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Hartford Boxing Promotions Announces inaugural show “Fight Night nella capitale”

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Imbattuto dei pesi massimi luce
Richard “Popeye” Rivera to headline & Amateur star Sharad Collier turning pro
Giugno 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (Maggio 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night nella capitale”, to take place Saturday night, Giugno 16, at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, Connecticut.

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony White and his Hartford Boxing Center gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Braccio di Ferro il marinaio” Rivera (7-0, 6 KO), 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, troppo.

 

 

“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 e Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, rivali per il titolo mondiale Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega e Israele “piuttosto” Cardona, e 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. Non vedo l'ora!”

 

 

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), di 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 Bestia” 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.

 

 

Combattendo anche sulla undercard, il tutto in quattro round attacchi, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) vs. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), di 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.

 

 

Tutte le lotte e combattenti sono soggette a cambiamento.

 

 

Biglietti, al prezzo di $80.00, $60.00 e $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, così come $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Apertura delle porte alle 6 p.m. E, primo periodo inizia alle 7 p.m. E.

 

 

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 White

HARTFORD, Conn. (Aprile 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 White and his Hartford-based House of Boxing gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Braccio di Ferro il marinaio” Rivera (6-0, 5 KO), 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 e Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, rivali per il titolo mondiale Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully e Israele “piuttosto” Cardona, e 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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Giovedi, Luglio 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. E/5 p.m. PT
Mashantucket, CT (Luglio 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 Giovedi, Luglio 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “Il tecnico” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 KO) affronta l'ex campione del mondo Am “Re” Soliman (44-13, 18 KO) nel main event 10 round di Premier Boxing Champions su ESPN & ESPN.
Copertura Televised inizia 8 p.m. E/5 p.m. PT, and features a 10-round middleweight clash between powerful Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 KO) and California’s Paul Mendez (19-2-2, 9 KO).
Connecticut’s all-time greatest boxer is the late Willie “Will ‘o the Wisp” Pep (229-11-1, 65 KO), who was born in Middletown and lived in Rocky Hill. Pep, who fought professionally between 1940 e 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 KO), of Greenwich, who defeated the legendary Jack Dempsey due volte; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titolista Louis “Bambino” Kaplan (108-22-12, 72 KO), from Meriden; world light heavyweight champion (1933) “Slapsie” Maxie Rosenbloom (222-42-31, 2 NC, 19 KO), of Leonard Bridge; world light heavyweight titleholder (1926-27) Jack “Bright Eyes” Delaney (73-11-2, 43 KO), 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 KO), 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 KO), Norwalk’s WBA junior middleweight champion “Tremendous” Travis Simms (28-1, 21 KO), New Haven’s three-time world light heavyweight champion “Cattivo” Chad Dawson (33-4, 18 KO) and world welterweight contender Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-29-6, 69 KO), Stamford’s world No. 1-welter classificato Chico Vejar (92-20-4, 43 KO), and Bloomfield’s 1996 Olympic Team USA captain Lawrence Clay-Bey (21-3-1, 16 KO).
Il 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 Altro Berto (27-0) e lo sfidante Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 round, 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.
In 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12th round, 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 in 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, nella loro 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 “Culo” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, sconfiggendoZahir Raheem e Artur Grigorian e perdendo contro Juan Diaz e 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 nel 10th round della loro 2011 lotta, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) nel 12th round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, e 114-113) nella loro 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), e Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez in 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. e Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Nel suo 15th lotta pro, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10th-turno TKO di Otis Concessione. 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 round.
I biglietti per l'evento dal vivo, che è promosso da DiBella Entertainment, sono al prezzo di $150, $75 e $45, non compresi gli oneri di servizio applicabili e tasse, e sono già in vendita. I biglietti sono disponibili presso www.ticketmaster.com e www.foxwoods.com o visitando il Foxwoods’ Botteghino. Per caricare al telefono, call Ticketmaster (800) 745-3000.
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Direttore John Seip firma italiana super medi prospettiva Daniele Marco Scardina

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

 

MIAMI (Aprile 6, 2015) – Boxing Manager Veteran John Seip ha firmato pugile dilettante italiano pluridecorato Daniele Marco Scardina ad un contratto manageriale esclusivo.

 

Seip è meglio conosciuto per guidare Pietro “Kid Chocolate” Quillin la World Boxing Organization (WBO) medi titolo mondiale. Il nativo di New York anche gestisce aumento britannico super medi Destriero “La Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KO).

 

Il 21-year-old Scardina proviene da Rozzano, un comune inferiore 40,000 persone nella provincia di Milano. Ha iniziato la boxe in 2008 all'età di 16, seguendo le orme di suo zio che era un pugile in quel momento, così come modello di Daniele.

 

Scardina, che aveva 56 attacchi amatoriali, catturato il massimo dei voti in numerosi tornei italiani tra cui il Rovereto Nazionale, Guanto d'argento nazionale, e due Golden Gloves nazionali. Ha anche vinto una medaglia di bronzo ad un evento internazionale.

 

In 2013, ha inscatolato per l'Italia Thunder Boxing Team nella World Series of Boxing, vincendo la sua unica partita contro un avversario tedesco.

 

Scardina prima catturato l'attenzione di Seip al famoso 5th St. Gym a Miami Beach, inaugurato nel 1950 da Chris Dundee, e la casa di innumerevoli campioni del mondo hanno addestrato lì compresi Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston e Willie Pep. La ricca tradizione continua nella nuova 5th St. Palestra, situato vicino a 1434 Alton Via, dove i migliori combattenti di tutto il mondo, come Bernard Hopkins ancora allenarsi.

 

“Ho visto la prima volta lui la formazione al 5th St. Palestra e sembrava un dilettante tipico,” Seip spiegato. “Ha gettato pugni larghi e non sapeva come gettare un buon jab. Formatori Guy Laieta e Dino Spencer ha iniziato a lavorare con lui e ora sta usando la sua portata, combattere a distanza, e gettando le combinazioni di colpi e ganci. E 'appassionato di boxe, ascoltare e imparare ogni giorno. Daniele ha una buona potenza e la velocità. E 'un bel ragazzo, troppo. Ho visto qualcosa in lui, intangibili, e ha deciso di ingaggiarlo.

 

“Dino è un proprietario che ha creato una palestra top-notch con grandi opportunità di combattimento in un ambiente che caratterizzano tanti combattenti di talento che in realtà spingono l'un l'altro. E 'già evidente che Danielle ha migliorato la sua formazione professionale lì. E 'lungo, veloce e potente. La sua etica del lavoro è incredibile; lui è il primo in palestra, ultimo a lasciare. Non si può far male questo ragazzo, o. Siamo tutti convinti che abbia un futuro molto brillante.”

 
Scardina colpisce heavy-bag a 5th St. Gym a Miami Beach

A differenza di combattenti provenienti dalla Russia e paesi dell'ex blocco sovietico, così come quelli dell'America Latina che vengono negli Stati Uniti per stabilire la propria carriera professionale boxe, Caccia italiani nati raramente hanno seguito lo stesso percorso Scardina, che si è trasferito a Miami l'anno scorso e dorme sul pavimento dell'appartamento di suo fratello.

 

Il campione del mondo solitario di origini italiane che ha combattuto professionalmente in America è Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KO), che era il campione dei medi WBC / WBA in 1979-1980. Antuofermo, anche se, si trasferì con la famiglia a Brooklyn dalla Puglia, Italia quando era 17 e ha imparato a box in America.

 

“Ho sempre voluto essere un campione in America,” Scardina said. “Questo è il sogno americano per me. Penso che avrò una grande opportunità in questo paese per essere il più grande pugile che posso stare con il giusto aiuto. John Seip è il manager giusto per me perché crede possibile il campionato del mondo insieme come una squadra.”

 

Pugili preferiti di Scardina sono Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux e Miguel Cotto. “Sto lavorando a perfezione come un combattente esterno e alle principali mie braccia più vicine,” Scardina added. Sto combattendo per diventare campione del mondo.”

 

Scardina si prevede di fare il suo debutto pro questo maggio o giugno.

 

Follow Scardina on Instagram @danieletoretto.