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Hartford Boxing Promotions Announces inaugural show “Fight Night at the Capital”

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Undefeated ìhè Heavyweight
Richard “Popeye” Rivera to headline & Amateur star Sharad Collier turning pro
June 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (Ka 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, June 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 The Ọkwọ Ụgbọ Mmiri 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, kwa.

 

 

“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 16nke.”

 

 

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 na Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Ime Anwansi Man” Starling, ụwa aha challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega na Israel “kama” Cardona, na 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. Enweghị m ike ị chere!”

 

 

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), nke 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 16nke.”

 

 

Undefeated Danbury, CT lightweight Omar “Anụ ọhịa ahụ” Bordoy, Obere. (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.

 

 

Na-alụ ọgụ na undercard, niile na anọ-gburugburu oké mmanya, 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.

 

 

All ọgụ na alụso bụ isiokwu ịgbanwe.

 

 

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

 

 

Ụzọ na-emeghe na 6 p.m. NA, akpa tuanu na-amalite mgbe 7 p.m. NA.

 

 

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. (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 The Ọkwọ Ụgbọ Mmiri 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 na Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Ime Anwansi Man” Starling, ụwa aha challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully na Israel “kama” Cardona, na 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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PBC na ESPN & ESPN Deportes Doubleheader
Thursday, July 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. NA/5 p.m. Pt
MASHANTUCKET, CT (July 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 Thursday, July 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 Kos) faces former world champion M “Eze” Soliman (44-13, 18 Kos) na 10-gburugburu isi omume nke Premier Boxing agbachitere na ESPN & ESPN.
Televised mkpuchi na-amalite mgbe 8 p.m. NA/5 p.m. Pt, and features a 10-round middleweight clash between powerful Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 Kos) and California’s Paul-agụ egwú (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 na 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 ugboro abụọ; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titlist Louis “Eyen” 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 “Ime Anwansi 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 “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-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) na ịma ya aka Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 agba, 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.
Na 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12nke gburugburu, 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 50nkecareer win in his retirement fight against Tocker Pudwill na 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, na ha 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, ndikanZahir Raheem na Artur Grigorian na adịkwa ka Juan Diaz na 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 na 10nke gburugburu nke ha 2011 agha, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) na 12nke round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, na 114-113) na ha 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), na Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez na 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, Obere. na Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Ya 15nke pro fight, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10nke-gburugburu TKO nke 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 10nke gburugburu.
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Manager John Seip ịrịba ama Italian ibu middleweight atụmanya Daniele Marco Scardina

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(L-R) – Daniel Mark Scardina na Jọn Seip

 

Miami (April 6, 2015) – Vetiran ọkpọ njikwa John Seip nwere aka ukwuu mma Italian amu amu oku okpu Daniel Mark Scardina na-ekewaghị ekewa managerial nkwekọrịta.

 

Seip a kasị mara amara maka eduzi Peter “Eyen Chocolate” Quillin ka World Boxing Òtù (WBO) ụwa middleweight aha. The ala New Yorker na-ejisie ebili British ibu middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).

 

The 21-afọ Scardina hails si Rozzano, a obodo nke na-erughị 40,000 ndị mmadụ na Province nke Milan. Ọ malitere iti ọkpọ na 2008 na afọ nke 16, na-esonụ nwanne nna ya nzọụkwụ onye e a oku okpu n'oge ahụ, nakwa dị ka Daniele ọrụ nlereanya.

 

Scardina, onye nwere 56 na-amu amu oké, weghaara top ukpono ọtụtụ Italian tournaments gụnyere Rovereto National, National Silver uwe, na abụọ National Golden uwe. Ọ na-ndibọhọ a ọla nrite na ihe International omume.

 

Na 2013, ọ boxed maka Italia Égbè Eluigwe Boxing Team na World usoro Boxing, na-emeri nanị ya nha megide a German iro.

 

Scardina mbụ na-ejide Seip anya na ụwa a ma ama 5nke St. Mgbatị na Miami Beach, mbụ meghere ke 1950 site Chris Dundee, na n'ụlọ nke imerime ụwa akaebe akụzierela e gụnyere Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston na Willie Pep. The ọgaranya ọdịnala na-aga n'ihu na ọhụrụ 5nke St. Mgbatị, emi odude dị nso na 1434 Alton Street, ebe n'elu alụso si gburugburu ụwa dị otú ahụ dị ka Bernard Hopkins ka ịzụ.

 

“Mbụ m hụrụ ya na-azụ na 5nke St. Mgbatị na o lere anya dị ka a ahụkarị amu amu,” Seip kọwara. “Ọ tụbara obosara punches na amaghị otú nditop a ọma jab. Trainers Guy Laieta na Dino Spencer malitere ịrụ ọrụ na ya na ugbu a ọ na-eji ya iru, na-alụ ọgụ mgbe a anya, ma na-atụba n'ịgwa nke jabs na hooks. Ọ bụ omiiko banyere ọkpọ, na-ege ntị ma na-amụta ụbọchị ọ bụla. Daniele nwere ezigbo aka ọsọ na ike. Ọ bụ a mara mma eyen, kwa. M hụrụ ihe na ya, intangibles, na kpebiri banye ya.

 

“Dino bụ otu onye nwe onye kere a n'elu-notch mgbatị na oké sparring ohere na ikuku featuring ọtụtụ nkà alụso onye n'ezie inupụ onye ọ bụla ọzọ. Ọ bụ na-ama doro anya na Danielle mma nkà ya ọzụzụ e. Ọ bụ ogologo, ngwa ngwa na ike. Ya n'ihe banyere ọrụ bụ ịrịba; ọ bụ nke mbụ na mgbatị, ikpeazụ na-ahapụ. Ị nwere ike ghara imerụ a eyen, ma. Anyị niile na-kweere na o nwere nnọọ ọdịnihu.”

 
Scardina akụrisị arọ-akpa na 5th St. Mgbatị na Miami Beach

N'adịghị ka alụso si Russia na mbụ Soviet-Bloc mba, nakwa dị ka ndị si Latin America ndị na-abịa United States ka ha ọkachamara ọkpọ ọrụ, Italian-mụrụ alụso adịkarịghị soro n'otu ụzọ dị ka Scardina, kwagara Miami afọ gara aga na-ehi ụra n'ala nke nwanne ya nwoke ulo.

 

The nanị Italian-mụrụ n'ụwa onye mmeri onye lụrụ ọgụ professionally na America bụ Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), bụ WBC / WBA middleweight onye mmeri na 1979-1980. Antuofermo, ezie, kpaliri ya na ezinụlọ ya na-Brooklyn si Puglia, Italy mgbe ọ bụ 17 o mụtara otú igbe ke America.

 

“M mgbe nile na chọrọ ịbụ onye mmeri na America,” Scardina kwuru. “Nke ahụ bụ American nrọ m. Echere m na m ga-a akwa ifet a na obodo a na-abụ onye kasị ukwuu oku okpu m nwere ike ịbụ na nri enyemaka. John Seip bụ nri njikwa m n'ihi na o na-ekwere na anyị nwere ike ụwa egwuregwu ọnụ dị ka otu ìgwè.”

 

Scardina si mmasị na-eti ọkpọ na- Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux na Miguel Cotto. “M na-arụ ọrụ izu okè dị ka ihe na-abụghị fighter na isi na ogwe aka m nso,” Scardina kwukwara. M na-alụ ọgụ ka adị n'ụwa onye mmeri.”

 

Scardina na-atụ anya ime ka ya pro mpụta mbụ a May ma ọ bụ June.

 

Soro na Instagram Scardinadanieletoretto.