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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
Hunyo 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

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

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony White and his Hartford Boxing Center gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye Ang marinero Tawo” 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, usab.

 

 

“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 16th.”

 

 

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 ug Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Tawo” Starling, world title challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega ug Israel “hinoon” Cardona, ug 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-nga say.

 

 

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. Ako dili maghulat!”

 

 

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), sa 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 16th.”

 

 

Undefeated Danbury, CT lightweight Omar “Ang Mananap nga Mapintas” Bordoy, Jr. (5-0, 1 KO) in his first scheduled six-rounder vs. Alexander “el Bravo” Picot (2-5-1), fighting out of Hartford by way of Puerto Rico.

 

 

Nakig-away usab sa undercard, tanan sa upat-ka-round bouts, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) vs. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), of Worcester, MA; 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 (MA)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.

 

 

Ang tanan nga mga away ug manggugubat sa mga subject sa kausaban.

 

 

Ang mga tiket, nagkantidad sa $80.00, $60.00 ug $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, ingon man usab sa $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Pultahan sa 6 sa gabii. UG, unang bout magsugod sa 7 sa gabii. UG.

 

 

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Hartford Boxing Promotions To launch this summer

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

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 White and his Hartford-based House of Boxing gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye Ang marinero Tawo” 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 ug Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Tawo” Starling, world title challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” Juan Scully ug Israel “hinoon” Cardona, ug 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-nga say.

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

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Huwebes, Hulyo 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 sa gabii. UG/5 sa gabii. PT
MASHANTUCKET, CT (Hulyo 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, CT, hosting many of the sport’s greatest fighters and fights over the past two decades.
The tradition continues on Huwebes, Hulyo 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 KOs) faces former world champion Ako “Hari” Soliman (44-13, 18 KOs) sa 10-round main event sa Premier Boxing Champions sa ESPN & ESPN.
Televised coverage magsugod sa 8 sa gabii. UG/5 sa gabii. PT, and features a 10-round middleweight clash between powerful Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 KOs) and California’s Pablo Mendez (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 ug 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with Sandy montura sa.
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 kaduha; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titlist Louis “Kid” 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) Jack “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 Tawo” Starling (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 “Bad” Chad 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 Clay-nga say (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) ug challenger Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 rounds, 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-FamerSantiago 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.
Sa 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12th round, 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 Paz (Pazienza during his boxing career), fighting out of Cranston, RI, 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 50thcareer win in his retirement fight against Tocker Pudwill sa 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, diha sa ilang 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 “Butt” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, pagpildiZahir Raheem ug Artur Grigorian ug mawad-an sa sa Juan Diaz ug 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 sa 10th round sa ilang 2011 away, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) sa 12th round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, ug 114-113) diha sa ilang 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), ug Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez sa 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. ug Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Sa iyang 15th pro away, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10th-round TKO sa Otis Grant. In the Jones-Grant co-feature, IBF lightweight champion Shane Mosley successfully defended his title against Jesse Santiago Leija, who was unable to answer the bell for the 10th round.
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Manager Juan Seip ilhanan Italyano super middleweight prospect nga Daniele Marco Scardina

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(L-R) – Daniel Mark Scardina ug Juan Seip

 

MIAMI (Abril 6, 2015) – Veteran boxing manager Juan Seip adunay gipirmahan kaayo bugkosan Italyano amateur boxer Daniel Mark Scardina sa usa ka exclusive managerial contract.

 

Seip ang labing maayo nga nailhan alang sa paggiya sa Pedro “Kid Chocolate” Quillin sa World Boxing Organization (WBO) sa kalibutan middleweight title. Ang lumad nga New Yorker usab ang nagdumala sa pagbangon British super middleweight Kabayo “Ang Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOs).

 

Ang 21-ka-tuig-ang panuigon Scardina lumad nga taga Rozzano, usa ka lungsod sa dili kaayo kay sa 40,000 mga tawo sa probinsya sa Milan. Siya nagsugod sa boxing sa 2008 sa edad nga 16, mosunod sa iyang uyoan tunob nga sa usa ka boksidor sa niana nga panahon, ingon man usab sa Daniele papel ni model.

 

Scardina, nga may 56 amateur bouts, nadakpan top dungog sa daghang Italyano torneyo lakip na ang Rovereto National, National Silver Glove, ug duha ka National Golden Gloves. Siya usab nakadaug sa bronze medal sa usa ka International nga hitabo.

 

Sa 2013, siya misemento alang sa Italia Thunder Boxing Team sa World Series sa Boxing, winning iyang bugtong duwa batok sa usa ka German nga kontra.

 

Scardina unang nadakpan Seip sa pagtagad sa kalibutan bantog nga 5th St. Gym sa Miami Beach, orihinal nga giablihan sa 1950 pinaagi sa Chris Dundee, ug ang balay sa dili maihap nga mga world champions nga gibansay sa didto lakip na Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston ug Willie Pep. Ang adunahan nga tradisyon nagpadayon sa bag-ong 5th St. Gym, nahimutang sa duol sa 1434 Alton Street, diin top manggugubat sa tibuok kalibutan sama sa Bernard Hopkins sa gihapon sa pagbansay.

 

“Siya akong nakita sa pagbansay sa 5th St. Gym ug siya mitan-aw sama sa usa ka tipikal nga amateur,” Seip mipasabut. “Siya gilabay halapad nga kumo ug wala masayud kon unsaon sa paglabay sa usa ka maayo nga jab. Mga Trainer Guy Laieta ug Dino Spencer nagsugod sa pagtrabaho uban kaniya ug karon siya gamit ang iyang makab-ot, nakig-away sa usa ka gilay-on, ug paglabay kombinasyon sa mga jabs ug mga kaw-it. Siya mabination mahitungod boxing, pagpaminaw ug sa pagkat-on sa adlaw-adlaw. Daniele adunay maayong kamot sa tibook nga pagsingkamot ug gahum. Siya usa ka gwapo nga nating kanding, usab. Nakita ko ang usa ka butang diha kaniya, butang nga dili makita, ug nakahukom sa pagpirma kaniya.

 

“Dino mao ang usa ka tag-iya nga gibuhat sa usa ka top-notch gym uban sa dako nga sparring oportunidad sa usa ka kahimtang nga nagpakita sa daghan kaayo nga mga talento manggugubat nga tinuod iduso sa usag usa. Kini na dayag nga Danielle milambo sa iyang mga skills training didto. Siya taas nga, sa pagpuasa ug gamhanan. Iyang kinaiya sa pagtrabaho mao ang talagsaon; siya ang una sa gym, katapusan sa pagbiya. Kamo dili-among-among niini nga nating kanding, sa bisan hain. Kitang tanan nagtuo nga siya adunay usa ka kaayo nga mahayag nga kaugmaon.”

 
Scardina hits bug-at nga-bag sa 5th St. Gym sa Miami Beach

Dili sama sa mga manggugubat gikan sa Russia ug kanhi Soviet-blokeng mga nasud, ingon man sa mga gikan sa Latin America nga moabut ngadto sa Estados Unidos sa pag-establisar sa ilang mga propesyonal nga boxing karera, Italyano-natawo manggugubat panagsa ra misunod ang ruta Scardina, nga mibalhin sa Miami sa miaging tuig ug natulog sa salog sa iyang igsoon nga lalake apartment.

 

Ang bugtong Italyano-natawo world champion nga nakig-away propesyonal sa Amerika mao ang Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOs), nga mao ang WBC / WBA middleweight champion sa 1979-1980. Antuofermo, bisan, mibalhin uban sa iyang pamilya ngadto sa Brooklyn gikan sa Puglia, Italy sa diha nga siya 17 ug siya nakakat-on sa unsa nga paagi sa pag-kahon sa Amerika.

 

“Ako sa kanunay gusto nga mahimong usa ka champion sa Amerika,” Scardina miingon. “Mao kana ang American damgo alang kanako. Ako nagtuo nga ako adunay usa ka dako nga oportunidad sa niini nga nasud nga mao ang labing dako nga boksidor ako mahimong uban sa husto nga tabang. Juan Seip mao ang matarung nga manager alang kanako tungod kay siya nagtuo nga sa atong mahimo sa kalibutan championship ingon sa usa ka team.”

 

Scardina sa paborito nga boksidor mao ang Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux ug Miguel Cotto. “Ako nagtrabaho sa kahingpitan ingon nga usa ka sa gawas fighter ug sa mga nag-unang ang akong mga bukton mas duol,” Scardina dugang pa. Ako nakig-away nga mahimong world champion.”

 

Scardina gilauman aron sa paghimo sa iyang pro debut niini sa Mayo o Hunyo.

 

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