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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
Kesäkuu 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (Toukokuu 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, Kesäkuu 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 “Kippari-Kalle Man” 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, liian.

 

 

“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 ja Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Taikuri” Starling, mestaruutensa haastajat Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega ja Israel “pikemminkin” Cardona, ja 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. En voi odottaa!”

 

 

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), 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 “Beast” Bordoy, Jr. (5-0, 1 KO) in his first scheduled six-rounder vs. Alexander “el Bravo” Nirkko (2-5-1), fighting out of Hartford by way of Puerto Rico.

 

 

Also fighting on the undercard, kaikki neljän kierroksen ottelua, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) vs. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), Worcesteristä, 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.

 

 

Kaikki taistelee ja taistelijat voivat muuttua.

 

 

Liput, hinnoiteltu $80.00, $60.00 ja $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, sekä $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Ovet avataan klo 6 p.m. JA, Ensimmäinen ottelu alkaa 7 p.m. JA.

 

 

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. (Huhtikuu 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 “Kippari-Kalle Man” 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 ja Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Taikuri” Starling, mestaruutensa haastajat Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully ja Israel “pikemminkin” Cardona, ja 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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Torstai, Heinäkuu 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. JA/5 p.m. PT
Mashantucket, CT (Heinäkuu 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 Torstai, Heinäkuu 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 KOs) faces former world champion Am “Kuningas” Soliman (44-13, 18 KOs) 10-kierroksen päätapahtuma Premier Boxing Champions päällä ESPN & ESPN.
Televisioitu kattavuus alkaa 8 p.m. JA/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 ja 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with Sandy Satulaseppä.
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 kahdesti; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titlist Ludvig “Lapsi” 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) Tunkki “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 “Taikuri” 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 “Huono” Chad Dawson (33-4, 18 KOs) and world welterweight contender Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-29-6, 69 KOs), Stamford’s world No. 1-sijoittui keskisarjassa 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) ja haastaja Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 kierrosta, 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.
Sisään 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12th pyöreä, 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), taistelevat Cranstonista, 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 sisään 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, niiden 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 “Pusku” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, kukistamallaZahir Raheem ja Artur Grigorian ja häviten Juan Diaz ja 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 vuonna 10th kierros niiden 2011 taistelu, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) vuonna 12th round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, ja 114-113) niiden 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), ja Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez sisään 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. ja Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Hänen 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-kierros TKO of 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 pyöreä.
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Manager John Seip solmii Italian Super keskisarjan näköpiirissä Daniele Marco Scardina

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(L-R) – Daniel Mark Scardina ja John Seip

 

MIAMI (Huhtikuu 6, 2015) – Veteraani nyrkkeily johtaja John Seip on allekirjoittanut hyvin sisustettu Italian amatööri nyrkkeilijä Daniel Mark Scardina yksinoikeuteen toimisuhteensa.

 

Seip tunnetaan parhaiten ohjaavat Pietari “Kid Chocolate” Quillin Maailman Boxing Organization (WBO) maailman keskisarjan otsikko. Native New Yorker hoitaa myös nousussa British Super keskisarjan Ratsu “Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOs).

 

21-vuotias Scardina kotoisin Rozzano, kaupunki on alle 40,000 ihmiset Milano läänissä. Hän aloitti nyrkkeilyä 2008 iässä 16, seuraavat hänen setänsä jalanjäljissä joka oli nyrkkeilijä tuolloin, sekä Daniele roolimalli.

 

Scardina, joilla oli 56 amatööri jaksoja, jää huippukuvaa monia italialaisia ​​turnauksia kuten Rovereton National, National Silver Glove, ja kaksi National Golden Gloves. Hän voitti myös pronssia kansainvälinen tapahtuma.

 

Sisään 2013, hän boxed varten Italia Thunder Boxing Team World Series of Boxing, voittaa hänen ainoa ottelussa saksalainen vastustaja.

 

Scardina ensimmäinen kiinni Seip huomion maailmankuulu 5th St. Kuntosali Miami Beach, alunperin avattu 1950 mukaan Chris Dundee, ja koti lukemattomia maailmanmestareita ovat kouluttaneet siellä myös Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston ja Willie Pep. Rikas perinne jatkuu uudessa 5th St. Kuntosali, sijaitsevat lähellä osoitteessa 1434 Alton Street, jossa alkuun taistelijat eri puolilta maailmaa, kuten Bernard Hopkins edelleen kouluttaa.

 

“Olen ensimmäinen näki hänet harjoittelet 5th St. Kuntosali ja hän näytti tyypillinen amatööri,” Seip selitti. “Hän heitti leveä lyöntejä ja ei tiedä miten heittää hyvää tökätä. Trainers Guy Laieta ja Dino Spencer alkoi työskennellä hänen ja nyt hän käyttää hänen ulottuvilla, taistelevat etäältä, ja heittää yhdistelmiä jabs ja koukut. Hän on intohimoinen nyrkkeily, kuuntelu ja oppiminen joka päivä. Daniele on hyvä käsi nopeutta ja voimaa. Hän on komea poika, liian. Näin jotain hänessä, aineettomista hyödykkeistä, ja päätti allekirjoittaa hänen.

 

“Dino on omistaja, joka on luonut huippuluokan kuntosali suurella sparraus mahdollisuuksia ilmapiirissä jossa niin paljon lahjakkaita taistelijat, jotka todella työntää toisiaan. On jo selvää, että Danielle on parantanut hänen valmennus siellä. Hän on pitkä, nopea ja tehokas. Hänen työmoraali on uskomaton; hän ensin kuntosalilla, viime lähteä. Et voi satuttaa tämä lapsi, jompikumpi. Me kaikki uskomme, että hänellä on erittäin valoisa tulevaisuus.”

 
Scardina osuu raskaan pussin 5th St. Kuntosali Miami Beach

Toisin hävittäjiä Venäjältä ja entisen Neuvostoliiton blokin kansat, samoin kuin Latinalaisesta Amerikasta, jotka tulevat Yhdysvaltoihin luomaan ammatillisen nyrkkeily uran, Italian syntynyt taistelijoita harvoin ovat seuranneet samaa reittiä kuin Scardina, joka siirtyi Miami viime vuonna ja nukkuu lattialla veljen asunnossa.

 

Yksinäinen Italian syntynyt maailmanmestari jotka taistelivat ammattimaisesti Amerikassa on Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOs), joka oli WBC / WBA keskisarjan mestari 1979-1980. Antuofermo, vaikka, muutti perheensä Brooklyn Puglian, Italia, kun hän oli 17 ja hän oppi laatikko Amerikassa.

 

“Olen aina halunnut olla mestari Amerikassa,” Scardina sanoi. “Se amerikkalainen unelma minulle. Taidan olla suuri mahdollisuus tässä maassa on suurin nyrkkeilijä voin olla oikeassa apua. John Seip on oikea johtaja minulle, koska hän uskoo voimme maailmanmestaruuden yhdessä tiiminä.”

 

Scardina suosikki nyrkkeilijät ovat Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux ja Miguel Cotto. “Olen työskennellyt täydellisyyttä ulkopuolella taistelija ja tärkeimmät sylissäni lähempänä,” Scardina lisätty. Minä taistelen tulla maailmanmestari.”

 

Scardina odotetaan tekevän hänen pro debyyttinsä toukokuussa tai kesäkuussa.

 

Seuraa Instagram Scardinadanieletoretto.