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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
Junio 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

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

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony Blanco and his Hartford Boxing Center gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye La Maristo Viro” 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, Tro.

 

 

“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 Kaj Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, Mondaj titolaj kontestantoj Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega Kaj Israelo “prefere” Cardona, Kaj 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence 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. Mi ne povas atendi!”

 

 

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, Nebrasko, before returning home to turn pro in a four-round Special Junior Welterweight Attraction versus Carlos Galindo (0-2), of 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 “La Besto” Bordoy, Jr. (5-0, 1 KO) in his first scheduled six-rounder vs. Alexander “La Bravo” Picot (2-5-1), fighting out of Hartford by way of Puerto Rico.

 

 

Also fighting on the undercard, ĉiuj en kvar-ronda bataloj, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) #Kontra?. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), of Worcester, MA; pro-debuting New Haven, CT lightweight Anuel Rosa #Kontra?. 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 #Kontra?. Justin Morales, of New Bedford, in a battle of pro-debut fighters, and another pair of pro debut fighters, Bridgeport, CT featherweight Jacob Marrero #Kontra?. Jimmy Santiago, of New York City.

 

 

#?Iuj bataloj kaj batalantoj estas submetataj #?an?i.

 

 

Biletoj, Alprezigita #?e $80.00, $60.00 Kaj $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, Tiel kiel $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Porda turniro #?e 6 P.M. ET, first bout starts at 7 P.M. ET.

 

 

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. (Aprilo 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 La Maristo Viro” 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 Kaj Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, Mondaj titolaj kontestantoj Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully Kaj Israelo “prefere” Cardona, Kaj 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-Bey.

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

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#?A?do, Julio 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PT
MASHANTUCKET, CT (Julio 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 #?A?do, Julio 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 KOs) faces former world champion Sam “King” Soliman (44-13, 18 KOs) En la 10-rondo #?efa evento de Superegaj Boksaj #?ampiono Sur ESPN & ESPN Deportes.
Televidigita priraportado komenciĝas je 8 P.M. ET/5 P.M. PT, and features a 10-round middleweight clash between powerful Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 KOs) and California’s Paul 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 Kaj 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with 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 Dufoje; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titlist Louis “Infano” 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 Man” 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 “Malbona” 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-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) Kaj kontestanto Viktoro Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 Rondoj, 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 Vasilij 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.
Je 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12Th Rondo, 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 Je 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, in their 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 “Popo” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, VenkantaZahir Raheem Kaj Artur Grigorian and losing to Juan Diaz Kaj 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 En la 10Th round of their 2011 Batalo, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) En la 12Th round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, Kaj 114-113) in their 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), Kaj Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez Je 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. Kaj Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. En lia 15Th pro fight, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10Th-ronda TKO 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 10Th Rondo.
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Manaĝero John Seip subskribas italan ekstra middleweight perspektivo Daniele Marco Scardina

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(L-R) – Daniele Marco Scardina kaj John Seip

 

MIAMI (Aprilo 6, 2015) – Veterana boksa manaĝero John Seip Subskribis tre ornamita italan amatoran boksiston Daniele Marco Scardina Al eksklusiva manaĝera kontrakto.

 

Seip estas plej bone sciita por gvidanta Peter “Infana #?okolado” Quillin Al la Monda Boksa Organizo (WBO) Monda middleweight titolo. La indiĝena Nova Yorker ankaŭ administras altiĝanta britan ekstra middleweight Steed “La Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOs).

 

La 21-jaro-malnova Scardina salutoj de Rozzano, Urbo de malpli ol 40,000 Homoj en la Provinco de Milan. Li komencis boksanta je 2008 #?E la #a?o de 16, Sekvanta en lia onklo’s paŝoj kiu estis boksisto ĉe tiu tempo, Tiel kiel Daniele’s rola modelo.

 

Scardina, Kiu havis 56 Amatoraj vicoj, Kaptis pintajn honorojn en multenombraj italaj turniroj inkluzivanta la Rovereto Ŝtatano, Nacia Arĝenta Ganto, Kaj du Naciaj Oraj Gantoj. Li ankaŭ gajnis bronzan medalon ĉe Internacia evento.

 

Je 2013, Li boksis por la Italia Tondro Boksanta Teamon en la Monda Serio de Bokso, Gajnanta lian nuran matĉon kontraŭ germana oponanto.

 

Scardina unue kaptis Seip’s atento ĉe la monda fama 5Th St. Gimnastikejo en Miami Plaĝo, Originale malfermita en 1950 De Chris Dundee, Kaj la hejmo de nenombreblaj mondaj ĉampionoj trejnis tie inkluzivanta Mahometo Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston Kaj Willie Pep. La riĉa tradicio daŭras ĉe la nova 5Th St. Gimnastikejo, Troviĝis proksime ĉe 1434 Alton Strato, kie supra batalantojn el la tuta mondo, kiel Bernard Hopkins ankoraŭ trajno.

 

“Mi unue vidis lin trejnado ĉe la 5Th St. Gimnazio kaj li aspektis kiel tipa amatora,” Seip klarigis. “Li ĵetis larĝe stampiloj kaj ne sciis, kiel ĵeti bonan jab. trejnistoj Guy Laieta Kaj Dino Spencer eklaboris kun li kaj nun li uzas lia atingo, luktante je distanco, kaj ĵetante kombinaĵoj de punzadas kaj hokoj. Li estas pasia pri boksado, aŭskultado kaj lernanta ĉiun tagon. Daniele havas bonan manon rapido kaj potenco. Li’s bonaspekta infano, Tro. Mi vidis ion en li, Intangibles, Kaj decidita subskribi lin.

 

“Dino estas posedanto kiu kreis pintan-noĉa gimnastikejo kun grandaj disputadaj ŝancoj en atmosfero prezentanta tiom multe da talentajn batalantojn kiu vere puŝas ĉiun alia. Ĝi’s jam evidenta ke Danielle plibonigis liajn kapablojn trejnanta tie. Li’s longe, Rapida kaj potenca. Lia labora etikaro estas nekredebla; Li’s la unua en la gimnastikejo, Lasta lasi. Vi povas’t dolorita ĉi tiun infanon, Aŭ. Ni ĉiuj kredas ke li havas tre brila estonteco.”

 
Scardina frapas pezan-sako ĉe 5a St. Gimnastikejo en Miami Plaĝo

Diferencaj batalantoj de Rusio kaj eksa sovetia-blokaj nacioj, Tiel kiel tiuj de Latin-Ameriko kiu venita al Usono establi iliajn profesiajn boksajn karierojn, Itala-portita batalantojn malofte sekvis la saman vojon kiel Scardina, Kiu movis al Miami lasta jaro kaj dormoj sur la etaĝo de lia frato’s apartamento.

 

La sola itala-portita mondan senegala kiu batalis profesie en Ameriko estas Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOs), Kiu estis la WBCa/WBA middleweight ĉampiono en 1979-1980. Antuofermo, Tamen, Movita kun lia familio al Brooklyn de Puglia, Italio kiam li estis 17 Kaj li lernis kiel boksi en Ameriko.

 

“Mi ĉiam deziris esti ĉampiono en Ameriko,” Scardina dirita. “KE’s la amerika revo por mi. Mi pensas I’ll havas grandan ŝancon en ĉi tiu lando esti la plej granda boksisto mi povas esti kun la ĝusta helpo. John Seip estas la ĝusta manaĝero por mi ĉar li kredas nin povas la mondan ĉampionecon kune kiel teamo.”

 

Scardina’s preferataj boksistoj estas Mike Tyson, Mahometo Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux Kaj Miguel Cotto. “I’m laboranta sur perfekteco kiel ekstera batalanto kaj al ĉefa miaj brakoj pli proksima,” Scardina aldonita. I’m batalanta fariĝi monda ĉampiono.”

 

Scardina estas atendita fari lian profesian debuton ĉi tiu majo aŭ junio.

 

Sekvi Scardina sur Instagram @danieletoretto.