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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
Bulan Juni 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (Mei 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, Bulan Juni 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 si pelaut” Rivera (7-0, 6 Biaya), 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, terlalu.

 

 

“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 dan Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Jalak, penantang gelar juara dunia Gaspar “Orang India” Ortega dan Israel “agak” Cardona, dan 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Tanah Liat-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. Saya tidak sabar!”

 

 

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), dari 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 “The 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.

 

 

Juga berjuang di undercard, semua dalam pertarungan empat putaran, 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, 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.

 

 

Semua perkelahian dan pejuang tunduk pada perubahan.

 

 

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

 

 

Pintu terbuka di 6 p.m. DAN, pertarungan pertama dimulai pada 7 p.m. DAN.

 

 

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. (Bulan April 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 si pelaut” Rivera (6-0, 5 Biaya), 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 dan Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Jalak, penantang gelar juara dunia Gaspar “Orang India” Ortega, “Tukang es” John Scully dan Israel “agak” Cardona, dan 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Tanah Liat-Bey.

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

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Hari Kamis, Bulan Juli 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. DAN/5 p.m. PT
Mashantucket, CT (Bulan Juli 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 Hari Kamis, Bulan Juli 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “Teknisi” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 Biaya) faces former world champion Adalah “Raja” Soliman (44-13, 18 Biaya) di acara utama 10-putaran Premier Boxing Champions pada tanggal ESPN & ESPN.
Cakupan televisi dimulai pada 8 p.m. DAN/5 p.m. PT, and features a 10-round middleweight clash between powerful Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 Biaya) dan California Paul Mendez (19-2-2, 9 Biaya).
Connecticut’s all-time greatest boxer is the late Willie “Will ‘o the Wisp” Pep (229-11-1, 65 Biaya), who was born in Middletown and lived in Rocky Hill. Pep, yang bertarung secara profesional 1940 dan 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 Biaya), of Greenwich, who defeated the legendary Jack Dempsey dua kali; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) bangsawan Louis “Anak” Kaplan (108-22-12, 72 Biaya), from Meriden; world light heavyweight champion (1933) “Slapsie” Maxie Rosenbloom (222-42-31, 2 NC, 19 Biaya), of Leonard Bridge; world light heavyweight titleholder (1926-27) Dongkrak “Bright Eyes” Delaney (73-11-2, 43 Biaya), 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 Biaya), who was the first world champion to lose his title on the scale, Hartford’s two-time world welterweight titlist Marlon “Magic Man” Jalak (45-6-12, 27 Biaya), Norwalk’s WBA junior middleweight champion “Tremendous” Travis Simms (28-1, 21 Biaya), New Haven’s three-time world light heavyweight champion “Buruk” Chad Dawson (33-4, 18 Biaya) and world welterweight contender Gaspar “Orang India” Ortega (131-29-6, 69 Biaya), Stamford’s world No. 1-peringkat kelas welter Chico Vejar (92-20-4, 43 Biaya), and Bloomfield’s 1996 Olympic Team USA captain Lawrence Tanah Liat-Bey (21-3-1, 16 Biaya).
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 Berto lainnya (27-0) dan penantang Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 putaran, 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.
Di 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12th bulat, 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 di 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, di mereka 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 “Pantat” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, mengalahkanZahir Raheem dan Artur Grigorian dan kalah Juan Diaz dan 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 dalam 10th putaran mereka 2011 pertarungan, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) dalam 12th round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, dan 114-113) di mereka 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), dan Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez di 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. dan Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Dalam karyanya 15th pertarungan pro, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10th-TKO putaran Otis Hibah. 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 bulat.
Tiket untuk acara live, yang dipromosikan oleh DiBella Hiburan, adalah harga di $150, $75 dan $45, tidak termasuk biaya layanan yang berlaku dan pajak, dan yang dijual sekarang. Tiket tersedia di www.ticketmaster.com dan www.foxwoods.com atau dengan mengunjungi Foxwoods’ Film laris. Untuk mengisi melalui telepon, panggilan Ticketmaster di (800) 745-3000.
Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, kunjungan www.premierboxingchampions.com, ikuti di TwitterPremierBoxing, LouDiBella, DiBellaEnt, @FoxwoodsCT, @ESPNBoxing and @Swanson_Comm and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions. Highlights are available to embed at www.youtube.com/premierboxingchampions. PBC di ESPN disponsori oleh Corona Extra, finest Beer.
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Manajer John Seip menandatangani Italia prospek Super menengah Daniele Marco Scardina

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

 

MIAMI (Bulan April 6, 2015) – Manajer tinju Veteran John Seip memiliki ditandatangani sangat dihiasi petinju amatir Italia Daniel Mark Scardina dengan kontrak eksklusif manajerial.

 

Seip terkenal untuk membimbing Peter “Chocolate anak” Quillin ke Organisasi Tinju Dunia (WBO) gelar kelas menengah dunia. The asli New Yorker juga mengelola naik Super menengah Inggris Kuda “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Biaya).

 

The Scardina 21 tahun berasal dari Rozzano, sebuah kota kurang dari 40,000 orang di Provinsi Milan. Dia mulai tinju di 2008 pada usia 16, mengikuti jejak pamannya yang seorang petinju pada waktu itu, serta panutan Daniele dunia.

 

Scardina, yang memiliki 56 serangan amatir, penghargaan tertinggi ditangkap di berbagai turnamen Italia termasuk National Rovereto, Glove Perak Nasional, dan dua Golden Gloves Nasional. Ia juga meraih medali perunggu pada ajang International.

 

Di 2013, ia kemas untuk Tinju Tim Italia Guntur di World Series of Boxing, menang hanya pertandingan melawan lawan Jerman.

 

Scardina pertama menarik perhatian Seip yang di terkenal di dunia 5th St. Gym di Miami Beach, awalnya dibuka di 1950 oleh Chris Dundee, dan rumah juara dunia yang tak terhitung jumlahnya telah dilatih di sana termasuk Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston dan Willie Pep. Tradisi kaya terus di baru 5th St. Ruang olahraga, terletak di dekatnya di 1434 Alton Jalan, di mana pejuang top dari seluruh dunia seperti Bernard Hopkins masih melatih.

 

“Saya pertama kali melihat dia pelatihan di 5th St. Gym dan dia tampak seperti amatir khas,” Seip menjelaskan. “Ia melemparkan pukulan lebar dan tidak tahu bagaimana untuk membuang pukulan yang baik. Pelatih Guy Laieta dan Dino Spencer mulai bekerja dengan dia dan sekarang dia menggunakan jangkauannya, pertempuran di kejauhan, dan melemparkan kombinasi jabs dan kait. Dia bergairah tentang tinju, mendengarkan dan belajar setiap hari. Daniele memiliki kecepatan tangan yang baik dan kekuatan. Dia anak yang tampan, terlalu. Aku melihat sesuatu dalam dirinya, berwujud, dan memutuskan untuk mengontraknya.

 

“Dino adalah pemilik yang telah menciptakan terkemuka gym dengan peluang perdebatan besar dalam suasana yang menampilkan begitu banyak pejuang berbakat yang benar-benar mendorong satu sama lain. Ini sudah jelas bahwa Danielle telah meningkatkan pelatihan keterampilan di sana. Dia panjang, cepat dan kuat. Etos kerjanya luar biasa; dia yang pertama di gym, terakhir yang meninggalkan. Anda tidak dapat menyakiti anak ini, salah satu. Kita semua percaya bahwa ia memiliki masa depan yang sangat cerah.”

 
Scardina memukul berat tas di 5th St. Gym di Miami Beach

Tidak seperti pejuang dari Rusia dan bekas negara-negara blok Soviet, serta orang-orang dari Amerika Latin yang datang ke Amerika Serikat untuk membangun karir tinju profesional mereka, Pejuang kelahiran Italia jarang mengikuti rute yang sama seperti Scardina, yang pindah ke Miami tahun lalu dan tidur di lantai apartemen saudaranya.

 

The satunya kelahiran Italia juara dunia yang berjuang secara profesional di Amerika adalah Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Biaya), yang merupakan juara kelas menengah WBC / WBA di 1979-1980. Antuofermo, meskipun, pindah bersama keluarganya ke Brooklyn dari Puglia, Italia ketika dia 17 dan dia belajar bagaimana kotak di Amerika.

 

“Saya selalu ingin menjadi juara di Amerika,” Scardina mengatakan. “Itulah impian Amerika bagi saya. Saya pikir saya akan memiliki kesempatan besar di negeri ini menjadi petinju terbesar yang bisa dengan bantuan yang tepat. John Seip adalah manajer yang tepat bagi saya karena ia percaya kita bisa kejuaraan dunia bersama-sama sebagai sebuah tim.”

 

Petinju favorit Scardina adalah Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux dan Miguel Cotto. “Aku sedang bekerja pada kesempurnaan sebagai seorang pejuang di luar dan utama lengan saya lebih dekat,” Scardina menambahkan. Aku berjuang untuk menjadi juara dunia.”

 

Scardina diharapkan untuk membuat debut pro Mei ini atau Juni.

 

Ikuti di Instagram Scardinadanieletoretto.