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Silva-Forero tops “Night of Champions” October 6 à St. Pétersbourg, FL

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Tampa, FL (Août 28, 2018) – Lightweight William “Babyface” Silva returns to the ring Saturday, Octobre 6 when he meets hard-hitting Jose Forero in a ten round contest headlining Fire Fist Boxing Promotions’ “Nuit des Champions” au St. Colisée de Saint-Pétersbourg à St. Pétersbourg, FL.

 

 

 

Tickets are on sale by going to http://www1.ticketmaster.com/fire-fist-boxing-presents-abf-triple-st-petersburg-florida-10-06-2018/event/0d00551696349f20. VIP tickets can be purchased by calling 813-734-2461.

 

 

 

Né et élevé à Sao Paulo, Brazil but now fighting out of Plant City, FL, Silva has an outstanding 25-2 dossier professionnel avec 14 KO. En Juillet 14, Silva showed incredible heart and determination but lost via sixth round stoppage against elite rising star Teofimo Lopez. Prior to his gutsy effort vs Lopez, Silva shutout veteran Rogelio Casarez over ten rounds to capture the IBO Continental 135 championnat de la livre.

 

 

 

Living and fighting out of Panama, Forero is a former WBC Latino and Global Boxing Council champion, capturing both belts by stoppage. Forero, 13-7-1 (11 KO’S), is confident Silva will be his next victim and doesn’t plan on leaving it up to the judges.

 

 

 

Silva-Forero is for the vacant ABF Continental Americas lightweight title.

 

 

 

Popular welterweight up and comer Mark Reyes Jr. of Tampa challenges experienced Panamanian Edwin Gamboa in an eight rounder for the ABF Continental Americas welterweight title.

 

 

 

A multi-time champion as an amateur, Reyes has shined thus far in the pros, compiling a perfect 7-0 record avec 5 victoires par KO. Reyes appears to be a star in the making however he’ll be facing his toughest foe to date.

 

 

 

Un 20 lutte vétéran, Gamboa’s 11-9 avec 6 gagne par KO. The 33-year-old Panama City native’s faced five unbeaten opponents and handed two their first defeat.

 

 

 

Former world champion and St. Petersburg native Noemi “La Rebelde” Bosques returns to her hometown for the first time in more than two years to face ultra-tough Crystal Hoy in a six round super flyweight contest for the ABF Continental Americas title.

 

 

 

Depuis de passer pro en 2012, Bosques traveled the world to face many of the sport’s top fighters. She’s shared the squared circle with Kenia Enriquez, Heather Hardy (deux fois), Mariana Juarez, Lourdes Juarez, Alesia Graf and Rosalinda Rodriguez. The well-traveled Bosques fought all across the world including bouts in Mexico, Nouvelle-Zélande, Chine, India and various US cities.

 

 

 

The Las Vegas-based Hoy turned pro in 2002 and battled legendary Alicia Ashley, Monica Lovato, Yazmin Rivas, Katy Castillo, Heather Hardy and Tyrieshia Douglas.

 

 

 

Fire Fist Boxing’s card also features five all-Florida match-ups.

 

 

 

Joseph Fernandez d'Arcadie, 7-3-3 (1 KO), will swap punches with Tobias “Da Truth” Green, 7-2 (2 KO), of West Palm Beach in a junior welterweight matchup while 5-0 welterweight prospect Ramon De La Paz of Wesley Chapel battles Orlando’s Javier Garcia.

 

 

 

Junior middleweight knockout artist Ozodbek “Bomber” Aripov of Fort Myers puts his 3-0 record on the line against Miami’s Clifford Gray Jr., heavyweight Jose “The Dream” Medina of Tampa faces Miami native Hector Hodge and Tampa junior lightweight Armando Moran squares off with Miami’s Benny Rodriguez Jr.

 

 

 

All bouts are scheduled for six rounds except Moran-Rodriguez, which is a four round contest.

 

 

 

Argentinian imports Marcos Escudero, 4-0 (3 KO) and Alberto Palmetta, 8-1 (4 KO), will also appear against opponents to be named.

 

 

 

“We’re pleased to bring Silva back following his heroic effort against Lopez,” a déclaré Jody Caliguire de Fire Fist Boxing Promotions. “He deserves the opportunity to fight in his adopted home state of Florida and the fans enjoyed his fight in March. We’re also excited to present Mark Reyes Jr’s first title and promotional debut for us plus the return of hometown hero Noemi Bosques. From top to bottom, we’ve got exciting fights and fighters from all over Florida so make sure to come out and support what will be an excellent night of boxing.”

 

 

 

Tous les combats et combattants sont sanctionnés par la Florida State Athletic Commission et sont sujets à changement.

 

 

 

Pour plus d'informations, veuillez visiter Firefistboxing.net ou Facebook.com/Firefistboxing.

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Middleweight Connor Coyle has voluntarily relinquished his NBA Intercontinental Middleweight Title & William Silva has voluntarily relinquished his NBA Lightweight World Title

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Tampa, Floride – (Août 20, 2018) –In a surprising about-face, Middleweight Connor Coyle has voluntarily relinquished his NBA Intercontinental Middleweight Title and William Silva has voluntarily relinquished his NBA Lightweight World Title.

 

 

 

“We were notified by Coyle’s and Silva’s promoter Fire Fist Boxing Promotions that they have chosen to go a different direction. The Promoter notified the NBA via email in early July. Fire Fist was made aware of champion obligations regarding defense of the belt, resulting in Fire Fist Promotions deciding to voluntarily vacate the titles,” said Damon Gonzales, President of the NBA.

 

 

 

Connor Coyle (8-0, 3 KO) from Derry, Ireland won the NBA Intercontinental Middleweight Title against Danny Pastrana on June 16, 2018.

 

 

 

Guillaume Silva (25-2, 15 KO) from Plant City, Florida won the NBA Lightweight World Title on March 3, 2018 against Rogelio Casarez.

 

 

 

We wish both of the fighters the best as they continue their pugilistic career.

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Split-T Management goes 6 pour 6 this past weekend

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Teofimo Lopez scores sensational knockout over William Silva on ESPN
Charles Conwell & Erick De Leon shine on ESPN+
Tyler Howard gets stoppage victory in New Orleans
Raquel Miller remains perfect with hometown win
Anthony Barnes remains undefeated with victory in hometown
New York, New York (Juillet 18, 2018)–It was a perfect weekend for Split-T Management, as six members of Boxing’s deepest management stable remained undefeated with impressive victories.
Teofimo Lopez announced himself to the lightweight division with an impressive 6th round stoppage over William Silva.
Le combat, which was the co-feature bout on ESPN, took place Samedi night at The Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.
Despite breaking his hand, Lopez was dominating in taking out Silva, who came into the fight with a 25-1 record. Silva, who had never been knocked down in his career, hit the canvas three times, including the end which came 15 seconds into the 6th frame.
Lopez is now 10-0 avec huit KOs
2016 U.S.. Olympien Charles Conwell (8-0, 6 KOs) was equally as impressive by stopping Travis Scott in the 2nd round of their junior middleweight bout.
In a bout which was supposed to be a step-up contest for Conwell, saw the undefeated Cleveland native land a perfect left hook to the body that sent Scott down for the ten-count in the 2nd stanza.
Undefeated and world ranked Erick de leon showed guts and heart to win a 10-round unanimous decision over Adrian Young in a super featherweight bout.
DeLeon dislocated his shoulder when he fell in the 1st round, and then came back to dominate and win the remaining nine rounds, with final scores of 98-91 et 97-92 deux fois.
De Leon was able to fight on despite the severity of the shoulder injury which required hospitalization following the fight.

De Leon of Detroit remains undefeated at 18-0-1. Young Los Mochis, MEX falls to 25-5-2.
Also in New Orleans,super-moyens Tyler Howard of Crossville,Tennessee made it 15-0 avec 10 knockouts by registering a 2nd round stoppage over Javier Frazier.
Raquel Miller remained undefeated by winning a six-round unanimous decision over Tifffany Woodard in a middleweight bout. The fight took place at the Fairmont Hotel in Miller’s hometown of San Francisco.
Miller won by shutout scores of 60-54 on all cards to raise her unblemished mark of to 7-0.
Anthony Barnes won a six-round majority decision over Dwayne Williams at The Motor City Casino in Barnes’ hometown of Detroit.
Barnes is now 11-0.
“It was a great weekend for Split-T Management. I am proud of these six fighters. They all rose to the occasion, and stayed undefeated. It shows the type athletes that we manage, and we look forward to many more weekends like this and continued success for the future,” said David McWater, CEO of Split-T Manager.
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Teofimo Lopez shines with 6th round stoppage over William Silva in ESPN co-feature

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NEW YORK (Juillet 16, 2018)–Teofimo Lopez shined in a major step up bout as he dominated William Silva by scoring a 6th round stoppage in their lightweight bout that was the co-feature on ESPN.

The bout took place on Saturday night at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.

Au premier tour, Lopez dumped Silva with a left hook. Silva was bleeding from the nose, En un tour de cinq, Lopez landed several hard hooks to the bloodied Silva, and then dumped Silva to the canvas in the corner.

Lopez came out in round six by landing three left hooks and a right that dropped Silva and the bout was called at 15 secondes.

Silva who came in with a record of 25-1, and is only loss was to Felix Verdejo on HBO, had never been knocked down before the fighter known as “Gordo” dropped him three times.

Lopez is now 10-0 avec 8 KO. Silva is 25-2.

“I know everything is set up by the jab,” a déclaré Lopez. “The jab is the most important punch. I was playing with his mind. I was setting him up by letting him get comfortable and then to land the big shot. I hurt my hands, early in the fight but you prepare yourself for the worst possible. I just put everyone on notice that I’m coming for those world title at 135lbs!”

“I can’t remember ever seeing such a dynamic young performer as Teofimo Lopez. He’s going to be the best in the world,” said Split-T Management CEO David McWater.

Lopez is promoted by Top Rank

Crédit photo: Mikey Williams / Top Rank

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Silva confident ahead of Saturday bout with Lopez

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La Nouvelle Orléans, LA (Juillet 12, 2018) – When lightweight William “Baby Face” Silva arrived in New Orleans yesterday afternoon, he stepped off the plane and raised both hands in the air.

 

 

 

Every time a plane lands in New Orleans, happy travelers throw their hands up in a pre-celebratory fashion of what’s to come during their time in the Big Easy. Silva’s pose however is one he expects to replicate Saturday evening after he defeats hot prospect Teofimo Lopez when the two face off at New Orleans’ Lakefront Arena.

 

 

 

Silva, 25-1 (14 KO), completed an intense training camp under head trainer Jose Rodriguez in Plant City, FL. Originally from Brazil and now fighting out of Florida, Silva is cool, calm and confident heading into his bout with the highly touted 9-0 Lopez, who many consider one of boxing’s future stars.

 

 

 

“Everything was perfect in camp and this is the kind of opportunity I need to show everybody the fighter I truly am. Lopez is a talented boxer but I’ve got a big edge in experience and know what it’s like to be in a big fight. I’m ready or Saturday night and will do whatever is necessary to have my hand raised at the end of the fight.”

 

 

 

Silva’s promoter, Jody Caliguire of Fire Fist Boxing Promotions, immediately jumped at the opportunity for his fighter to challenge Lopez and anxiously awaits Saturday night.

 

 

 

“William needed a fight like this to get him to the level we know he’s capable of. Team Silva has respect for Teofimo Lopez and know he’s rated as one of the top young boxers but William is going to show the world that he’s among the best 135 pound fighters Saturday night.”

 

 

 

Promoted by Top Rank Inc. in association with DiBella Entertainment, Silva-Lopez fight is scheduled for 10 rounds and is for the WBC Continental Americas Lightweight title. It airs live ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 7 pm E.T. It precedes the WBC interim 140 pound championship matchup between champion Regis Prograis and Juan Jose Velasco.

 

 

 

Fans can follow Silva on Instagram @Willian_Baby_Face and for more information on Fire Fist Boxing Promotions, visite www.firefistboxing.net.

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Silva ready to shine against Lopez

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Ville des Plantes, FL (Juin 26, 2018) – Lightweight William “Baby Face” Silva has an outstanding professional record of 25-1 avec 14 victoires par KO. The Plant City, FL based Brazilian won most of his bouts comfortably and has been top 15 Évalué.

 

 

 

Teofimo Lopez is considered a blue chip prospect though he’s yet to face a stiff challenge as a professional.

 

 

 

The talented 20-year-old represented Honduras at the 2016 Olympics and is 9-0 avec 7 victoires par KO. Following a recent ESPN televised first round KO, Lopez received much attention for a victory dance he did honoring the popular game Fortnite.

 

 

 

En Juillet 14, Silva and Lopez square off over ten rounds for the WBC Continental Americas lightweight title. The bout will air live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 7 p.m. ET from the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA. A large crowd is expected.

 

 

 

With just over two weeks until the opening bell sounds, Silva’s sharpening his tools in an intense camp with head trainer Jose Rodriguez at Plant City Boxing Gym. Between extra time in the gym, world class sparring and an added motivation from the public viewing him as an underdog, Silva is confident July 14 will elevate his career, not Lopez’.

 

 

 

“I feel great and our preparations have gone exactly as planned so far,” Silva said following a training session at Plant City Boxing Gym. “Lopez is a good fighter but this is a great opportunity to show that I’m also a top talent. My team and I will be prepared for victory July 14.”

 

 

 

Silva’s promoter, Jody Caliguire of Fire Fist Boxing, has seen a significant improvement in his fighter in the last six months and believes that Lopez is in for a surprise.

 

 

 

“I believe some people are probably expecting to see the William Silva they did against Felix Verdejo but they’re in for a major surprise. He’s a totally different fighter now and improvements have been made across the board that I’ve seen firsthand in the gym. If Lopez and his supporters are viewing Silva as a stepping stone with a good record it’s not only motivation for our side but a major mistake on theirs.”

 

 

 

The card is headlined by a battle of unbeatens between New Orleans’ very own Regis Prograis and Argentina’s Juan Jose Velasco for the World Boxing Council (WBC) interim super lightweight title.

 

 

 

Promoted by Top Rank in Association with DiBella Entertainment, tickets from $40 are on sale now at the Lakefront Arena box office, Ticketmaster.com and by calling 1-800-745-8000. Military, student and New Orleans Police Department members can receive discounted seats with a valid ID at the box office.

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Silva to face Lopez July 14 sur ESPN

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Ville des Plantes, FL (Mai 16, 2018) – Fire Fist Boxing Promotions’ William “Baby Face” Silva will challenge undefeated Olympian Teofimo Lopez in a ten round lightweight contest Saturday, Juillet 14 at the Lakefront Arena at the University of New Orleans.

 

 

 

Silva-Lopez opens a Top Rank promoted ESPN telecast headlined by New Orleans’ own Regis Prograis, 21-0 (18 KO), against Argentina’s Juan Jose Velasco, 20-0 (12 KO), for the WBC interim junior welterweight championship.

 

 

 

Originaire de Sao Paulo, Brazil and fighting out of Plant City, FL, Silva has an outstanding professional ledger of 25-1 avec 14 KO. Dans son combat le plus récent, Silva shutout Rogelio Casarez to capture the IBO Continental and NBA World lightweight championships. The 31-year-old Silva trains under Jose Rodriguez at the Plant City Boxing Gym and made significant strides since his lone setback against Felix Verdejo in 2016.

 

 

 

Widely regarded among America’s best young fighters, Lopez is a perfect 9-0 avec 7 victoires par KO. Sur mai 12, Lopez demolished once-beaten Vitor Jones Freitas in 64 secondes. Born in Brooklyn, NY and based in Davie, FL, the highly-touted Lopez represented his parents’ home country of Honduras in the 2016 Olympics but lost in the opening round eventual silver medalist Sofiane Oumiha of France.

 

 

 

The Silva-Lopez bout is for the NBA World and IBO Continental lightweight titles.

 

 

 

“We’re extremely excited for the opportunity to get William back on a major platform,” a déclaré Jody Caliguire de Fire Fist Boxing Promotions. “Lopez is a very talented fighter and we respect his ability but William has a major edge in experience. He’s improved tremendously since his last big fight against Verdejo and I think the boxing world is in for a surprise July 14.”

 

 

 

More information on the card will be available shortly.

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Silva pointu pour la confrontation de samedi avec Casarez; cible les meilleurs à 135

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Ville des Plantes, FL (Mars 1, 2018) - Beaucoup dans le monde de la boxe se souviennent le mieux du poids léger brésilien William Silva pour son courage 2016 performance contre Felix Verdejo. Dans le combat télévisé de HBO, Silva a fait preuve d'un cœur et d'une ténacité formidables, mais a été battu en dix rounds devant une foule pro-Verdejo à guichets fermés..
"Je n'avais pas la bonne équipe ou le bon camp d'entraînement à l'époque,», A déclaré Silva, qui est entré dans le combat Verdejo 23-0.
Depuis son déménagement en Floride depuis l'Arizona, Silva s'est associé à Jose Rodriguez au Plant City Boxing Gym et a signé un accord promotionnel avec Fire Fist Boxing Promotions, basé à Tampa.. En Novembre 2017, il est revenu sur le ring après un an et demi de mise à pied pour devancer Ariel Vasquez. Jusque là, tout a payé et Silva est actuellement en pleine forme.
"Il s'est entraîné à un rythme fantastique, dit Rodriguez. "Son équilibre et sa puissance sont extraordinaires - il est prêt à se battre!"
Sur Samedi, Mars 3, Silva affronte le coriace Rogelio Casarez dans le 10 Tourner l'événement principal d'une carte Fire Fist Boxing au Banquet Masters à Clearwater, FL. Silva-Casarez est pour les championnats NBA World et IBO Continental légers. Casarez, qui a une tromperie 13-6 record, a fait face à une excellente opposition, dont Jamel Herring et le prétendant au titre multi-divisions Cesar Seda, qui il a pris la distance en août dernier.
"Je ne sais pas grand-chose de lui à part le fait que c'est un dur à gauche qui vient à vous,» a dit Silva de son adversaire.
Même avec des informations limitées sur l'homme avec qui il échangera des coups samedi soir, Silva est convaincu qu'il vaincra son ennemi basé dans l'Arkansas avant de jeter son dévolu sur le 135 élite de la division livre.
"(Avec une victoire) J'espère être classé et combattre les meilleurs combattants à 135. C'est le moment pour moi de le réaliser parce que j'ai les bonnes personnes derrière moi qui croient en ma carrière.
La carte commence à 7 h et comporte également 7 autres combats, y compris les vedettes locales Nicholas Iannuzzi, Antonio Tarver Jr., Joseph Fernandez, Ricky Tomlinson et Ozodek Aripov.
Les billets sont disponibles au ticketmaster.com et les tables peuvent être achetées en appelant 813-734-2461. Les fans peuvent également regarder la carte des huit combats en direct n'importe où dans le monde pour seulement $9.99 en allant à https://www.fite.tv/watch/bataille légère/2mzhw/.
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William Silva fait la une du mois de mars 3 à Clearwater, FL

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Tampa, FL (Février 18, 2018) – Le concurrent léger William "Baby Face" Silva revient sur le ring samedi, Mars 3 pour affronter le robuste Rogelio Casarez au Banquet Master à Clearwater, FL.
La carte de huit combats est promue par Fire Fist Boxing Promotions. Les billets sont disponibles sur Ticketmaster.com et les tables peuvent être achetées en appelant 813-734-2461. Les fans peuvent également regarder la carte en direct pour seulement $9.99 sur Fite.tv/watch/lightweight-bataille/2mzhw/. Le premier combat est prévu pour 7 p.m.
Originaire de Sao Paulo, Brésil mais résidant en Floride, Silva a un excellent 24-1 dossier professionnel avec 14 de ces victoires par KO. L'ancien titlist WBO Latino Lightweight a combattu Felix Verdejo très vanté sur HBO en 2016 mais a échoué dans une performance audacieuse. Silva cherche à revenir sous les feux de la rampe mais doit d'abord passer un test difficile sur le 3e.
Connu sous son surnom "El Loco,« Casarez a prouvé sa volonté de combattre n'importe qui, à tout moment, ne importe où. Le natif de l'Arkansas, qui est 13-6 avec 5 KO, combattu 2012 Olympienne Jamel Herring, invaincu Louis Cruz et le challenger du titre mondial en deux divisions Cesar Seda. En 2016, Casarez a voyagé jusqu'en Chine pour capturer le NABF et l'IBU 130 titres de livre en devançant Ronnakit Boontree auparavant invaincu sur douze tours.
La confrontation Silva-Casarez est prévue pour dix tours et concerne le NBA World et l'IBO Continental 135 titres de livre.
Le populaire cruiserweight de Tampa Nicholas "The Showstopper" Iannuzzi revient dans le cercle carré pour la première fois en près de quatre ans pour affronter Lemarcus Tucker de l'Arkansas dans un six rounds. Connu pour sa personnalité plus grande que nature, Iannuzzi a un solide 18-4 record avec 10 KO. Tucker, 5-3-1 (3 KO), a eu ses neuf combats professionnels pendant la pause de Iannuzzi et cherche une deuxième victoire consécutive.
Ricky "Cowboy" Tomlinson de Thonotasassa, FL rencontre l'invaincu Ernest Hall de Baltimore, MD dans un concours de poids plume en quatre tours. Tomlinson, 5-3-2 (3 KO) est un grand tirage local et a combattu toute sa carrière dans le Sunshine State.
Antonio Tarver Jr, espoir poids moyen. Orlando, FL cherche à exécuter son record pour 5-0 quand il rencontre Dallas, Le vétéran basé au Texas Carlos Dixon dans un concours de quatre tours. Tarver Jr. est le fils de l'ancien champion unifié Antonio Tarver.
«Chez Fire Fist Boxing, nous attendons avec impatience une nuit de boxe explosive avec des combats de championnat et une excellente undercard,” a déclaré le promoteur Jody Caliguire. "J'ai hâte de voir tous les fans de boxe pour une autre grande soirée remplie de talents internationaux et locaux.”
En d'autres épisodes undercard, Joseph Fernandez rencontre Thomas Amaro dans un six rounds, le poids lourd Jordan Sanders défie Rodriguez Cade sur quatre rounds, Ozodbek Aripov fait face à Chaklit Ali Redwood dans une inclinaison de poids moyen junior de quatre rounds et Rufat Huseynov combat Emilio Rivera.
Pour plus d'informations, allez sur Firefirstboxing.net ou Facebook.com/Firefistboxing.