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Top USA amateur boxers adjusting to life without fights & waiting another year for Olympics show

Arjan Iseni training during the pandemic

Colorado Springs, Poală. (Aprilie 23, 2020) — Amateur boxing, as in the professional ranks, has been shut-down worldwide due to the Coronavirus pandemic. USA Boxing members are adjusting to these challenging and trying times all across the country.

Gyms and schools are closed, tournaments suspended, și 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo have been postponed a year. Members of the Elite Qualification, Youth and Junior High Performance teams are home rather than in Colorado Springs training at the state-of-art United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center.

How are some of the leading U.S. amateur boxers living during this period without fights?

ELITE OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TEAM

Joseph Hicks (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 26-year-old middleweight, USA Ranking #2
Gold medal performances: 2019 Mănuși naționale de Aur; 2017 & 2018 Eastern Elite Qualifier; 3-time Eastern Elite Qualifier (2017-2019)

Hicks was within one qualifier victory of officially becoming a member of the 2020 Team USA Olympic Boxing Team. He is taking advantage of the break, deși, spending quality time with his wife and young daughter.



I personally feel that this has been a blessing in disguise, because I have more time to improve on the things the USA coaches have been telling me to work on. I live in an apartment in Lansing (MY), but I’ve been staying with my mom in Grand Rapids so I can comfortably train. It’s weird in a way, but I miss getting punched at. I’ve been trying to adapt to the new normal, but I can’t wait to be back at the training center (in Colorado Springs).

I love that I can see my daughter every day to give her all my attention, but she misses the gym as much as me. My wife and mother have been very supportive. I believe waiting another year will only make me better by the time the Olympics are here.

Oshae Jones, (Toledo, Ohio), 22-year-old welterweight, USA Ranking #1
Gold Medal Performances: 2020 Olympic Team Trials, 3-time Elite National Championships (2016-2019), 2017 Eastern Elite Qualifier, 2016 Youth Open, 2014 PAL National. International: 2020 Strandja Tournament & 2019 Pan-American Games

Jones had been on a roll leading up to the since postponed Americas Qualifier to lock a roster spot on the 2020 Team USA Olympic Boxing Team. She has been training at her family’s gym in Toledo, as well as getting more involved in community services and functions.



I have not adapted to life without boxing, because boxing will never leave my life. Familia mea / coaches have a gym connected to our house we live in. Boxing is not a sport, it’s a lifestyle .

My heart dropped when I first heard that the Olympics were postponed. Everything that I have been working toward for basically my whole life is on pause until next July. I do not know how I feel or how to express how I feel. The only thing I can do is try to stay motivated.


YOUTH HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM

Arjan Iseni (Staten Island, New York), 17-year-old light heavyweight, USA Ranking #1
Gold Medal Performances: 2019 Youth National Championships, Eastern Regional Open & Youth Open

Iseni lives in the Coronavirus epicenter, Staten Island, NY. He and his father built a small ring in their backyard (vezi poza de mai jos) because he couldn’t train in any gyms.

It’s very hard to know that I won’t be able to represent Team USA this year in any international tournaments. This is my last year as a youth boxer, but I have been training very hard during quarantine, and I will be ready for whatever is next for me.

It is hard knowing that I will not be fighting soon, but this gives me more time to perfect the little flaws in my game, and I’ll comeback stronger when this all ends. Sperăm că, everything goes back to normal soon, so I can get back to fighting actively and hopefully make Team USA as an Elite boxer.


Shera Mae Patricio (Waianae, Hawaii), 17-year-old flyweight, USA Ranking #1
Gold Medal Performances: 2019 Youth National Championships & Western Regional Open; 2018 Youth National Championships & Western Regionals Open; 2017 National Junior Olympics & Mănuși naționale de Aur

Patricio lives the furthest away from training camp and her teammates, but her family owns a boxing gym, and training/sparring isn’t as a problem for her because she has eight siblings.



We are in quarantine and I have adapted to life without fights by continuing to train at our personal gym with my siblings. Training hasn’t been a problem for us because we have our own personal gym. We sanitize all the equipment and the gym before and after training. Since there are no fights coming soon, we have been sharpening up our skills and building more knowledge We’ve been gaining strength and keeping up our endurance. On weekends, my dad rides a bike while we run laps to get some sunlight, and sometimes we do sprint drills outside.

Our family is a boxing family that started with my dad as he was a boxer. He started training me, only for defense, but it started to get serious in 2015 when I won my first tournament in Kansas. All of my other siblings are also boxers and they’re also multiple-time champions. My siblings and I have been getting a ton of family time staying home together. This quarantine has made us even closer. Our bond makes us stronger individually and as one. I’m far away from training in Colorado Springs, but my teammates are only a phone call away. I’m able to stay in touch and that’s very warming. Some of the coaches check on me to see how I’ve been doing. I looked forward to all the tournaments I planned to fight in and I’m disappointed they’ve been postponed, but I have more time to be even better prepared for my next fight.

JUNIOR HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM

Steven Navarro (Los Angeles, California) 16-year-old flyweight, USA Ranking #1
Gold Medal Performances: 2019 Junior National Championships & PAL National; 2018 Junior National Championships; 2017 Prep Open & Western Regional Open

Navarro was training in Colorado Springs to prepare for international competition in Bulgaria, but the trip was cancelled two days before Navarro and his teammates were scheduled to depart.



As a member of the USA Boxing Junior Team, I look forward to every fight / campionat, because it could be my last. So it was very heartbreaking when I was notified that our fights in Bulgaria and future international fights were cancelled due to this pandemic. I continue working as hard as I do on a regular basis: waking up at 5 in the morning, running 5-6 miles in nearby hills, of course wearing my mask. I come home to take my online classes from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., which gives me a 2-hour nap before heading to my private gym. I am the only person who trains at my gym every day at 4:30 p.m. Once I get to the gym, I begin stretching for 3 runde (3-minute rounds), shadow box for 5-7 runde, then I hit five varieties of punching bags (3 runde fiecare). După aceea, I work mitts (5-8 runde) where I focus on different movements and situations that could possibly happen in a fight. I often hit the double-end bag and speed bag for 3 runde. I finish my boxing training with 15 min. of jump rope.

I train on a daily basis for 2 hours with my father/coach Refugio Navarro. This pandemic is a bit of a gamble due to not having access to sparring. I do tend to ‘movewith my father once every week, but the experience is different. Once finished, I head to my grandparentshouse (only one block away from my home) to do my strength and conditioning. I do wear a mask and gloves when working out there. My grandfather is a bodybuilder and has his gym setup in his garage. I work-out with my grandfather for a good hour, constantly disinfecting all equipment, to wrap-up my day. I work with what I have, which is a blessing. Boxing isn’t a season sport, you must stay ready all year for anything, and that’s what I continue to do as I strive for greatness.

Fernanda Chavez (Dallas, Texas), 14-year-old bantamweight, USA Ranking #2
Gold Medal Performances: 2019 Junior Open; 2018 Prep Open & Eastern Regional



Chavez is a first-year member of the Junior High Performance Team and her inaugural training camp in Colorado Springs was pushed back.

Adapting to this new lifestyle hasn’t been the easiest. I’m thankful I have my family, as we’ve been going on daily runs and workouts at parks. My family understands the importance of my athleticism and staying fit, which is why we continue to motivate each other during this tough time. I’m not sure when our lives will return to normal, which is why I’m still prepared at all times.

The things I’m looking forward to most at camp in Colorado Springs is meeting other junior females on the team, as well as learning the different styles they bring. I also look forward to creating bonds between my new teammates and coaches from across the nation.



Arjan Iseni’s backyard ring in Staten Island



INFORMAȚII:

www.usaboxing.org
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DESPRE BOXUL SUA: To promote and grow Olympic-style amateur boxing in the United States and to inspire the tireless pursuit of Olympic gold and enable athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence. În plus,, USA Box se străduiește să-i învețe pe toți participanții personajul, încredere și concentrare de care au nevoie pentru a deveni campioni rezistenți și diversi, atât în ​​și în afara inelului. USA Boxing is one team, o singură națiune, mergând după aur!

De la East LA, până la echipa SUA, boxerul în greutate, Anthony Herrera trăiește visul

Colorado Springs, Poală. (Februarie 20, 2020) - De pe străzile medii din estul Los Angelesului până la dana pe Team USA este o realizare remarcabilă pentru greutatea zbura de 19 aniAnthony Herrera, care a fost recent selectat pentru a fi membru al 2020 Jocurile Olimpice Tokyo Echipa de calificare la box.

„De când eram foarte tânăr,”Herrera a vorbit despre creșterea în East LA, „Părinții mei m-au ținut mereu în sport. A fi atât de ocupat cu sportul era de fapt o distragere a atenției față de ceea ce se întâmpla în jurul orașului. Asa de, Nu am avut niciodată timp să intru în necazuri și părinții mei m-au ținut departe de un stil de viață prost. Odată am început boxul, L-am luat în serios, rămânând concentrat și stabilind obiective. Eram puțin mai în vârstă în acel moment și dacă voiam sau nu să particip la box sau voiam să fac o carieră din asta depindea de mine, și am avut întotdeauna sprijinul deplin al părinților mei. Boxul a fost o mare parte din viața mea. Aștept întotdeauna cu nerăbdare următorul antrenament sau orice altceva legat de box. Face parte din imaginea mea în acest moment. ”

Pentru acum, deși, Herrera se pregătește alături de coechipierii săi la Centrul de Antrenament Olimpic și Paralimpic din Statele Unite din Colorado Springs pentru Turneul de Calificare al Americii, 26 martie-aprilie 3, în Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Herrera se va califica pentru a-și reprezenta țara la Jocurile Olimpice, terminând printre primii cinci la Buenos Aires, sau primii șase plasatori la World Qualifier, Mai 13-14, în Paris, Franţa.

„Mă dezvolt sub presiune,A spus Herrera. „Nu las presiunea să ajungă la mine atât de mult, încât să aibă un impact negativ asupra performanței mele. Mă face să performez mai bine când sunt pe ring. Am fost sub presiune întreaga mea carieră de box. Nu numai că m-a făcut un luptător mai bun în anumite situații care sunt intimidante, dar și o persoană mai puternică în general. Mersul în Argentina nu este diferit, nervii sunt încă acolo, dar la fel este și hotărârea mea de a ajunge la Tokyo. ”

A 2018 PAL național și 2019 Campion de calificare Western Elite, Herrera a terminat recent pe locul al doilea la 2020 S.U.A.. Probele olimpice pe echipe și al treilea la 2020 Turneul Strandja din Bulgaria.

„Realizarea de box amator de care mă mândresc cel mai mult face echipa de calificare a Statelor Unite ca o greutate de zbor,”A remarcat el. „A fost greu să ajung aici și știind că am depășit obstacolele cu care m-am confruntat în această lungă călătorie către locul în care mă aflu acum mă face foarte fericit. Pot spune cu adevărat că am câștigat-o.

„Primul meu meci internațional de box (Strandja) a fost puțin diferit de ceea ce am obișnuit. Echipamentul pe care l-am folosit și care ne-am luptat fără căști au creat mai multe riscuri atunci când luptăm, dar m-am distrat în prima mea luptă internațională. Am deja senzația pentru acel mediu și sunt mai confortabil acum.

„Îmi place foarte mult să mă antrenez în Colorado Springs împreună cu colegii mei, pentru că este o experiență extraordinară pe care o primesc doar cei mai buni sportivi. Îmi place să mă antrenez și acasă, dar există mai puține distrageri în Colorado Springs. Trebuie să mă concentrez 100% pe ambarcațiunile mele și să călătoresc mai mult ”.

Herrera, care descrie stilul său ca „roitor”, aplicând presiune și dărâmându-și adversarul, trăiește visul.

„Lupta la Jocurile Olimpice a fost întotdeauna mare pentru mine, dar obținerea unei medalii de aur este visul meu," el a adăugat. „Mi-am dorit întotdeauna pentru că nimeni nu-mi poate lua asta vreodată, iar povestea și munca care se află în spatele unei medalii de aur sunt de neprețuit. În opinia mea, este mai greu decât câștigarea unui titlu mondial la boxul profesional. Fiind atât de aproape de olimpiade, Sunt mândru de mine însă nu sunt mulțumit. Știu că mai am de lucru și fac un pas la rând. Următorul pas pentru mine este să mă calific la Jocurile Olimpice la calificarea olimpică. ”

Herrera atribuie o parte din succesul său învățării de la foști și boxeri contemporani, implementând orice tehnici pe care le folosesc în stilul său, inclusiv, de exemplu, mișcarea picioarelor și mișcarea capuluiJulio Cesar Chavez Sr., șiMike TysonAranjamentele de la corp la cap.

Tokyo este la o distanță lungă de East LA pentru Anthony Herrera.

INFORMAȚII:

www.usaboxing.org

Stare de nervozitate: @USABoxing

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

DESPRE BOXUL SUA:  Pentru a promova și dezvolta boxul amator în stil olimpic în Statele Unite și pentru a inspira căutarea neobosită a aurului olimpic și pentru a permite sportivilor și antrenorilor să obțină o excelență competitivă susținută. În plus, USA Box se străduiește să-i învețe pe toți participanții personajul, încredere și concentrare de care au nevoie pentru a deveni campioni rezistenți și diversi, atât în ​​interior cât și în afara ringului. SUA Box este o singură echipă, o singură națiune, mergând după aur!

2020 S.U.A.. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing Women’s Field Finalized

Colorado Springs, Poală. (Noiembrie 22, 2019)Following four qualifying tournaments that began in December 2018, the field of 40 elite female boxers who will compete next month at the 2020 S.U.A.. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing in Lake Charles, La. is final. A total of 117 elite female boxers competed throughout the year for the 40 available spots. Only ten will advance from the trials competition to the next stage of the selection process and the opportunity to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Here is a closer look at the field in the five weight classes.

Flyweight/112 lbs./51 kg

2016 S.U.A.. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing champion Virginia Fuchs (Houston, Texas) fell short of advancing to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games during the international qualification but has dominated the flyweight division ever since. Having won eight international medals since those trials, Fuchs could face her biggest competition from the young talent of Heaven Garcia (El Monte, Calif.). Garcia, a two-time World Champion in the junior and youth divisions, has been the one to watch for many years, and these trials could be her coming out party in the elite division. Totuși, Christina Cruz (Iadului Kitchen, N.Y.), two-time Elite World Championship bronze medalist, will bring experience to her third U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing that will be tough for any boxer that she faces. Mariana Gonzalez (Sunnyvale, Calif.) stood atop the podium at the Western Elite Qualifier, while runner-up Jazzelle Bobadilla (Ewa Beach, Hawaii) has international experience on her side that can help her to upset this division. Jasmine Hampton (Ann Arbor, Mich.) was victorious at the Last Chance Qualifier to punch her ticket to Lake Charles, cu Lina Vezzani (Brooklyn, N.Y.) și Stephanie Chavez (Orange, Calif.) rounding out the flyweight division.


Featherweight/125 lbs./57 kg

Expected to be the most competitive weight class in the women’s field, the featherweight division has numerous boxers looking to advance to the next stage of the selection process. Five of the eight boxers have World Championship medals, with the last three boxers having impressive performances at their qualifiers. Yarisel Ramirez (Las Vegas, Nev.) won a silver at the 2015 Junior World Championships, as well as a bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games in her first year in the elite division. Two-time Youth World Championships bronze medalists Isamary Aquino (Universal City, Texas) leads the way in the medal count and will look to continue making a name for herself. Lupe Gutierrez(Sacramento, Calif.) și Iyana Verduzco (Los Angeles, Calif.) won gold medals in their World Championship debuts, with Gutierrez winning at the 2015 Junior World Championships and Verduzco at the 2018 Youth World Championships. Mikiah Kreps(Cascada Niagara, N.Y.) won the bronze medal at this October’s Elite World Championships in her international debut, and will be using the confidence from that performance in Lake Charles. Andrea Medina (San Diego, Calif.) impressed many in Reno, defeating numerous World Championship medalists on her way to the title, în timp ce Destiny Jasso(Dallas, Texas) și Melanie Costa (Norton, Mass.) survived a tough bracket out of the Eastern Elite Qualifier to advance to these trials.

Lightweight/132 lbs./60 kg

Rashida Ellis (Lynn, Mass.) enters the 2020 S.U.A.. Olympic Trials with confidence on her side, after an impressive 2019 run that included bronze medals at the 2019 Pan American Games and World Championships. Amelia Moore (Alexandria, Va.) și Stacia Suttles(Bronx, N.Y.) both have World Championship experience, as well as winning international performances to be strong contenders to take the title and advance to the next stage of the qualification to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Ravven Brown (San Antonio, Texas) recently made her international debut at the 2019 Elite World Championships and had a quick rise to success in her short boxing career. Kimberly Carlson (Chicago, Ill.) șiWhitney Gomez (Bend, Ore.) left the Western and Last Chance Qualifiers golden, în timp ceJennifer Lopez (Jersey City, New Jersey) și Rebecca Maine (Pittsburg, Pa.) round out the field following their silver medal performances in Ohio and California.

Welterweight/152 lbs./69 kg

Oshae Jones (Toledo, Ohio) made history this year with her gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games and looks to be one of the favorites for the welterweight division. The comeback of a few boxers and the rise of some up and comers will make this another exiting weight class to watch. Two boxers who recently came back to the sport and looking to shake things up are Danyelle Wolf (San Diego, Calif.) și Mary Spencer (Boulder, Colo.). Lup, a three-time USA Boxing National Champion and two-time Continental Champion made her return to the ring in impressive fashion in Reno this year, while Spencer, who is a dual-citizen, represented Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games and won three World Championships under the Canadian flag, won the Eastern Qualifier to punch her ticket to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing. Sharahya Moreu (Albuquerque, N.M.) may be the youngest in the division at 20-years-old but has a great deal of experience and will use that against her elder opponents. Briana Che (Madison, Wisc.), Arika Skoog(Boston, Mass.) și Jill Stafford (La Mesa, Calif.) all won silver medals in their respective qualifying competitions and could easily surprise many in Lake Charles, în timp ce Liz Flores(Woodland Hills, Calif.) grabbed the last spot to compete after Morelle McCain decided to compete in the middleweight division following her qualifying in both weight classes.

Middleweight/165 lbs./75 kg

Since the departure of two-time Olympic Champion Claressa Shields to the professional ranks, Naomi Graham (Fayetteville, N.C.) has been the leader for Team USA in the middleweight division, winning multiple international medals including a silver at the 2019 Pan American Games and a bronze at the 2018 World Championships. 2017 Campion Mondial al Tineretului Citlalli Ortiz (Coachella, Calif.) put on a dominating performance at the recent Last Chance Qualifier, including two wins by RSC, and will be looking to continue her winning ways into Lake Charles, în timp ce Morelle McCane (Cleveland, Ohio) had an impressive 2019, taking a bronze in her international debut earlier this year. Alexis Gomez(South San Francisco, Calif.) și Kendra Reeves (Twin Falls, Idaho) picked up titles at the Western and Eastern Qualifiers to punch their tickets to Louisiana and will be looking to have another victorious tournament, în timp ce Fallon Farrar (Colorado Springs, Colo.),Melody Popravak (Brooklyn, N.Y.) și Rachael Washington (New York, N.Y.) took the silver medals at the three qualifying tournaments and will hope to improve their performances in Lake Charles.
Follow USA Boxing on social media, precum și 2020 S.U.A.. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing and 2019 USA Boxing National Championships website for news, Rezultate, selection procedures and updates of the tournament by clicking here: http://bit.ly/BoxingTrials20

BELLATOR HEADS TO JAPAN WITH LEGENDRY CLASH BETWEEN FEDOR EMELIANENKO AND ‘RAMPAGE’ JACKSON

SAITAMA SUPER ARENA TO HOST BELLATOR JAPAN Duminica, Decembrie 29 - LIVE PE REȚEAUA PARAMOUNT

TICKETS ON SALE NOVEMBER 3



LOS ANGELES – For the first time in the organization’s history, Bellator travels to Japan and the iconic Saitama Super Arena for an historic event, ca Fedor Emelianenko (38-6, 1 NC) și Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (38-13) square off in a long-awaited heavyweight showdown. Bellator Japan: Fedor vs. Ieșire violentă, powered by RIZIN, takes place Sunday, Decembrie 29 and will air LIVE on Paramount Network.



Bilete pentru Bellator Japan: Fedor vs. Ieșire violentă go on sale November 3. Additional bouts are expected to be announced in the coming days.



“For Bellator’s debut in Japan, we wanted to bring a massive event and fighters that the Japanese fans really connect with,", A declarat președintele Bellator Scott Coker. “Given the vast history of martial arts and MMA in Japan, and especially at Saitama Super Arena, this will be a very special show that no one will want to miss.This will, unquestionably, be a monumental event for Bellator and I am looking forward to the moment that Fedor and ‘Rampage’ walk out to a crowd that has known them since their careers began. I would also like to thank RIZIN for their help in making this event a possibility and we look forward to working together in the near future to showcase the best talent each organization has to offer.”



Luptând din Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, Rusia, Fedor Emelianenko returns to Japan following a successful run in the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix earlier this year, where he earned consecutive first-round knockouts over Chael Sonnen și Frank Mir. A former PRIDE FC Heavyweight Champion and PRIDE 2004 Heavyweight World Grand Prix Champion, “The Last Emperor” returns to where his career started. Often referred to as “The GOAT” by fans around the world, his career resume stands as one of the most impressive in the history of the sport with victories over Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mirko Cro Cop, Mark Hunt, Mark Coleman and Andrei Arlovski, pentru a numi doar câteva. Cu 29 career victories ending via finish, the punching power and world-class Sambo of the stoic Russian could result in yet another defining moment in his illustrious career.



An eight-fight veteran of Bellator, “Rampage” Jackson’s legendary career has seen him compete against some of the top names in the sport, generating a loyal army of fans along the way. The former PRIDE and UFC champion is the proud owner of many epic highlight reel slams and knockouts that he has racked up throughout his epic battles with the likes of Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson, "Regele Mo" Lawal, Kevin Randleman and, perhaps most-notably, his four-fight series with Wanderlei Silva. The Memphis, Tennessee-native has long been seen as an icon to MMA fans around the globe and has openly voiced a desire to face Fedor in front of a Japanese crowd before his career comes to an end. Acum, the two legends will finally meet inside the Bellator cage on December 29 at the famed Saitama Super Arena.



Actualizat Bellator Japan: Fedor vs. Ieșire violentă Card de luptă:

Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (38-6, 1 NC) vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (38-13)



*Cardul poate fi modificat.



Vă rugăm să vizitați Bellator.com pentru mai multe informații.

Lewkowicz Secures Right to Broadcast KO King Guzman’s Title Defense This Saturday in Japan

Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing is proud to announce he has secured the rights to broadcast a special early-morning Woz Promotions tripleheader of world-class boxing, on TyC Sports, pe Sâmbătă, Decembrie 31, 2016 (4:30 am ET/6:30 pm JST), from the Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japonia, and featuring boxing’s next superstar, Jonathan “Salomon Regele” Guzman.
In Statele Unite, TyC Sports can be found on DirecTV channel 469.
One of boxing’s most feared punchers, the undefeated KO artist Guzman (22-0, 22 KO) de Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicană, will be making the first defense of his IBF World Super Bantamweight Championship against Yukinori Oguni (18-1-1, 7 KO) de Tokyo, Japonia.
În cazul în care co-principal, multiple-time world champion and current WBA World Flyweight Champion Kazuto Ioka (20-1, 12 KO) of Osaka, Japan will defend against Yutthana Kaensa (15-0, 6 KO) of Bangkok, Tailanda.
In the eight-round super bantamweight opener, hometown product Shohei Omori (17-1, 12 KO) of Kyoto will face a stern test against solid veteran RockyThe Road WarriorFuentes (35-8-2, 20 KO) of Cebu City, Cebu, Filipine.
A regular source of top-quality professional boxing with its weekly SaturdayBoxeo de Primera” serie, TyC Sports is a Buenos Aires, Argentina-based sports network that currently operate the domestic pay TV channel TyC Sports, TyC Sports 2, TyC Sports 3, as well as two international pay TV channels, TyC Sports Latin America and TyC Sports USA.
On the last day of the year, boxing fans around the world can watch the next superstar of boxing in action,” Said Sampson Lewkowicz. “Jonathan Guzman is the hardest puncher and the most exciting fighter in boxing. I am happy to be able to bring this fight to the world outside Japan.
For more information on TyC Sports, va rugam sa vizitati www.tycsports.com.
Despre Sampson Box
După o centrare foarte de succes ca un pețitor și consilier, Sampson Lewkowicz trecut la partea de promovare a boxului profesionist în luna ianuarie 2008.
Sampson box a crescut într-una dintre firmele de promovare cele mai prestigioase din lume, reprezentând multe dintre cele mai bune luptatori din lume și candidați tineri cele mai promițătoare.

Sampson Box are parteneri de promovare toată America de Nord și de Sud, Africa, Asia, Noua Zeelandă, Australia, Europa și America Centrală și de Sampson Box evenimente au fost televizat pe astfel de rețele premiera ca HBO, Arată Timpul, ESPN, VS. și mai multe rețele internaționale.

Re'zin FF anunta paranteze turneu, Matchups pentru Opt-Man turneu grea decembrie 29 și 31

Fighters comment on the highly-anticipated tournament that will award its winner a $300,000 grand prize

TOKYO, JAPONIA (Noiembrie. 30, 2015) -A Desen pentru a determina paranteze turneu și prima etapa matchups pentru RIZIN COMBATEREA GRAND PRIX- 2015 opt-om, turneu grea care va avea loc pe parcursul a două zile – Decembrie 29 și decembrie 31and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA grea Champion Mark Godbeer, care au fost programate pentru a concura în turneul, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Înainte de desen, Preşedinte Nobuyuki Sakakibara stabilit, "Acest turneu va fi punctul culminant al RIZIN. Luptători din întreaga lume, care sunt mândru să reprezinte promovarea și țara lor, și sunt dornici de a folosi aceasta platforma pentru a impulsiona cariera lor de a face un nume pentru ele însele s-au adunat în turneu. Majoritatea mass-media care s-au adunat astăzi nu pot să știu prea multe despre acești sportivi, dar atunci când K-1 a început prima off în 1993, nimeni nu știa despre Branko Cikatić sau Mike Bernardo. Luptătorii care deschide noi uși sunt cele care depășesc așteptările lor. "

The seven contestants slated for tournament action appeared at the press conference. Each drew an envelope numbered one through seven, and those who drew numbers one through four received the opportunity to choose their respective places in the tournament draw.

The first stage tournament matchups will be as follows:

Prindere # 1: Lawal vs BAMMA fighter
Prindere # 2: Aukstuolis vs Cappelozza,
Prindere # 3 Ishii vs Prochazka,
Prindere # 4: Reljic vs Nemkov.

A tournament reserve bout between Valentine Moldovsky and Yuta Uchida was also announced during the press conference.

Fighter Citate:

– 1st = Alege “Regele Mo” Lawal – selectat Slot A

"Sunt onorat să lupte pentru RIZIN. Sunt încântat de a prezenta abilitățile mele în fața fanilor japonezi și face treaba. Sunt fericit să fie în măsură de a alege numărul unu. Sunt mereu numărul unu. Sunt într-o poziție în care alții mă vor alege, treaba mea este de a zdrobi oricine stă lângă mine. "

“"Eu în prezent, nu am un adversar, dar eu sunt sigur că va trimite BAMMA un luptător bun pentru mine. Dar, din păcate oricine vine va primi distrus așa că fi mai bine pregătite. Cred că Ishii făcut o alegere inteligentă de mine și suport mea evitarea. Bine pentru el. "

"Aceasta este o mulțime de bani! Aș cumpăra o grămadă de înghețată, niste haine frumoase, și du-te la Disney World și a vedea o grămadă de filme. Aș merge la Vegas și de partid, și să cumpere tone de accesorii de aur. "
– 2nd Alege = Theodore Tall (BUSHIDO Europa Champion) – Slot selectat C

"Sunt recunoscător să se acorde o astfel de ocazie. La acest nivel de concurență, va trebui să fie gata de lupta nimeni asa ca nu-mi pasă cine adversarul meu va fi. Eu cred în mine și sunt gata să lupte nimeni. "

"Pentru mine, devenind campion în mai important decât banii. Banii vor urma, ca urmare de a fi un adevărat campion. Mintea mea este setat pentru a câștiga turneul. "

"Motivul pentru care sunt aici este pentru că eu cred în mine însumi. Voi lupta pentru a reprezenta țara mea mica. Adversarul meu are izbitoare sălbatice, dar nu există nici un motiv, aș pierde. Voi pune pe un spectacol și ieși victorios.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Fostul KSW semigrea Champion) – Slot selectat G

"Nu-mi pasă cine mă luptă. Visul meu de când am fost un copil a fost de a lupta în Japonia, și trăiesc visul chiar acum, Scopul meu este de a arăta cea mai bună performanță meu pe Revelion. "

"Îmi place matchup. Am fost de formare cu campion mondial Sambo Blagoi Ivanov și sunt familiarizat cu stilul de lupta Sambo. Știu că vine de la o echipa mare, dar voi fi gata să ia tot ce are de oferit asa ca va fi o luptă bună. "

"Eu trăiesc un vis din copilarie. Eu sunt mai mult concentrat pe continuarea calatoria mea pe visul meu de a deveni un campion în Japonia. Mă voi gândi de ce să facă cu banii o dată am atinge scopul meu. "

– 4lea Alege = Satoshi Ishii (Olimpiada de la Beijing Judo aur medaliat) – Slot selectat E

"Pregătirea este bun. Nu voi simți că o luptă este o luptă, bătălia de pe NYE abia a început. "

"Planul meu este de a investi jumătate din premiul în bani în jocuri de noroc și va dona restul."

"Aceasta a fost o ofertă bună pe care nu am putut refuza. Un turneu MMA, Adversarii bune, premiu bani buni. Nu vreau să se concentreze prea mult pe câștigarea turneului, pentru că va afecta jocul meu mental, așa că se va concentra pe o luptă la un moment dat. "

– 5lea Alege = Bruno Cappelozza (Champion 100 kg Lupta Jungle) – Slot selectat D

"Eu chiar nu stiu nici luptătorilor astăzi aici, așa că voi alege adversarul meu și sper că sunt norocos. "

"Acest tip de bani de mare va schimba viața mea și viața familiei mele. Și, de asemenea deveni un campion. Aceste două aspecte vor fi realizari uriase pentru mine.”

"Acesta a fost visul meu de a lupta în Japonia. Nu știu prea multe despre adversarul meu, dar eu sunt sigur că vom fi pregătit pentru amândoi o lupta interesanta. Cred că acest lucru va fi o luptă excelent. "

– 6lea Alege = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Uniunii grea campion) – Slot selectat H

"Voi fi reprezentând Sambo. Aș dori să arate frumusețea Sambo și arta de a Sambo.”

– 7lea Alege = Jiri Prochazka (GCF cehă semigrea Champion) – selectat Slot F "Sunt foarte încântat să fie în măsură să demonstreze abilitățile mele într-o țară în care sa născut Samurai. Nu o sa te dezamagesc."

"Toată lumea de aici este greu. Din moment ce am va fi lupta favorit orașul natal, lupta mea va fi colectarea de atenție. Aș dori să profit de această ocazie și această provocare de a deveni urmatorul lucru mare. "

"Este atât de mult de bani eu nu știu de unde să încep. Eu cred că banii vor veni mai târziu. Deci, ca de acum, accentul meu este de a tot ce am de a face RIZIN mândri că m-au ales pentru un participant da. "

Director General Nobuhiko Takada a luat microfonul după desenul, "Mă simt o familiar, atmosfera confortabila dar tensionată chiar acum. Sunt doar încântat de a asista la nașterea stele viitoare. Sper Ishii pot efectua într-un mod în care el ne va face fanii japonezi mândru. Primul realizare Ishii a fost câștigat medalia de aur, dar nu am văzut nici un rezultate remarcabile de la el din MMA. Eu chiar sper că poate folosi această oportunitate pentru a realiza cea mai mare realizare din cariera sa.”

Legendary Referee Mickey Vann To Officiate MBC’s Inaugural Scottish Event This Saturday

Legendary globe trotting Championship referee Mickey Vann will be making one of his shortest international journeys in a long while, this coming weekend, when he officiates the first Malta Boxing Commission (MBC) sanctioned event in Scotland, the Stewart Allan promoted event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw on Saturday 25lea Aprilie 2015.

 

Vann, who has been the MBC’s chief referee since 2013, has been officiating for close to forty years, the first bout he refereed was Eddie Smith versus Joe Jackson at the Anglo American Sporting Club in Manchester on the 11leaOctombrie 1976.

 

It would be some seven years later before Vann refereed his first domestic Championship bout, the BBBofC Central Area Featherweight Title fight between Steve Pollard and Steve Farnsworth at the Tiffany’s Nightclub in Hull on the 29lea Martie 1983.

 

Three years later Vann refereed his first International Championship contest, the Commonwealth Lightweight Title fight between Zimbabwe’s Langton Tinago and Australia’s Graeme Brooke at the Granada Studios in Manchester on 23rd August 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8lea Iunie 1990 Vann refereed his first World Championship bout, the WBC World Minimumweight title fight between Japan’s Hideyuki Ohashi and Thailand’s Napa Kiatwanchai in Tokyo, Japonia.

 

To date Vann has refereed one hundred and forty three International, Inter-Continental and World title contests for the World Sanctioning Organisations, such as WBC, WBO, IBF, WBU etc as well as an even higher number of European, Federație, British and Irish domestic title fights during his eight hundred and eighty two bout career to date.

 

The most recent of these bouts being the WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title fight between Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and Russian Andry Knyazev, which took place in Kiev just last weekend.

 

In addition Vann has also judged one hundred and seventy three Championship contests since 1978, taking his officiating career total to an incredible one thousand and fifty five contests, sorry make that one thousand and fifty six contests if we include the upcoming event this weekend.

 

Shortly after returning from Kiev, the effervescent Vann spoke briefly about his career and the upcoming event he is to officiate in Scotland sâmbăta.

 

“What can I say I didn’t realise I’d refereed that many fights,

 

My most memorable fight would naturally be Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park, that was history.

 

But have refereed so many memorable fights, where do I start, Shea Neary and Mickey Ward, now that was a great fight.

 

There’s some from years ago I can remember, like Jean-Marc Renard against Farid Benredjeb, oh what a war that was, they both ended up in hospital.

 

Another memorable fight was Cassius Boloyi against Phillip Ndou, It was a war, un război absolut

 

They were two South Africans but from different tribes, they wanted me to referee it, not a South African, which was very much appreciated.

 

I remember refereeing the WBC mandatory Lightweight title fight, between Leavander Johnson and Miguel Angel Gonzalez, in a bullring, which was an experience.

 

I refereed in America Jorge Paez and Angel Manfredy, that was a terrific fight, in fact refereed three or four times in America.

 

I think if you count them all I think I refereed in thirty nine different countries, I left school at seven and went back at thirteen and left again at fourteen and I didn’t know at that time that there were that many countries in the world. I didn’t, sincer.

 

I just enjoy what I do, you know I’ve been to Russia, Argentina, Japonia, all over, I just got back from Kiev.

 

People come up for photographs, even in Kiev, with Mickey the dancer and then they pretend they are you moving about, it’s lovely.

 

I pick out nothing really, I just pick out what has been the big fights that I’ve enjoyed.

 

I qualified as a star grade referee in 1978 and I’m still going, I’d done hundreds of fights by then, it’s not a job really, it’s just enjoyment as such.

 

I wasn’t a very good pro fighter, I was a pretty good amateur, I had sixty six fights as an amateur and lost nineteen, but you used to have three fights a day in the Championships, you fought in the morning, won that you fought in the afternoon and if you won that you fought at night to get through to the next round, in the Army Championships and the boys clubs sort of thing, that’s what we all did.

 

As a pro I have fourteen fights but I lost nine, but I enjoyed it, I’m glad I turned pro and I’m glad I fought, I’m glad I fought amateur and pro and I missed it when I retired and I wanted to do something and my manager suggested I referee, I wanted to coach but Tommy Miller, my manager said to me ‘Jesus Mick what could you teach anyone’, so he said to me you want to be a referee, so I put in for it and it took me two years and I qualified.

 

I’ve enjoyed every minute of it and some times have been better than others, in fact they used to hate me in Scotland, they thought I hated the Scots. I heard this on the radio many times.

 

Alex Morrison will tell you, he thought I was hater of Scotsmen, Eu nu am fost, just they never seemed to get the verdict from me, so it’s quite ironic that sâmbătă it’s the Scottish promoter and the Scottish boxers that asked for me for this show.

 

I’ve always had great fun there and my all time favourite fighter is a Scotsman, Ken Buchanan, so it’s really nice that they want me to be there for the first MBC sanctioned event there, I can’t wait.”

 

Mickey Vann will be the referee for both the Sandy Robb versus Mathew Ellis and Scott Allan versus Isaac Quaye that co-headline the Stewart Allan (Rivalii Promoții) event at the Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Scoția sâmbătă 25lea Aprilie 2015.

 

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