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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, Awissu 6

AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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OAKLAND, BĦAL (Awissu 4, 2016) – On Thursday, Awissu 4, ROC Nazzjon Isport ospitat il-konferenza stampa finali għall Żewġ Ħin Dinja Champion u top-rated lira-għal-lira ġlied Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) fil-Lag Merritt Amphitheater fil Oakland, California in advance of their August 6 ġlieda fuq Oracle Arena fil 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, Żewġ Ħin Dinja Champion u top-rated lira-għal-lira ġlied:

“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, Jien bil-ġuħ. 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 u Kap tal Branding & 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 xhur. Aktar importanti, 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 Nazzjon, 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, Viċi President, HBO Pay Per View:

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

 

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

 

“There seems to be an opportunity that people have been talking about this fall for Andre. With what we’ve seen in boxing over the past few years, I think we should wait to see what happens Saturday night, then start talking about what happens after that. The telecast starts at 10:35 p.m. ET / 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, Soluzzjonijiet Ivvjaġġar Korporattivi Ġestjoni (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Palazz Shoe, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 snin. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET / PT.

Biljetti pprezzati għal $250, $100, $70, $40 u $30, mhux inklużi ħlasijiet għal servizzi applikabbli u taxxi, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online fuq Ticketmaster.com u ħlas bit-telefon fil (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 IS-SIBT, Awissu 6 AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA; TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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OAKLAND, BĦAL (Awissu 3, 2016) - Nhar it-Tlieta, Awissu 2, Żewġ Ħin Dinja Champion u top-rated lira-għal-lira ġlied Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) ipparteċipa workout medjatiku fil Gym King fil Oakland, California bil-quddiem tagħhom Awissu 6ġlieda fuq Oracle Arena fil 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. U/PT.

 

Wara shadowboxing fiċ-ċirku u rounds ftit fuq l-ixkejjer ippanċjar, 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 Sibt ġlieda.

 

Hawn taħt huwa dak li l-ġellieda kellhom jgħidu matul il-workout midja finali:

 

ANDRE WARD, Żewġ Ħin Dinja Champion u top-rated lira-għal-lira ġlied:

“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 rawnds. Inħoss verament tajba.

“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, fil 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. B'dak il-mod, 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. Madankollu, 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 u 14 snin qodma. 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. Allura, it started here. U, it carried over. Anke llum, 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. Jien mbierka. 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, I ġġieldu fil 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, Soluzzjonijiet Ivvjaġġar Korporattivi Ġestjoni (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Palazz Shoe, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 snin. L-avveniment se tixxandar live fuq bidu HBO Dinjija Kampjonat Boxing fil 10:35 p.m. ET / PT.

 

Biljetti pprezzati għal $250, $100, $70, $40 u $30, mhux inklużi ħlasijiet għal servizzi applikabbli u taxxi, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online fuq Ticketmaster.com u ħlas bit-telefon fil (800) 745-3000.

 

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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 Awissu 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 sekonda ta 'l-ewwel rawnd. 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 Awissu 6 fil-Oracle Arena.

Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) ser jirritorna għall-ċirku fuq IS-SIBT, Awissu 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) fi Oracle Arena fil 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, Soluzzjonijiet Ivvjaġġar Korporattivi Ġestjoni (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Palazz Shoe, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 snin. L-avveniment se tixxandar live fuq bidu HBO Dinjija Kampjonat Boxing fil 10:35 p.m. U/PT.

Biljetti pprezzati għal $250, $100, $70, $40 u $30, mhux inklużi ħlasijiet għal servizzi applikabbli u taxxi, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online fuq Ticketmaster.com u ħlas bit-telefon fil (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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FUQ IS-SIBT, Awissu 6 AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

WARD VS. BRAND TO BE TELEVISED LIVE

ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

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

NEW YORK, NY (Lulju 26, 2016) – Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) ser jirritorna għall-ċirku fuq IS-SIBT, Awissu 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) fi Oracle Arena fil Oakland, California. L-avveniment, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:35 p.m. U/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. u 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 tissielet, compiling a record of 97 rebħiet u biss 7 telf, ma 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 u 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. Fuq Ottubru 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, BĦAL, 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) fuq Awissu 6 fil-Oracle Arena. Barnett was in action this past February, with a technical knockout victory over Daniel Attah at the Walter E. Washington Konvenzjoni Center. The D.C. native is eager to stop Maurice Hooker’s momentum and take home the NABO title.

 

Avviżar minn Riverside, California u l-ġlieda mill-boxing hotbed ta Oxnard, undefeated junior ħfief Daniel "Twitch" Franco (13-0-3, 8 Kos) beda boxing fl-età ta 'tmien, amassing rekord dilettanti tal 67-15, jirbħu l-kampjonat Oxnard PAL fl 2006 u l-Istat California Silver Ingwanti Kampjonat fl 2007 tul it-triq. Matul debutt professjonali Franco dwar Diċembru 18, 2010, hu megħlub Emanuel Machorro fi Club 401 fl Ontario, California via t-tielet eliminatorja tekniku round. Franco impressjonat kmieni fil-karriera tiegħu, kumpilazzjoni rekord undefeated b'żewġ jiġbed fil-postijiet madwar California sal-aħħar ta ' 2013. Wieħed minn dawk jiġbed daħal kontra Alejandro Ochoa fil Cannon trankwillità fil Montebello, California on September 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa skorja ta 'sitt round rebħa deċiżjoni unanima fuq Westin Bonaventure Hotel fil-Los Angeles. Dwar Ġunju 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 fi Oracle Arena fil 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.Awissu 6 will be Franco’s third appearance at Oracle when he takes on Renton, Washington’s Marcelo Gallardo (7-3-2, 3 Kos). The 26-year-old Gallardo has been known to play the spoiler role, scoring unanimous decision victories over unbeaten prospects Christopher Diaz and Vic Pasillas in 2015.

Having compiled an exceptional amateur record of 99-8, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga. Jr. (8-0, 7 Kos), the promising prospect from Salinas, California made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, scoring a fourth round technical knockout victory over Raul Talamontes at the Sports Complex in his hometown. Back in the ring less than two months later, Puga Jr. raised his record to 2-0 with a first round technical knockout of Jose Jesus Hurtado at the Sherwood Inn in Salinas. F'Ġunju 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. Fuq Frar 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 fi Oracle Arena fil 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 Awissu 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. Fl 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 birthday, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, New York, stopping Kenneth Schmitz in the first round. During his recent match up on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard that took place March 26, 2016, Younan scored a four round unanimous decision over Christian Solarzano, pitching a shutout on all three scorecards. Facing his stiffest test to date on May 13, 2016 on the undercard of throne boxing’s Dusty Hernandez-Harrison vs. Mike Dallas, Jr. on BET and Tidal.com, Younan overwhelmed Rodrigo Almeida of Woburn, Massachusetts with a technical knockout in the first round at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. Returning to Oakland on the Ward vs. Brand undercard, Younan is set to take on Jaime “Zarco” Solorio (5-2-2, 4 Kos) fuq Awissu 6. Fighting out of Baja, California, the Mexico native is riding an undefeated streak in his last six fights.

 

Fl-età ta ' 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, madankollu, 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) jmorru 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 marka ta 'l-ewwel rawnd. 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 Awissu 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. Fuq Novembru 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 fil- 16th Street Rail Station in Oakland, going the distance with a six-round unanimous decision over Vincente Guzman. Mahasin is ready to take on journeyman Luis Alfredo Lugo (14-25-1, 5 Kos) fuq Awissu 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, Soluzzjonijiet Ivvjaġġar Korporattivi Ġestjoni (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Verizon, Palazz Shoe, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 snin.

 

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Ward vs. Barrera + Diaz Jr. vs. Velez Finali Istampa Kwotazzjonijiet Konferenza u Photos

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Żewġ time World Champion ANDRE WARD VS. Undefeated SULLIVAN Barrera

NABF featherweight CHAMPION JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ

QUOTES FINALI Konferenza Stampa u ritratti

Showdowns stabbiliti għall IS-SIBT, MARZU 26

AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

Fuq it-televiżjoni jgħixu fuq HBO®

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Photo Kreditu: ROC Nazzjon Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

OAKLAND, BĦAL (Marzu 23, 2015) - Nhar L-Erbgħa, Marzu 23, ROC Nazzjon Isport ospitat il-konferenza stampa finali għall Żewġ Ħin Dinja Champion u top-rated lira-għal-lira ġlied Andre Ward(28-0, 15 Kos) u n-numru wieħed ratata konkorrent heavyweight IBF dawl Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) fil-Lag Merritt Amphitheater fil Oakland, California bil-quddiem tagħhom Marzu 26 ġlieda fuq Oracle Arena fil Oakland. Ward u Barrera se jiltaqa fin-numru IBF 12-tond pożizzjoni waħda u eliminatur pożizzjoni obbligatorji bout televiżjoni jgħixu fuq HBO Dinjija Kampjonat Boxing® li tibda fl- 9:45 p.m. U/PT. NABF featherweight Champion Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Kos) u top-rated konkorrent featherweight Jayson "La Maravilla" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) kienu wkoll fl-attendenza fuq il-dais konferenza stampa li tinjora Lake Merritt qabel iż 10-round-ġlieda tagħhom titolu NABF featherweight li se jiftħu l-telecast HBO.

 

Ward vs. Barrera huwa tfassil sa tkun battalja ferm kkontestata bejn żewġ ġellieda li t-tnejn kienu sights tagħhom stabbiliti fuq jaqblu-up kontra Unifikata Dawl Heavyweight Champion tad-Dinja Sergey Kovalev.

 

Hawn taħt huwa dak li l-ġellieda, promoturi, trejners, maniġers u dais oħra mistednin kellhom jgħidu fil-konferenza stampa:

 

 

ANDRE WARD, Żewġ Ħin Dinja Champion u top-rated lira-għal-lira ġlied:

"Nixtieq nirringrazzja lil kulħadd għall ġejjin out bħas-soltu. Iż-Żona Bay huwa post sabiħ. Aħna ma spiss tikseb kreditu biżżejjed għall-talent li toħroġ hawn, iżda għall-bażi tal-fann, huwa tremend. Jien biss thankful talli minn post bħal dan u thankful li jkollhom l-imħabba u l-appoġġ f'kull każ li nġibu hawn. Jien thankful li myself u guys simili Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard u l-ġellieda mqiegħda dan il-post fuq il-mappa u n-nies qed jieħdu avviż dwar l-istadju nazzjonali. Dan huwa verament importanti għalija.

 

"Safejn il-ġlieda innifsu, huwa sempliċi ħafna lili ... xi ħadd li jaf lili, ikunu jafu kif naħdem u jkunu jafu kif I immarka. Jien ma jsibux maqbuda fil xi jmiss. Jien ma jsibux maqbuda fil dak in-nies qed jgħidu. Jien konxju ta 'dak li jkun intqal. Naf dak avversarju tiegħi kien qal u I jieħdu lilu fil-kelma tiegħu. I ghamilt dak kollu li jien suppost tagħmel, bħal I dejjem jagħmlu u bħal I ghamilt l-aħħar 10 snin ta 'karriera tiegħi. Stajt meħuda dwar l-aħjar ... jekk ma jkunx champion ieħor allura huwa konkorrent top ... u dan huwa differenti. Inti guys biss jafu li jien iffukat u msakkra fil bħal I dejjem am. Jien ippreparat u jien lest għall-gwerra jaqgħu Marzu 26."

SULLIVAN Barrera, Numru wieħed ratata IBF konkorrent heavyweight dawl:

"Jien ridt ngħid grazzi għall ġejjin hawn. Irrid ngħid grazzi HBO, nirringrazzjak kulħadd. Grazzi Andre Ward għall-aċċettazzjoni ġlieda tiegħi. I wegħda kulħadd li jiġi l-arena li kelli preparazzjoni kbira u dan huwa ħolma kbira. Fuq dak il-lejl, I ser ikollhom juru kbira għal kulħadd. "

DAVID ITSKOWITCH, COO Boxing - ROC Nazzjon Isport:

"Tnejn mill-heavyweights dawl fuq fuq il-pjaneta se jikkonfliġġu fuq Marzu 26. Huma għandhom rekord kombinat ta 45-0 ma 27 Kos u m'hemmx għalfejn ngħidu, lanqas ma daq telfa bħala professjonali. Filwaqt li kull bniedem għandu avversarju formidabbli quddiem minnu, tnejn li huma għandhom għajnejhom fuq Sergey Kovalev u ċinturini tiegħu titolu tlieta dinja, iżda l-ewwel ikollhom in-negozju biex jattendu għall nhar is-Sibt lejl.

 

"Kull meta nasal biex Oakland għal avveniment u jien ma Andre fi b'funzjoni fejn hu jitkellem mal-midja, hija jolqotni li ovvjament, huwa talent speċjali athletically, iżda huwa wkoll persuna speċjali u nispera li kulħadd hawn fil Oakland jifhem u japprezza li. Hu raġel tal-familja ta 'prinċipju li dejjem tipprova tagħmel l-aħjar ħaġa u li hija xi ħaġa li hija rari fil-ħajja f'dawn il-jiem, iżda hu partikolarment rari fl-isports. Nispera li guys japprezzaw lilu. karrieri Boxing ma jservux għal dejjem. Hu mhux se tkun ġlied dejjem, sabiex kulħadd napprezzaw dak li għandek hawn fil Andre Ward.

 

"Andre maqbudin midalja tad-deheb fl-Olimpjadi ta 'Ateni u l-U.S aħħar. Boxer li għamlu hekk. Lista tiegħu ta foes telliefa taqra bħal Min hu xiex tad-diviżjoni middleweight super. Huwa wkoll iddominat u knocked out eks dawl champion tad-dinja heavyweight, Ċad Dawson fil tagħhom 2012 Showdown. Fl-aħħar ġlieda tiegħu, huwa ddominat żewġ time titolu dinja isfidant Paul Smith fuq Ġunju 20 fil-Oracle Arena. Huwa tibda triqitha fuq il-kapitolu li jmiss tal-karriera tiegħu fuq Marzu 26, jirritornaw lejn Oracle Arena darb'oħra, kif hu jagħmel pass tiegħu sal-diviżjoni heavyweight dawl lesta li tagħmel dak li kien fid-diviżjoni super middleweight ... tindif out u tiddomina kulħadd li stands fil-mod tiegħu. "

Nicole DOVE, Viċi President tal-Marketing u Konsulent Ġenerali - Avvenimenti ewlenin:

"Nixtieq verament jixtieq jirringrazzja Andre Ward. Huwa ma jkollu jieħu fuq ġlied undefeated fl-ewwel ġlieda tiegħu fil heavyweight dawl, imma hu ma kien u naħseb li huwa ifaħħarha.

 

"Fl-aħħar ġlieda tiegħu, Sullivan saret l-konkorrent obbligatorju għall ċinturin IBF Sergey Kovalev ta. Huwa seta sib lura u stenniet ġlieda titolu tiegħu, imma minflok huwa ra din il-ġlieda kontra l Andre Ward bħala opportunità biex verament jilħqu għall greatness u hu ma li. As you know kollha, Avvenimenti ewlenin u l-ROC Nazzjon Isport għandhom pjanijiet kbar għall Andre Ward u Sergey Kovalev aktar tard din is-sena u Sullivan Barrera jista 'verament mqalleb li CART tuffieħ.

 

"Dawn iż-żewġ irġiel, Sullivan u Andre, kienu kollox riding fuq ir-riżultat tal Sibt ġlieda. Fil-klima li għandna fil-boxing dritt issa, huwa iġjeniċi biex tara ġellieda reali li ma jibżgħux jieħdu riskji. Huma t-tnejn jistħoqqilhom rispett tagħna u ammirazzjoni għal dak. Dan huwa dak l-isport tagħna għandu jkun madwar.

 

"Sullivan Barrera ilu ma jitlef ma 'rekord ta' 17-0 ma 12 jirbaħ ġejjin permezz ta 'eliminatorja. Huwa biss daru 34, xahar ilu, li inti tista 'taħseb hija ftit antika għal dan il-punt fil-karriera tiegħu. Dak li inti tista 'ma jafu hu li huwa kellu karriera dilettanti suċċess fil-Kuba u mbagħad mitlufa bosta snin ta' prim tiegħu waqt li kien skoperta lill-Istati Uniti. Hu wasal triq verament twila li jkun hawn illum biex dan il-mument u din l-opportunità. Huwa bil-ġuħ, huwa kunfidenti u huwa lest. "

VIRGIL HUNTER, trainer Andre Ward:

"Din hija karta meraviljuż ma 'atleti meraviljuż li qed jippruvaw jagħmlu mod tagħhom fid-dinja tal-boxing. Jekk din il-ġlieda kien qed iseħħ fi kwalunkwe belt oħra, ikun avveniment enormi. Dak li rridu nagħmlu huwa li tiżgura li l Oakland jifhem, u li l Bay Area madwar jifhem, il-kobor ta 'dan l-avveniment hekk nistgħu jkompli jagħti boxing klassi dinjija għall Oakland. Oakland hija art fertili għall-ġellieda aqwa u aħna diġà jkollhom magħhom. L-aktar li inti appoġġ għalina, l-aktar li dawn tissielet se jsiru viżibbli u se tara l-big time fil-quċċata.

 

"Huma jgħidu netwerks oħra jagħmlu ġellieda, iżda HBO jagħmel istilel, hekk aħna ferħanin li tkun parti minn dan. Aħna nitolbukom biex toħroġ u jappoġġjaw il-ġlieda. Come fuq barra IS-SIBT lejl u jgawdu infuskom għal-lejl tajba ta 'boxing top. "

BEN lire, Trainer Sullivan Barrera ta:

"Nixtieq nirringrazzja lin-nies kollha li jpoġġu flimkien dan l-avveniment super nhar is-Sibt. Aħna qegħdin hawn biex jitqiegħdu fuq juru kbir u Sullivan għamlet minn kollox biex jipprepara lilu nnifsu għal dan l-avveniment. Jaf l-isfidi fil quddiem minnu, imma hu jemmen fih innifsu u huwa jemmen li dan huwa żmien tiegħu biex juru l-pubbliku u l-udjenza viewing li dan huwa fejn hu. Huwa qiegħed hemm biex tagħmel stqarrija.

 

"Aktar minn kull ħaġa oħra, aħna rigward Sur. Ward għall-kisbiet tiegħu, kredibilità tiegħu u huwa Guy super fl-isport. Hija xi ħaġa kbira li tkun parti minn dan. Aħna ppreparati sew u għamilna dak kollu li għandna biex do come IS-SIBT li jagħti l-udjenza viewing juru super kbir għaliex dan huwa dak boxing huwa madwar. Huwa dwar ir-rendiment u ż-żewġ ġellieda jiksbu biex iwettqu f'dan il-livell f'avveniment kbir. Aħna onorat li tkun parti ta 'dan l-avveniment. Għamilna dak kollu li hu possibbli biex jiġi żgurat li aħna se toħroġ u mqiegħda fuq juru fabulous. "

JAMES PRINCE, maniġer Andre Ward:

"Dan huwa mument storiku għalina. Aħna qed jidħlu fis- 175 lira diviżjoni heavyweight dawl. Dan huwa mument li l-belt ma tridx taqbeż. Dan huwa l-mument fil-bidu ta 'moviment. Barrera biss jiġri li jkun l-ewwel vittma u aħna qed tmur biex jittrattaw persuna nteressata. Imxejna ġiet smigħ ħafna diskors u konverżazzjoni qiegħda isseħħ fejn hu kkonċernat, u aħna nafu li huwa jemmen dak kollu li huwa qal. Għal darb'oħra, aħna eċċitati dwar din l-opportunità u inti ma tridx taqbeż dan il-mument storiku nhar is-Sibt lejl. "

JOSEPH DIAZ JR., NABF featherweight Champion:

"Come Marzu 26, I know I jkollhom ġlieda verament iebsa quddiemu lili. Naf Jayson Velez huwa veteran b'esperjenza fil-ċirku. Hu gwerriera. Huwa għandu vantaġġ fejn ma jintlaħaqx sitt pulzieri fuq lili hekk li għaddej biex tkun ġlieda verament kbir. Naf hu ġejjin off ta 'telf, so I know hu verament jixtieq li bounce back u juru kulħadd li hu għadu konkorrent titolu dinja.

 

"Kelli kamp ta 'taħriġ verament kbir. Stajt ġiet taħriġ għal tmien ġimgħat. Dan huwa tiegħi ewwel darba ġlied fuq HBO, so I verament irridu li nuru li I verament am. Jien 110% lest. Jien lest li jagħti fannijiet ġlieda gwerra jekk Jayson Velez trid li jkollha gwerra. Jien lest biex jesponu għal kulħadd l-abbiltajiet għandi ġewwa l-ċirku. Jien eċċitati ħafna biex jiġġieldu fuq il-karta Andre Ward u Sullivan Barrera. Huma qed żewġ atleti elite u jien onorat ħafna li tkun l-avveniment ko prinċipali għal din il-ġlieda. Tali Kif Marzu 26, I wegħda jien ser jagħtuk juru kbira. "

JAYSON VELEZ, konkorrent featherweight Top-rated:

"Nixtieq nirringrazzja Alla l-ewwel, ovvjament huwa jagħmel dak kollu possibbli. Nixtieq nirringrazzja promoturi tiegħi, Promozzjonijiet Miguel Cotto u l-Promozzjonijiet Boy Golden u t-tim kollu tiegħi. I m'għandhomx wisq biex wieħed jgħid minbarra li dan huwa ġlieda kbira. Joseph niġu għall-ġlieda kontra. Nasal għall-ġlieda kontra. Aħna kemm tixtieq li jirbaħ. Aħna kemm jieħdu isfidi. Nies iżommu tistaqsi lili għaliex I ħa din il-ġlieda perikolużi u t-tweġiba hija faċli ... jekk I tixtieq li tkun l-aħjar, I jkollhom għall-ġlieda l-aħjar. Joseph huwa wieħed mill-aħjar.

 

"Tlift ġlieda tiegħi aħħar, so I bżonn li tirbaħ. Irrid li jirbaħ. I ma jista 'jgħidlek li għaddej biex tirbaħ din il-ġlieda għaliex aħna kemm huma ġellieda kbir u ġellieda. Hu Messikani, Jien Puerto Rikan, u meta jkollok Rika Puerto u Messikani fl-istess ċirku, inti se tara gwerra. Inti se tara veloċità, qawwa, kollox f'din il-ġlieda. Hu ġellied kbir u jien hekk eċċitati. Grazzi għal kulħadd u tissospendi sintonizzat din is-Sibt u nirringrazzjak għall HBO tal-kors. "

 

ROBERT DIAZ, Kap Matchmaker - Promozzjonijiet Boy Golden:

"Ovvjament l-avveniment prinċipali titkellem għaliha nfisha. You ħadthom ltqajna Andre Ward versus Guy ilu ma jitlef żgħażagħ bħal Sullivan Barrera, iżda l-avveniment ko prinċipali se fossa żewġ żgħażagħ, ġellieda ġuħ kontra xulxin fil Jayson Velez u Joseph Diaz. Huma qed kemm żgħażagħ. Huma qed kemm lesti li jieħdu fuq l-aħjar ġlied, -ġlied aktar ħorox u l-prova ta 'dan huwa kif kienet faċli biex jagħmlu din il-ġlieda.

 

"Ninsab eċċitati ħafna dwar din il-ġlieda. Inti ma tridx taqbeż il- 10 rawnds għat-titlu NABF.

"Jayson Velez huwa żgħażagħ, iljun bil-ġuħ li jixtieq jikseb lura up fuq il-palk u jaf kif sinifikanti rebħa fuq Joseph Diaz huwa. Huwa mifhum l-opportunità għall-ġlieda fuq HBO u fuq din il-karta tremend. Nixtieq infakkarkom tal-karattru ta 'Jayson Velez. Fil-jum u l-età fejn ġellied li jitlef trid tieħu forsi rimonta jew tixgħel, jew tnejn jew tlieta, qabel ma jieħdu ġlieda ta 'riskju għoli u Jayson Velez qed tagħmel dan id-dritt wara. Dan juri li jixtieq jikseb lura fuq nett u hu jaf dak li trid tagħmel biex naslu s'hemm ... għandu jkun mill-waqfien ta 'livell għoli ġlied bħal Ġużeppi Diaz. "

Ralph Heredia, maniġer joseph Diaz:

 

"Huwa ta 'unur li jkun hawn, opportunità kbira u l-privileġġ li jingħataw din l-opportunità li nuru talent, 2012 Olympian. lil Joseph, dan huwa dak li aħna tkellem dwar, nirringrazzjak talli pazjent, inti lest għall-opportunità. Nafu liema żagħżugħ speċjali u raġel talent int, iżda issa d-dinja kollha se tikseb biex tara fuq l-istadju kbar liema talent, dak gentleman reali u liema ġellied għandu jkun ... bħal Joseph Diaz.

 

"Dak li nista 'ngħid dwar Jayson Vélez? Huwa tal gentleman li jaf x'hemm fil-periklu u għandu esperjenza. Emmini, inti ma tridx taqbeż dan. IS-SIBT, inti trid tixgħel. Huwa ser tkun ġlieda azzjoni ppakkjati. "

 

 

JOSE "LI LI" SANCHEZ, trainer Jayson Velez:

"Nara Diaz bħala ġellied kbir, imma jien Jayson f'kondizzjoni tajba ħafna u hu lest għall-ġlieda. Naf li għaddej biex tkun ġlieda tajba għaliex huma lesti, u l-istess ħaġa huwa veru għall ġellied tiegħi Jayson Vélez. Huwa ħadem iebes ħafna għal din il-ġlieda u naf hu lest għall-ġlieda. "

 

 

Tony WALKER, Direttur, HBO Sports:

"F'isem tagħna Viċi-President Eżekuttiv Peter Nelson, ninsabu kuntenti ħafna li jkun hawn fil-Żona Bay, bil-folla kbira u fannijiet boxing kbira, kif aħna nħarsu biex inti din il doubleheader nhar is-Sibt lejl.

 

"Mhuwiex faċli li jiġbru flimkien taqbila boxing kbir u dawn it-timijiet kienu jinġibed flimkien karta kbira minn fuq għal isfel, hekk anke jekk l-ġlied mhux se tkun fuq HBO, jekk inti tixtieq li tara xi boxing kbira, mur Oracle Arena u jekk inti għandek tkun id-dar, check out fuq HBO.

 

"Matul tagħna 43 snin ta 'programmazzjoni fuq HBO, boxing minn dejjem kien parti integrali minn dak li nagħmlu. Imxejna dejjem prided nfusna fuq li l-aħjar ġellieda u l-aħjar logħbiet, u aħna jħossuhom tajjeb ħafna li din it-tradizzjoni se torganizza mill-ġdid bħala Andre Ward jagħmel tiegħu 2016 debutt fil-ċirku. Fil-ċirku tal-boksing, huwa qatt rakkomandat li inti jinjoraw bil-ġuħ, ġellied undefeated simili aħna għandna fil Sullivan Barrera, so I jixtieq jilqa Sullivan għan-netwerk u nirringrazzja lilu għal teħid fuq din l-isfida.

 

"Ftuħ il telecast TV se jkun Joseph Diaz kontra Jayson Vélez, żewġ guys żgħażagħ up-u-li ġejjin, żewġ pistoli żgħażagħ, li jaħsbu li qed lesti għall-istadju kbar. Kollox f 'Kollox, li għaddej biex tkun telecast kbir, 9:45 PM ET aħna wegħda lejl informattiv u divertenti mat-tim xandira tagħna. "

Ward vs. Barrera, 12-tond IBF numru pożizzjoni waħda u eliminatur pożizzjoni mandatorja li hija ppreżentata mill ROC Nazzjon Isport flimkien mal Avvenimenti ewlenin, sseħħ IS-SIBT, Marzu 26, 2016 fi Oracle Arena fil Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Soluzzjonijiet Ivvjaġġar Korporattivi Ġestjoni (It-TMK), ferħan, irfigħ, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrizzjoni, Palazz Shoe, Il-Hotel Waterfront u Żur Oakland. L-avveniment se tixxandar live fuq bidu HBO Dinjija Kampjonat Boxing fil 9:45 p.m. U/PT. Ftuħ il telecast HBO se jkun Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez fi ġlieda 10-round għat-titlu NABF featherweight preżentata mill Promozzjonijiet Boy Golden f'assoċjazzjoni mal Promozzjonijiet Miguel Cotto.

 

Biljetti pprezzati għal $300, $150, $100, $50 u $25, mhux inklużi ħlasijiet għal servizzi applikabbli u taxxi huma disponibbli fil-postijiet kollha Ticketmaster, online fuq Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) u l-ħlas bit-telefon fil (800) 745-3000.

 

Segwi l-konverżazzjoni fuq Twitter bl-użu #WardBarrera.

 

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Żewġ time World Champion ANDRE WARD VS. Undefeated SULLIVAN Barrera

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NABF featherweight CHAMPION JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ

QUOTES Workout MEDIA U RITRATTI

Showdowns stabbiliti għall IS-SIBT, MARZU 26

AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

Fuq it-televiżjoni jgħixu fuq HBO®

Ikklikkja HERE għall Ritratti

Photo Kreditu: ROC Nazzjon Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

OAKLAND, BĦAL (Marzu 23, 2015) - Nhar it-Tlieta, Marzu 22, Żewġ Ħin Dinja Champion u top-rated lira-għal-lira ġlied Andre Ward (28-0, 15 Kos) u n-numru wieħed ratata konkorrent heavyweight IBF dawl Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 Kos) ipparteċipa workout medjatiku fil Gym King fil Oakland, California bil-quddiem tagħhom Marzu 26 ġlieda fuq Oracle Arena fil Oakland. Ward u Barrera se jiltaqa fin-numru IBF 12-tond pożizzjoni waħda u eliminatur pożizzjoni obbligatorji bout televiżjoni jgħixu fuq HBO Dinjija Kampjonat Boxing® li tibda fl- 9:45 p.m. U/PT. NABF featherweight Champion Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 Kos) u top-rated konkorrent featherweight Jayson "Star" Velez (23-1-1, 16 Kos) kienu wkoll fl-attendenza waqt l-workout qabel iż 10-round-ġlieda tagħhom titolu NABF featherweight li se tiftaħ l-telecast HBO.

 

Wara shadowboxing fiċ-ċirku u rounds ftit fuq l-ixkejjer ippanċjar, erba ġellieda kollha pparteċipaw fl-intervisti ma 'membri tal-midja fl-attendenza. Super Bowl Champion u indiġeni Oakland Marshawn Lynch, AVID sostenitur Andre Ward, kellu logħba speċjali matul il-workout b'appoġġ għall-Ward.

 

Hawn taħt huwa dak li l-ġellieda kellhom jgħidu matul il-workout midja finali:

 

ANDRE WARD, Żewġ Ħin Dinja Champion u top-rated lira-għal-lira ġlied:

"Inħoss tajba u I am lesta li tmur. Jien quċċata fil-ħin. Jien biss eċċitati biex tiksbu nhar is-Sibtlejl.

 

"I użati biex issuq mill-Oracle Arena fuq 880 bħala kid fit-triq tiegħi biex Gym King u wonder jekk I tista 'tagħmel dan hemm jum wieħed u [trainer] Virgil [Hunter] użati biex jgħidu b'kunfidenza, "Inti qed tmur biex lett hemmhekk." Kif sibt anzjani, I użati biex tmur xi wħud mill-karti mqiegħda fis fix-xena. I kien għadu dilettant u nixtieq biss ħolma. Ħaġa li jmiss inti taf, fil 2009, I kien fil-ġlieda sink jew jgħum kontra Edison Miranda. Jekk I rebaħ, kien hemm probabbilment ċans tajjeb li nixtieq nikseb xi sparatura titolu u l-bqija hija l-istorja. Hawnhekk aħna darb'oħra, huwa tiegħi 7th ħin Oracle u huwa għadu barka.

 

"Din kienet l-ħin id-dritt li jmorru heavyweight dawl. Hija kienet taħlita ta 'ma jkollhomx l-guys dritt għall-ġlieda jew guys li ma riedx li jiġġieldu lili. Irrid li jkun kbir. Dawn huma t-tipi ta 'jiċċaqlaq għandek tagħmel. I'ma student ta 'l-isport u meta I tistudja l-isport, dan huwa dak greats dejjem isir. Huma ningranaw. Dawk kbira jsibu mod biex tikseb dan isir u nixtieq li tkun f'dak konverżazzjoni.

 

"Barrera hu korp kbir. Hu fiduċjuż. Jidher li jkun zgħir tajba. Aħna ma pick lilu għaliex huwa touch soft. Aħna qabad lilu minħabba li huwa kien se tikseb lili lesti u urini dak li din il-klassi ta 'piż hija dwar. Jekk inti tħares lejn il-karriera tiegħi, hemm post għall intunazzjoni-ups li I ma kellhomx ħafna ta '. Inti tixtieq li jiġġieldu l-aħjar u jekk m'intix jiġġieldu l-aħjar, inti tixtieq li ġlieda kontra l-konkorrent numru wieħed. Dak hu li aħna qed tagħmel.

 

"I think I am tevolvi fi ġlied effiċjenti. Jien jiċċaqilqu meta I ikollha tiġi spustjata. Naħseb li l-sbuħija ta 'kull atleta li ma jabbużawx ġisem tiegħu u verament jieħu dgħajjes tiegħu bis-serjetà. Stajt tidher xi artikli li jallegaw tlift ewlenija tiegħi. Huwa crazy lili. Inħoss li jiena tajba daqs jien qatt qabel. Stajt ġiet fil-gym boxing mingħajr ħafna ta 'waqfa għall-aħħar 20 snin. moħħ tiegħi irringrazzjani għall-aħħar sentejn. korp tiegħi irringrazzjani. Jista 'jagħti me sentejn oħra fil-karriera tiegħi.

 

"Għandi li jkun biss lili. Min jien huwa biżżejjed. I m'għandhomx għalfejn juru għall Kovalev fil-folla nhar is-Sibtlejl. Aħna biss għandhom biex jimplimentaw il-pjan ta 'logħba. Naħseb li għaddej biex tibgħat il-messaġġ huwa suppost li jibagħtu u jekk ma jiġrix dan, allura hu ser [Kovalev] twassal il-messaġġ meta aħna ġlieda.

 

"Jekk jien ma jirbaħ din il-ġlieda, hemm xejn fl-triq. Jekk jien ma jirbaħ din il-ġlieda, Jien ma jixirqilhom għall-ġlieda għat-titlu. Dik hija r-realtà tas-sitwazzjoni tiegħi.

 

"Barrera qatt ma ġġieldu Guy bħali qabel, sabiex ikunu jistgħu jitkellmu logħba tajba. Huma jistgħu jiddominaw l-aħbarijiet li wassal għall-ġlieda. Huma jistgħu jgħidu l-għalf roqgħa li jkunu jridu jgħidu. Aħna biss trid jiddominaw l-aħbarijiet Il-Ħadd għodwa ta 'wara l-ġlieda huwa fuq. Dak hu li jien iffukat fuq. "

 

SULLIVAN Barrera, Numru wieħed ratata IBF konkorrent heavyweight dawl:

"Jien aktar b'saħħitha milli Ward. Għandi l-isfond Kuban u tgħallimt ħafna ta 'ħiliet hemm. Aktar minn kull ħaġa oħra, id-determinazzjoni li jingħelbu xejn quddiem lili ser jgħinuni telfa Ward fuq Marzu 26.

 

"Ladarba I am fiċ-ċirku, huwa dar tiegħi.

 

"Hu x'inhu Ward għandha, I se jaġġustaw ruħhom għaliha u jegħlbu dan.

 

"Għandi żewġ idejn. Huwa għandu żewġ idejn. I jkollhom impjieg li tagħmel fuq Marzu 26.

 

"Naf Ward u Kovalev huma ferm rispettat ħafna u dawn joħolqu ħafna flus u ħafna ta 'interess, iżda dawn ma jkunux jafu liema Sullivan Barrera hija kapaċi tagħmel. I se jipprova li nhar is-Sibt.

 

"Jien ma verament Guy li għandu jħares għal eliminatorja. ħiliet boxing tiegħi jitkellmu għalihom infushom. I am ġlieda kontra Andre Ward u ġlied hawn fil Oakland, so I do not think deċiżjoni ser jisfaw favur tiegħi.

 

"Biex l-fannijiet kollha, speċjalment l-fannijiet Kubani li appoġġjaw me jekk jogħġbok jafu li jidħlu IS-SIBT, I am ser tagħmel dak kollu li nagħmel biex toħroġ rebbieħa. "

JOSEPH DIAZ JR., NABF featherweight Champion:

"I ma jistax jistenna dak Jayson għamilt biex Ronny Rios matul din il-ġlieda. Stajt ltqajna biex tmur fil hemm, jittestja lilu out u aġġusta meta I am fil-ċirku.

 

"Jekk l-opportunità tippreżenta lilha nnifisha fejn hu iweġġgħu u nara li puntelli tiegħi huma l-kbira minnu, allura naturalment jien ser tikseb fil hemm, tkun aggressiva u kun żgur I jieħdu lilu kmieni kemm jista 'jkun.

 

"Naf jkollna fuq ġewwa, qtugħ barra l-anell u tieħdu lill-korp dritt bogħod se break lilu isfel. Li għaddej biex jagħmel lilu ma jiċċaqalqux ħafna u aktar tard fil rawnds nista 'art daqqa vizzjuż lill-kap. Jien ser tieħu lill-korp dritt bogħod.

 

"Mentalment Jiena 100% lest. Dan huwa stadju kbir fil-karriera tiegħi, hekk jien mentalment ffukati. Jien mħejjija sew. Inħoss bħal dan huwa l-mument I ilhom jistennew għall-ħajja kollu tiegħi kollu. Inħoss bħal jien lest għal dan u I ma jistgħux jistennew għall Marzu 26. I mħarrġa iebsa ħafna għal din il-ġlieda u jien ppreparati sew għaliha.

 

"I really jixtiequ jagħmlu stqarrija f'din il-ġlieda. Irrid li juru d-dinja li Joseph Diaz jista 'jkun il-ħaġa kbira li jmiss fil-boxing, so I mħarrġa diffiċli ħafna biex jitqiegħdu fuq ġlieda kbira għall-fannijiet ġlieda, jkunu aggressivi ħafna u jagħmilha gwerra fil hemmhekk. Nittama li Jayson Vélez huwa 110% lest minħabba I tixtieq li lilu tkun fl-aqwa tiegħu.

 

"Jekk jien jirbaħ din il-ġlieda u jagħmel dikjarazzjoni, I think I tista 'timxi għall-istatus konkorrent u nittamaw jiksbu dinja titolu maqtula mill-aħħar ta' din is-sena. Irrid li jiġġieldu l-avversarji iebsa din is-sena għaliex nixtieq li juru d-dinja li jiena.

 

"Inħoss bħal kruha meta I pass lejn il-ring u I jista 'jara dan fil sparring. Kulmeta Jien inżul daqqa effettivi, I tista 'tgħid li jiena jolqtu ħażin avversarju tiegħi. "

JAYSON VELEZ, konkorrent featherweight Top-rated:

"Fil-livell tiegħi, kull Guy huwa konkorrent top. Għandi biex iħarrġu aktar diffiċli u jtejbu d-difiża tiegħi. Stajt ilhom jaħdmu fuq din.

 

"Jekk inti tara aħħar tlieta jew erba tiegħi tissielet, se tara li ġew I jiddomina fl-ewwel ftit rawnds u mbagħad I jispiċċaw tal-gass, I kienu ilhom jaħdmu fuq stamina tiegħi hekk li mhux se jiġri fuq Marzu 26.

 

"Rajt tissielet Diaz. Imxejna sparred koppja ta 'drabi. Hu veloċità ltqajna. Hu ltqajna ġuħ. Huwa debutt HBO tiegħu, hekk hu definittivament motivati, imma hekk am I. Huwa ser tkun ġlieda kbira.

 

"Irrid li jkun ċampjin tal-kelma. Naf jixtieq wisq. Nhar is-Sibt, aħna se jkun jaf li jixtieq aktar. Aħna kemm tixtieq li jirbaħ u aħna kemm taħriġ għal rebħa. A ġlieda bejn is-setgħa u l-veloċità hija kbira jaqblu-up. Biex ma nsemmux hu Messikani u jien Puerto Rikan. Għandek tistenna ġlieda kbira u mhuwiex wieħed inti tixtieq li titlef. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, 12-tond IBF numru pożizzjoni waħda u eliminatur pożizzjoni mandatorja li hija ppreżentata mill ROC Nazzjon Isport flimkien mal Avvenimenti ewlenin, sseħħ IS-SIBT, Marzu 26, 2016 fi Oracle Arena fil Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Soluzzjonijiet Ivvjaġġar Korporattivi Ġestjoni (It-TMK), ferħan, irfigħ, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrizzjoni, Palazz Shoe, Il-Hotel Waterfront u Żur Oakland. L-avveniment se tixxandar live fuq bidu HBO Dinjija Kampjonat Boxing fil 9:45 p.m. U/PT. Ftuħ il telecast HBO se jkun Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez fi ġlieda 10-round għat-titlu NABF featherweight preżentata mill Promozzjonijiet Boy Golden f'assoċjazzjoni mal Promozzjonijiet Miguel Cotto.

 

Biljetti pprezzati għal $300, $150, $100, $50 u $25, mhux inklużi ħlasijiet għal servizzi applikabbli u taxxi huma disponibbli fil-postijiet kollha Ticketmaster, online fuq Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) u l-ħlas bit-telefon fil (800) 745-3000.

 

Segwi l-konverżazzjoni fuq Twitter bl-użu #WardBarrera.

 

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

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ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS

FOR ANDRE WARD VS. SULLIVAN Barrera

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON IS-SIBT, MARZU 26

AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

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

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

SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE

IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS

NEW YORK, NY (Marzu 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. u Junior Younan flimkien ma ' 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 Tbandil Calloway, li se jservi bħala ospitanti tal-avveniment, u hit kaptan DJ Franzén, DJ residenti fi Hot Las Vegas " 97.5 and Drais Nightclub. Sway and Franzen will entertain together throughout the night to keep fans entertained between bouts at Oracle Arena.

Biljetti pprezzati għal $300, $150, $100, $50 u $25, mhux inklużi ħlasijiet għal servizzi applikabbli u taxxi huma disponibbli fil-postijiet kollha Ticketmaster, online fuq Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) u l-ħlas bit-telefon fil (800) 745-3000.

 

Fuq Marzu 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) fil 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 tissielet, compiling a record of 97 rebħiet u biss 7 telf, ma 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 Tal-KO) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 u 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 Tal-KO) fuq Jannar 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 Tal-KO) fuq 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 Tal-KO) dwar Ġunju 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 u l-ġlieda mill-boxing hotbed ta Oxnard, undefeated Daniel "Twitch" Franco (12-0-3, 7 Tal-KO) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 Kos) in an eight-round featherweight bout on Marzu 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 rekord dilettanti tal 67-15, jirbħu l-kampjonat Oxnard PAL fl 2006 u l-Istat California Silver Ingwanti Kampjonat fl 2007 tul it-triq. Matul debutt professjonali Franco dwar Diċembru 18, 2010, hu megħlub Emanuel Machorro fi Club 401 fl Ontario, California via t-tielet eliminatorja tekniku round. Minkejja li rreġistrata bħala student full-time fi CHAFFEY College fl Rancho Cucamonga, Franco impressjonat kmieni fil-karriera tiegħu, kumpilazzjoni rekord undefeated b'żewġ jiġbed fil-postijiet madwar California sal-aħħar ta ' 2013. Wieħed minn dawk jiġbed daħal kontra Alejandro Ochoa fil Cannon trankwillità fil Montebello, California on September 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa skorja ta 'sitt round rebħa deċiżjoni unanima fuq Westin Bonaventure Hotel fil-Los Angeles. Dwar Ġunju 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 Diċembru 21when he scored a decision victory over Hector Garcia in Tijuana, Messiku.

 

A promising unbeaten prospect from Salinas, California, Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. Jr. (7-0, 6 Kos)looks to extend his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 Kos) 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 Tal-KO) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Issa, 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. F'Ġunju 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 Novembru 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 Tal-KO) jirritorna l-ċirku fuq Marzu 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 Kos) tal 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 fi Barclays Center fi Brooklyn, New York. Issa 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. Fl 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 birthday, 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 fil Foxwoods Resort Casino fil Mashantucket, Connecticut. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on Awissu 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on Awissu 13.

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

 

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. Fl 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. Fuq Awissu 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. Dwar Marzu 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 Ġunju 6. Next came a sixth round technical knockout win over Dennis Benson at The Playground in Atlantic City on Awissu 15. To end the year, Zhang was featured on the undercard of the Novembru 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.

 

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

 

Fuq Marzu 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onJannar 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, sseħħ is-Sibt, Marzu 26, 2016 fi Oracle Arena fil Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Soluzzjonijiet Ivvjaġġar Korporattivi Ġestjoni (It-TMK), ferħan, irfigħ, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrizzjoni, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. L-avveniment se tixxandar live fuq bidu HBO Dinjija Kampjonat Boxing fil 9:45 p.m. U/PT. Ftuħ il telecast HBO se jkun Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez fi ġlieda 10-round għat-titlu NABF featherweight preżentata mill Promozzjonijiet Boy Golden f'assoċjazzjoni mal Promozzjonijiet Miguel Cotto.

 

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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 Il-ġimgħa lejl
Ruben Villa IV signs contract.
Los Angeles, BĦAL–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 għandha rekord ta ' 2-0 ma eliminatorja wieħed, 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 u 2011 as well as the BCR Belt at Fantasy Springs 2014 u 2015.
He turned professional on November 20, 2015 with a first round stoppage over Joel Cano. Il 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 min hu 8-1 4 Tal-KO , Super Middleweight Rudy Puga Jr. min hu 7-0 6 Tal-KO & Petr Petrov min hu 36-4-2 ma 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.”