Philadelphia, PA – Nrov khaub-ncaws nyias Victor Vasquez, ntawm Philadelphia, vam mus cuag nws coj peb-sib ntaus winning streak thaum nws yuav siv sij hawm rau Tyrell Xamuyee, ntawm Baltimore, MD, nyob rau hauv lub rau-round semifinal raws li ib feem ntawm lub Puerto Rican Boxing Classic on Friday thaum yav tsaus ntuj, Oct. 2, nyob rau ntawm lub 2300 Arena ntawm 2300 South Swanson Street.
Headlining lub xya-bout card yog ib yim-round junior sib contest ntawm lub ntiaj teb no-nyob Jason Sosa, ntawm Camden, NJ, thiab Jorge Pazos, ntawm Chumuchil, Mexico. Thawj sib ntaus pib nyob 7pm.
Vasquez (saum toj no sab laug), 32, tau yeej peb ncaj ntawm lub 2300 Arena, siv ceev xwmphem Jose L. Guzman, ntawm Lub Bronx, thiab Osnel Charles, ntawm Atlantic City, thiab ua haujlwm tau nyiaj ib tug rau-round kev txiav txim siab dua Gerald Smith, ntawm Philadelphia.
Vasquez yog hu ua tus ntaus Barber txij li thaum nws ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv uas profession ntawmYuav Ua Li Cas Nws nyob rau hauv North Philadelphia.
Ib tug pro boxer txij li thaum 2006, Vasquez muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 19-9-1, 9 K0s.
Samuel (saum toj no txoj cai), 33, tau raug sib ntaus sib tua raws li ib tug pro txawm ntev, muaj muab pro nyob rau hauv 2005 thiab yeej nws thawj cuaj fights. Nws tau raug ntaus Gustavo Dailey, ntawm Philadelphia,Joey Tiberi, ntawm Newark, DE, thiab Carlos Vinas, ntawm Newark, NJ.
Nyob rau hauv nws feem ntau nquag pib, Xamuyee poob kev txiav txim siab rau Eric Hunter, ntawm Philadelphia, tshaj yim rounds, thiab rau Dorin Spivey, ntawm Virginia Beach, VA, tshaj 10 rounds.
Junior middleweight Ismael “Tito” Garcia, ntawm Vineland, NJ, xam los ntawm boxing insiders yuav tsum yog ib qhov zoo tshaj plaws zeem muag nyob rau hauv lub cheeb tsam, mus tiv thaiv Yusmani Abreu, ntawm lub teb chaws Cuba, nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round match.
Garcia, 28, tau raug plagued by lawm xwb txij li thaum txoj siav nyob rau hauv pro 2010 thiab tau boxed tsuas cuaj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv ntau tshaj li tsib xyoo, winning yim-plaub los ntawm knockout-thiab sib ntaus sib tua ib tug Tsis Contest.
Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntaus Tej zaum 8 nyob rau ntawm lub 2300 Arena, Garcia khob qhov rooj tawm Tommy Ayers, ntawm Cincinnati, OH, nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig.
Abreu, 35 tam sim no nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, NV, yog ib tug khoom fighter nrog ib tug neeg pluag cov ntaub ntawv (4-11-2). Ua ke cov ntaub ntawv ntawm nws 17 tw yog 95-21-5 thiab nws muab pro nyob rau hauv 2005 nyob rau hauv Mexico tiv thaiv Gilberto Flores Hernandez, uas twb tshuav-tes laug thiab 12-4 thaum lub sij hawm. Abreu tau boxed cuaj txiv neej uas twb undefeated.
Ib tug thib peb rau-rounder ntseg rematch ntawm junior welterweights David
Gonzales, ntawm Philadelphia, thiab Ryan Belasco, ntawm Wilmington, DE. Lawv boxed ib tug rau-round kos rau Tej zaum 8 nyob rau hauv tib lub nplhaib.
Gonzales, 25, yog 5-0-2,1K0. Belasco, 31, yog 18-6-5, 3 K0s.
Peb ntxiv plaub-rounders ua kom tiav daim card: Edgar Cortes, ntawm Vineland, NJ, vs.Antonio Conigliaro, St. Clair, PA, super bantamweights; Scott Kelleher, Philadelphia, vs. Alberto Manuykan, Union Lub nroog, NJ, junior welterweights; Avery Sparrow, Philadelphia, vs. TBA, lightweights.
Lub xya-bout sib ntaus card nuj nqis mus nyiam ib tug muag-tawm pawg neeg.
Los ntawm bantamweight Sixto Escobar, uas tau los ua tus thawj Puerto Rican lub ntiaj teb champion nyob rau hauv 1935, rau tam sim no lub npe-yas dhos Danny Garcia, ntawm Philadelphia, Puerto Ricans tau muaj ib tug ntev thiab storied keeb kwm nyob rau hauv boxing.
Cov cheeb tsam neeg tua hluav taws saib los mus nthuav lawv tej txuj ci rau cov Oct. 2 card yog lub zos Puerto Rican neeg tua hluav taws los ntawm Philadelphia thiab New Jersey. Muaj ntau ntawm lawv coj ib tug loyal nram qab no rau lawv sib ntaus.
Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, caw mus koom thiab kos npe rau autographs yuav muab xa mus rau koj Puerto Rican neeg tua hluav taws thiab nce thiab nqis lub East ntug dej hiav txwv.
Hais txog Oct. 2
Lub inaugural Puerto Rican Boxing Classic, featuring xya bouts, pib thaum 7pm nyob rau ntawm lub 2300 Arena ntawm 2300 South Swanson Street nyob rau hauv sab qab teb Philadelphia. Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm6 pm. Lub Oct. 2 kev tshwm sim yog txhawb nqa los ntawm Parx Twv txiaj yuam pov, Rum DONQ, Lub Penthouse Club, Lyrics Lounge, Teb chaws pib warranties thiab kab civliv Wireless. Lub card yuav tsum tshwm nyob los ntawm www.gofightlive.tv and on a delayed basis by Comcast SportsNet. Daim pib yog $50 thiab $75 thiab yuav tsum tau muas los ntawm kev hu mus rau Peltz Boxing (215-765-0922) thiab Wanamaker lub Daim pib ( 215-568-2400 ). Tickets also can be purchased online at www.peltzboxing.com thiab www.wanatix.com
. Lub Oct. 2 card yog nce los ntawm Peltz Boxing, Sab saum toj nyob qib, Joe tes Promotions thiab BAM Boxing.
Hais txog Oct. 4
The Puerto Rican Day Parade is the Crown Jewel of the Puerto Rican Festival every year in Philadelphia. It is a showcase of Puerto Rican and Latin culture. The Parade begins Sunday thaum sawv ntxov, Oct. 4, nyob rau Eakins Dawb nyob rau hauv center nroog thiab cov tseem thoob plaws hauv lub hnub raws Benjamin Franklin Parkway nrog suab paj nruag, concerts thiab cov neeg muag khoom muag lawv wares. City officials expect more than 5,000 cov neeg tuaj mus koom. The Parade, ib tug ntawm cov thawj ntawm nws hom yuav tsum tau tawm hauv TV, yuav tau aired rau ABC-TV zos thiab nyob rau Univision teb chaws
