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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 (April 24, 2018) – Bahamian boxing icon Sherman “Thanki” Williams and Bahamian Sons Promotion presents live professional boxing, “Backyard Rumble”, pa 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,” anati 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 Ko) takes on former world light heavyweight title challenger Epifanio “Diamante” Mendoza (43-26-1, 37 Ko), the Colombian knockout artist.

 

 

Williams has been stopped only once in 57 ovomereza ndewu, extending former world champion Joseph Parker ndipo Ruslan Chagaev, as well as top contenders Christian Hammer,Robert Helenius ndipo Manuel Charr, the full distance in their fights. “Thanki” 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) kukhomerera” to knockout 21 otsutsa. His many heavyweight titles have included World Boxing Organization (WBO) China National, Oriental and Asia Pacific, PABA, World Council Maseŵera a nkhonya (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation, World Maseŵera a nkhonya Association (WBA) Fedecaribe and World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental championships.

 

 

Mendoza lost his world light heavyweight title fight in 2007 kuti 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 ndipo BJ Flores.

 

 

Popular Florida heavyweight Chris Vendola (8-6, 8 Ko) faces former Mid-American cruiserweight champion Terry Porter (15-26-3, 9 Ko) mu zisanu chonse bout. Azivala, a veteran boxer from Arkansas, has been in the ring with world champions James Toney, Samuel Peter ndipo William Guthrie, in addition to infamous Ike Ibeabuchi.

 

 

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

 

 

Also fighting on the “Backyard Rumble” undercard is Houston (TX) wapamwamba 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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Final belu tolls kwa wotchuka nkhonya bwana Si Stern

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LOFUNIKA kumadzulo, Fla (September 6, 2015) -Nkhonya manenjala Si Star, pulezidenti wa SHS nkhonya Management, zapita pa zaka 81 ichi kale Monday chifukwa ndi matenda vuto la mtima.
Stern anakwanitsa atatu nthawi, ziwiri Chigawo Randall “The gwetsa King” Bailey, msirikali wakale katswiri woposa onse Sherman “Thanki” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw ndi kale Cuba Olimpiki Robert Alfonso.
A kwambiri bizinezi, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, pamene iye anathandiza Williams pa nkhondo yake, pasabata, 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, kumene iye anakhalabe kwa mlungu umodzi iye anacita.
Bailey ndi Stern wa okondedwa, Dave Johnson, pamodzi ndi Stern wa mwana, Gary, ndi wamkazi, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “Ndinalankhula Si Lamlungu usiku (August 30) ndipo muli ndi kuitana tsiku lotsatira kuti iye anali anavomereza kuchipatala,” Bailey anafotokoza. “Iye anavutika kwambiri mtima. Zinthu anali ndi onse sabata mpaka wotsiriza mlungu.
Randall Bailey (L) ndi Si Stern (atagwira lamba) ndi mwana wake, Gary Stern, lasonyezedwa panoli pambuyo Bailey kugonja Mike Jones mu 2012 pakuti IBF welterweight udindo
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si ankasamalira; ngati iwo sakanakhoza kuchita izo, 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, ngati pamene ine anapambana dziko udindo, where he took any money. If Si had your back, Iye angapite nanu nkhondo.
“Iye akanati kuyendetsa kwa Mfungulo West kuti Miami kundiona koma, mmalo mokhala usiku, iye galimoto mmbuyo. Mukanandiitanira ine ukunditchula 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK Zokwezedwa ku Korea) ndipo tikuyang'ana mwachidwi wanga nkhondo October 4TH in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Thanki” Williams asonyeza kuno ku Romania
Williams anali imayendetsedwa ndi Stern kwa m'mbuyomu 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., Atafika Sunday, August 30.
“Si kwambiri kuposa manenjala wanga,” Williams offered. “Iye anali bwenzi labwino, ndi chidaliro ine ndikhoza nthawizonse kudalira malangizo, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, ine kukhala Mkhristu ndi Si Myuda, makamaka ndalama zambiri masiku pamodzi 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 Back mu kuchitapo mwezi uno

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Miami (August 9, 2015) – A awiri wolemekezeka alonda ndipo anati msewu ankhondo, heavyweight Sherman “Thanki” Williams ndi wapamwamba middleweight Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw, adzakhala onse mu mphambano amalimbana mwezi uno, malinga ndi bwana, Si Star, wa SHS Maseŵera a nkhonya Management.
Williams (37-14-2, 20 Ko), akumenyana kuchokera Mulanje, Bahamas, amayendera Romania kutenga Christian Hammer (17-4, 10 Ko), August 28, mu 10 chonse zazikulu zinachitika Galati kwawo kwa Galati.
Upshaw(17-4-4, 8 Ko), 35, asamenyana kwawo boma kwa nthawi yoyamba 2 ½ zaka pa August 15, akakumana undefeated Turkey chiyembekezo Bugra Oener (9-0-0, 3 Ko) pa Wynwood Stadium ku Miami, mu 10 chonse nkhondo ndi wopanda munthu World Council Maseŵera a nkhonya (WBC) Interim Mediterranean wapamwamba middleweight udindo.
“Awiriwa ndewu ndi waukulu kwambiri kwa olimbana,” Stern. “Sherman ali ndi mwayi wawukulu kubwerera pamwamba pa heavyweight kugawanikana. Iye wochenjera kwambiri anakumana. Marcus akhoza kubwerera ya kupambana njanji kumene akhale.”
Williams adzakhala akumenyana zisanu ndi dziko lina motsutsa Hammer, zakale World Maseŵera a nkhonya Organization (WBO) European heavyweight ngwazi. “Ndine Bahamian wankhondo,” Williams anafotokoza chifukwa anachitira pomenyana ambiri adani awo kumbuyo. “Mwachibadwa, mu Caribbean, ife amadziwika monga achifwamba. Ine anayenda moyo wanga wonse. Ife tiribe malire, kokha madzi kuwoloka. Kulikonse kumene ine kulimbana, Ine ndikumverera ngati kwathu kwa Mulanje. Uno uli wachisanu osiyana nkhondo ine chaka chino koma yekhayo amene kwenikweni zikuchitika. The zina zinagwera agwire zifukwa zina. Ine kupindula ndi mwayi. Ine mavuto akumenyana Romania kwa nthawi yoyamba koma ine kumeneko ndi cholinga cha belting iye chipilala kupita ku nsanamira. Ine nditenga iye. Ine kubweretsa wanga Conch nkhonya (yaikulu overhand pomwe), amene n'chimodzimodzi ndi Bahamas, ndi anthu kulikonse kulikonda.”
Hammer, amene anagonjetsa bwino mayina monga Kevin Johnson ndipo Danny Williams, akubwera kuchokera imfa ichi kale February kuti unbeaten Tyson ukali, imene Hammer anapuma pambuyo chitatu kuzungulira awo WBO mayiko udindo nkhondo.
“Hammer Ndizovuta,” Williams anati. “Ndili ndi mwayi wanga zinachitikira, amene ine nkhondo pa zaka. Ine ndikupita kukakhala zachiwawa kuposa m'mbuyomu. Ine mkati, kusunga kumenyana naye kumeneko, Kenako iye. Anyamata ngati ine ndi Fres Oquendo, amene ine kuphunzitsa ndi ku Florida, omaliza a Mohicans ku mbadwo wathu wa omenyana. Ine ndine wamphamvu ndi wathanzi kwa nkhondoyi. Ine nditenga uyu mu madzi akuya ndiyeno kumira iye.”
Upshaw kwambiri posachedwapa nkhondo kunapanga zokhumudwitsa imfa, kudzera ndi maganizo eyiti chonse zochita, otsiriza June kwa kwawo lapamtima Lanell Bellows (12-1-1) ku Las Vegas. “Ine lolamuliridwa kuti nkhondo ndi otaika,” Upshaw anati. “Ine ndikuyang'ana pa nkhonya mosiyana chifukwa anga nkhondo ku Las Vegas. Andibera koma anaphunzira kuti sindingathe tiyeni mpaka wanga mdani ali kugonja. Ine sindingakhoze kukwanitsa kupita kutali nkhondoyi (vs. Oener).”
Upshaw a siginecha Win anabwera 2010 pamene iye anapita ku Quebec City ndi wokwiya 21-1-1 m'deralo ngwazi Renan St. Pomwe ndi njira ya 10 chonse zochita, amaika Marcus mu dziko middleweight masanjidwe kuti IBF #6, WBO #9 ndipo WBC #11. Upshaw has gone the distance, ngakhale mu zomvetsa, ndi amakonda a Mario Antonio Rubio, David Lemieux, Gilberto Ramirez Sánchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski ndipo Tarvis Simms.
Against Oener, Upshaw ndi pa kufunafuna ndi kuononga ntchito, aiming to take the final outcome out of the judges’ manja, despite him fighting at home. “Oener wokongola kudya koma alibe mphamvu pa nkhonya,” Upshaw anati. “Iye ali zambiri liwiro, kotero ine ndipita kwa thupi lake oyambirira kuti miyendo yake kutali, ndiyeno akumuletsa. Iye chosatha 10 zipolopolo nane. Ine ndayamba kuti lamba ndipo ndiika ine pa mapu.”
Upshaw ndi mphwake wa malemu, kwakukulu Gene Upshaw, amene anali NFL Hall Omveka amanyansidwa kusamala kuti Oakland Raiders.
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