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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 Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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Oakland, SIDA (August 4, 2016) – On Thursday, August 4, Roc Nation Sports marti shirka jaraa'id ugu dambeeyey ee laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 KOs) at Lake Merritt Amphitheatre in Oakland, California in advance of their August 6 dagaalamina Oracle Arena ee 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, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo:

“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, Waan gaajoonayaa. 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, Madaxweynaha iyo Chief of brandingeksperten & 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 bilood. Waxa ka muhiimsan, 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.”

 

YACQUUB Prince, Andre Ward’s Manager:

“I like to thank God for this opportunity, HBO, Jaliyadda 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, Madaxweyne ku-xigeenka, HBO Bixi-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, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Palace Shoe, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 sano. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET / PT.

Tigidhada jaban $250, $100, $70, $40 iyo $30, ma ku jiraan kharashyada adeegga ay khuseyso iyo canshuurta, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com oo mas'uul ah adigoo taleefoon ee (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 SABTI, AUGUST 6 AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California; TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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Oakland, SIDA (August 3, 2016) - Talaadada, August 2, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 KOs) ka qayb-galay tababarka warbaahinta a at King ee Gym in Oakland, California ka hor ay August 6dagaalamina Oracle Arena ee 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. IYO/PT.

 

Ka dib markii shadowboxing in giraanta oo ah wareeg yar on bacaha feedh ku, 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 Sabtida ee dagaalka.

 

Hoos waxaa ku qoran waxa dagaalka ku lahaa in la yidhaahdo inta lagu guda jiro tababarka ee final warbaahinta:

 

ANDRE Ward, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo:

“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 wareeg. Aad u wanaagsan waxaan dareemayaa.

“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, in 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. Sidaas, 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. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, 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 iyo 14 sano jir ah. 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. Sidaas, it started here. Markaasuu, it carried over. Xataa maantadan, 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. Waxaan ahay mid la barakeeyey. 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, Waxaan ku dirireen 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, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Palace Shoe, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 sano. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa lagu telefishanka doonaa live on bilowgii HBO World Championship Boxing at 10:35 p.m. ET / PT.

 

Tigidhada jaban $250, $100, $70, $40 iyo $30, ma ku jiraan kharashyada adeegga ay khuseyso iyo canshuurta, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com oo mas'uul ah adigoo taleefoon ee (800) 745-3000.

 

Wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah, fadlan booqo www.rocnation.com. Raac Roc Nation on Twitter oo Instagramrocnation iyo Facebook ee 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 seconds wareegga koowaad. Miller was the 2012 Women’s World Championships Silver Medalist, 2012 USA Boxing Women’s National Champion and 2012 Laga xoreeyo. 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 at Oracle Arena.

Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) ku soo laaban doonaa giraanta on Saturday, August 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 KOs) at Oracle Arena ee 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, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Palace Shoe, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 sano. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa lagu telefishanka doonaa live on bilowgii HBO World Championship Boxing at 10:35 p.m. IYO/PT.

Tigidhada jaban $250, $100, $70, $40 iyo $30, ma ku jiraan kharashyada adeegga ay khuseyso iyo canshuurta, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com oo mas'uul ah adigoo taleefoon ee (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 SABTI, AUGUST 6 AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California

WARD VS. BRAND TO BE TELEVISED LIVE

ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

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

NEW YORK, NY (July 26, 2016) – Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) ku soo laaban doonaa giraanta on Saturday, August 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 KOs) at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:35 p.m. IYO/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 "dhifasho" Franco, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga Jr. iyo 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 dagaallan, compiling a record of 97 guul oo kaliya 7 khasaarihii, la 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 iyo 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. Bishii Oktoobar 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, SIDA, 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) on August 6 at 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.

 

Jeeda Riverside, California iyo dagaal ka baxay Abdilaahi feerka ee Oxnard ah, badinin yar miisaanka Daniel "dhifasho" Franco (13-0-3, 8 KOs) bilaabay Boxing Day ee ay da'diisu ahayd Siddeed, uruurinayaan rikoor hiwaayadda ah 67-15, ku guuleystay koobka qaramada Oxnard Pal in 2006 iyo California State Silver Championship Gloves in 2007 jidka. Inta lagu guda jiro horeysay Franco ee December 18, 2010, uu adkaaday Emanuel Machorro ee Club 401 ee Ontario, California via knockout saddexaad wareega farsamo. Franco soo jiitay hore ee mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed, ururinayaan rikoor badinin labo barbaro goobaha California oo dhan dhammaadka 2013. Mid ka mid ah kuwa barbar hor yimid Alejandro Ochoa ee Cannon Deggan Montebello, California on September 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa dhaliyay lix-wareega guul go'aan loo dhan yahay ka ugu Westin Bonaventure Hotel ee Los Angeles. On June 20, 2015, during Ward’s return to the ring at Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, the unbeaten Twitch met Mexico’s German “Panteonero” Meraz in an eight-round featherweight bout. Franco scored a technical knockout over the veteran fighter in the final round of the fight.August 6 will be Franco’s third appearance at Oracle when he takes on Renton, Washington’s Marcelo Gallardo (7-3-2, 3 KOs). The 26-year-old Gallardo has been known to play the spoiler role, scoring unanimous decision victories over unbeaten prospects Christopher Diaz and Vic Pasillas in 2015.

Having compiled an exceptional amateur record of 99-8, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga. 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. In June 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a little more than a year away from the ring, he rededicated himself to the “sweet science” with a vengeance and on February 17, 2014, Puga Jr. made his comeback stopping Charon Spain in the third round with an overpowering body shot at the Salinas Storm House in his native Salinas. Puga Jr. rounded out 2015 with a four-round technical knockout of Katrell Straus and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas. On February 12, Puga Jr. extended his undefeated streak to 7 fights by knocking out Alejandro Osuna in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California on HBO’s Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, Puga Jr. extended his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano by way of a technical knockout in the sixth round. The Southern California native returns to the Bay Area on August 6 to face an opponent to be announced.

 

Brooklyn’s undefeated Junior “The Young God” Younan (9-0, 7 KOs) is considered one of New York City’s best boxing prospects. Younan, trained by his father Sherif, a former professional boxer himself, began fighting competitively at age eight and only two years later was called a “boxing prodigy” by the New York Times. He compiled an amateur record of 90-5, racking up an impressive series of titles along the way including nine Junior Olympic championships, nine Junior Metro championships, eight New York State Silver Gloves championships and five Regional Silver Gloves championships. In 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 dhalashadiisa, 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) on August 6. Fighting out of Baja, California, the Mexico native is riding an undefeated streak in his last six fights.

 

Ugu da'da ah 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, Si kastaba ha ahaatee, came in May 2015 when he beat Cam Awesome in Las Vegas for the National Golden Gloves title. Rock also captured the 2015 Laga xoreeyo. 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) socda 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 Mark wareegga koowaad. Without wasting any time, Rock followed his impressive debut by demolishing his next two opponents, Bobby Favors and Hassan Lee, both by way of knockout in the first round of the respective bouts. Making his Oracle Arena debut on August 6, Rock looks to keep his fierce win streak alive when he takes on Mike Kyle (1-2-1, 1 KO). The Boise, Idaho native seeks to reaffirm the impression he has set on Oakland where he scored his first career win and knockout over James Kirby this past January.

 

Bilal “Rebellious” Mahasin (8-3-1, 1 KO) is no stranger to Oakland fight fans. A resident of the Bay Area’s eastern shore, Mahasin made his professional debut in 2002 with great promise, winning his first three fights. On November 10, 2013, he fought one of the area’s top junior welterweight fighters, Moris Rodriguez, at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento, California. East Bay supporters made the trek to the state’s capital for Mahasin’s triumphant return which came by way of a six-round unanimous decision. Mahasin has accrued a ring record with a majority of the results coming as wins, and has transitioned up a weight class to super welterweight. He last fought on June 11, 2016 ee 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) on 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, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Verizon, Palace Shoe, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 sano.

 

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LABA-TIME WORLD horyaalka ANDRE Ward VS. Badinin Sullivan Barrera

NABF featherweight horyaalka Yuusuf Diaz Jr. VS. JAYSON Velez

Xigashooyin PRESS SHIRKA KAMA DAMBYSTA AH IYO SAWIRADA

SHOWDOWNS loo dhigay SABTI, MARCH 26

AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California

Telefishanka LIVE ON HBO®

Guji HALKAN u Photos

Credit Photo: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, SIDA (March 23, 2015) - Arbacada, March 23, Roc Nation Sports marti shirka jaraa'id ugu dambeeyey ee laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo Andre Ward(28-0, 15 KOs) iyo tiro ka mid ah lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) at Lake Merritt Amphitheatre in Oakland, California ka hor ay March 26 dagaalamina Oracle Arena ee Oakland. Ward iyo Barrera kulmi doonaa in tirada IBF 12-wareega hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab xumad live telefishanka on HBO World Championship Boxing® bilaabo 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. NABF featherweight Champion Yuusuf "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) iyo sare loo qiimeeyo ee u tartamaya featherweight Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) sidoo kale xaadir ku tiirka shir jaraa'id oo iska indha Lake Merritt ka hor 10-wareega NABF featherweight dagaalka horyaalka taas oo kor u furi doonaa telecast HBO ah.

 

Ward vs. Barrera waxaa ay kor u qaabeynta in dagaal aad u tartamay u dhexeeya laba ka tirsan, kuwaas oo labaduba ay indhaha ku dhigay on a kulan-kacay Unified Light culus World Champion Sergey Kovalev noqon.

 

Hoos waxaa ku qoran waxa dagaalyahannadu, dhiirrigeliyeyaasha, tababarayaasha, maamulayaasha iyo tiirka kale marti lahaa in la yidhaahdo shir jaraa'id ku:

 

 

ANDRE Ward, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo:

"Waxaan doonayaa inaan u mahadceliyo qof kasta ka soo baxay sidii caadiga ahayd. Aagga Bay waa meel aad u qurux badan. Annagu ma heli badanaa credit ku filan talantigii ka soo Baxday halkan, laakiin saldhig haadiyey, waa wayn. kaliya Mahadiya Waxaan ahay in ay meel sidan oo kale oo u mahad leeyihiin jacaylka iyo taageerada at dhacdo ku kasta oo aan halkan keeno. Aad ayaan ugu mahadcelinayaa naftayda iyo guys sida Marshawn Lynch in, Damian Lillard iyo Warriors meeshan saaray map-ka iyo dadka qaadato ogeysiis masraxa qaranka. Taasi waa muhiim ii.

 

"Ilaa hadda sida dagaalka laftiisa, waa mid aad u fudud ii ... qof walba oo igu ogyahay, ay u ogaadaan sida aan shaqayn oo ay og tahay sidii aan sax. Ma is kor loogu qaaday in waxa soo socda. Ma is kor loogu qaaday in wixii dadka leh. Waxaan ahay ogyahay waxa lagu sheegay. Waan ogahay waxa aan soo horjeeda ayaa ku yidhi oo waxaan u qaadan eraygiisay. Waxaan sameeyey wax walba oo aan u malaynay in la sameeyo, sida aan mar walba sameeyo iyo sida aan sameeyo ee la soo dhaafay ka 10 sano ee mustaqbalkeyga ciyaareed. Waxaan qaaday ugu wanaagsan ... haddii ay ma horyaalka kale markaas waxaa u tartamaya sarre ... iyo tani waa ka duwan yahay no. Kaliya in aad guys ay ogayn inaan anigu ahay diirada iyo qufulan ee sida had iyo jeer waxaan ahay. Waxaan ahay diyaar oo dagaal loo diyaariyey iman ayaan u ahay March 26."

Sullivan Barrera, Number mid lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light:

"Waxaan doonayay inaan idinku mahad halkan soo socda. Waxaan doonayaa in aan idinku mahad HBO, mahadsanid qof walba. Waad ku mahadsan tahay Andre Ward ogolaatay aan dagaalka. Waxaan balanqaadayaa walba oo ay timaado in saaxadda aan lahaa diyaarinta weyn iyo tani waa riyo weyn. Habeenkaasna, Ayaan show weyn qof walba. "

David ITSKOWITCH, Qaboobaan Boxing - Roc Nation Sports:

"Laba ka mid ah xulalka ugu iftiinka ugu sareeya caalamka ee isku doonaa March 26. Waxay leeyihiin rikoor la xoojiyey ee 45-0 la 27 KOs oo aan loo baahnayn in la yidhaahdo, ama uusan dhadhamin guuldarro sida xirfadle. Iyada oo nin kasta oo uu leeyahay soo horjeeda amaanaa isaga ka soo hor, labadaba waxay Leeyihiin indho ay ku Sergey Kovalev iyo suumanka uu horyaalka saddex dunida, laakiin marka hore ay leeyihiin ganacsatada inay ka qayb galaan si ay u on Saturday habeen.

 

"Mar kasta oo aan soo baxay si Oakland, waayo dhacdo oo aan la Andre ahay at shaqo halkaas oo uu la hadlay warbaahinta, waxaa iska cad iigu in dila, Isagu waa ciyaaryahan leh tayo gaar athletically, laakiin waxa uu sidoo kale qof gaar ah, waxaana rajeynayaa qof walba halkan Oakland fahamsan oo ka maqsuuday in. Waa nin mabda 'qoyska had iyo jeer isku dayaa inuu sameeyo wax sax ah iyo in uu yahay wax naadir ku yahay nolosha maalmahan, laakiin waxaa gaar ahaan naadir ah ee sports. Waxaan rajaynayaa in aad guys isaga maqsuud. xirfadaha Boxing ha waarto. Ma uu socday weligiis in la dagaalamaya, sidaa darteed qof walba waa mahad waxa aad halkan ku Andre Ward.

 

"Andre qabtay biladda dahabka ah ee Olympics Athens ah oo waa laga xoreeyo dalka la soo dhaafay. feeryahanka in ay sidaas sameeyo. Uu liiska cadaawayaashaada adkaan akhriya sida qofka kuwaas oo ka mid ah horyaalka heerka dhexe super. Waxa uu sidoo kale badan oo reebtay kooxda heysata horyaalka hore ee dunida culus light, Chad Dawson in ay 2012 caawa. In uu dagaalka ee la soo dhaafay, ayuu heysatay laba-mar tartame horyaalka adduunka Paul Smith on June 20 at Oracle Arena. Waxa uu u khamaartay on cutubka xiga ee uu mustaqbalkiisa ku saabsan March 26, soo laabtay Oracle Arena mar kale, iyadoo lagu wado inuu ku biiro kooxda ilaa heerka iftiin culus diyaar u ah inuu sameeyo wixii uu sameeyay horyaalka dhexe super ah ... waxa nadiifinta baxay iyo heysteen qof walba in u taagan in uu hab. "

Nicole qoolley, Madaxweyne ku-xigeenka of Marketing iyo General Counsel - Dhacdooyinka Main:

"Waxaan run ahaantii jeclaan lahaa in aan u mahad celiyo Andre Ward. Ma uusan u leeyihiin in ay qaataan on dagaalka ah badinin ee uu dagaalka ugu horeysay ee la saadaalinayaa in iftiinka, laakiin wuxuu ku samayn, waxaana qabaa in waa wax loo bogo.

 

"In uu dagaalka ee la soo dhaafay, Sullivan noqday tartamaya ku waajib Sergey Kovalev ee suunka IBF. Waxa uu dib u fadhiistay yaabaa sugay uu horyaalka dagaalka, laakiin halkii uu ku arkay dagaalka ka dhanka ah Andre Ward sidii fursad ay ku gaaraan runtii badatay oo isna wuxuu sameeyey wax. Sida aad wada ogsoon, Dhacdooyinka Main iyo Roc Nation Sports leeyihiin qorshe weyn Andre Ward iyo Sergey Kovalev dambe ee sanadkan iyo Sullivan Barrera awood muqadaraadka in gaadhigii tufaaxa.

 

"Labada nimankan, Sullivan iyo Andre, ayaa wax walba fuushan natiijada Sabtida ee dagaalka. In cimilada in ku haysanno feerka hadda, waa u cusboonaysiinta si ay u arkaan dagaalyahan dhabta ah ee aan ka baqin in ay qaataan khatarta. Waxay labada naga mudanyihiin ixtiraam iyo jaceylka in. Tani waa maxay isboortiga waa in ku saabsan.

 

"Sullivan Barrera waa badinin iyadoo rikoor ah 17-0 la 12 Ku Guuleystay soo socda jidka knockout. kaliya wuxuu u beddelay 34, bil ka hor, taas oo laga yaabo in aad u malaynayso in waa in yar oo ah marayso in uu mustaqbalkiisa. Waxa aan aad u ogaadaan waa in uu lahaa mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed guul hiwaayadda in Cuba, ka dibna laga badiyay dhowr sano ah uu ra'iisul halka uu goosanaya Maraykanka. Waxa uu yimaado hab dhab ahaantii muddo dheer inaan halkaan maanta daqiiqad this iyo fursaddan. Isagu waa gaajaysan, uu ku kalsoon yahay iyo inuu diyaar u yahay. "

Virgil Hunter, Tababaraha Andre Ward ayaa:

"Tani waa kaar fantastic la ciyaartoyda cajiib ah kuwaas oo isku dayaya in ay jidka ka dhigi adduunka ee feerka. Haddii dagaalka this waxaa ka dhacaya magaalada kasta oo kale oo, waxa uu noqon lahaa dhacdo weyn. Waxa aan doonayaa in aan sameeyo waa in la hubiyo in Oakland fahamsan, iyo in Bay Area ku wareegsan fahamsan, magnitude ee dhacdadan si aan u sii wadi kartaa in ay keenaan feerka heer caalami ah si ay u Oakland. Oakland waa dhul taranta Xarakada sare ah oo aan hore u leeyihiin. The dheeraad ah in aad noo taageeri, ka badan in dagaal, kuwaas oo noqon doona la arki karo iyo aad arki doonaa markii ugu weyn ugu sareysa.

 

"Waxay ku yidhaahdeen shabakadaha kale dagaalyahanada, laakiin HBO ka dhigaysa xiddigaha, si aynu ku faraxsan nahay in qayb ka mid ah tani waxay noqon. Waxaan ku weydiin inaad soo baxaan oo ay taageeraan dagaalka this. Kaalay on baxay Saturday habeen iyo Raaxaysta habeen wanaagsan ee feerka sare. "

BEN lire, Sullivan Barrera ayaa tababaraha:

"Waxaan doonayaa inaan u mahadceliyo dhammaan dadka wada saaray dhacdadan super on Saturday. Waxaan halkaan u joognaa in ay ku riday on show weyn iyo Sullivan ayaa sameeyay wax walba oo uu nafsaddiisa u bixinayo dhacdadan diyaariyo. Wuxuuna ogyahay caqabadaha isaga ka soo hor, laakiin waxa uu aaminsan yahay isaga qudhiisa iyo waxa uu rumeysan yahay in tani ay tahay inuu waqtiga si ay u muujiyaan dadweynaha iyo dhagaystayaasha arkaysid in tani ay tahay meesha uu joogo. Waxa uu jiro si aad u war qoraal ah oo.

 

"In ka badan wax, waxaan ixtiraamaan Mr. Ward guulihii uu, uu kalsoonidii iyo inuu yahay nin weyn ee Isboortiga. Waa wax weyn in qayb ka mid ah tani waxay noqon. Waxaan si fiican u diyaariyey oo aynu samaynay wax walba oo aan u baahanahay inaan ha yimaado Saturday in la siiyo dhagaystayaasha daawashada ee show a super weyn sababtoo ah waa waxa feerka ku saabsan yahay. Waxaa ku saabsan waxqabadka iyo labada Xarakada hesho si ay u qabtaan heer this xaflad weyn. Waxaa sharaf noo ah in qayb ka mid ah dhacdadan noqon. Waxaan samaynay wax kasta oo suurto gal ah si loo hubiyo in aan ka soo bixi doonaan oo saaray show ah oo heer sare ah. "

YACQUUB Prince, Tababaraha kooxda Andre Ward ayaa:

"Tani waa daqiiqad taariikhiga ah noo. Waxaan galay 175 pound qeybinta culus light. Tani waa daqiiqad in magaalada uusan rabin in uu seegi. Tani waa la joogo bilowga ah ee dhaqdhaqaaq. Barrera kaliya dhacdo in ay dhibbanaha ugu horeysay oo waxaan u socoto si ay sida ugu macaamiloodo. Waxaan la maqal badan oo hadal iyo wada hadalka meel qaadashada halkaas oo uu ka walaacsan yahay, oo waxaynu og nahay in uu aaminsan yahay in wax kasta oo uu ku yidhi. Mar labaad, waxaan ku faraxsanahay fursadan oo aadan rabin in aad ka maqnaan daqiiqad taariikhiga ah on Saturday habeenkii. "

Yuusuf Diaz Jr., NABF featherweight Champion:

"Kaalay March 26, Waan ogahay in aan leeyihiin dagaal adag ka hor i of. Waan ogahay Jayson Velez waa halyeeyga khibrad leh ee giraanta. Waxa uu dagaalyahan ah. Waxa uu leeyahay faa'iido gaari lix inji oo igu sidaa daraadeed waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal fiican. Waan ogahay waxa uu ka soo kacay of khasaare, sidaa darteed waan ogahay in uu si dhab ah uu doonayo in uu dib u soo kabsato iyo qof walba ayaa muujinaya in uu weli u tartamaya horyaalka adduunka ah.

 

"Waxaan xerada tababarka runtii weyn. Waxaan tababar muddo siddeed toddobaad. Tani waa markii iigu horeysay dagaal on HBO, sidaas darteed waxaan dhab ahaan doonayaan waa inay soo bandhigto qofka aan ahay. Waxaan ahay 110% diyaar u ah. Waxaan diyaar u ah inuu ku siiyo taageerayaasha dagaalka dagaal haddii Jayson Velez doonayo inuu dagaal ahay. Waxaan diyaar u ah inay soo bandhigto in qof kasta oo dhan awoodaha aan ku leeyahay gudaha giraanta ahay. aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay inaan dagaal ku saabsan kaarka Andre Ward iyo Sullivan Barrera Waxaan ahay. Waxay tahay laba ciyaartoyda aqoonyahanada iyo aad u sharaf ayaan u ahay in ay dhacdo co-weyn ee dagaalka this ee. Sida March 26, Waxaan balanqaadayaa waxaan doonayaa inaan idin siiyo show weyn. "

JAYSON Velez, Top lagu qiimeeyo tartamaya featherweight:

"Waxaan doonayaa inaan marka hore Ilaah u mahad, Waxa cad in uu ka dhigaa wax walba oo suuragal. Waxaan doonayaa inaan u mahadceliyo dhiirrigeliyeyaasha aan, Dalacaad Miguel Cotto iyo dalacaad Boy Golden iyo kooxda oo dhan. Ma ahan in aan aad u badan, in la yidhaahdo ka sokow in tani ay tahay dagaal weyn. Joseph yimaado si ay ula dagaalamaan. Waxaan u imid in ay la dagaallamaan. labada Waxaan rabnaa in aan ku guuleysto. labada Waxaan qaado caqabadaha. Dadka sii i waydiinaya sababta aan u qaaday this dagaalka khatar iyo jawaabta waa u fududahay ... haddii aan doonayo in aan noqdo cayaaryahanka ugu wanaagsan ee, Waxaan u leeyihiin in ay la dagaalamaan ugu fiican. Yuusuf waa mid ka mid ah ugu wanaagsan.

 

"Waxaan ku waayay aan dagaalka la soo dhaafay, sidaas darteed waxaan u baahan tahay inaad ku guuleysato. Waxaan doonayaa in aan ku guuleysto. Waxaan idinku ma sheegi karo qofka uu doonayo inuu ku guuleysto dagaalka this sababtoo ah waxaan labada waa dagaalyahano weyn oo dagaalyahan. Waxa uu Mexico, Waxaan ahay Puerto Rican, iyo marka aad Puerto Rican ah oo Mexican ah ee giraanta isla, aad arki doonaa dagaalka ah. Waxaad arki doontaa xawaaraha, awoodda, wax walba in dagaalka this. Waxa uu dagaal weyn oo u faraxsan ayaan u ahay. Waad ku mahadsan tahay in qof kasta oo sii soco Saturday this oo aad u mahad HBO dabcan. "

 

ROBERT Diaz, Head laqabin - dalacaad Boy Golden:

"Sida iska cad dhacdada ugu weyn iska hadlaayo. Waxaad helay Andre Ward kasoo horjeeddo ah nin dhalinyaro ah badinin sida Sullivan Barrera, laakiin ay dhacdo co-ugu weyn waxa uu god labo dhallinyaro ah, Xarakada gaajaysan oo midba midka kale ka dhan ah in Jayson Velez iyo Joseph Diaz. Waxay tahay labada dhallinyarada ah. Waxay labada rabaan in ay qaadan on the dagaal fiican tahay, waxay dagaal adag oo caddeyn in uu yahay sida ay u fududahay ahaa inay dagaal this.

 

"Waxaan aad ugu faraxsanahay oo ku saabsan dagaalka this ahay. Ma doonayo in aad ka maqnaan 10 wareeg horyaalka NABF ah.

"Jayson Velez waa yar yahay a, libaax gaajaysan oo raba in dib u hesho ilaa masraxa iyo ogyahay sida weyn guul ah ka gaartay Joseph Diaz waa. Waxa uu fahamsan yahay fursad ay ku dagaalamaan on HBO iyo kaarka this wayn. Waxaan doonayaa in aan idin xusuusiyo qof ee Jayson Velez. In maalin iyo da'da, halkaas oo dagaal ah oo u lumiya ayaa doonaya in ay qaataan laga yaabaa laabto ama habayn kor, ama laba ama saddex, ka hor inta aysan qaadan dagaalka khatarta sare ah oo Jayson Velez loo sameynayo midig ka dib markii. Taasi waxay muujinaysaa inuu doonayo inuu dib on top aad u hesho oo uu ogyahay waxa uu leeyahay inuu sameeyo oo ay halkaas ka heli ... waxa ay tahay in la joojiyo dagaalka by heer sare-ah sida Joseph Diaz. "

Ralph HEREDIA, Tababaraha kooxda Joseph Diaz ee:

 

"Waa sharaf inaan halkaan, fursad weyn oo mudnaan la siiyo fursad si aad u soo bandhigto tayo leh a, 2012 Cayaaraha olombikada. Si Yuusuf, tani waa waxa aan ka hadlay, waad ku mahadsan tahay isagoo u dulqaata, aad diyaar u yihiin fursad. Waan ognahay waxa Ninkii dhallinyarada gaarka ah iyo nin tayo aad tahay, laakiin hadda dunida oo dhan ay heli doonaan in ay arkaan masraxa weyn waxa talanti, waxa mudane dhab ah iyo waxa dagaal ah waa in ay ... sida Joseph Diaz.

 

"Waxa aan dhihi karo oo ku saabsan Jayson Velez? Waxa uu mudane a yaa garanaya waxa ay khatar ku jirta oo uu leeyahay waayo-aragnimo. I rumaysta, aadan rabin in this seegi. Saturday, waa in aad habayn ku. Waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal ficil-buuxiyey oo ah. "

 

 

JOSE "in" Sanchez, Tababaraha Jayson Velez ee:

"Waxaan arki Diaz sida dagaal weyn, laakiin waxaan leeyahay Jayson in xaalad aad u wanaagsan oo uu diyaar u yahay la dagaalanka. Waan ogahay waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal fiican sababta oo ah waxay diyaar u yihiin, iyo wax la mid ah waa run, waayo, dagaalka Jayson Velez. Waxa uu aad u adag shaqeeyay dagaalka this iyo waxaan ogahay in uu diyaar u yahay la dagaalanka. "

 

 

Tony Walker, Agaasimaha, HBO Sports:

"Anigoo ku hadlaya magaca Madaxweynaha our xigeenka Fulinta Peter Nelson, waxaan aad ugu faraxsanahay inaan halkaan ku Area Baay, iyadoo dad aad u badan iyo taageerayaasha feerka weyn, sida aynu eegno inuu idin soo doubleheader this on Saturday habeen.

 

"Ma ahan sahlan wada jiidaya ciyaar feerka weyn iyo kooxaha kuwaas oo ay wada jiido card weyn top si hoose, si kastoo dagaal oo dhan ma noqon doonto on HBO, haddii aad rabto si uu u daawado qaar ka mid ah feerka weyn, waxaad tagtaa Oracle Arena iyo haddii aad qabto in ay guriga, aad iska baarto on HBO.

 

"Inta noo 43 sano barnaamijyada on HBO, feerka ayaa had iyo jeer ahaa qayb muhiim ah oo waxa aannu ku samayn. Waxaan mar walba nafteena ku faanaan ku haysta Xarakada fiican oo kulan fiican, oo aan aad u wanaagsan in dhaqanka this mar kale qaban doonaa sida Andre Ward dhigaysa dareemaan uu 2016 ugu horeeyay ee giraanta. In giraanta feerka ah, waxa aan marnaba lagu talinayaa in aad iska eafiya iskana gaajaysan a, dagaalka badinin sida aan ku leenahay Sullivan Barrera, sidaas darteed waxaan jeclaan lahaa in aan soo dhaweyn Sullivan in network iyo isaga ku mahadsan tahay qaadashada on tartan this.

 

"Furitaanka telecast TV waxay noqon doontaa Joseph Diaz ka dhanka ah Jayson Velez, laba guys dhallinyarada ah ilaa-iyo-soo socda, laba qori oo dhallinyaro ah, kuwaas oo u malaynayaa in ay diyaar u yihiin marxaladda weyn tahay. All oo dhan, waxa ay noqon doontaa telecast weyn, 9:45 PM ET waxaan idiin Yaboohi habeenkii wargelineed oo madadaalo leh kooxda warbaahinta our. "

Ward vs. Barrera, 12-wareega IBF tiro hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab ah kaas oo la soo bandhigay by Roc Nation Sports in ururka la Dhacdooyinka Main, qaadataa meel Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, qaadaan, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nafaqada, Palace Shoe, Hotel Waterfront iyo Booqo Oakland. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa lagu telefishanka doonaa live on bilowgii HBO World Championship Boxing at 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. Furitaanka telecast HBO uu noqon doono Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez dagaalka 10-wareega ah ee horyaalka NABF featherweight soo bandhigay by dalacaad Boy Golden in ururka la dalacaad Miguel Cotto.

 

Tigidhada jaban $300, $150, $100, $50 iyo $25, ma ka mid yihiin qarashka lagu dabaqi karo iyo canshuuraha waxaa laga helayaa dhammaan goobaha Ticketmaster, online at Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) iyo ka qaadaan by phone at (800) 745-3000.

 

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LABA-TIME WORLD horyaalka ANDRE Ward VS. Badinin Sullivan Barrera

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NABF featherweight horyaalka Yuusuf Diaz Jr. VS. JAYSON Velez

WARBAAHINTA xigtay tababarka IYO SAWIRADA

SHOWDOWNS loo dhigay SABTI, MARCH 26

AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California

Telefishanka LIVE ON HBO®

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Credit Photo: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, SIDA (March 23, 2015) - Talaadada, March 22, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) iyo tiro ka mid ah lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) ka qayb-galay tababarka warbaahinta a at King ee Gym in Oakland, California ka hor ay March 26 dagaalamina Oracle Arena ee Oakland. Ward iyo Barrera kulmi doonaa in tirada IBF 12-wareega hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab xumad live telefishanka on HBO World Championship Boxing® bilaabo 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. NABF featherweight Champion Yuusuf "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) iyo sare loo qiimeeyo ee u tartamaya featherweight Jayson "Star" Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) sidoo kale ka qeyb galay intii lagu jiray tababarka ka hor kulanka ay 10-wareega NABF featherweight dagaalka horyaalka taas oo kor u furi doonaa telecast HBO ah.

 

Ka dib markii shadowboxing in giraanta oo ah wareeg yar on bacaha feedh ku, oo dhan afar dagaalyahan oo ka qeyb galay waraysiyo lala yeeshay xubno ka tirsan warbaahinta in imaanshaha. Super Bowl Champion iyo hooyo Oakland Marshawn Lynch, ah taageere aad u xiiseyn Andre Ward, saftay gaar ah inta lagu guda jiro tababarka ee taageerada of Ward.

 

Hoos waxaa ku qoran waxa dagaalka ku lahaa in la yidhaahdo inta lagu guda jiro tababarka ee final warbaahinta:

 

ANDRE Ward, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo:

"Waxaan dareemayaa wanaag iyo waxaan diyaar u ahay. Waxaan kahadlay waqtiga saxda ah. kaliya faraxsanahay si aad u hesho Waxaan ahay on Saturdayhabeen.

 

"Waxaan in la wado by Oracle Arena on isticmaalo 880 sida orgi kasta oo yar on my hab si King ee Gym iyo yaab haddii ay maalin maalmaha ka mid aan halkaas ka dhigi kara iyo [Tababaraha] Virgil [Hunter] loo isticmaalaa in lagu dhihi kalsooni, 'Waxaad u socoto si cinwaan halkaas.' Sida aan ka helay ka weyn, Waxaan in qaar ka mid ah kaararka tagaan isticmaalo saaray in saaxadda. Weli waxaan ahaa hiwaayadda u ah iyo waxa aan ku riyoon lahaa. wax Next aad ogtahay, in 2009, Waxaan ku jiray saxanka ama dabaasha dagaal ka dhan ah Edison Miranda. Haddii aan ku guuleystay, malaha waxaa jiray fursad fiican aan heli lahaa shot horyaalka ah iyo inta kale waa taariikh. Halkan waxaan mar kale yihiin, waa aan 7th waqtiga at Oracle oo weli ka barako.

 

"Waxa ay aheyd waqti ku haboon inuu u dhaqaaqo culus light. Waxa uu ahaa isku-dar ah oo aan lahayn guys saxda ah si ay ula dagaalamaan ama guys in uusan rabin in uu ii dagaalamaan. Waxaan doonayaa in aan noqdo weyn. Kuwani waa noocyada dhaqaaqdo aad leedahay in la sameeyo. Waxaan ahay arday badan oo Isboortiga iyo markii aan ka baran Isboortiga, tanuna waa wixii Halyeeygii mar walba sameeyo. Waxay kor. Oo ah kuwa waaweyn oo heli hab si aad u sameeyeen, waxaana doonayaa in ay wada hadal in.

 

"Barrera waa hay'ad weyn. Waxa uu ku kalsoon yahay. U muuqataa in ay puncher wanaagsan. Waxaan ma qaado isaga sababtoo ah waxa uu la xiriiri jilicsan. Waxaan isaga soo gaaray sababtoo ah waxa uu u socday si uu ii diyaar u hesho oo wuu i tusi waxa oo dhan fasal miisaanka ay tani tahay oo ku saabsan. Haddii aad eegto mustaqbalkeyga, waxaa jira meel lagu habayn-ups taasoo aanan anigu ku lahaa wax badan oo. Waxaad doonaysaa in ay la dagaallamaan ugu wanaagsan iyo haddii aadan la dagaalanka ugu wanaagsan, aad rabto in aad la diriraan tartamaya tiro ka mid ah. Taasi waa waxa aan sameyneyno.

 

"Waxaan qabaa in lay guuxayay galay dagaalka wax ku ool ah. Aan u wareegayo marka aan u guurto. Waxaan qabaa in quruxda Orodyahanka kasta oo aan caayaane jidhkiisa oo runtii qaadataa uu farsamo si dhab ah. Waxaan arkay qaar ka mid ah articles sheegtay waxaan seegay aan Ra'iisul. Waa wax waali ah ii. Waxaan dareemayaa in aan sida wanaagsan u ahay sidii aan abid la. Waxaan ku gym feerka ah oo aan wax badan oo fasax ah la soo dhaafay 20 sano. My maskaxda iiga mahadceliyay inaan labadii sano ee la soo dhaafay. My jirka iiga mahadceliyay. Waa laba sano oo kale i siiyaan in mustaqbalkeyga.

 

"Waxaan ku qasbanahay inaan kaliya aniga ahaan. Bal yaan ahay anigu waa ku filan. Aanan haysan si ay u muujiyaan ilaa for Kovalev cidhiidhiga on Saturdayhabeen. kaliya waxaan u leeyihiin in ay fuliso qorshaha ciyaarta. Waxaan u maleynayaa in ka socda ay u diraan fariin ah uu u malaynayay in ay u diraan iyo haddii ay ma, markaas ayuu arki doonaa [Kovalev] hesho fariin marka aynu la dagaallanno.

 

"Haddii aan ku guuleysto dagaalka this aadan, waxaa jira waxba hoos wadada. Haddii aanan ku guuleysan dagaalka this aadan, Anigu ma istaahilo in ay u dagaalamaan horyaalka. Taasi waa mid dhab ah oo aan xaaladda.

 

"Barrera ayaa marna la diriray nin ila mid ah ka hor, si ay u hadli karaa ciyaar fiican. Waxay xukumaan kara headlines kor u keentay in dagaalka ka. Waxay dhihi karaa oo dhan, alaabtii Begovic ay doonayaan in la yidhaahdo. kaliya waxaan doonayaa in aan xukumaan maqaaladaan Sunday subax ka dib markii dagaalka uu yahay mid ka badan. Taasi waa waxa aan diiradda on ahay. "

 

Sullivan Barrera, Number mid lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light:

"Waxaan ahay xoog badan Ward. Waxaan leeyahay asalka Cuba oo halkaas waxaan bartay wax badan oo xirfado. In ka badan wax, go'aanka in ay ka gudbaan wax i hor ay iga caawiso adkaado Ward on March 26.

 

"Mar baan ahay ee giraanta, waa gurigayga.

 

"Wax kasta oo uu leeyahay Ward, Waxaan la qabsato doonaa in oo ka adkaanno.

 

"Waxaan haystaa laba gacmaha. Waxa uu leeyahay laba gacmood. Anigu waxaan leeyahay shaqo si ay u sameeyaan on March 26.

 

"Waan ogahay Ward iyo Kovalev waxaa aad u heer sare ah la ixtiraamo oo ay abuuraan lacag aad u badan iyo wax badan oo dan, laakiin iyagu ma ay yaqaaniin waxa Sullivan Barrera waa uu awoodaa inuu sameeyo. Waxaan isku caddaynayaa doonaa in on Saturday.

 

"Waxaan run ahaantii ma ihi nin in uu leeyahay in la raadiyo knockout ah. xirfadaha My feerka isu hadleen. Waxaan ahay dagaal Andre Ward oo dagaal halkan Oakland, sidaa darteed uma maleynayo go'aan loo abaalgudi doonaa in aan raallinimo.

 

"Si taageerayaasha oo dhan, gaar ahaan taageerayaasha Cuba in ay taageerto ii fadlan ogaada in Saturday, Waxaan u tegayaa inaan sameeyo wax walba oo aan u leeyihiin in ay sameeyaan si ay u soo baxaan guul. "

Yuusuf Diaz Jr., NABF featherweight Champion:

"Anigu ma filan karto waxa Jayson ku sameeyey Ronny Rios lagu jiro dagaalka this. Waxaan heystaa in in halkaas tago, jirrabo isaga baxay iyo qabsato marka aan ahay in giraanta.

 

"Haddii fursad laftiisa soo bandhigaysaa halkaas oo uu yeelin oo aan arko in gacan qaad way isaga badiyey, markaas dabcan waxaan doonayaa inaan si aad u hesho in ay jiraan, gardaro iyo in la hubiyo waxaan isaga ka qaadan sida ugu dhaqsaha badan.

 

"Waan ogahay in helitaanka on gudaha, giraanta off jarida iyo waxa isla markiiba qaadashada jidhka isaga dumin doonaa. Taas tegaya inuu isaga ma guurto sida ugu badan oo dambe ee wareeg waxaan karto karbaash sharta madaxa. Waxaan doonayaa inaan ku qaadan jidhka isla markiiba.

 

"Anigu waxaan ahay maskaxda 100% diyaar u ah. Tani waa marxalad weyn ee xirfadeyda, si aan maskax ahaan diiradda. Waxaan ahay si fiican loo diyaariyey. Waxaan dareemayaa sida tan waxaa la joogo waxaan sugaya noloshayda oo dhan oo dhan. Waxaana dareemayaa sida inaan diyaar u ahay iyo waxaan aan la sugi karin, waayo, March 26. Waxaan u tababaran oo aad u adag, waayo, dagaalka iyo si fiican loo diyaariyey, waayo, waxaan ahay.

 

"Waxaan dhab ahaan doonayaan in ay sameeyaan qoraal ah oo dagaalka this. Waxaan doonayaa in aan tuso dunida in Joseph Diaz ayaa laga yaabaa inuu wax ka xigta ee weyn ee feerka, sidaas darteed waxaan u tababaran oo aad u adag tahay in la saaray dagaal weyn taageerayaasha dagaalka, ahaan aad u dagaal badan oo ka dhigi dagaal ee halkaas. Waxaan rajaynayaa in Jayson Velez waa 110% diyaar maxaa yeelay, isaga waxaan ku doonayaan in ay isaga ugu fiican.

 

"Haddii aan ku guuleysto dagaalka iyo ka dhigi war qoraal ah oo, Waxaan qabaa inaan u dhaqaaqo karaan si ay xaaladda u tartamaya waxaana rajeynayaa heli horyaalka adduunka ah toogteen dhamaadka sanadkaan. Waxaan doonayaa in ay la dagaallamaan horjeeda adag sanadkan sababtoo ah waxaan doonayaa in aan tuso dunida qofka aan ahay.

 

"Waxaan dareemayaa sida bahal markii aan xoojinno galay giraanta oo waxaan u arki kartaa in sparring. Mar kasta oo aan caga foori wax ku ool ah, Waxaan sheegi karaa in lay waxyeelo aan soo horjeeda. "

JAYSON Velez, Top lagu qiimeeyo tartamaya featherweight:

"Marka aan heerka, nin kastaaba waa u tartamaya a top. Waxaan u leeyihiin in ay tababar adag oo loo hagaajiyo munaaraddayda. Waxaan ka shaqeyneynaa in.

 

"Haddii aad aragto saddex ama afar dagaal oo aan la soo dhaafay, waxaad arki doontaa in lay heysteen labadii hore ee wareeg ka dibna Waxaan ku ordi baxay gaaska, Waxaan la shaqeeya on my adkeysi si aan ku dhici doona March 26.

 

"Waxaan arkay dagaal Diaz ee. Waxaan sparred laba jeer. Waxa uu helay xawaaraha. Waxa uu helay gaajo ah. Waa uu u saftay HBO, sidaa darteed waa hubaal inuu ku dhiiriyo, laakiin waan ahay. Waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal weyn.

 

"Waxaan doonayaa in aan noqdo horyaalka ee erayga. Waan ogahay aad ayuu u doonayo. On Saturday, waxaan ogaan doontaan cidda ay rabto more. labada Waxaan rabnaa in aan ku guuleysto, waxaana labada tababar guul ah. dagaal u dhexeeya awooda iyo xawaaraha waa kulan-up weyn. Aan xuso uu Mexico oo waxaan ahay Puerto Rican. Waxaad filan kartaa in dagaal weyn oo ma ahan mid aad rabto in aad ka maqnaan. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, 12-wareega IBF tiro hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab ah kaas oo la soo bandhigay by Roc Nation Sports in ururka la Dhacdooyinka Main, qaadataa meel Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, qaadaan, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nafaqada, Palace Shoe, Hotel Waterfront iyo Booqo Oakland. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa lagu telefishanka doonaa live on bilowgii HBO World Championship Boxing at 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. Furitaanka telecast HBO uu noqon doono Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez dagaalka 10-wareega ah ee horyaalka NABF featherweight soo bandhigay by dalacaad Boy Golden in ururka la dalacaad Miguel Cotto.

 

Tigidhada jaban $300, $150, $100, $50 iyo $25, ma ka mid yihiin qarashka lagu dabaqi karo iyo canshuuraha waxaa laga helayaa dhammaan goobaha Ticketmaster, online at Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) iyo ka qaadaan by phone at (800) 745-3000.

 

Raac wadahadalka on Twitter adigoo isticmaalaya #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 SABTI, MARCH 26

AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena 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. IYO/PT

SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE

IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS

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

 

In addition to the exciting televised lineup, some of boxing’s hottest rising stars will be featured on the non-televised undercard including Roc Nation Sports standouts Maurice Hooker, Daniel Franco, Rudy Puga Jr. iyo Junior Younan oo ay la socdaan 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Zhang Zhilei and local favorite Haaruun 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 Dhaqdhaqaaqdo Calloway, kuwaas oo u adeegi doonaa sida ay dhacdo ciidankiisa, oo ku dhacay sayidkiisa DJ Franzen, DJ deggan ee 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.

Tigidhada jaban $300, $150, $100, $50 iyo $25, ma ka mid yihiin qarashka lagu dabaqi karo iyo canshuuraha waxaa laga helayaa dhammaan goobaha Ticketmaster, online at Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) iyo ka qaadaan by phone at (800) 745-3000.

 

On March 26, NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 KOs) risks his unbeaten record against Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas (17-5, 11 KOs) of Barranquilla, Colombia in a ten-round junior welterweight bout. Hooker, rated number seven by the WBO, is coming off of a career-best win on October 17, 2015 against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma (17-2, 11 KOs) ee 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 dagaallan, compiling a record of 97 guul oo kaliya 7 khasaarihii, la 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 ee) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 iyo 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 ee) on January 17, 2014 in a bout that was featured on ShoBox from the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. After eight close, hard-fought rounds, the judges saw the fight a draw. Hooker followed the draw with a six-round unanimous decision win over Adrian Rodriguez Garza (8-2, 6 KO ee) on 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 ee) on June 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship. “Mighty Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory.

 

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

 

Franco began boxing at the age of eight, uruurinayaan rikoor hiwaayadda ah 67-15, ku guuleystay koobka qaramada Oxnard Pal in 2006 iyo California State Silver Championship Gloves in 2007 jidka. Inta lagu guda jiro horeysay Franco ee December 18, 2010, uu adkaaday Emanuel Machorro ee Club 401 ee Ontario, California via knockout saddexaad wareega farsamo. Inkasta oo la diiwaangashan sida arday waqti-buuxa ee Chaffey College ee Rancho Cucamonga, Franco soo jiitay hore ee mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed, ururinayaan rikoor badinin labo barbaro goobaha California oo dhan dhammaadka 2013. Mid ka mid ah kuwa barbar hor yimid Alejandro Ochoa ee Cannon Deggan Montebello, California on September 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa dhaliyay lix-wareega guul go'aan loo dhan yahay ka ugu Westin Bonaventure Hotel ee Los Angeles. On June 20, 2015, during Ward’s return to the ring at Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight-round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. A hand injury suffered in that bout kept Franco out of action until December 21when he scored a decision victory over Hector Garcia in Tijuana, Mexico.

 

A promising unbeaten prospect from Salinas, California, Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. 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 KO ee) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Hadda, 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. In June 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times in scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a little more than a year away from the ring, he rededicated himself to the “sweet science” with a vengeance and on February 17, 2014, Puga Jr. made his comeback stopping Charon Spain in the third round with an overpowering body shot at the Salinas Storm House in his native Salinas. Promotional issues kept Puga Jr. out of the ring for the next year and injuries led to a slow 2015, but Puga Jr. scored a a fourth round technical knockout win over of Katrell Straus on April 24 and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas on November 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California.

 

Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, badinin Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO ee) laabtay giraanta on March 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 KOs) of 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 ee Barclays Center ee Brooklyn, New York. Hadda 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. In 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 dhalashadiisa, 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 at Foxwoods Resort Casino ee Mashantucket, Connecticut. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on August 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on August 13.

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

 

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

 

Local Hayward, Jecel California Haaruun Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO ee) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Socdaalay Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 KOs) of West Hollywood, California, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.

 

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

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

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Featherweight prospect set to debut this Spring;
Undefeated Ramirez coming off big win this past Friday habeen
Ruben Villa IV signs contract.
Los Angeles, SIDA–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 ayaa heysta rikoor ah 2-0 iyadoo mid ka mid 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 iyo 2011 as well as the BCR Belt at Fantasy Springs 2014 iyo 2015.
He turned professional on November 20, 2015 with a first round stoppage over Joel Cano. The 20 year-old Ramirez won a 4-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Diaz in February 12th in Ontario, California.
Along with Zamora, Ramirez is co-managed by Zenon and David Balderas. Ramirez trains alongside 2016 Laga xoreeyo. 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 kaas oo 8-1 4 KO ee , Super dhexe Rudy Puga Jr. kaas oo 7-0 6 KO ee & Petr Petrov kaas oo 36-4-2 la 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.”