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Hartford Boxing Promotions Announces inaugural show “Fight Night at the Capital”

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Richard “Popeye” Rivera to headline & Amateur star Sharad Collier turning pro
Juny 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, Connecticut

(L-R) – Sharad Collier, promoter/trainer Tony Blanco & Richard Rivera

HARTFORD, Conn. (Maig 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, Juny 16, at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, Connecticut.

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony Blanco and his Hartford Boxing Center gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye el mariner” Rivera (7-0, 6 KOs), to form Hartford Boxing Promotions.

 

 

“I’m excited about the entire card and providing a platform for some of the best amateurs in recent Connecticut boxing history to fight,” Blanco said. “‘Popeye’ is in the main event. He’s sparred against world champions and each experience has given him more confidence. He’s on his way to greatness. We’re also showcasing (‘The Special One’) Sharad Collier in his pro debut. This kid is something special. Richard is exactly what Hartford needs, somebody youngster can look up to as a role model. ‘Popeye’ is exciting to watch and very popular. Sharad is going to be like that, massa.

 

 

“I’m thrilled to partner with Richard and Michael to bring boxing back to Hartford, which is a hotbed for boxing, and it has a rich boxing history. There’s a lot of talent here right now and fans will see that June 16º.”

 

 

Boxing’s roots in the Hartford market dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep i Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Estornell, reptadors al títol mundial Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega i Israel “més aviat” Cardona, i 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence d'Clay-Bey.

 

 

The hardest hitter in New England, rising star Rivera will defend his Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England light heavyweight title in the eight-round main event versus an opponent to be determined.

 

 

 

“I’m blessed to help bring boxing back to Hartford,” Rivera commented. “I’m honored to headline our first show, Fans will see good boxing and be entertained. I’m going to put on a good performance on an exciting night. No puc esperar!”

 

 

The 21-yer-old Collard, fighting out of Hartford like Rivera, will be competing in the National Golden Gloves Championships, starting May 14th in Omaha, Nebraska, before returning home to turn pro in a four-round Special Junior Welterweight Attraction versus Carlos Galindo (0-2), de Woburn, Massachusetts.

 

 

“Tony is like my second father and I’m grateful to him for allowing me to make my pro debut in my hometown,” Collier remarked. “I’m bringing a big fan-base and I’m going to put on a show. I’m familiar with a lot of fighters on this card. ‘Popeye’ is like my big brother. We train and have traveled together as amateurs. We motivate each other. I’m going to try and get a faster knockout than him June 16º.”

 

 

Undefeated Danbury, CT lightweight Omar “La Bèstia” Bordoy, Jr. (5-0, 1 KO) in his first scheduled six-rounder vs. Alejandro “el Bravo” cop de gràcia (2-5-1), fighting out of Hartford by way of Puerto Rico.

 

 

Also fighting on the undercard, tot en combats de quatre assalts, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) vs. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), of Worcester, Massachusetts; pro-debuting New Haven, CT lightweight Anuel Rosa vs. Cleveland’s Roger Blankenship (1-3), New Britain, CT featherweight Nathan Martinez in his professional debut vs. New Bedford’s (Massachusetts)Henry Garcia (1-0), Hartford lightweight Jose Maysonette vs. Justin Morales, of New Bedford, in a battle of pro-debut fighters, and another pair of pro debut fighters, Bridgeport, CT featherweight Jacob Marrero vs. Jimmy Santiago, of New York City.

 

 

Totes les baralles i els lluitadors estan subjectes a canvi.

 

 

Entrades, preu de $80.00, $60.00 i $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, així com $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Les portes obren a 6 p.m. I, primera baralla comença a les 7 p.m. I.

 

 

Sponsors include Hot 93.7 FM, Hartford Boxing Center, Foster Buddies Network and HBC ProShop.

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Hartford Boxing Promotions To launch this summer

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(L-R) – Michael Tran, Richard Rivera & Tony Blanco

HARTFORD, Conn. (Abril 4, 2018) – Professional boxing’s newest promotional company, Hartford Boxing Promotions, has announced its official formation, as well as tentative plans calling for its inaugural event this summer in Hartford.

 

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony Blanco and his Hartford-based House of Boxing gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye el mariner” Rivera (6-0, 5 KOs), to form Hartford Boxing Promotions. Rivera is one of the best and most popular pro fighters in New England.

 

 

 

“We want to bring boxing back to Hartford,” Blanco addressed why they founded this new promotional company. “Hartford is a hotbed of boxing. There’s a lot of talent here and Hartford has a rich boxing history.

 

 

 

“We hope to promote our first show on June 16th, subject to Connecticut Boxing Commission approval, at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford. It’s owned by Live Nation and has been used only as a concert hall, but it has an old-school feel and will be an awesome venue for boxing. We’re excited about promoting events in this new venue for boxing.”

 

 

 

Boxing’s roots in the Hartford market dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep i Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Estornell, reptadors al títol mundial Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Repartidor de gel” John Scully i Israel “més aviat” Cardona, i 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence d'Clay-Bey.

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Connecticut’s top all-time great fighters & Foxwoods’ best fights

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Dijous, Juliol 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. I/5 p.m. PT
Mashantucket, Connecticut (Juliol 19, 2016) — Connecticut may not have equal status with New York City or Las Vegas in terms of being a fight capital, but the Nutmeg State has produced five Hall-of-Famers with Foxwoods Resort Casino, located in Mashantucket, Connecticut, hosting many of the sport’s greatest fighters and fights over the past two decades.
The tradition continues on Dijous, Juliol 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 KOs) faces former world champion Sóc “Rei” Soliman (44-13, 18 KOs) en l'esdeveniment principal a 10 assalts de Lliga de Campions de Boxa a ESPN & ESPN Esports.
La cobertura televisada comença a 8 p.m. I/5 p.m. PT, and features a 10-round middleweight clash between powerful Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 KOs) and California’s Pablo Méndez (19-2-2, 9 KOs).
Connecticut’s all-time greatest boxer is the late Willie “Will ‘o the Wisp” Pep (229-11-1, 65 KOs), who was born in Middletown and lived in Rocky Hill. Pep, who fought professionally between 1940 i 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with De Sandy Saddler.
Other Hall-of-Famers from Connecticut are world heavyweight champion (1926-28)Gene “The Fighting Marine” Tunney (65-1-1, 48 KOs), of Greenwich, who defeated the legendary Jack Dempsey dues vegades; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titular Louis “Nen” Kaplan (108-22-12, 72 KOs), from Meriden; world light heavyweight champion (1933) “Slapsie” Maxie Rosenbloom (222-42-31, 2 NC, 19 KOs), of Leonard Bridge; world light heavyweight titleholder (1926-27) Gat “Bright Eyes” Delaney (73-11-2, 43 KOs), who was born in Canada but lived in Bridgeport.
Over the year, many other Connecticut fighters have made an impact on the sport including Hartford’s NBA featherweight champion Battling Battalino (57-26-3, 26 KOs), who was the first world champion to lose his title on the scale, Hartford’s two-time world welterweight titlist Marlon “Magic Man” Estornell (45-6-12, 27 KOs), Norwalk’s WBA junior middleweight champion “Tremendous” Travis Simms (28-1, 21 KOs), New Haven’s three-time world light heavyweight champion “Dolent” Txad Dawson (33-4, 18 KOs) and world welterweight contender Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-29-6, 69 KOs), Stamford’s world No. 1-ranked welterweight Chico Vejar (92-20-4, 43 KOs), and Bloomfield’s 1996 Olympic Team USA captain Lawrence d'Clay-Bey (21-3-1, 16 KOs).
The No. 1 Foxwoods fight of all-time, held on April 16, 2011, was also promoted by DiBella Entertainment, and was selected as the 2011 Ring Magazine and BWAA Fight of the Year. Defending champion Andre Berto (27-0) i el retador Víctor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 rondes, each getting dropped twice, with Ortiz winning a hard-fought decision (114-111, 114-112, 115-110) for the WBC welterweight title.
A close second place is the 2003 BWAA Fight of the Year, in which future Hall-of-FamerJames Toney (65-4-2) won a 12-round decision over reigning IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy Jirov. The action started days earlier at the pre-fight press conference when a skirmish erupted as tables were overturned and glasses thrown. The animosity continued between the two fighters and their respective camps right up to the final bell. Previously undefeated, Jirov (31-0) started fast but faded, getting decked in the final round.
En 2004, New England favorite De Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, Massachusetts, was involved in a great 12º ronda, come-from-behind knockout of always-tough Omar Sheika in a rematch of a previous draw, for a regional super middleweight title.
Two other N.E. fan favorites who fought regularly at Foxwoods were multiple-time world champion Vinny Pau (Pazienza during his boxing career), fighting out of Cranston, Rhode Island, and New Bedford’s all-action “Sucra” Ray Oliveira. Paz had a 13-3 record at Foxwoods, highlighted by his 1998 decision over Glenwood Brown and his 50ºcareer win in his retirement fight against Tocker Pudwill a 2004. Oliveira was only 6-7-1 fighting at Foxwoods, but he faced nothing but iron and he did defeat a world champion, Vince Phillips, en les seves 2000 non-title fight that produced the second-most total punches (2,989) recorded at that time.
Brazilian boxing fans always turned out in force when countryman Acelino “Culata” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, derrotantZahir Raheem i Artur Grigorian i la pèrdua de Juan Diaz i Diego Corrales.
Other great fights at Foxwoods include future world middleweight champion Andy Leecoming back from the brink of possibly getting knocked out to stop Craig McEwan al 10º assalt de la seva 2011 lluita, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) al 12º round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, i 114-113) en les seves 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), i Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez a 1997 (Quartey was originally awarded a win by majority decision, but a scoring error was discovered and the fight was ruled a majority draw).
Two of the greatest boxers in modern boxing history, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. i Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. En el seu 15º pro fight, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10º-TKO ronda de Otis Grant. In the Jones-Grant co-feature, IBF lightweight champion Shane Mosley successfully defended his title against Jesse James Leija, who was unable to answer the bell for the 10º ronda.
Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment en viu, que és promogut per DiBella Entertainment, tenen un preu de $150, $75 i $45, sense incloure càrrecs i impostos aplicables de servei, i estan a la venda. Les butlletes estan disponibles a www.ticketmaster.com i www.foxwoods.com o visitant el Foxwoods’ Taquilla. Per comprar-los per telèfon, trucar a Ticketmaster a (800) 745-3000.
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Gerent John Seip firma italiana prospecte súper mitjà Daniele Marc Scardina

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(L-R) – Daniel Marcos Scardina i John Seip

 

MIAMI (Abril 6, 2015) – Gerent de boxa veterà John Seip té signat condecorat boxejador aficionat italià Daniel Marcos Scardina a un contracte exclusiu de gestió.

 

Seip és el més conegut per guiar Peter “Kid Xocolata” Quillin a l'Organització Mundial de Boxa (OMB) títol mundial de pes mitjà. El natiu de Nova York també gestiona l'augment de pes súper mitjà britànica Corcel “El Semental” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOs).

 

El jugador de 21 anys d'edat, oriünd de Scardina Rozzano, un poble de menys de 40,000 persones a la província de Milà. Ell va començar a boxejar en 2008 a l'edat de 16, seguint els passos del seu oncle que era un boxejador en aquest moment, així com a model a seguir de Daniele.

 

Scardina, qui va tenir 56 baralles amateur, els màxims honors capturats en nombrosos tornejos italians, entre ells el Nacional de Rovereto, Guants de Plata Nacional, i dos Guants d'Or Nacionals. També va guanyar una medalla de bronze en un esdeveniment internacional.

 

En 2013, ell en caixa per a l'equip de boxa Itàlia Trueno en la Sèrie Mundial de Boxa, guanyar el seu únic partit davant un rival alemany.

 

Scardina primer va cridar l'atenció de Seip al mundialment famós 5º St. Gimnàs a Miami Beach, originalment inaugurat el 1950 per Chris Dundee, i la llar d'innombrables campions del món han entrenat allà, incloent Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Durán, Sonny Liston i Willie Pep. La rica tradició continua en el nou 5º St. Gimnàs, situat prop en 1434 Alton carrer, on els millors lluitadors de tot el món, com ara Bernard Hopkins Encara entrenar.

 

“Vaig veure per primera vegada la formació d'ell en el 5º St. Gimnàs i semblava un aficionat típic,” Seip va explicar. “Ell va llançar cops d'ample i no sabia com llançar un bon jab. Entrenadors Noi Laieta i Dino Spencer va començar a treballar amb ell i ara està utilitzant el seu abast, lluitant a una distància, i llançant combinacions de jabs i ganxos. Ell és un apassionat de boxa, escoltar i aprendre cada dia. Daniele té bona velocitat de mans i el poder. És un noi guapo, massa. Vaig veure alguna cosa en ell, intangibles, i va decidir fitxar-.

 

“Dino és un propietari que ha creat un gimnàs de primera categoria amb grans oportunitats d'espàrring en un ambient que ofereixen tants lluitadors talentosos que realment empenyen un a l'altre. És ja evident que Danielle ha millorat la seva formació en habilitats no. És llarga, ràpid i potent. El seu ètica de treball és increïble; ell és el primer en el gimnàs, últim a sortir. No pot fer mal a aquest noi, qualsevol dels dos. Tots creiem que té un futur molt brillant.”

 
Scardina colpeja-bossa pesada en 5th St. Gimnàs a Miami Beach

A diferència dels combatents procedents de Rússia i ex nacions del bloc soviètic, així com els d'Amèrica Llatina que vénen als Estats Units per establir la seva carrera de boxa professional, Combatents nascuts a Itàlia rares vegades han seguit la mateixa ruta que Scardina, qui es va mudar a Miami l'any passat i dorm al terra de l'apartament del seu germà.

 

El solitari d'origen italià campió del món que va lluitar professionalment als Estats Units és Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOs), qui va ser el campió de pes mitjà del CMB / AMB en 1979-1980. Antuofermo, encara que, es va traslladar amb la seva família a Brooklyn de Puglia, Itàlia quan era 17 i va aprendre a boxejar a Amèrica.

 

“Sempre he volgut ser un campió d'Amèrica,” Scardina dir. “Aquest és el somni americà per a mi. Crec que vaig a tenir una gran oportunitat en aquest país per ser el més gran boxejador que puc estar amb l'ajuda adequada. John Seip és el director adequat per a mi perquè creu que pot el campionat del món junts com un equip.”

 

Boxadors favorits de Scardina són Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux i Miguel Cotto. “Estic treballant en la perfecció com un lluitador de fora i dels principals braços més estrets,” Scardina afegir. Estic lluitant per convertir-se en campió del món.”

 

S'espera Scardina per fer el seu debut aquest mes de maig o juny.

 

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