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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, Oṣù 6

AT-ìmọ gbagede IN Oakland, California

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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Oakland, BI ELEYI (August 4, 2016) – On Thursday, August 4, Roc Nation Sports ti gbalejo ik tẹ alapejọ fun meji-Time World asiwaju ati oke-ti won won iwon-fun-iwon Onija Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 KOs) ni Lake Merritt amphitheater ni Oakland, California in advance of their August 6 ja ni Ebora Arena ni 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, Meji-Time World asiwaju ati oke-ti won won iwon-fun-iwon Onija:

“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. Gbogbo eniyan mo wipe, 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, Ebi n pa mi. 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, Aare ati Oloye ti loruko & 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 osu. Die ṣe pataki, Oakland is also the home to the world’s greatest pound-for-pound boxer and Olympic gold medalist, your very own Andre Ward and now the new home of another Roc Nation star athlete, Kevin Durant. On Saturday at Oracle Arena and live on HBO, Andre looks to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand.”

 

Virgil Hunter, Andre Ward’s Trainer:

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

 

James Prince, Andre Ward’s Manager:

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

ALEX CAMPONOVO, Alexander Brand’s Manager:

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

 

 

Tony Walker, Igbakeji Piresidenti, HBO San-ọṣẹ-View:

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

 

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

 

“There seems to be an opportunity that people have been talking about this fall for Andre. With what we’ve seen in boxing over the past few years, I think we should wait to see what happens Saturday night, then start talking about what happens after that. The telecast starts at 10:35 p.m. Et / PT. We have a great broadcast crew, we guarantee you some informative and exciting discussion on boxing and a great night of television.”

 

 

Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight for the WBO Intercontinental title, presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Bata Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 years. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®beginning at 10:35 p.m. Et / PT.

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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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Oakland, BI ELEYI (August 3, 2016) - Lojo tuside, August 2, Meji-Time World asiwaju ati oke-ti won won iwon-fun-iwon Onija Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 KOs) kopa ninu a media sere ni King ká-idaraya ni Oakland, California ni ilosiwaju ti won August 6ja ni Ebora Arena ni 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. ATI/PT.

 

Lẹhin shadowboxing ni iwọn ati ki o kan diẹ iyipo lori punching baagi, both fighters participated in interviews with media members in attendance. Also on hand to catch the hometown hero were a dozen members of the West Oakland Boys and Girls Club chapter. Ward surprised the group of local youths with tickets to Saturday ká ija.

 

Ni isalẹ ni ohun ti awọn onija ní láti sọ nigba ti ik media sere:

 

Andre Ward, Meji-Time World asiwaju ati oke-ti won won iwon-fun-iwon Onija:

“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 iyipo. Mo lero gan ti o dara.

“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, ni 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. Ti ọna, 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. Sibẹsibẹ, 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 ati 14 ọdun atijọ. 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. Nítorí, it started here. Ati, it carried over. Ani loni, 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. Mo wa ibukun. 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, Mo ti jà ni 175 pounds in the amateurs. My last fight in December was at 175 pounds against an undefeated Russian when Andre Ward got hurt and couldn’t fight me on the Cotto-Canelo card.

 

“Whatever Ward brings, I’m going to have something for him.

 

“Ward still has 12 rounds to fight before he can think about Kovalev.”

 

Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight for the WBO Intercontinental title, presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Bata Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 years. Awọn iṣẹlẹ yoo wa ni televised ifiwe lori HBO World asiwaju Boxing ibere ni 10:35 p.m. Et / PT.

 

Tiketi da owole ni $250, $100, $70, $40 ati $30, ko pẹlu wulo iṣẹ owo ati ori, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online ni Ticketmaster.com ati idiyele nipa foonu ni (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 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 aaya ti akọkọ yika. Miller was the 2012 Women’s World Championships Silver Medalist, 2012 USA Boxing Women’s National Champion and 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Bronze Medalist, serving as the U.S Women’s Olympic alternate in the London Games. Miller will be taking on an opponent to be determined on August 6 ni Ebora Arena.

Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) yoo pada si awọn iwọn lori 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) ni Ebora Ijinle Arena in Oakland, California. Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight for the WBO Intercontinental title, presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Bata Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 years. Awọn iṣẹlẹ yoo wa ni televised ifiwe lori HBO World asiwaju Boxing ibere ni 10:35 p.m. ATI/PT.

Tiketi da owole ni $250, $100, $70, $40 ati $30, ko pẹlu wulo iṣẹ owo ati ori, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online ni Ticketmaster.com ati idiyele nipa foonu ni (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 Satidee, Oṣù 6 AT-ìmọ gbagede IN Oakland, California

WARD VS. BRAND TO BE TELEVISED LIVE

ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

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

NIU YOKI, NY (July 26, 2016) – Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 KOs) yoo pada si awọn iwọn lori 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) ni Ebora Ijinle Arena in Oakland, California. Awọn iṣẹlẹ, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:35 p.m. ATI/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. ati 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 njà, compiling a record of 97 AamiEye ati ki o nikan 7 adanu, pẹlu 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 ati 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. Lori Oṣù 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, BI ELEYI, 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) lori August 6 ni Ebora Arena. Barnett was in action this past February, with a technical knockout victory over Daniel Attah at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The D.C. native is eager to stop Maurice Hooker’s momentum and take home the NABO title.

 

Hailing lati Egbe Omi, California ati ija jade ninu awọn Boxing hotbed ti Oxnard, undefeated Junior lightweight Daniel "Twitch" Franco (13-0-3, 8 KOs) bẹrẹ Boxing ni awọn ọjọ ori ti mejo, amassing ohun magbowo gba ti 67-15, gba awọn Oxnard PAL asiwaju ninu 2006 ati awọn California State Silver ibọwọ asiwaju ninu 2007 pẹlú awọn ọna. Nigba Franco ká ọjọgbọn Uncomfortable lori Kejìlá 18, 2010, o si segun Emanuel Machorro ni Club 401 ni Ontario, California nipasẹ kan kẹta yika imọ knockout. Franco impressed ni kutukutu rẹ ọmọ, compiling ohun undefeated gba pẹlu awọn meji ninu fa ibiisere jakejado California nipa opin ti 2013. Ọkan ninu awọn ti fa wá lodi si Alejandro Ochoa ni idakẹjẹ Cannon ni Montebello, California on Kẹsán 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa Ifimaaki a mefa-yika unanimous ipinnu isegun ni Westin Bonaventure Hotel ni Los Angeles. Lori 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 ni Ebora Ijinle Arena in 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. Ni 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. Lori Kínní 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 ni Ebora Ijinle Arena in 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. O ṣajọ igbasilẹ magbowo kan ti 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. Ni 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 ọjọ ìbí, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, Niu Yoki, 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) lori August 6. Fighting out of Baja, California, the Mexico native is riding an undefeated streak in his last six fights.

 

Ni awọn ọjọ ori ti 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, sibẹsibẹ, 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) ti lọ 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 àmì ti akọkọ yika. 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. Lori Kọkànlá Oṣù 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 ni 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) lori August 6 at Oracle Arena in front an ever-steadied fanfare.

 

Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Verizon, Bata Palace, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 years.

 

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MEJI-akoko aye asiwaju Andre Ward VS. Undefeated Sullivan Barrera

NABF Featherweight asiwaju JOSEPH Diaz JR. Vs. JAYSON Vélez

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SHOWDOWNS SET FUN Satidee, Oṣù 26

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Televised LIVE ON HBO®

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Oakland, BI ELEYI (March 23, 2015) - Ni ojo wedineside, March 23, Roc Nation Sports ti gbalejo ik tẹ alapejọ fun meji-Time World asiwaju ati oke-ti won won iwon-fun-iwon Onija Andre Ward(28-0, 15 KOs) ati nọmba kan ti won won IBF ina heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) ni Lake Merritt amphitheater ni Oakland, California ni ilosiwaju ti won March 26 ja ni Ebora Arena ni Oakland. Ward ati Barrera yoo pade ni 12-yika IBF nọmba ọkan ipo ati dandan ipo eliminator ija ni televised ifiwe lori HBO World asiwaju Boxing® bẹrẹ ni 9:45 p.m. ATI/PT. NABF Featherweight asiwaju Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) ati oke-ti won won featherweight contender Jayson "La Maravilla" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) wà tun ni wiwa lori tẹ alapejọ dais gbojufo Lake Merritt niwaju ti won 10-yika NABF Featherweight akọle ija eyi ti yoo ṣii soke ni HBO telecast.

 

Ward vs. Barrera wa ni mura soke lati wa ni a gíga contested ogun laarin meji awọn onija ti o mejeji ti wọn fojusi ṣeto lori a baramu-soke lodi si iṣọkan Light Heavyweight World asiwaju Sergey Kovalev.

 

Ni isalẹ ni ohun ti awọn onija, awọn olupolowo, oluko, alakoso ati awọn miiran dais awọn alejo ni lati sọ ni tẹ alapejọ:

 

 

Andre Ward, Meji-Time World asiwaju ati oke-ti won won iwon-fun-iwon Onija:

"Mo fẹ lati dúpẹ lọwọ gbogbo fun bọ jade bi ibùgbé. The Bay Area jẹ kan lẹwa ibi. A ko igba gba to gbese fun awọn Talent ti o wa kuro nihin, ṣugbọn fun awọn àìpẹ mimọ, o ni awqn. Mo wa o kan ọpẹ fun jije lati ibi kan bi yi ati ki o dúpẹ si ni awọn ife ati support ni gbogbo ti a mu nibi. Mo wa ọpẹ ti ara mi ati buruku bi Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard ati awọn Warriors fi ibi yi lori map ati awọn eniyan ti wa ni mu akiyesi lori awọn orilẹ-ipele. Ti o jẹ gan pataki si mi.

 

"Bi jina bi awọn ija ara, o ni irorun fun mi ... enikeni ti o mọ mi, nwọn mọ bi mo ti sise ati ki o won mo bi mo ti fi ami si. Emi ko ri awọn mu soke ninu ohun ti o ni tókàn. Emi ko ri awọn mu soke ninu ohun ti eniyan ti wa ni wipe. Mo wa mọ ti awọn ohun ti wa ni wi. Mo mọ ohun ti mi alatako ti a ti wipe ki o Mo ti ya u ni ọrọ rẹ. Mo ti sọ ṣe ohun gbogbo ti mo ti n ikure lati ṣe, bi mo ti nigbagbogbo se ati bi mo ti sọ ṣe awọn ti o kẹhin 10 ọdun ti mi ọmọ. Mo ti sọ ya lori awọn ti o dara ... ti o ba ti o ni ko miran asiwaju ki o si ni a oke contender ... ati yi ni ko si yatọ si. O buruku kan mọ pe Mo wa lojutu ati ki o ni titiipa ni bi mo ti nigbagbogbo emi. Mo wa gbaradi ati ki o Mo wa setan fun ogun wá March 26."

Sullivan Barrera, Nọmba ọkan won IBF ina heavyweight contender:

"Mo fe lati sọ o ṣeun fun bọ nibi. Mo fẹ lati sọ o ṣeun HBO, o ṣeun gbogbo eniyan. O ṣeun Andre Ward fun gbigba mi ija. Mo ṣèlérí gbogbo eniyan ti o ba de si awọn arena ti mo ti ní nla igbaradi ati yi ni a nla ala. Lori ti oru, Mo ti yoo ni a nla show fun gbogbo eniyan. "

DAFIDI ITSKOWITCH, COO Boxing - Roc Nation Sports:

"Meji ​​ninu awọn oke ina heavyweights lori aye yoo collide on March 26. Won ni a ni idapo gba ti 45-0 pẹlu 27 KOs ki o si Tialesealaini lati sọ, bẹni o ti logan ijatil bi a ọjọgbọn. Nigba ti olukuluku ni o ni a formidable alatako ni iwaju rẹ, nwọn mejeji ni oju wọn lori Sergey Kovalev rẹ, ati awọn mẹta aye akọle beliti, sugbon akọkọ ti won ni owo lati lọ si lojo satide night.

 

"Nigbakugba ti mo ti jade wá to Oakland fun ohun iṣẹlẹ ati ki o Mo wa pẹlu Andre ni iṣẹ kan ibi ti o ti n soro si awọn media, o kọlù mi pe han ni, ti o jẹ pataki kan Talent athletically, ṣugbọn o tun pataki kan eniyan ati ki o Mo lero gbogbo eniyan nibi ni Oakland mo ati ki o mọyì pe. O si ni a principled ebi ọkunrin ti o nigbagbogbo gbìyànjú lati se awọn ohun ọtun ati awọn ti o jẹ nkan ti o jẹ toje ninu aye wọnyi ọjọ, sugbon o jẹ paapa toje ni idaraya. Mo lero o buruku riri rẹ. Boxing dánmọrán ma ko ṣiṣe lailai. O si n ko lilọ si wa ni ija lailai, ki gbogbo eniyan yẹ ki o riri ohun ti o ni nibi ni Andre Ward.

 

"Andre sile a goolu loôdun ni Athens Olimpiiki ati ki o jẹ awọn ti o kẹhin U.S. afẹṣẹja to ti ṣe bẹ. Rẹ akojọ ti awọn vanquished ọta Say bi a ti ni ti o ti Super middleweight pipin. O si tun gaba lori ati ki o ti lu jade tele ina heavyweight aye asiwaju, Chad Dawson ni wọn 2012 showdown. Ni re kẹhin ija, o ti jẹ gaba meji-akoko aye akọle Challenger Paul Smith on June 20 ni Ebora Arena. O si embarks lori nigbamii ti ipin ti re ọmọ lori March 26, pada si Ebora Arena lekan si, bi o ti mu ki rẹ Gbe soke si awọn ina heavyweight pipin setan lati ṣe ohun ti o ṣe ni Super middleweight pipin ... ninu o jade ki o si dominating gbogbo eniyan ti o duro ni ọna rẹ. "

Nicole àdàbà, Igbakeji Aare of Marketing ati General Agbejoro - Main Events:

"Mo ti yoo gan fẹ lati dúpẹ lọwọ Andre Ward. O ko ni lati ya lori ohun undefeated Onija ninu rẹ akọkọ ija ni ina heavyweight, ṣugbọn o ṣe ti o ati ki o Mo ro pe o jẹ commendable.

 

"Ni re kẹhin ija, Sullivan di dandan contender fun Sergey Kovalev ká IBF igbanu. O le joko pada ki o si duro fun akọle ija, sugbon dipo o ri yi ija lodi si Andre Ward bi ohun anfani lati gan de ọdọ fun titobi ati awọn ti o ṣe. Bi o ti mọ gbogbo, Main Iṣẹlẹ ati awọn Roc Nation idaraya ni ńlá eto fun Andre Ward ati Sergey Kovalev nigbamii odun yi ati Sullivan Barrera le gan inu ti apple fun rira.

 

"Mejeji ti awọn ọkunrin wọnyi, Sullivan ati Andre, ti ohun gbogbo ti ngun awọn abajade ti Saturday ká ija. Ni awọn afefe ti a ni ni Boxing ọtun bayi, o ni onitura lati ri gidi alagbara ti o wa ni ko bẹru lati ya ewu. Nwọn mejeji balau wa ọwọ ati admiration fun awọn ti o. Eleyi jẹ ohun ti wa idaraya yẹ ki o wa nipa.

 

"Sullivan Barrera jẹ undefeated pẹlu kan gba ti 17-0 pẹlu 12 AamiEye nbo nipa ọna ti knockout. O kan tan 34, a osù seyin, eyi ti o le ro ni kekere kan atijọ fun aaye yi ninu rẹ ọmọ. Ohun ti o le ko mo ni pe o ní a aseyori magbowo ọmọ ni Cuba ati ki o si ti sọnu opolopo odun ti rẹ nomba nigba ti o ti defecting si awọn United States. O si n wa a gan gun ona lati wa ni nibi loni fun akoko yi ati anfani yi. O si jẹ ebi npa, o ni igboya ati awọn ti o ti šetan. "

Virgil Hunter, Andre Ward ká olukọni:

"Eleyi jẹ a ikọja kaadi pẹlu ikọja elere ti o ti wa ni gbiyanju lati ṣe wọn ọna ninu aye ti Boxing. Ti o ba ti yi ija ti a mu ibi ni eyikeyi miiran ilu, o yoo wa ni kan tobi iṣẹlẹ. Ohun ti a fẹ lati se ni rii daju wipe Oakland mo, ati pe awọn agbegbe Bay Area mo, awọn bii ti yi iṣẹlẹ ki a le tẹsiwaju lati mu aye kilasi Boxing to Oakland. Oakland ni a ibisi ilẹ fun oke awọn onija ati awọn ti a tẹlẹ ni wọn. Awọn diẹ ti o ni atilẹyin wa, awọn diẹ ti awon njà yoo di han ati awọn ti o yoo ri awọn nla akoko ni oke.

 

"Wọn sọ awọn nẹtiwọki miiran ṣe onija, ṣugbọn HBO mu irawọ, ki a wa ni dun lati wa ni apa kan yi. A beere o lati wa si jade ki o si atilẹyin yi ija. Jáde wá Saturday night ati ki o gbadun ara nyin fun kan ti o dara night ti oke Boxing. "

Ben lire, Sullivan Barrera ká Trainer:

"Mo fẹ lati dúpẹ lọwọ gbogbo awọn enia ti o fi papo yi Super iṣẹlẹ lojo satide. A wa nibi lati fi kan lori nla show ati Sullivan ti ṣe ohun gbogbo lati mura ara rẹ fun yi iṣẹlẹ. Ó mọ awọn italaya níwájú rẹ, sugbon o gbagbo ninu ara ati awọn ti o gbagbo wipe yi ni akoko lati fi awọn ilu ati awọn ti nwo jepe wipe eyi ni ibi ti o ti wa ni. O jẹ nibẹ lati ṣe kan gbólóhùn.

 

"Die e sii ju ohunkohun, a bọwọ Mr. Ward fun aseyori, rẹ igbekele ati awọn ti o jẹ kan Super eniyan ninu awọn idaraya. O ni nla lati wa ni apa kan yi. A ti pese sile daradara ati awọn ti a ti ṣe ohun gbogbo ti a ni lati ma wá Saturday lati fi fun awọn wiwo jepe a Super nla show nitori eyi ni ohun ti Boxing jẹ nipa. O ti wa ni nipa iṣẹ ati awọn mejeeji onija gba lati ṣe ni yi ipele ni a nla iṣẹlẹ. A ti wa ni lola lati wa ni apa ti yi iṣẹlẹ. A ti ṣe ohun gbogbo ti o ti ṣee ṣe lati rii daju wipe a yoo jade wá ki o si fi on a gbayi show. "

James Prince, Andre Ward ká faili:

"Eleyi jẹ a itan akoko fun wa. A ti wa ni titẹ awọn 175 iwon ina heavyweight pipin. Eleyi jẹ kan akoko ti awọn ilu ko ni fẹ lati padanu. Eleyi jẹ akoko ni ibẹrẹ ti a ronu. Barrera o kan ṣẹlẹ lati wa ni akọkọ njiya ati awọn ti a ba ti lọ si wo pẹlu rẹ accordingly. A ti sọ a ti gbo a pupo ti Ọrọ ati sisọ mu ibi ibi ti o ti jẹ fiyesi, ati awọn ti a mọ pe o gbagbo ohun gbogbo ti o ti wa ni wipe. Lọgan ti lẹẹkansi, ti a ba wa yiya nipa anfani yi ati awọn ti o ko ba fẹ lati padanu yi itan akoko lojo satide night. "

JOSEPH Diaz JR., NABF Featherweight asiwaju:

"wá March 26, Mo mọ Mo ni a gan alakikanju ija wa niwaju mi. Mo mọ Jayson Vélez jẹ ẹya RÍ oniwosan ni iwọn. O ni a jagunjagun. O ni a mefa-inch arọwọto anfani lori mi ki o ti n lilọ si jẹ kan gan nla ija. Mo mọ o ti n bọ ni pipa ti a pipadanu, ki ni mo mọ ti o gan fe lati agbesoke pada ki o si fi gbogbo ènìyàn ti o si tun a aye akọle contender.

 

"Mo ní a gan nla ikẹkọ ibudó. Mo ti sọ a ti ikẹkọ fun mẹjọ ọsẹ. Yi ni mi akọkọ ija lori HBO, ki emi ki gan fẹ lati Trust ti o mo iwongba ti emi. Mo wa 110% setan. Mo setan lati fun ija egeb a ogun ti o ba ti Jayson Vélez fe lati ni a ogun. Mo wa setan lati Trust fun enia gbogbo awọn ipa ti mo ni inu awọn iwọn. Mo wa gan yiya lati wa ni ija lori awọn Andre Ward ati Sullivan Barrera kaadi. Nwọn ba meji Gbajumo elere ati ki o Mo wa gidigidi lola lati wa ni awọn àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ fun yi ija. Bi Eleyi March 26, Mo ileri Mo n lilọ lati fun o kan nla show. "

JAYSON Vélez, Top-ti won won featherweight contender:

"Mo fẹ lati dúpẹ lọwọ Ọlọrun akọkọ, o han ni o mu ohun gbogbo ti ṣee. Mo fẹ lati dúpẹ lọwọ mi olupolowo, Miguel Cotto ni igbega ati Golden Ọmọkùnrin ni igbega ati awọn mi gbogbo egbe. Emi ko ni ju Elo lati sọ Yato si pe yi ni a nla ija. Joseph ba wa ni lati ja. Mo wá lati ja. A mejeji fẹ lati win. A mejeji ya italaya. Eniyan pa béèrè mi idi ti mo ti mu yi lewu ija ati awọn idahun ni rorun ... ti o ba ti mo fẹ lati wa ni awọn ti o dara ju, Mo ni lati ja ti o dara ju. Joseph jẹ ọkan ninu awọn ti o dara ju.

 

"Mo ti mi nu kẹhin ija, ki ni mo nilo lati win. Mo fẹ lati win. Emi ko le so fun o ti o ti n lilọ si win yi ija nitori a mejeji ni o wa nla awọn onija ati awọn alagbara. O ni Mexico, Mo wa Puerto Rican, ati nigbati o ba ni a Puerto Rican ati ki o kan Mexico ni ni kanna iwọn, o yoo ri kan ogun. O yoo ri iyara, agbara, ohun gbogbo ni yi ija. O si ni a nla Onija ati ki o Mo wa ki yiya. O ṣeun si gbogbo eniyan ki o si aifwy yi Saturday ki o si ṣeun ti o si HBO ti dajudaju. "

 

Robert Diaz, Head Matchmaker - Golden Ọmọkùnrin ni igbega:

"O han ni awọn ifilelẹ ti awọn iṣẹlẹ soro fun ara. O ti sọ ni Andre Ward dipo a odo undefeated guy bi Sullivan Barrera, ṣugbọn awọn àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ ti wa ni lilọ lati iho meji odo, ebi npa awọn onija lodi si ọkan miran ni Jayson Vélez ati Joseph Diaz. Nwọn ba mejeeji odo. Nwọn ba mejeeji setan lati ya lori awọn ti o dara ju njà, awọn toughest njà ati atilẹba ti o ti ti o ni bi o rorun ti o je lati ṣe yi ija.

 

"Mo wa gan yiya nipa yi ija. O ko ba fẹ lati padanu awọn 10 iyipo fun awọn NABF akọle.

"Jayson Vélez ni a odo, ebi npa kiniun ti o fe lati gba pada soke lori awọn ipele ati ki o mo bi o significant a gun lori Joseph Diaz ni. O gbọye ni anfani lati ja lori HBO ati lori yi awqn kaadi. Mo fẹ lati leti o ti ohun kikọ silẹ ti Jayson Vélez. Ni ọjọ kan ati ki ori ibi ti a Onija ti o npadanu fe lati ya boya a apadabọ tabi tune soke, tabi meji tabi mẹta, ki nwọn ki o ya a ga-ewu ija ati Jayson Vélez ti wa ni n ṣe o ọtun lẹhin. Ti o fihan ti o fe lati gba pada lori oke ati awọn ti o mọ ohun ti o ni lati se lati gba nibẹ ... o ni o ni lati wa ni nipa idekun a oke-ipele Onija bi Joseph Diaz. "

Ralph Heredia, Joseph Diaz ká faili:

 

"O ni ohun ọlá lati wa ni nibi, a nla anfani ati oore to wa fun anfani yi lati Trust a abinibi, 2012 Olympian. to Joseph, eyi ni ohun ti a ti sọrọ nipa, o ṣeun fun jije alaisan, ti o ba wa setan fun awọn anfani. A mọ ohun ti a pataki ọdọmọkunrin ati abinibi eniyan ti o wa ni, ṣugbọn nisisiyi ni gbogbo aiye yoo gba lati ri lori awọn ńlá ipele ohun ti a Talent, ohun ti a ti gidi jeje ati ohun ti a Onija yẹ ki o wa ... bi Joseph Diaz.

 

"Kí ni mo ti le sọ nipa Jayson Vélez? O si ni a jeje ti o mo ohun ti ni ni igi ati ki o ni iriri. Gba mi gbọ, ti o ko ba fẹ lati padanu yi. Saturday, o gbọdọ tune ni. O ti n lilọ lati wa ni ohun igbese-aba ti ija. "

 

 

Jose "PÉ ti" Sanchez, Jayson Vélez ká olukọni:

"Mo ti ri Diaz bi a nla Onija, sugbon mo ni Jayson ni gan ti o dara majemu ati awọn ti o ni setan fun awọn ija. Mo mọ o ti n lilọ si jẹ kan ti o dara ija nitori won wa ni setan, ati awọn ohun kanna jẹ otitọ fun mi Onija Jayson Vélez. O sise gan lile fun yi ija ati ki o Mo mọ o ni setan fun awọn ija. "

 

 

Tony Walker, Oludari, HBO idaraya:

"Lori dípò ti wa Alase Igbakeji Aare Peter Nelson, ti a ba wa gan dun lati wa ni nibi ni Bay Area, pẹlu kan nla enia ati nla Boxing egeb, bi a ti wo lati mu o yi doubleheader lojo satide night.

 

"O ni ko rorun nfa jọ ńlá kan Boxing baramu ati awọn wọnyi egbe ti fa jọ a nla kaadi lati oke si isalẹ, ki o tilẹ gbogbo awọn njà yoo ko wa lori HBO, ti o ba ti o ba fẹ lati wo awọn diẹ ninu awọn nla Boxing, lọ si Ebora Arena ati ti o ba o ni lati wa ni ile, ṣayẹwo o jade lori HBO.

 

"Jakejado wa 43 ọdun ti siseto lori HBO, Boxing ti nigbagbogbo ti ohun je ara ti ohun ti a se. A ti sọ nigbagbogbo prided ara wa lori nini awọn ti o dara awọn onija ati awọn ti o dara ju ere-kere, ati awọn ti a lero gan ti o dara ti yi atọwọdọwọ yoo si mu lẹẹkansi bi Andre Ward ki asopọ rẹ 2016 Uncomfortable ni iwọn. Ni awọn Boxing oruka, o si n kò niyanju wipe ki o ré a ebi npa, undefeated Onija bi a ni ni Sullivan Barrera, ki Emi yoo fẹ lati gbà Sullivan to awọn nẹtiwọki ki o si ṣeun fun u mu lori yi ipenija.

 

"Nsii awọn TV telecast ni yio je Joseph Diaz lodi si Jayson Vélez, meji oke-ati-bọ odo buruku, meji odo ibon, ti o ro pe ti won ba setan fun awọn ńlá ipele. Ti pinnu gbogbo ẹ, ti o ti n lilọ si jẹ a nla telecast, 9:45 PM et a ileri ti o ohun ti alaye ati ki o idanilaraya night pẹlu wa igbohunsafefe egbe. "

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-yika IBF nọmba kan si ipo ati ki o dandan ipo eliminator eyi ti o ti gbekalẹ nipasẹ Roc Nation idaraya ni sepo pẹlu Main Events, gba ibi Saturday, March 26, 2016 ni Ebora Ijinle Arena in Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), dun, gbígbé, Zappos, BodyArmor, San ounje, Bata Palace, The wa nitosi Hotel ati Lọ Oakland. Awọn iṣẹlẹ yoo wa ni televised ifiwe lori HBO World asiwaju Boxing ibere ni 9:45 p.m. ATI/PT. Nsii awọn HBO telecast ni yio je Joseph Diaz Jr. la. Jayson Vélez ni a 10-yika ija fun awọn NABF Featherweight akọle gbekalẹ nipa Golden Ọmọkùnrin ni igbega ni sepo pẹlu Miguel Cotto ni igbega.

 

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MEJI-akoko aye asiwaju Andre Ward VS. Undefeated Sullivan Barrera

Fi kan ọrọìwòye

 

 

NABF Featherweight asiwaju JOSEPH Diaz JR. Vs. JAYSON Vélez

AWON sere avvon ati fọto

SHOWDOWNS SET FUN Satidee, Oṣù 26

AT-ìmọ gbagede IN Oakland, California

Televised LIVE ON HBO®

Tẹ NIBI fun fọto

Photo Ike: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

Oakland, BI ELEYI (March 23, 2015) - Lojo tuside, March 22, Meji-Time World asiwaju ati oke-ti won won iwon-fun-iwon Onija Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) ati nọmba kan ti won won IBF ina heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) kopa ninu a media sere ni King ká-idaraya ni Oakland, California ni ilosiwaju ti won March 26 ja ni Ebora Arena ni Oakland. Ward ati Barrera yoo pade ni 12-yika IBF nọmba ọkan ipo ati dandan ipo eliminator ija ni televised ifiwe lori HBO World asiwaju Boxing® bẹrẹ ni 9:45 p.m. ATI/PT. NABF Featherweight asiwaju Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) ati oke-ti won won featherweight contender Jayson "Star" Vélez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) wà tun ni wiwa nigba ti sere niwaju ti won 10-yika NABF Featherweight akọle ija eyi ti yoo ṣii soke ni HBO telecast.

 

Lẹhin shadowboxing ni iwọn ati ki o kan diẹ iyipo lori punching baagi, gbogbo awọn merin awọn onija kopa ninu ojukoju pẹlu media ẹgbẹ ni wiwa. Super ekan asiwaju ati Oakland abinibi Marshawn Lynch, ohun gbadun Andre Ward alatilẹyin, ṣe pataki kan irisi nigba ti sere ni support ti Ward.

 

Ni isalẹ ni ohun ti awọn onija ní láti sọ nigba ti ik media sere:

 

Andre Ward, Meji-Time World asiwaju ati oke-ti won won iwon-fun-iwon Onija:

"Mo lero ti o dara ati ki o mo setan lati lọ. Mo n peaking ni ọtun akoko. Mo wa o kan yiya lati gba o lojo satidenight.

 

"Mo ti lo lati wakọ nipa Ebora Arena on 880 bi a omo lori mi ọna lati King ká-idaraya ati iyanu ti o ba ti mo ti le ṣe awọn ti o wa nibẹ ojo kan ki o si [olukọni] Virgil [Hunter] lo lati sọ pẹlu igbekele, 'O ba ti lọ si akọle nibẹ.' Bi mo ti ni agbalagba, Mo ti lo lati lọ si diẹ ninu awọn ti awọn kaadi fi on ni arena. Emi ti wà ohun magbowo ati ki o Mo yoo kan ala. Next ohun ti o mọ, ni 2009, Mo wà ni a rii tabi we igbejako Edison Miranda. Ti o ba ti mo ti gba, nibẹ wà jasi kan ti o dara anfani ti Emi yoo gba a akọle shot ati awọn iyokù ni itan. Nibi ti a ba wa ni lẹẹkansi, o ni mi 7th akoko ni Ebora ati awọn ti o ni si tun kan ibukun.

 

"O je ni ọtun akoko lati gbe lọ si ina heavyweight. O je kan apapo ti ko nini awọn ọtun buruku lati ja tabi buruku ti ko fẹ lati ja mi. Mo fẹ lati wa nla. Wọnyi li awọn orisi ti e ti o ni lati ṣe. Mo wa a akeko ti awọn idaraya ati nigbati mo ka awọn idaraya, eyi ni ohun ti greats ti nigbagbogbo ṣe. Nwọn si gbe soke. Awọn nla eyi wa ona kan lati gba o ṣe ati ki o Mo fẹ lati wa ni wipe ibaraẹnisọrọ.

 

"Barrera jẹ ńlá kan ara. O si ni igboya. Dabi lati wa ni kan ti o dara puncher. A ko mu u nitori ti o ni a asọ ti ifọwọkan. A ti gbe u nitori ti o ti lọ lati gba mi setan ati ki o fi fun mi ohun ti yi àdánù kilasi ni gbogbo nipa. Ti o ba ti o ba wo ni mi ọmọ, nibẹ ni ibi kan fun tune-ups eyi ti mo ti ko ní a pupo ti. Ti o ba fẹ lati ja ti o dara ju ati ti o ba ti o ko ba wa ni ija ti o dara ju, ti o ba fẹ lati ja awọn nọmba kan contender. Ti o ni ohun ti a ba ṣe.

 

"Mo ro pe mo n dagbasi sinu ohun daradara Onija. Mo n gbigbe nigbati mo ni lati gbe. Mo ro pe o ni awọn ẹwa ti eyikeyi elere ti o ko abuse ara rẹ ati ki o gan gba rẹ iṣẹ isẹ. Mo ti sọ ri diẹ ninu awọn ìwé Annabi Mo ti padanu mi nomba. O ni irikuri fun mi. Mo lero pe emi li bi ti o dara bi mo ti lailai ti. Mo ti sọ ti ni a Boxing-idaraya lai Elo kan ti a ti Bireki fun awọn ti o ti kọja 20 years. Mi ọpọlọ dupe mi fun awọn ti o kẹhin odun meji. Ara mi dupe fun mi. O le fun mi miran odun meji ninu mi ọmọ.

 

"Mo ni lati kan jẹ mi. Ti o li emi ni to. Emi ko ni lati fi soke fun Kovalev ninu ijọ lojo satidenight. A o kan ni lati se awọn ere ètò. Mo ro pe n lọ lati fi ifiranṣẹ ranṣẹ o ti n ikure lati firanṣẹ ati ti o ba ti o se ko, ki o yoo [Kovalev] gba awọn ifiranṣẹ nigba ti a ba ja.

 

"Ti Emi ko win yi ija, nibẹ ni ohunkohun si isalẹ ni opopona. Ti o ba ti mo ti ko win yi ija, Emi ko yẹ lati ja fun awọn akọle. Ti o ni otito, ti mi ipo.

 

"Barrera ti kò ja a eniyan bi mi ki o to, ki nwọn le sọrọ kan ti o dara game. Nwọn le jẹ gaba lori awọn akọle yori soke si awọn ija. Nwọn le sọ gbogbo ologbon nkan ti nwọn fẹ lati sọ. A kan fẹ lati jọba awọn akọle Sunday owurọ lẹhin ti awọn ija jẹ lori. Ti o ni ohun ti Mo wa lojutu lori. "

 

Sullivan Barrera, Nọmba ọkan won IBF ina heavyweight contender:

"Mo wa lágbára ju Ward. Mo ni awọn Cuba isale ati Mo kọ kan pupo ti ogbon nibẹ. Die e sii ju ohunkohun, awọn ipinnu lati bori ohunkohun ni iwaju ti mi yio ran mi ṣẹgun Ward on March 26.

 

"Lọgan ti mo wà ni iwọn, o ni ile mi.

 

"Ohunkohun ti Ward ni o ni, Mo ti yoo ṣatunṣe si o ki o si bori ti o.

 

"Mo ni meji ọwọ. O ni o ni meji ọwọ. Mo ni a job lati se lori March 26.

 

"Mo mọ Ward ati Kovalev ti wa ni gan gíga bọwọ ati awọn ti wọn ṣẹda kan pupo ti owo ati opolopo ti awọn anfani, sugbon ti won ko mo ohun ti Sullivan Barrera ni o lagbara ti n ṣe. Mo ti yoo fi mule pe lojo satide.

 

"Mo wa ko gan a eniyan ti o ni lati wo fun a knockout. Mi Boxing ogbon sọ fun ara wọn. Mo n ija Andre Ward ati ija nibi ni Oakland, ki Emi ko ro pe a ipinnu yoo wa ni jigbe ninu mi ojurere.

 

"To gbogbo awọn egeb, paapa ni Cuba egeb ti o ti ni atilẹyin mi jọwọ mọ pe wá Saturday, Mo n lilọ lati ṣe ohun gbogbo ti mo ni lati se lati wa si jade ṣẹgun. "

JOSEPH Diaz JR., NABF Featherweight asiwaju:

"Emi ko le reti ohun ti Jayson ṣe si Ronny Rios nigba yi ija. Mo ti sọ ni lati lọ si ni wa nibẹ, idanwo u jade ki o si ṣatunṣe nigbati mo wà ninu oruka.

 

"Ti o ba ni anfani iloju ara ibi ti o ti n farapa ati ki o Mo ri pe mi punches ti wa ni lagbara fun u, ki o si dajudaju Mo n lilọ lati gba ni nibẹ, jẹ ibinu ati rii daju pe mo mu u jade bi tete bi o ti ṣee.

 

"Mo mọ si sunmọ ni lori inu, gige si pa awọn iwọn ati ki o mu o si awọn ara ọtun kuro yoo fọ u sọkalẹ. Ti o ti n lilọ lati ṣe fun u ko gbe bi Elo ati ki o nigbamii lori ni iyipo Mo le de vicious nfẹ si ori. Mo n lilọ lati ya o si ara ọtun kuro.

 

"Irorun Emi ni 100% setan. Eleyi jẹ ńlá kan ipele ni mi ọmọ, ki ni mo n irorun lojutu. Mo wa daradara pese sile. Mo lero bi yi ti ni akoko ti mo ti a ti nduro fun mi gbogbo gbogbo aye. Mo lero bi Mo wa setan fun yi ati ki o Mo ko le duro fun March 26. Mo ti oṣiṣẹ gan lile fun yi ija ati ki o Mo wa daradara gbaradi fun o.

 

"Mo gan fẹ lati ṣe kan gbólóhùn yi ija. Mo fẹ lati fi aye ti o Joseph Diaz le jẹ awọn nigbamii ti ńlá ohun ni Boxing, ki Mo ti oṣiṣẹ gan gidigidi lati fi kan lori nla ija fun awọn ija egeb, jẹ gidigidi ibinu ati ki o ṣe ti o kan ogun ni nibẹ. Mo lero wipe Jayson Vélez ni 110% setan nitori ti mo fẹ u lati wa ni rẹ ti o dara ju.

 

"Ti mo ba win yi ija ati ki o ṣe kan gbólóhùn, Mo ro pe mo ti le gbe si contender ipo ati ireti gba a aye akọle shot nipa opin odun yi. Mo fẹ lati ja alakikanju alatako odun yi nitori ti mo fẹ lati fi aye ti o emi ni.

 

"Mo lero bi a ẹranko nigbati mo Akobaratan sinu iwọn ati ki o Mo le ri o ni sparring. Nigbakugba ti mo ti n ibalẹ munadoko nfẹ, Mo le so pe mo ti n hurting mi alatako. "

JAYSON Vélez, Top-ti won won featherweight contender:

"Ni mi ipele, gbogbo eniyan ni a oke contender. Mo ni lati irin ni le ati ki o mu mi olugbeja. Mo ti sọ a ti ṣiṣẹ lori wipe.

 

"Ti o ba ri mi kẹhin mẹta tabi mẹrin njà, o yoo ri pe ti mo ti a dominating ni akọkọ tọkọtaya ti iyipo ati ki o mo ṣiṣe awọn jade ti gaasi, Mo ti a ti sise lori mi stamina ki yoo ko ṣẹlẹ lori March 26.

 

"Mo ti ri Diaz ká njà. A ti sọ sparred kan tọkọtaya ti igba. O si n ni iyara. O si n ni a ebi. O ni rẹ HBO Uncomfortable, ki o ti n pato qkan, ṣugbọn ki emi ni mo. O n lilọ si jẹ kan nla ija.

 

"Mo fẹ lati wa ni asiwaju ti awọn ọrọ. Mo mọ o fe o ju. Lojo Satide, a yoo mọ ti o fe ti o siwaju sii. A mejeji fẹ lati win ati awọn ti a wa ni mejeji ikẹkọ fun a win. A ija laarin agbara ati iyara jẹ nla kan baramu-soke. Ko si darukọ o ni Mexico ni ati ki o Mo wa Puerto Rican. O le reti a nla ija ati awọn ti o ni ko ọkan ti o fẹ lati padanu. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-yika IBF nọmba kan si ipo ati ki o dandan ipo eliminator eyi ti o ti gbekalẹ nipasẹ Roc Nation idaraya ni sepo pẹlu Main Events, gba ibi Saturday, March 26, 2016 ni Ebora Ijinle Arena in Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), dun, gbígbé, Zappos, BodyArmor, San ounje, Bata Palace, The wa nitosi Hotel ati Lọ Oakland. Awọn iṣẹlẹ yoo wa ni televised ifiwe lori HBO World asiwaju Boxing ibere ni 9:45 p.m. ATI/PT. Nsii awọn HBO telecast ni yio je Joseph Diaz Jr. la. Jayson Vélez ni a 10-yika ija fun awọn NABF Featherweight akọle gbekalẹ nipa Golden Ọmọkùnrin ni igbega ni sepo pẹlu Miguel Cotto ni igbega.

 

Tiketi da owole ni $300, $150, $100, $50 ati $25, ko pẹlu wulo iṣẹ owo ati ori wa o si wa ni gbogbo Ticketmaster awọn ipo, online ni Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) ki o si gba agbara nipa foonu ni (800) 745-3000.

 

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

Fi kan ọrọìwòye

ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS

FOR ANDRE WARD VS. Sullivan Barrera

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON Satidee, Oṣù 26

AT-ìmọ gbagede 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. ATI/PT

SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE

IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS

NIU YOKI, 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. la. 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. ati Junior Younan pẹlú 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 Wá jọba Calloway, ti yoo sin bi awọn iṣẹlẹ ká ogun, o si lu titunto si DJ Franzen, olugbe DJ ni Las fegasi 'Gbona 97.5 and Drais Nightclub. Sway and Franzen will entertain together throughout the night to keep fans entertained between bouts at Oracle Arena.

Tiketi da owole ni $300, $150, $100, $50 ati $25, ko pẹlu wulo iṣẹ owo ati ori wa o si wa ni gbogbo Ticketmaster awọn ipo, online ni Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) ki o si gba agbara nipa foonu ni (800) 745-3000.

 

Lori 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) ni Madison Square Ọgbà. 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 njà, compiling a record of 97 AamiEye ati ki o nikan 7 adanu, pẹlu 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 ká) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 ati 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 ká) 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 ká) lori 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 ká) lori 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 ati ija jade ninu awọn Boxing hotbed ti Oxnard, undefeated Daniel "Twitch" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO ká) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight bout on March 26. Featured for the second time on a Ward undercard, the sharp-boxing Franco will look to improve on his undefeated record against an opponent with literally six times his pro boxing experience. Meraz is only 29 years old but has already logged an amazing 90 professional bouts and has won four of his last six fights by knockout. He has fought current World Champion Juan Carlos Payano, Three-Time U.S. Olympian Rau’shee Warren and highly-touted prospect Gervonta Davis, going the distance with all three.

 

Franco began boxing at the age of eight, amassing ohun magbowo gba ti 67-15, gba awọn Oxnard PAL asiwaju ninu 2006 ati awọn California State Silver ibọwọ asiwaju ninu 2007 pẹlú awọn ọna. Nigba Franco ká ọjọgbọn Uncomfortable lori Kejìlá 18, 2010, o si segun Emanuel Machorro ni Club 401 ni Ontario, California nipasẹ kan kẹta yika imọ knockout. Pelu a silẹ bi a kikun-akoko akeko ni Chaffey College ni Rancho Cucamonga, Franco impressed ni kutukutu rẹ ọmọ, compiling ohun undefeated gba pẹlu awọn meji ninu fa ibiisere jakejado California nipa opin ti 2013. Ọkan ninu awọn ti fa wá lodi si Alejandro Ochoa ni idakẹjẹ Cannon ni Montebello, California on Kẹsán 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa Ifimaaki a mefa-yika unanimous ipinnu isegun ni Westin Bonaventure Hotel ni Los Angeles. Lori 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 ká) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Bayi, 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. Ni 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 Kọkànlá Oṣù 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California.

 

Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, undefeated Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO ká) pada si awọn iwọn lori March 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 KOs) ti 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 ni Barclays ile-iṣẹ in Brooklyn, Niu Yoki. Bayi 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. O ṣajọ igbasilẹ magbowo kan ti 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. Ni 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 ọjọ ìbí, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, Niu Yoki, 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 ni Foxwoods ohun asegbeyin ti Casino ni 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. Ni 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. Lori August 8, 2014, Zhang made his professional debut by scoring a first-round knockout win over Curtis Lee Tate in Fallon, Nevada in a fight that was televised live on ESPN2. Lori 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 Kọkànlá Oṣù 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.

 

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

 

Lori 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, Niu Yoki.

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, gba ibi Satidee, March 26, 2016 ni Ebora Ijinle Arena in Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), dun, gbígbé, Zappos, BodyArmor, San ounje, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Awọn iṣẹlẹ yoo wa ni televised ifiwe lori HBO World asiwaju Boxing ibere ni 9:45 p.m. ATI/PT. Nsii awọn HBO telecast ni yio je Joseph Diaz Jr. la. Jayson Vélez ni a 10-yika ija fun awọn NABF Featherweight akọle gbekalẹ nipa Golden Ọmọkùnrin ni igbega ni sepo pẹlu Miguel Cotto ni igbega.

 

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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 night
Ruben Villa IV signs contract.
Los Angeles, BI ELEYI–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 ni o ni a gba ti 2-0 pẹlu ọkan 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 ati 2011 as well as the BCR Belt at Fantasy Springs 2014 ati 2015.
He turned professional on November 20, 2015 with a first round stoppage over Joel Cano. Awọn 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 ti o jẹ 8-1 4 KO ká , Super Middleweight Rudy Puga Jr. ti o jẹ 7-0 6 KO ká & Petr Petrov ti o jẹ 36-4-2 pẹlu 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.”