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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
Meitheamh 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (Bealtaine 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, Meitheamh 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 An Fear Sailor” 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, freisin.

 

 

“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 16ú.”

 

 

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 agus Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, challengers teideal domhan Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega agus Iosrael “in áit” Cardona, agus 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. Ní féidir liom fanacht!”

 

 

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 16ú.”

 

 

Undefeated Danbury, CT lightweight Omar “An Beast” 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.

 

 

Also fighting on the undercard, fad in babhtaí ceithre bhabhta, 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.

 

 

Tá gach troideanna agus na trodaithe faoi réir athraithe.

 

 

Ticéid, praghas $80.00, $60.00 agus $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, chomh maith le $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

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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. (Aibreán 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 An Fear Sailor” 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 agus Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, challengers teideal domhan Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully agus Iosrael “in áit” Cardona, agus 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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Déardaoin, Iúil 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. AGUS/5 p.m. PT
MASHANTUCKET, CT (Iúil 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 Déardaoin, Iúil 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 Kos) faces former world champion Am “Rí” Soliman (44-13, 18 Kos) i gcás 10-bhabhta is mó de Dornálaíocht Seaimpíní Premier ar ESPN & ESPN.
Tosaíonn clúdach teilifís ag 8 p.m. AGUS/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 agus 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 faoi ​​dhó; 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 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 “Dona” 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) agus iomaitheoir Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 babhtaí, 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.
I 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12ú bhabhta, 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), troid as Cranston, RI, and New Bedford’s all-action “Siúcra” Ray Oliveira. Paz had a 13-3 record at Foxwoods, highlighted by his 1998 decision over Glenwood Brown and his 50úcareer win in his retirement fight against Tocker Pudwill i 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, i n- 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, defeatingZahir Raheem agus Artur Grigorian agus a chailliúint go Juan Diaz agus 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 10ú babhta a n- 2011 gcomhrac, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) sa 12ú round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, agus 114-113) i n- 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), agus Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez i 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. agus Roy Jones, Jr, both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Ina 15ú pro fight, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10ú-TKO bhabhta 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 10ú bhabhta.
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Bainisteoir John Seip comharthaí Iodáilis ionchas i mBoston Super Daniele Marco Scardina

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

 

MIAMI (Aibreán 6, 2015) – Bainisteoir dornálaíochta Veteran John Seip Tá sínithe an-maisithe Boxer amaitéarach Iodáilis Daniel Mark Scardina le conradh bainistíochta eisiach.

 

Seip Is fearr aithne a threorú Peter “Seacláid Kid” Quillin leis an Eagraíocht Dhomhanda Dornálaíochta (WBO) Teideal mBoston domhan. An dúchais Nua Eabhrac Bainistíonn freisin ag ardú i mBoston Super Breataine Steed “An Staile” WOODALL (7-0-1, 5 Kos).

 

An Scardina 21-bliain d'aois Is as Rozzano, baile de níos lú ná 40,000 daoine i gCúige Milano. Thosaigh sé ag dornálaíocht i 2008 ag aois 16, seo a leanas i footsteps a uncail a bhí ina Boxer ag an am sin, chomh maith le eiseamláir Daniele ar.

 

Scardina, a raibh 56 bouts amaitéarach, onóracha barr a gabhadh sa tournaments Iodáilis leor lena n-áirítear an National Rovereto, Glove náisiúnta Silver, agus dhá Lámhainní náisiúnta Golden. Bhuaigh sé freisin bonn cré-umha ag ócáid ​​idirnáisiúnta.

 

I 2013, boxed sé don Fhoireann Dornálaíochta Italia Thunder i Sraith an Domhain de Dornálaíochta, bhuaigh a mheaitseáil ach amháin in aghaidh a chéile comhraic Gearmáinis.

 

Scardina gafa chéad aird Seip ag an domhan cáiliúil 5ú Ú. Giomnáisiam i Miami Beach, osclaíodh ar dtús i 1950 ag Chris Dundee, agus an baile na Seaimpíní domhan countless tar oilte ann lena n-áirítear Muhammad Ali, Carmen BASILIO, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston agus Willie Pep. Leanann an traidisiún saibhir ag an nua 5ú Ú. Giomnáisiam, suite in aice láimhe ag 1434 Sráid Alton, i gcás ina trodaithe barr ar fud an domhain, mar shampla Bernard Hopkins fós traein.

 

“Chonaic mé an chéad oiliúint dó ag an 5ú Ú. Giomnáisiam agus d'fhéach sé cosúil le amaitéarach tipiciúil,” Mhínigh Seip. “Chaith sé punches leathan agus ní raibh a fhios conas le caith jab maith. Trainers Guy Laieta agus Dino Spencer Thosaigh obair leis agus anois tá ag baint úsáide as sé a bhaint amach, troid ar fad, agus teaglaim na n jabs agus crúcaí throwing. Tá sé paiseanta faoin dornálaíocht, éisteacht agus foghlaim gach lá. Daniele Tá luas láimhe maith agus cumhacht. Tá sé ina kid dathúil, freisin. Chonaic mé rud éigin i dó, intangibles, agus cinneadh a shíniú dó.

 

“Is Dino úinéir a chruthaigh seomra aclaíochta top-notch le deiseanna sparring mór in atmaisféar featuring trodaithe cumasach an oiread sin a bhrú i ndáiríre a chéile. Tá sé soiléir cheana féin go bhfuil feabhas Danielle a oiliúint i scileanna ann. Tá sé fada, tapa agus cumhachtach. Tá a chuid eitic oibre dochreidte; Tá sé an chéad uair sa seomra aclaíochta, caite a fhágáil. Ní féidir leat a ghortú seo a kid, ceachtar. Creidimid go léir go bhfuil sé sa todhchaí an-geal.”

 
Scardina amas trom-mála ar 5 St. Giomnáisiam i Miami Beach

Murab ionann agus trodaithe ón Rúis agus iar náisiúin Sóivéadach-bhloc, chomh maith leo siúd ó Mheiriceá Laidineach a thagann go dtí na Stáit Aontaithe chun a ngairmeacha beatha dornálaíochta gairmiúil a bhunú, Trodaithe Iodáilis rugadh lean annamh ar an mbealach céanna le Scardina, a bhog sé go dtí Miami bliana seo caite agus Codlaíonn ar an urlár ar a dhearthár árasán.

 

Is é an Iodáilis-rugadh domhain curadh aonair a throid go gairmiúil i Meiriceá Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), a bhí an curadh i mBoston WBC / WBA i 1979-1980. Antuofermo, cé, ar athraíodh a ionad lena theaghlach chun Brooklyn ó Puglia, An Iodáil nuair a bhí sé 17 agus d'fhoghlaim sé conas bosca i Meiriceá.

 

“Tá mé i gcónaí ag iarraidh a bheith ina laoch i Meiriceá,” Dúirt Scardina. “Sin an aisling Mheiriceá dom. I mo thuairimse, beidh mé go mbeadh deis iontach sa tír seo a bheith ar an dornálaí is mó is féidir liom a bheith le cabhair ceart. Is é John Seip an bainisteoir ceart dom toisc go gcreideann sé go is féidir linn an craobh domhanda le chéile mar fhoireann.”

 

Tá boxers is fearr leat Scardina ar Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux agus Miguel Cotto. “Tá mé ag obair ar foirfeachta mar Trodaire lasmuigh agus main mo lámha níos dlúithe,” Scardina chur leis. Tá mé ag troid a bheith curadh domhanda.”

 

Scardina Táthar ag súil a dhéanamh sé ar an bhfoireann pro seo Bealtaine nó Meitheamh.

 

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