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

FREEPORT, Grand Bahamas (April 24, 2018) – Bahamian boxing icon Sherman “Tank” Williams and Bahamian Sons Promotion presents live professional boxing, “Backyard Rumble”, ka la 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,” a re 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 EpifanioDiamanteMendoza (43-26-1, 37 Kos), the Colombian knockout artist.

 

 

Williams has been stopped only once in 57 lan lintoa, extending former world champion Joseph Parker le Ruslan Chagaev, as well as top contenders Christian Hammer,Robert Helenius le Manuel Charr, the full distance in their fights. “Tank” defeated former world cruiserweight champion Al “leqhoa” 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 ano contest.

 

 

During his 20 ½-years pro career, Williams has used his vauntedconch (overhand right) ka litebele” to knockout 21 bahanyetsi ba. His many heavyweight titles have included World Boxing Organization (WBO) China National, Oriental and Asia Pacific, PABA, Lefatše Boxing Lekgotla la (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation, Lefatše Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecaribe and World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental championships.

 

 

Mendoza lost his world light heavyweight title fight in 2007 ho 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 le anh bj Flores.

 

 

Popular Florida heavyweight Chris Vendola (8-6, 8 Kos) faces former Mid-American cruiserweight champion Terry Porter (15-26-3, 9 Kos) a a tseletseng ho pota gia. Aamir Khan, a veteran boxer from Arkansas, has been in the ring with world champions James Toney, Samuel Peter le William Guthrie, in addition to infamous Ike Ibeabuchi.

 

 

Texas heavyweight EugeneMean 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 lintoa (18-0-1).

 

 

Also fighting on theBackyard Rumbleundercard is Houston (TX) bartolomeo welterweight Star Johnson (6-28-1), Vero Beach, Florida welterweight Johnathan Pierre (2-0), and New Providence, Bahamas heavyweight AmronSandmanSands (3-0, 3-0).

 

 

All fights and fighters subject to change.

Ho qetela tšepe tolls bakeng sa ratoang Boxing mookameli Si Stern

Khao Lak, Fla (September 6, 2015) -Boxing mookameli Si Star, e le mopresidente oa SHS Boxing Management, fetile a le lilemo li 81 sena se fetileng Mantaha ka lebaka la ho mathata a la pelo.
Stern khona tse tharo ea nako e, tse peli arola Randall “The Knock Out King” Bailey, veteran heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw le pele e neng e Cuba Olympian Robert Alfonso.
A atleha haholo rakhoebo, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, moo a ileng a a tšehetsa Williams ka a loana, ka sontaha, 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, moo a ileng a a lula beke pele ho o ile a inehela.
Bailey le Stern molekane, Dave Johnson, hammoho le Stern mora oa, Gary, le morali oa, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “Ke bua le Si ka Sontaha bosiu (August 30) 'me call letsatsi le hlahlamang le a re o ne a o ile a lumela ho ea sepetlele,” Bailey o ile a hlalosa. “Ileng a utloisoa bohloko e khōlō pelo. Lintho li ne li ea holimo le tlaase beke eohle ho fihlela ho qetela mafelo-beke.
Randall Bailey (L) le Si Stern (o nang le ditulo lebanta) le mora oa hae, Gary Stern, e bontšitsoeng mona ka mor'a hore Bailey o ile a kokota tsoa Mike Jones a 2012 bakeng sa IBF welterweight tlotla
Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si hlokomela; na ba ka ke ua e etsa, 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, joang ha ka hapa Tlhōlisano ea lefatše tlotla, where he took any money. If Si had your back, a kopa ea ntoeng le uena.
“O ne a khanna nyoloha a tsoa Khao Lak ho Miami ho bona 'na empa, e-na le lula bosiu bo le bong, a kopa khanna khutlela. O ne a mpitsa mpitsa 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK ho phahamiswa a Korea) le ne a hlile a lebeletse ho ka ntoa October 4go th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.
L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Tank” Williams e bontšitsoeng mona a Romania
Williams o ile a laoloa ke Stern bakeng sa nakong e fetileng 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., fihla Sunday, August 30.
“Si e ne e le tse ngata ho feta ka mookameli,” Williams offered. “O ne a motsoalle ea molemo, le kholisehile ke ne ke kamehla itšetleha ka keletso, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, 'na ho ba Mokreste le Si e le Mojuda, haholo-holo ho qeta e le ka matsatsi a mangata hammoho ka 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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Miami (August 9, 2015) – A para ya hlomphehang balebeli ba liheke le o ile a re tsela bahlabani ba, heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams le bartolomeo middleweight Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw, ba tla ba a mateano a litsela ba loanela khoeli ena e, ho ea ka mookameli, Si Star, ea SHS Boxing Management.
Williams (37-14-2, 20 Kos), loana tsoa Nassau, Bahamas, tsamaea ho Romania ho jara Christian Hammer (17-4, 10 Kos), August 28, a tse 10 ho pota ka sehloohong ketsahalo a Galati ea motseng oa habo oa Galati.
Upshaw(17-4-4, 8 Kos), 35, tla loana a ea lapeng la hae mmuso ka lekhetlo la pele a 2 ½ a lilemo tse August 15, ha a tobaneng le Krrish Turkish tebello Bugra Oener (9-0-0, 3 Kos) kwa Wynwood Stadium a Miami, tsa 10 ho pota loanela le lolea World Boxing Lekgotla la (WBC) Interim Mediterranean bartolomeo middleweight sehlooho.
“Tsena tse peli lintoa haholo e khōlō ka bobeli bahlabani,” Stern o ile a. “Sherman o na le ka monyetla o moholo ho khutlela ka holimo a le heavyweight karohano. A haholo Smart le haholo nang le phihlelo. Marcus ka ho khutlela ka ho hapa pina moo a ileng a e lokela ho ba.”
Williams tla loana a hae borobeli fapaneng naha khahlanong le Hammer, pele e neng e World Boxing Organization (WBO) European heavyweight 'mampoli. “Ke Bahamian mohlabani,” Williams o ile a hlalosa ke hobane'ng ha a ba loanela ba bangata bahanyetsi ba a bona mor'a ntlo. “Ka tlhaho, a le Caribbean, re li tsejoa e le masholu a maoatleng a. Ke 'nile ka tsamaea bophelo bohle ba ka. Ha re na meeli, feela METSI A ho tšela. Kae kapa kae moo ke loana, Ke ikutloa ke joaloka ho motseng oa heso oa Nassau. Sena ke la botšelela fapaneng loanela 'na selemong sena empa le' ngoe feela hore 's sebele etsahalang. Ba bang oela kantle lebaka la mabaka a e 'ngoe. Ke il'o ho nka sebelisa monyetla ona. Ke tla tobana le mahlomola loana a Romania ka lekhetlo la pele empa ke il'o ho na le ka morero oa ho belting mo ho topallo ho ngolang. Ke il'o ho mo tsoa. Ke tlisa ke Conch ka litebele (e khōlō overhand tokelo ya), e leng amahanngoa le le Bahamas, le batho ba libakeng tsohle e rata.”
Hammer, ea ileng a a hlōla tseba mabitso a tse kang Kevin Johnson le Danny Williams, o tla tla tima ho lahleheloa ke sena se fetileng February ho unbeaten Tyson Khalefo, a eo Hammer a tlohela mosebetsi ka mor'a hore la borobeli ho pota-pota a bona WBO International sehlooho loana.
“Hammer ke thata,” Williams o ile a re. “Ke na le le monyetla a ke se boneng, ba Ke 'nile ka loana ho theosa le lilemo. Ke tla le ho feta ho phatloha ho feta nakong e fetileng. Ke il'o ka hare, tsoela pele loana mo ho na le, le ka nako eo nka mo tsoa. Guys logo tšoanang le 'na le Fres Oquendo, ba ke koetlisa le a Florida, ke tsa ho qetela ya Mohicans ho rona moloko oa bahlabani. Ke matla le phetse hantle bakeng sa ntoeng ena. Ke il'o ho nka ena boy ka metsi a tebileng le ka nako eo khangoa ke eena.”
Upshaw ho fetisisa tsa morao tjena loana fella ka soabisang lahleheloa ke, ka tsela ea le bakang khang tse robeli ho pota-pota qeto, ho qetela June ho motseng oa habo ratang ka ho fetisisa Lanell Bellows (12-1-1) ho la Las Vegas. “Ke busitse hore ho loana le ntse lahleheloa ke,” Upshaw itse. “Ke ho sheba ditebele ka tsela e fapaneng ho tloha ke loana ho la Las Vegas. Ke utsoelitsoe empa ka ithuta hore ke ka se ke ua lumella ho fihlela ke lireng e o ile a kokota tsoa. Ke sitoa ho kgona ho ea e leng sebaka ntoeng ena (vs.. Oener).”
Upshaw ea saena hlola o ile a tla a 2010 ha o ile a tsamaea ho Quebec City le utloile bohloko 21-1-1 ba moo mohale Renan St. Tokelo ya ka tsela ea le 10 ho pota qeto, elevating Marcus a lefatše middleweight rankings ho IBF #6, WBO #9 le WBC #11. Upshaw has gone the distance, hoja a tahlehelo, le like ea Mario Antonio Rubio, Davida Lemieux, Gilberto Ramírez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski le Tarvis Simms.
Khahlanong le Oener, Upshaw ke ka le batla-and-timetsa misio, aiming to take the final outcome out of the judges’ matsoho a, despite him fighting at home. “Oener e motle ka potlako empa a se na matla a ka hae punches,” Upshaw o ile a re. “O na le ngata lebelo, kahoo ke tla ea ho 'mele oa hae pele ho nka maoto a hae hole, le ka nako eo mo thibela. O ha a tšoarelle 10 garela le 'na. Ke ho hore lebanta la le e tla nkenya 'mapeng.”
Upshaw ke e leng mochana oa ba morao, e khōlō Lethal gene Upshaw, ba e ne e le NFL hall of fame halefisa molebeli bakeng sa Oakland Raiders.
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