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Bahamian Sons Promotions bringing live Professional boxing to Grand Bahama on May 26 in Freeport

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FREEPORT, Grand Bahamas (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24, 2018) – Bahamian boxing icon Sherman “Tank” Williams and Bahamian Sons Promotion presents live professional boxing, “Backyard Rumble”, on May 26 at A Social Affair and Convention Center in Freeport, Grand Bahamas.

 

 

“Bahamian Sons Promotions seeks to create an exciting venue in Freeport and across the Bahamas for live and televised professional boxing,” hais tias Kimberly Williams, Sherman’s wife and president of Bahamian Sons Promotion. “Easy access to the beautiful islands of the Bahamas are the perfect place to train and get away.”

 

 

Fighting at home in the 10-round event, Williams (39-15-2, 1 NC, 21 Kos) takes on former world light heavyweight title challenger Epifanio “Diamante” Mendoza (43-26-1, 37 Kos), the Colombian knockout artist.

 

 

Williams has been stopped only once in 57 pro sib ntaus, extending former world champion Joseph Parker thiab Ruslan Chagaev, as well as top contenders Christian Rauj,Robert Helenius thiab Manuel Charr, the full distance in their fights. “Tank” defeated former world cruiserweight champion Al “Ice” Cole, fought world title challenger Jameel McClineto a draw, and was leading Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield until their 2011 fight was stopped due to questionable referee decision and declared a “no contest.”

 

 

During his 20 ½-years pro career, Williams has used his vaunted “conch (overhand right) punch” to knockout 21 tw. His many heavyweight titles have included World Boxing Organization (WBO) China National, Oriental and Asia Pacific, PABA, Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Council (Qhov) Caribbean Boxing Federation, Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecaribe and World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental championships.

 

 

Mendoza lost his world light heavyweight title fight in 2007 rau Chad Dawson. The still dangerous Colombian defeated previously undefeated Rubin Williams (19-1). He has fought world champions Jeff lacy, Shumenov Beibu, yunier Dorticos, as well as world title challengers Sullivan Barrera, Luis Ortiz thiab BJ Flores.

 

 

Popular Florida heavyweight Chris Vendola (8-6, 8 Kos) faces former Mid-American cruiserweight champion Terry Porter (15-26-3, 9 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round sib ntau sib tw. Hnav, a veteran boxer from Arkansas, has been in the ring with world champions James Toney, Samuel Peter thiab William Guthrie, in addition to infamous Ike Ibeabuchi.

 

 

Texas heavyweight Eugene “Mean Gene” Hill (34-1, 22 Kos), a former World Boxing Association International champion, meets an opponent to be determined. Hill is unbeaten in his last 19 fights (18-0-1).

 

 

Also fighting on the “Backyard Rumble” undercard is Houston (TX) super welterweight Star Johnson (6-28-1), Vero Beach, Florida welterweight Johnathan Pierre (2-0), and New Providence, Bahamas heavyweight Amron “Sandman” Sands (3-0, 3-0).

 

 

All fights and fighters subject to change.

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Kawg tswb tolls rau nrov Boxing saib xyuas Si Nyaum

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TSEEM CEEB rau sab hnub poob, Fla (Cuaj hlis 6, 2015) -Boxing saib xyuas Si Star, tus thawj tswj hwm ntawm SHS Boxing Management, dhau mus lawm nyob rau lub hnub nyoog ntawm 81 no yav dhau los hnub Monday vim nyaub los ntawm ib lub plawv yuav nres.
Nyaum tswj peb lub sij hawm-, ob-division Randall “Lub Khob tawm King” Bailey, qub tub rog heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw thiab qub Cuban Olympian Robert Alfonso.
Ib tug heev zoo businessman, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, qhov uas nws txhawb Williams nyob rau ntawm nws sib ntaus, on Sunday, Aug. 30 and he suffered a heart attack the following day at home in Key West. He was air lifted to a hospital in Miami, qhov twg nws tseem rau ib lub lim tiam ua ntej nws qaug.
Bailey thiab Nyaum tus khub, Dave Johnson, nrog rau Nyaum tus tub, Gary, thiab tus ntxhais, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “Kuv hais rau Si rau hnub Sunday tsaus ntuj (Lub yim hli ntuj 30) thiab tau txais ib tug hu ib hnub tom ntej hais tias nws twb tau mus nyob hauv lub tsev kho mob,” Bailey piav. “Nws raug kev txom nyem ib tug loj heev lub plawv yuav nres. Tej yam uas twb nce thiab nqis txhua lub limtiam txog thaum kawg lis xaus.
Randall Bailey (L) nrog Si Nyaum (tuav siv) thiab nws tus tub, Gary Nyaum, qhia no tom qab Bailey khob qhov rooj tawm Mike Jones nyob rau hauv 2012 rau cov IBF welterweight title
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si tu; yog hais tias lawv yuav tsis ua, Si would do it. I was with him nearly 10 years and nobody was throwing money our way. It was hard for us. I only made enough money in a few fights, zoo li thaum kuv yeej lub ntiaj teb no title, where he took any money. If Si had your back, nws yuav mus ua tsov ua rog nrog koj.
“Nws xav tsav tsheb mus txog ntawm Ntsiab hnub poob mus rau Miami pom kuv tab sis, es tsis txhob nyob thaum hmo ntuj, nws xav tsav rov qab. Nws xav hu rau kuv hu rau kuv 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK Promotions nyob rau hauv Kauslim) thiab twb yeej nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau kuv sib ntaus Lub kaum hli ntuj 4th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Tank” Williams qhia no nyob rau hauv Romania
Williams tau tswj los ntawm Nyaum rau yav dhau los 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., mus txog hnub Sunday, Lub yim hli ntuj 30.
“Si yog ntau ntau tshaj li kuv saib xyuas,” Williams offered. “Nws yog ib tug phooj ywg, ib tug ntseeg kuv yuav nco ntsoov cia rau tswv yim, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, kuv yog ib tug Christian thiab Si ib tug neeg Yudais, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog siv ntau yam thiaj li hnub ua ke nyob rau hauv Romania.
“We all lost a good man in Si Stern. I was proud to be represented by Si. He wasn’t in boxing for the money. He was an important part of my life. He was always there for me and all of his fighters. Si never took a short cut or spared money. Si Stern was the best manager I ever had.”
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Sherman Williams & Marcus Upshaw Rov qab nyob rau hauv kev txiav txim ntawm lub hlis no

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Miami (Lub yim hli ntuj 9, 2015) – Ib tug khub ntawm respected gatekeepers thiab muab sau txoj kev warriors, Heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams thiab super middleweight Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw, yuav ob yuav nyob rau hauv kev tshuam fights lub hlis no, raws li lawv cov saib xyuas, Si Star, ntawm SHS Boxing Management.
Williams (37-14-2, 20 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Nassau, Bahamas, mus rau Romania rau noj nyob rau hauv Christian Rauj (17-4, 10 Kos), Lub yim hli ntuj 28, nyob rau hauv lub 10-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Galati lub hometown ntawm Galati.
Upshaw(17-4-4, 8 Kos), 35, yuav sib ntaus nyob rau hauv nws lub tsev lub xeev rau cov thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 2 ½ xyoo nyob rau lub yim hli ntuj 15, thaum nws ntsej muag undefeated Turkish prospect Bugra Oener (9-0-0, 3 Kos) ntawm chaw ntau pob nyob rau hauv Wynwood Miami, nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round sib ntaus rau lub ntiaj teb tsis muaj Boxing Council (Qhov) Interim Mediterranean super middleweight title.
“Cov ob fights yog heev loj rau ob fighters,” Nyaum remarked. “Sherman muaj ib tug zoo lub sij hawm los yuav rov qab nyob rau hauv sab saum toj nyob rau hauv lub heavyweight division. Nws yog heev ntse thiab heev txog tej. Marcus yuav tau txais rov qab rau hauv lub yeej khiav qhov twg nws yuav tsum tau.”
Williams yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv nws yim sib txawv teb chaws tiv thaiv Rauj, lub qub ntiaj teb Boxing Organization (WBO) European heavyweight yeej. “Kuv yog ib tug Bahamian warrior,” Williams piav yog vim li cas nws fights ntau yam thiaj li tw nyob rau hauv lawv cov tiaj nraum qaum tsev. “Los ntawm qhov, nyob rau hauv lub Caribbean, peb lub npe hu ua pirates. Kuv twb mus ncig tag nrho kuv lub neej. Peb muaj tsis muaj ciam teb rau lwm, tsuas dej rau tus ntoo khaub lig. Qhov twg kuv tua, Kuv xav tias zoo li nws yog kuv hometown ntawm Nassau. Qhov no yog ib lub thib txawv sib ntaus rau kuv lub xyoo no tab sis qhov tsuas yog ib qho uas yog tiag tiag tshwm sim. Rau lwm tus neeg poob sib nrug rau ib tug yog vim li cas los yog lwm. Kuv yuav coj kom zoo dua ntawm lub sij hawm no. Kuv mam li ntsib kev nyuaj siab sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Romania rau cov thawj lub sij hawm, tiam sis kuv yuav muaj muaj tswv yim ntawm belting nws los ntawm pillar mus post. Kuv yuav mus coj nws tawm. Kuv nqa kuv conch punch (loj overhand cai), uas yog synonymous nrog lub Bahamas, thiab cov neeg qhov txhia chaw hlub nws.”
Rauj, uas tau yeej paub cov npe xws li Kevin Johnson thiab Danny Williams, yog los tawm ib tug tsis no yav dhau los ob hlis ntuj mus unbeaten Tyson Fury, nyob rau hauv uas Rauj so tom qab lub yim puag ncig nyob rau hauv lawv cov WBO International title sib ntaus.
“Rauj yog tawv,” Williams hais tias. “Kuv muaj ib tug kom zoo dua nyob rau hauv kuv kev, uas kuv twb tiv thaiv ntau lub xyoo. Kuv yuav mus yuav ntau heev tshaj nyob rau hauv lub dhau los. Kuv yuav hauv, kom sib ntaus sib tua nws muaj, thiab ces coj nws tawm. Guys zoo li kuv thiab Fres Oquendo, uas kuv qhia nyob rau hauv nrog Florida, yog qhov kawg ntawm lub Mohicans los ntawm peb tiam ntawm fighters. Kuv muaj zog thiab noj qab nyob zoo rau no sib ntaus. Kuv yuav mus coj no txiv leej tub mus rau hauv sib sib zog nqus dej thiab ces poob dej tuag nws.”
Upshaw lub feem ntau tsis ntev los no sib ntaus tawm nyob rau hauv ib tug disappointing tsis, los ntawm txoj kev ntawm ib tug muaj teeb yim-round kev txiav txim siab, kawg rau hli ntuj mus hometown nyiam Lanell bellows (12-1-1) nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. “Kuv yeej uas sib ntaus thiab tseem poob,” Upshaw commented. “Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau ntawm boxing txawv txij li thaum kuv sib ntaus nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Kuv twb nyiag tab sis kawm hais tias kuv yuav tsis cia li kom txog thaum kuv nrog sib ntaus yog khob qhov rooj tawm. Kuv tsis muaj nyiaj mus deb nyob rau hauv no sib ntaus (vs. Oener).”
Upshaw kos npe yeej tuaj nyob rau hauv 2010 thaum nws mus rau Quebec City thiab chim siab 21-1-1 lub zos hero Renan St. Txoj cai los ntawm txoj kev ntawm ib tug 10-round kev txiav txim siab, elevating Marcus nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no middleweight rankings rau IBF #6, WBO #9 thiab Qhov #11. Upshaw has gone the distance, albeit nyob rau hauv losses, nrog nyiam ntawm Mario Antonio Rubio, David Lemieux, Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski thiab Tarvis Simms.
Tiv thaiv Oener, Upshaw yog rau ib tug nrhiav-thiab-puas lub hom phiaj, aiming to take the final outcome out of the judges’ ob txhais tes, despite him fighting at home. “Oener yog zoo nkauj ceev ceev tab sis nws tsis muaj hwj chim nyob rau hauv nws punches,” Upshaw sau tseg. “Nws muaj ib tug ntau ntawm cov ceev, ces kuv mam li mus rau nws lub cev thaum ntxov coj nws ob txhais ceg deb, thiab ces tsis txhob nws. Nws yuav tsis kav ntev 10 rounds nrog kuv. Kuv tau txais uas siv thiab nws mam li muab kuv rau hauv daim ntawv qhia.”
Upshaw yog lub tub ntawm lub lig, zoo Noob Upshaw, uas yog ib tug NFL Hall ntawm koob meej offensive khwb rau hauv Oakland raiders.
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