Atene me ko te U.S whakamutunga. kaimekemeke ki te i mea ai kia. Tona rārangi o hoariri whati pānui rite te nei te nei o te wehenga whitu super. te nuinga hoki ia, ka patototanga i toa ao taumahamaha marama mua, Chad Dawson i roto i to ratou 2012 pupūtanga. I roto i tona whawhai whakamutunga, wā ia rua-wā taitara ao kaiwero Paora Smith i runga i Pipiri 20 i Oracle Arena. embarks ia i runga i te pene i muri o tona mahi i runga i March 26, hoki kotahi ano ki Oracle Arena, rite hanga e ia tona tere ake ki te wehenga taumahamaha marama rite ki te mahi i te mea i ia i roto i te wehenga whitu super ... horoi i te reira i roto i, me te tūtahi katoa e tu i roto i tona ara. "

Nicole kukupa, Vice te peresideni o te Marketing me General te whakaaro - Events Main:

"E rite tino ahau ki te whakawhetai Andre Ward. kihai i whai ia ki te tango i runga i te toa tūturu i roto i tona whawhai tuatahi i taumahamaha marama, engari i ia te reira, me whakaaro e ahau e he mea whai whakapainga.

 

"I roto i tona whawhai whakamutunga, riro Sullivan te nguha whakahauanga mō te whitiki IBF Sergey Kovalev o. taea kua noho hoki ia ka tatari mo tona whawhai taitara, engari hei utu mo kite ia tenei whawhai ki a Andre Ward rite ha faingamālie ki te tae tino mo te nui, me te mea ai ia e. E matau ana koutou katoa, Events Main a Roc Nation Sports whai mahere nui mō Andre Ward me Sergey Kovalev i muri mai i tēnei tau, me te Sullivan Barrera taea tino pouri e aporo kata.

 

"E rua o enei tangata, Sullivan ko Andre, Kua mea katoa e eke ana ki runga ki te putanga o Rāhoroi o whawhai. I roto i te āhuarangi e to tatou i roto i te mekemeke matau i teie nei, te reira whakahauora ki te kite i toa tūturu kore e wehi ki te tango i te tūpono nei. tika ratou e rua to tatou faatura me faahiahia mo e. Ko te kupu tenei kia tatou hākinakina e pā ana ki.

 

"Ko te tūturu ki te lekooti o Sullivan Barrera 17-0 ki 12 toa haere mai na te ara o te knockout. Ia tika tahuri 34, he marama ki muri, e ai whakaaro koutou ko he iti tawhito mō tenei wāhi i roto i tona mahi. He aha e kore ai koutou e mohio ko e i ia he mahi runaruna angitu i roto i Cuba me ka ngaro e rave rahi tau o tona pirimia i te tahuti ia ki te Hau Amui no Marite. ngā tae e ia he ara tino roa ki te kia i konei i tenei ra mo tenei taime me tenei faingamālie. He hiakai ia, Ko ia māia, me te he rite ia. "

Virgil HUNTER, kaiwhakangungu Andre Ward o:

"Ko te kāri fantastic ki ngä kaitäkaro fantastic nei e whai ana ki te hanga i to ratou ara i roto i te ao o te mekemeke tenei. Ki te i tango te wahi tenei whawhai i roto i tetahi atu pa, e riro te reira i te hui nui. He aha e hiahia ana tatou ki te mahi i te mea kia tino e matau Oakland, me e matau te Area e karapoti Bay, te rahi o tenei hui kia nehenehe ia tatou ia tonu ki te kawe mekemeke piha te ao ki Oakland. Oakland Ko me he whenua hei tupuranga mo runga whawhai i kua matou ratou. e tautoko koe matou i te atu, te atu e ka riro enei whawhai kitea a ka kite koutou i te wa nui i te runga.

 

"Mea ratou te tahi atu whatunga hanga whawhai, engari hanga HBO whetu, na koa ki te hei wahi o tenei e tatou. ui matou ki a koutou ki te haere mai i roto i, me te tautoko i tenei whawhai. Haere i runga i roto i Rāhoroi po, me te pārekareka ki koutou mo te po pai o runga mekemeke. "

BEN Lire, Sullivan Barrera o Trainer:

"E hiahia ana ahau ki te whakawhetai katoa o te iwi nana nei tahi tenei hui super i runga i Rāhoroi. E konei tatou ki te hoatu i runga i te whakaatu nui, me te kua mahi Sullivan katoa ki te faaineine ia ia ia mo tenei kaupapa. e mohio ana ia i te mau tamataraa i roto i te mua o ia, engari e whakapono ana ia i roto i ia, me whakapono ia e ko tona wa tenei ki te whakaatu i te iwi whānui me te whakarongo te mātakitaki e ko tenei te wahi e ko ia. Ko reira ia ki te hanga i te tauākī.

 

"Neke atu i tetahi mea, faatura tatou Mr. Ward hoki ona mahi, tona whanaungatanga me ia ko he taata super i roto i te hākinakina. te reira nui ki te hei wahi o tenei. rite pai matou a kua mahi matou i nga mea katoa e tatou ki te e haere mai Rāhoroi ki te hoatu i te hunga mätakitaki he whakaaturanga super nui no te mea ko tenei te mea mekemeke ko e pā ana ki. Ko te reira e pā ana ki te mahi me te whawhai e rua whiwhi ki te mahi i tenei taumata i te hui nui. E whakahonoretia tatou ki te waiho i te wahi o tenei hui. Kua mahi matou nga mea katoa e he taea ki te whakarite kia ka puta atu matou, ka hoatu ki runga ki te whakaatu tino mīharo. "

JAMES PRINCE, kaiwhakahaere Andre Ward o:

"Ko te taime hītori mo tatou tenei. E tomo tatou i te 175 pauna wehenga te marama taumahamaha. Ko te taime e kore e te pa e hiahia ana ki te mahue tenei. Ko te taime i te timatanga o te kaupapa tenei. Barrera tika tupu ki te hei i te pārurenga tuatahi, me te e haere tatou ki te mahi ki a ia i runga. Kua kua matou rongo te rota o te korero, me te whakahaere wahi tango te wahi he āwangawanga ia, a e mohio ana tatou e whakapono ia nga mea katoa e te mea ia. Kotahi ano, He oaoa e pā ana ki tenei faingamālie matou, a e kore koutou e hiahia ki te mahue i tenei taime hītori i runga i Rāhoroi po ".

JOSEPH Diaz JR., NABF mā whitu Champion:

"Haere mai March 26, e mohio ana ahau i ahau i te whawhai tino uaua i mua o ahau. e mohio ana ahau ki Jayson Vélez he he hōia mātanga i roto i te whakakai. Ko ia te toa. kua ia he painga taea e ono-inihi i runga i ahau na te haere i te reira ki te waiho he whawhai tino nui. e matau ana ahau ki te haere mai ia atu o te mate, na e mohio ana ahau ki ia e hiahia ana tino ki te tāwhana hoki me whakaatu katoa e te ia tonu te nguha taitara ao.

 

"I ahau i te puni whakangungu tino nui. Kua kua ahau te whakangungu mō te waru wiki. Ko toku wa tuatahi whawhai i runga i HBO tenei, na hinaaro tino e ahau ki te whakaatu i nei ahau pono ahau. Ahau 110% rite. ahau rite ki te hoatu pā whawhai he whawhai, ki te hiahia ana Jayson Vélez ki te whai i te whawhai. ahau rite ki te whakaatu ki te katoa te aravihi katoa i ahau i roto i te whakakai. Ahau rawa oaoa ki te whawhai i runga i te kāri Andre Ward ko Sullivan Barrera. kei ratou rua kaitäkaro whiriwhiri me ahau rawa kororia ki te hei i te hui tahi-matua mō tenei whawhai. Pērā i March 26, fafau ahau Kei te haere ahau ki te hoatu ki a koutou he whakaatu nui ".

Jayson Vélez, Top-rated nguha mā whitu:

"E hiahia ana ahau ki te whakawhetai te Atua te tuatahi, mārama hanga ia nga mea katoa ka taea. e hiahia ana ahau ki te whakawhetai ki toku kaiwhakatairanga, Miguel cotto Whakatairanga me Whakatairanga Boy Golden me toku rōpū katoa. e kore ahau e whai rawa nui ki te mea haunga e ko he whawhai nui tenei. mai a Hohepa ki te whawhai. Haere mai ahau ki te whawhai. e hiahia ana matou e rua ki te riro. tango tatou e rua tamataraa. E tono ahau te iwi he aha ahau ka mau i tenei whawhai kino, me te he ngāwari te whakahoki ... ki te hiahia ahau ki te kia te pai, E ahau ki te whawhai i te pai. Hohepa Ko tetahi o te pai.

 

"Ngaro ahau toku whawhai whakamutunga, na Me ahau ki te riro. e hiahia ana ahau ki te riro. e kore ahau e whakaatu ki a koutou te hunga e te haere ki te riro tenei whawhai, no te mea he whawhai nui me te marohirohi tatou e rua. te ia Mexican, ahau Puerto Rican, a ka whai koutou i te Puerto Rican me he Mexican i te whakakai taua, ka kite koe i te pakanga. Ka kite koe i te tere, mana, nga mea katoa i roto i tenei whawhai. Ko ia he toa nui, me te ahau na oaoa. Mauruuru koe ki te katoa, me te noho faata'i tenei Rāhoroi a ka whakawhetai ki a koutou ki HBO o te akoranga. "

 

ROBERT Diaz, Head matchmaker - Whakatairanga Boy Golden:

"Oia mau te hui matua korero hoki ano. Kua ka koe Andre Ward versus te kuao taata tūturu rite Sullivan Barrera, engari kei te haere i te hui tahi-matua ki te faatito rua kuao, whawhai hiakai ki tetahi ki tetahi i roto i Jayson Vélez ko Hohepa Diaz. kei e rua taitamariki ratou. kei e rua ratou pai ki te tango i runga i te whawhai pai, te uaua whawhai me tohu o e ko e founga faingofua ko reira ki te hanga i tenei whawhai.

 

"Ahau rawa oaoa e pā ana ki tenei whawhai. E kore koe e hiahia ki te mahue i te 10 rauna hoki te taitara NABF.

"Ko Jayson Vélez he kuao, raiona hiakai e hiahia ana ki te tiki i ake hoki i runga i te atamira, me te mohio nui he wikitoria mo Hohepa Diaz he. i matau ia te whai wāhi ki te whawhai i runga i HBO me ki tenei kāri rahi. e hiahia ana ahau ki te whakamahara koe o te huru o Jayson Vélez. I roto i te ra, me te tau i reira te toa e ngaro hiahia ana ki te tango pea te pō ngahau rangi ake ranei, e rua ranei e toru ranei,, i mua i ratou e tango i te whawhai nui-mōrea me te mahi i Jayson Vélez reira tika i muri. E whakaatu e hiahia ana ia ki te tiki i hoki i runga i runga, me te mohio ia he aha te he ia ki te mahi i ki te tiki i reira ... kua reira ki te kia i te tu i te toa taumata-runga rite Hohepa Diaz. "

Ralph Heredia, kaiwhakahaere o Hohepa Diaz:

 

"Ko te he honore ki te kia i konei, he faingamālie nui, me te haamaitairaa ki kia hoatu tenei faingamālie ki te whakaatu i te pūmanawa, 2012 Häkinakina. ki a Hohepa, Ko tenei ta tatou e korero e pā ana ki, whakawhetai koe hoki te manawanui, He rite hoki te whai koutou. e matau ana tatou ki ta te tangata taitama motuhake, me te tangata pūmanawa ko koe, tena ko tenei ka whiwhi i te ao katoa ki te kite i runga i te atamira nui ta te taranata, aha te taata tūturu me aha kia he toa ... rite Hohepa Diaz.

 

"He aha ahau e taea e te mea e pā ana ki Jayson Vélez? Ko ia te rangatira e mohio he aha te te i tĭtĭ me he wheako. Whakapono mai ki ahau, e kore koe e hiahia ki te mahue tenei. Rāhoroi, me koe rangi i roto i. Te haere ki te waiho i te whawhai mahi-Kikī. "

 

 

José "THAT THAT" Sanchez, kaiwhakangungu Jayson Vélez o:

"Kite ahau Diaz rite he toa nui, engari i Jayson ahau i roto i te huru tino pai, me te te rite mo te whawhai ia. e matau ana ahau ki te haere i te reira ki te waiho i te whawhai pai no te mea he rite ratou, a he pono hoki taku toa Jayson Vélez te mea taua. mahi ia rawa pakeke hoki tenei whawhai, me te mohio ahau te rite mo te whawhai ia. "

 

 

Tony Walker, Kaiwhakahaere, HBO Sports:

"I mo o tatou Executive Vice te peresideni Pita Nelson, Ko tatou oaoa rawa ki te kia i konei i roto i te Area Bay, ki he rahi te hui me te pā mekemeke nui, rite titiro matou ki te kawe ia koe i tenei doubleheader i runga i Rāhoroi po.

 

"E kore te reira te ohie toia tahi he kēmu mekemeke nui, me te kua unuhia tahi enei kapa he kāri nui i runga ki te raro, na ahakoa e kore e waiho te whawhai katoa i runga i HBO, ki te hiahia koe ki te mataara i te tahi mekemeke nui, haere ki Oracle Arena me ki te whai koe ki te kia i te kāinga, tirohia te reira i roto i runga i HBO.

 

"I roto i to tatou 43 tau o te hōtaka i runga i HBO, kua ma'u pē mekemeke te wāhi o ta tatou e rave i. kua tū tonu tatou ia tatou iho i runga i he i te pai whawhai me nga kēmu pai, a ite tatou rawa pai e ka mau ano tenei iho rite Andre Ward hanga tona 2016 tuatahi i roto i te whakakai. I roto i te mowhiti mekemeke, e kore ngā tūtohu ana e wareware i te hiakai, toa tūturu rite to tatou i roto i Sullivan Barrera, na e rite ahau ki te pōwhiri Sullivan ki te whatunga me whakawhetai ia mo te tango i runga i tenei wero.

 

"Whakatuwhera i te telecast TV ka Hohepa Diaz ki Jayson Vélez, rua eé taitamariki ki runga-a-haere mai, rua pu taitamariki, e whakaaro kei rite hoki te atamira nui ratou. Katoa i roto i te katoa, te haere i te reira ki te waiho he telecast nui, 9:45 PM ET fafau tatou e koe he po kōrero, me te whakangahau ki to tatou kapa haapurororaa. "

Ward vs. Barrera, he 12-a tawhio IBF maha kotahi tūranga me eliminator tūranga whakahauanga aroaro nei e Roc Nation Sports i roto i te rōpū ki te Events Main, e wahi Rāhoroi, March 26, 2016 i Oracle Arena i Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Whakahaere Travel Rangatōpū Solutions (CTMS), koa, toronga, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace, Te Waterfront Hotel ko Tirohia Oakland. Ka te hui e teata ora i runga i HBO World Championship Mekemeke timatanga i 9:45 p.m. AND/PT. Te whakatuwhera i te telecast HBO ka Hohepa Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Vélez i roto i te whawhai 10-a tawhio noa mo te taitara NABF mā te aroaro e te Whakatairanga Boy Golden i roto i te rōpū ki Miguel cotto Whakatairanga.

 

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RUA-TIME AO Tuhinga Andre Ward VU. Tūturu Sullivan Barrera

Waiho he tākupu

 

 

NABF mā whitu Tuhinga JOSEPH Diaz JR. VU. Jayson Vélez

Korukī Workout MEDIA ME Whakaahua

Showdowns whakaritea FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 26

AT Oracle Arena I Oakland, California

Teata LIVE ON HBO®

Pāwhiritia HERE hoki Whakaahua

Credit Photo: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Jonathan, Pērā i (March 23, 2015) - I te Rātū, March 22, Rua-Time World Champion me runga-tauanga toa pauna-no-pauna Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Koó) me te tau kotahi tauanga IBF nguha taumahamaha marama Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Koó) whai wāhi i roto i te tūmomo pāpāho i Faleva'inga o Kingi i roto i Oakland, California i roto i te mua o to ratou March 26 whawhai i Oracle Arena i Oakland. ka whakatau Ward ko Barrera i maha IBF 12-a tawhio kotahi tūranga me eliminator tūranga whakahauanga a'ee teata ora i runga i HBO World Championship Boxing® timata i 9:45 p.m. AND/PT. NABF mā whitu Champion Hohepa "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Koó) a runga-tauanga nguha mā whitu Jayson "Star" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 Koó) i hoki i roto i te haereraa i roto i te tūmomo mua o to ratou 10-a tawhio noa NABF mā whitu whawhai taitara e ka whakatuwhera ake i te telecast HBO.

 

I muri ahau nei i roto i te whakakai me he torutoru rauna i runga i te peke pahaki, whai wāhi whawhai e wha katoa i roto i ngā uiuinga ki te mau melo o te pāpāho i roto i te haereraa i. Super Bowl Champion me Oakland Māori Marshawn Lynch, he tautoko Andre Ward kaingākau, hanga he ahua motuhake i roto i te tūmomo i tautoko o Ward.

 

Kei raro ko te aha te whawhai i ki te mea i roto i te īngoa pāpāho whakamutunga:

 

Andre Ward, Rua-Time World Champion me runga-tauanga toa pauna-no-pauna:

"Ite ahau pai, me te rite ki te haere ahau. Au tae rawa ahau i te wa e tika. Ahau oaoa noa ki te tiki i te reira i runga i Rāhoroipo.

 

"Whakamahia ahau ki te pei e Oracle Arena i runga i 880 rite te koati i runga i toku ara ki a Faleva'inga a Kingi me miharo ki taea meinga e ahau te reira i reira tetahi ra, me te [kaiwhakangungu] Virgil [Hunter] whakamahia ki te mea ki te māia, 'E haere koe ki te kupu matua ki reira.' I ka ahau pakeke, whakamahia ahau ki te haere ki etahi o nga kāri hoatu ki runga ki i roto i te ao. Ko ahau tonu he runaruna me tika ahau e moemoea. mea i muri e matau koutou, i roto i te 2009, Ko ahau i roto i te whawhai totohu kaukau ranei ki Edison Miranda. Ki te riro ahau, i reira ko pea he tupono pai e e whiwhi ahau i te pere taitara me te toenga he hītori. Tenei e ano matou, te reira toku 7th wā i Oracle me te reira tonu he manaaki.

 

"Ko reira te wa tika ki te neke ki te taumahamaha marama. Ko te he huinga o kahore he te takatu tika ki te whawhai takatu ranei kihai i e hiahia ana ki te whawhai ki ahau. e hiahia ana ahau ki te kia nui. Ko nga momo o nekehanga whai koe ki te hanga i enei. ahau he ākonga o te hākinakina me te ina ako ahau i te hākinakina, Ko tenei te mea i mahi tonu greats. neke ana ratou ake. Nga mea nui kitea he ara ki te kia meatia reira ka hiahia ahau ki te kia i roto i taua aparauraa.

 

"Ko Barrera he tinana nui. te ia māia. Mea ki te riro i te puncher pai. kihai matou i kohia ia no te mea te ia he pa ngohengohe. tangohia matou ia no te mea i haere ia ki te tiki rite ahau, ka whakaatu i ahau te mea katoa tenei akomanga taimaha e pā ana ki. Ki te titiro koe i toku mahi, i reira te he wahi mo te rangi-ups e kore i ahau i te rota o te. e hiahia ana koe ki te whawhai i te pai, a, ki te kahore koutou e whawhai i te pai, e hiahia ana koe ki te whawhai ki te maha kotahi nguha. E te aha e tatou te mahi.

 

"Whakaaro ahau ahau tipu ahau ki te toa tōtika. Au neke ahau, ina whai ahau ki te neke. whakaaro ahau e te te ataahua o tetahi kaipara e kore e kino i tona tinana, me te tino e tona mahi tino. kua kite ahau i te tahi mau tuhinga e kereme ngaro ahau toku pirimia. te reira haurangi ki ahau. ite ahau e ahau kia rite ki te pai rite ahau kua tonu kua. Kua ahau i roto i te omaoma mekemeke, kahore nui o te whati mo te mua 20 tau. Ua haamauruuru ahau toku roro mo te rua tau e whakamutunga. Ua haamauruuru ahau toku tinana. rua tetahi tau ai homai te reira i ahau i roto i toku mahi.

 

"E e ahau ki te kia tika ahau. Ko wai ahau he nui. e kore ahau e whai ki te whakaatu ake i mo Kovalev i te mano i runga i Rāhoroipo. Tatou noa i ki te whakatinana i te mahere kēmu. whakaaro ahau e te haere ki te tuku i te karere ngā mahara te reira ki te tukua a ki te kahore e te reira, na e tika ia [Kovalev] te tiki i te karere ka whawhai tatou.

 

"Ki te kore ahau e riro tenei whawhai, i reira te kahore iho te ara. Ki te kore ahau e riro tenei whawhai, e kore ahau i te tikanga ki te whawhai mo te taitara. Ko te te mooni o toku āhuatanga.

 

"E kore kua Barrera whawhai he taata rite ahau i te aroaro o, kia taea e ratou te kōrero i te kēmu pai. Ka taea e ratou te nuinga i te kupu matua ārahi ake ki te whawhai. Ka taea e ratou te mea i te mea patipati katoa e hiahia ana ratou ki te mea. hinaaro noa tatou ki te nuinga i te matua Rātapu ata i muri i te mea i runga i te whawhai. E te aha ahau arotahi ki runga i ahau. "

 

Sullivan Barrera, Tau kotahi tauanga nguha taumahamaha marama IBF:

"Au kaha rawa Ward ahau. E ahau te papamuri Cuban ka ako ahau te rota o te pūkenga ki reira. Neke atu i te tetahi mea, te faaotiraa ki te hinga tetahi i roto i mua o ahau e tauturu i te hinga ahau Ward i runga i March 26.

 

"Kia ahau i roto i te whakakai, te reira i toku whare.

 

"He mea katoa Ward, ka whakarite ahau ki a reira, ka taea te reira.

 

"E e ahau e rua ringa. He ia e rua ringa. E ahau he mahi ki te mahi i runga i March 26.

 

"E mohio ana ahau Ward ko Kovalev e te tino tino faatura a hanga ana e ratou he rota o te moni, me te rota o te pānga, heoi kahore ratou e mohio ki te mea Sullivan Barrera Ko te ahei o te mahi. ka whakamatau ahau e i runga i Rāhoroi.

 

"E kore au tino ahau he taata e kua ki te titiro hoki te knockout. Oku pūkenga mekemeke korero hoki ratou. Kua whawhai ahau Andre Ward me te whawhai ki konei i roto i Oakland, na e kore ahau e whakaaro ka he whakatau utu i roto i toku manako.

 

"Ki nga pā katoa, tautautefito nga pā Cuban e kua tautoko ahau pai mohio e haere mai Rāhoroi, e haere ana ahau ki te mahi i whai ahau ki te mahi i ki mai i roto i te wikitoria mea katoa. "

JOSEPH Diaz JR., NABF mā whitu Champion:

"E kore e taea e ahau e mahara ki ta Jayson i ki Ronny Rios i tenei whawhai. kua ka ahau ki te haere i roto i reira, whakamatautau ia ia i roto i, me te whakarite ina ahau i roto i te whakakai.

 

"Ki te he hakari te faingamālie ano te wahi e ngā tukino ia me kite ahau e teimaha e oku nifó ia, Na o akoranga haere ahau ki te tiki i roto i reira, kia pukuriri, me te kia tangohia e ahau ia i roto i rite wawe rite taea.

 

"Mohio ahau whiwhi i runga i te roto, tapahia ana te whakakai me tango te reira ki te tinana e tika ana atu e pakaru ia ia ki raro. te e haere ki te hanga ia e kore e neke rite nui, a muri i runga i roto i rauna taea ahau whenua whiu nanakia ki te matenga. Kei te haere ahau ki te tango i te reira ki te tinana e tika ana atu.

 

"Hinengaro ahau 100% rite. Ko te atamira nui i roto i toku mahi i tenei, na au hinengaro arotahi ahau. Ahau pai rite. Ahau ite rite tenei te te taime i tatari ahau mo katoa toku ora katoa. ite ahau rite ahau rite mo tenei, a e kore e taea e ahau e tatari mo March 26. whakangungua ahau rawa pakeke hoki tenei whawhai, me ahau pai rite hoki reira.

 

"Hinaaro tino e ahau ki te hanga i te tenei whawhai tauākī. e hiahia ana ahau ki te whakaatu i te ao e taea e Hohepa Diaz e te mea nui i muri i roto i te mekemeke, na ako'i ahau rawa uaua ki te hoatu i runga i te whawhai nui mo nga pā whawhai, kia tino pukuriri, me te hanga i te reira te whawhai i roto i reira. Te ti'aturi nei ahau e Jayson Vélez he 110% rite no te mea ahau e hiahia ana ia ki te hei i tona pai.

 

"Ki te riro ahau i tenei whawhai, me te hanga i te tauākī, whakaaro ahau e taea e ahau te neke ki te tūnga nguha, me te tūmanako te tiki i te taitara te ao koperea e te mutunga o tenei tau. e hiahia ana ahau ki te whawhai hoariri uaua tenei tau no te hinaaro e ahau ki te whakaatu i te ao nei ko ahau.

 

"Ite ahau ano he kararehe, ina manga ahau ki te whakakai me e taea kite ahau i te reira i roto i te mākutu. Taime atoa au ū ahau whiu whai hua, Ka taea e ahau e korero ki e ahau pupuri ahau toku hoa tauwhainga. "

Jayson Vélez, Top-rated nguha mā whitu:

"I toku taumata, nga taata Ko te nguha runga. E ahau ki te whakangungu uaua me te whakapai ake i toku korero. Kua mahi ahau i runga i taua.

 

"Ki te kite koe i toku whakamutunga e toru ranei e wha whawhai, ka kite koe e kua e ahau i tūtahi i o rauna te tokorua tuatahi, me te ka e ahau te rere i roto i te hau, Kua mahi ahau i runga i toku haamahu kia kore e e tupu i runga i March 26.

 

"Kua kite ahau i whawhai a Diaz. Kua sparred tatou o nga wa he tokorua. ngā ka ia tere. ngā ka ia he matekai. te reira tana tuatahi HBO, na tino ngā kipakipa ia, engari na ko ahau. Te haere ki te waiho i te whawhai nui.

 

"E hiahia ana ahau ki te hei toa o te kupu. e mohio ana ahau e hiahia ana ia i te reira rawa. I te Rāhoroi, ka mohio tatou ko wai te hinaaro te reira atu. e hiahia ana matou e rua ki te riro a he whakangungu e rua hoki te wini matou. He whawhai i waenganui i te mana me te tere ko te nui kēmu-ake. Kore ki te whakahua te ia Mexican, me te ahau Puerto Rican. Ka taea e koe te tūmanako he whawhai nui, me te kore te mea kotahi e hiahia ana koe ki te mahue. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, he 12-a tawhio IBF maha kotahi tūranga me eliminator tūranga whakahauanga aroaro nei e Roc Nation Sports i roto i te rōpū ki te Events Main, e wahi Rāhoroi, March 26, 2016 i Oracle Arena i Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Whakahaere Travel Rangatōpū Solutions (CTMS), koa, toronga, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace, Te Waterfront Hotel ko Tirohia Oakland. Ka te hui e teata ora i runga i HBO World Championship Mekemeke timatanga i 9:45 p.m. AND/PT. Te whakatuwhera i te telecast HBO ka Hohepa Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Vélez i roto i te whawhai 10-a tawhio noa mo te taitara NABF mā te aroaro e te Whakatairanga Boy Golden i roto i te rōpū ki Miguel cotto Whakatairanga.

 

Tickets utu i $300, $150, $100, $50 a $25, e kore tae e wātea ana utu ratonga hāngai, me te takoha i ngā wāhi Ticketmaster katoa, ipurangi i Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) a tenei i te waea i (800) 745-3000.

 

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

Waiho he tākupu

ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS

FOR ANDRE WARD VS. Sullivan Barrera

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY, MARCH 26

AT Oracle Arena I Oakland, California

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

LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® BEGINNING AT 9:45 p.m. AND/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 Koó) faces undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Koó) 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. a Junior Younan haere ki 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Zhang Zhilei and local favorite Arona 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 Tiwhaiwhai Calloway, ko wai e mahi rite te ope o te takahanga o te, a hit ariki DJ Franzen, DJ noho i 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.

Tickets utu i $300, $150, $100, $50 a $25, e kore tae e wātea ana utu ratonga hāngai, me te takoha i ngā wāhi Ticketmaster katoa, ipurangi i Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) a tenei i te waea i (800) 745-3000.

 

I March 26, NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 Koó) risks his unbeaten record against Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas (17-5, 11 Koó) 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 Koó) i Madison Square Garden. Hooker successfully defended his NABO title with the 10-round decision win over Maduma on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux in a fight that was featured on the event’s “freeview” in the United States and streamed online around the world. Buelvas, a former WBA Fedebol champion, has won two of his last three bouts by knockout and fought Humberto Soto for the WBC Silver International Super Lightweight title in 2014, going the 12-round distance before losing a decision to the former World Champion.

 

Born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, a rough suburb of Dallas, Hooker found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. His natural talent was soon noticed resulting in him competing as an amateur, during which time he participated in over 100 whawhai, compiling a record of 97 te whakauru, me te anake 7 parekura, ki 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 o) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 a 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 o) i runga i Hānuere 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 o) i runga i 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 o) i runga i Pipiri 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship. “Mighty Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory.

 

Hailing from Rancho Cucamonga, California, e whawhai i roto i te hotbed mekemeke o Oxnard, tūturu Daniel "Twitch" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO o) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 Koó) 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, tätä i te record amateur o 67-15, toa i te Oxnard PAL Championship i roto i 2006 me nga karapu Championship California State Silver i roto i 2007 haere i te ara. I roto i te waiata ngaio o Franco i runga i Hakihea 18, 2010, patua e ia a Emanuel Machorro i Club 401 i roto i te Ontario, California mā te knockout hangarau a tawhio toru. Ahakoa te whakauru ano he ākonga wā-katoa ana i Chaffey College i roto i te Rancho Cucamonga, Maongo wawe i roto i tona mahi Franco, te whakahiato i tētahi rekoata tūturu me e rua e kumea i roto i ngā wāhi puta noa i California i te mutunga o te 2013. Kumea ka haere mai tetahi o te hunga ki a Alejandro Ochoa i te Cannon Kati i Montebello, California i runga i Mahuru 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Nene'ihia Franco Ochoa te kaute i te ono-a tawhio noa te wikitoria whakatau loto i Westin Bonaventure Hotel i Los Angeles. I te Pipiri 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 Hakihea 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 Koó)looks to extend his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 Koó) 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 o) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Na, 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. I roto i te Pipiri 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 Whiringa 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California.

 

Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, tūturu Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO o) hoki ki te mowhiti i runga i March 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 Koó) o 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 i Center Barclays i Brooklyn, New York. Na 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. I roto i te 2011, he was crowned National Junior Golden Gloves champion and was U.S.A. Boxing’s number one rated junior boxer in his weight class. Less than a month after his 18th rā whānau, 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 i Foxwoods Resort Casino i 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 Koó) 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. I roto i te 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. I te 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. I te Maehe 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 Pipiri 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 Whiringa 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.

 

Paetata Hayward, California tino Arona Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO o) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Ryskeldiev aru (11-3-2, 7 Koó) of West Hollywood, California, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.

 

I 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, e wahi Rāhoroi, March 26, 2016 i Oracle Arena i Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Whakahaere Travel Rangatōpū Solutions (CTMS), koa, toronga, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Ka te hui e teata ora i runga i HBO World Championship Mekemeke timatanga i 9:45 p.m. AND/PT. Te whakatuwhera i te telecast HBO ka Hohepa Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Vélez i roto i te whawhai 10-a tawhio noa mo te taitara NABF mā te aroaro e te Whakatairanga Boy Golden i roto i te rōpū ki Miguel cotto Whakatairanga.

 

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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 Rāmere po
Ruben Villa IV signs contract.
Los Angeles, Pērā i–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 e ha lekooti o 2-0 ki tetahi 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 a 2011 as well as the BCR Belt at Fantasy Springs 2014 a 2015.
He turned professional on November 20, 2015 with a first round stoppage over Joel Cano. Te 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 Hiha Villarraga ko wai te mea 8-1 4 KO o , Super whitu Rudy Puga Jr. ko wai te mea 7-0 6 KO o & Petr Petrov ko wai te mea 36-4-2 ki 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.”