Tag Archives: Willie Pep

boxing

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

Ninggalake komentar
Suwé cahya abot
Richard “Popeye” Rivera to headline & Amateur star Sharad Collier turning pro
Juni 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (May 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, 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 The Sailor 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, banget.

 

 

“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 lan Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, challengers judhul donya Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega lan Israel “rodo” Cardona, lan 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. Aku ora bisa ngenteni!”

 

 

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), saka 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 “Ing 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, kabeh ing bouts papat-babak, 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.

 

 

Kabeh gelut lan pejuang sing tundhuk kanggo owah-owahan.

 

 

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

 

 

Mbukak lawang ing 6 P.M. Lan, bab page wiwit ing 7 P.M. Lan.

 

 

Sponsors include Hot 93.7 FM, Hartford Boxing Center, Foster Buddies Network and HBC ProShop.

INFORMASI;

Facebook: /hartfordboxingcenter

Twitter: @hartfordboxing

Instagram: @hartford.boxing.center/

You Tube: /c/HartfordBoxingCenter

boxing

Hartford Boxing Promotions To launch this summer

Ninggalake komentar

(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 Sailor 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 lan Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, challengers judhul donya Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully lan Israel “rodo” Cardona, lan 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-Bey.

INFORMASI;

Facebook: /hartfordboxingcenter

Twitter: @hartfordboxing

Instagram: @hartford.boxing.center/

You Tube: /c/HartfordBoxingCenter

boxing, ESPN Boxing, PBC ing ESPN, Premier Boxing Champions

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

Ninggalake komentar
PBC ing ESPN & ESPN Deportes Doubleheader
Kemis, Juli 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 P.M. Lan/5 P.M. PT
MASHANTUCKET, CT (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 Kemis, Juli 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 KOs) faces former world champion Am “King” Soliman (44-13, 18 KOs) ing acara utama 10-babak Premier Boxing Champions ing ESPN & ESPN.
Jangkoan televisi wiwit ing 8 P.M. Lan/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 lan 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 kaping pindho; 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 “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) lan Challenger Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 babak, 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.
Ing 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12th babak, 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 ing 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, ing sing 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 “Korban” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, ngalahakéZahir Raheem lan Artur Grigorian lan kalah Juan Diaz lan 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 ing 10th babak sing 2011 perang, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) ing 12th round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, lan 114-113) ing sing 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), lan Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez ing 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. lan Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Kang 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-TKO babak 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 babak.
Tiket acara urip, kang disedhiyakake dening DiBella Hiburan, sing diregani ing $150, $75 lan $45, ora kalebu biaya layanan sing ditrapake lan pajak, lan ing sale saiki. Tiket kasedhiya ing www.ticketmaster.com lan www.foxwoods.com utawa kanthi ngunjungi ing Foxwoods’ Box Office. Ngisi daya telpon, nelpon Ticketmaster ing (800) 745-3000.
Kanggo informasi luwih lengkap, riko www.premierboxingchampions.com, ngetutake 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 on ESPN is sponsored by Corona Extra, finest Beer.
boxing

Manager John SEIP pratandha Italia prospek super Men Daniele Marco Ghizzoni

Ninggalake komentar

(L-R) – Daniel Mark Ghizzoni lan Yohanes SEIP

 

MIAMI (April 6, 2015) – Manager boxing Veteran John SEIP wis mlebu Highly decorated petinju amatir Italia Daniel Mark Ghizzoni menyang kontrak kepemimpinan eksklusif.

 

SEIP wis apik dikenal kanggo nuntun Peter “Chocolate Kid” Quillin menyang Boxing Organization (PhuKet) title Men donya. Native New Yorker uga saged Rising super Men British Steed “Ing Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOs).

 

Ing Ghizzoni 21-taun-lawas hails saka Rozzano, sawijining kutha kurang saka 40,000 wong ing Provinsi Milan. Panjenenganipun miwiti boxing ing 2008 ing umur 16, ing ngisor iki ing HBS pamane kang ana boxer ing wektu sing, uga model peran Daniele kang.

 

Ghizzoni, sing wis 56 bouts amatir, kaurmatan ndhuwur dijupuk ing akeh turnamen Italia kalebu Nasional Sam, Sarung Tangan, Pasokan Silver National, lan loro Gloves Golden National. Dheweke uga menang medali perunggu ing acara International.

 

Ing 2013, kang kothak kanggo Boxing tim Italia Thunder ing World Series of Boxing, menang mung match marang mungsuh Jerman.

 

Ghizzoni pisanan kejiret manungsa waé SEIP ing donya misuwur 5th St. Gim di Langkawi, Originally kabuka ing 1950 dening Chris Dundee, lan asal saka juara donya kaetung wis dilatih ana kalebu Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston lan Willie Pep. Ing tradhisi sugih dadi anyar 5th St. Gym, dumunung toko ing 1434 Alton Street, ngendi pejuang ndhuwur saka sak donya kayata Bernard Hopkins isih olahraga.

 

“Aku pisanan weruh wong latihan ing 5th St. Gedung olahraga lan wong kapandeng kaya amatir khas,” SEIP diterangno. “Panjenenganipun mbuwang punches sudhut lan ora ngerti carane kanggo uncalan jab apik. Trainers Guy Laieta lan Dino Spencer Miwiti nggarap wong lan saiki wong iku nggunakake tekan, onomatopia ing kadohan, lan mbuwang kombinasi saka jabs lan pancingan. Dheweke iku hasrat bab boxing, ngrungokake lan Learning saben dina. Daniele nduweni kacepetan tangan apik lan daya. Dheweke iku sing bocahe nggantheng, banget. Aku weruh soko ing wong, intangibles, lan mutusaké kanggo mlebu marang.

 

“Dino iku sawijining pemilik sing wis digawe ndhuwur-kedudukan gym karo kesempatan sparring gedhe ing atmosfer nampilaken supaya akeh pejuang ingkang gadhah bakat ingkang saestu push saben liyane. Iku wis nyoto sing Danielle wis apik latihan skills kang ana. Dheweke iku dawa, cepet lan kuat. Etika karya iku luar biasa; kang pisanan ing gedung olahraga, pungkasan ninggalake. Sampeyan ora bisa babras iki bocah, salah siji. Kita pracaya kang wis mangsa banget padhang.”

 
Ghizzoni cocog heavy-tas ing 5th St. Gim di Langkawi

Boten kados kapal muluk saka Rusia lan tilas Uni Soviet bangsa-blok, uga sing saka Amerika Latin sing teka menyang Amerika Serikat kanggo netepake Careers tinju profesional sing, Pejuang Italia lair arang ngetutaké rute padha Ghizzoni, sing dipindhah menyang Miami pungkasan taun lan turu ing lantai saka apartemen sadulur kang.

 

Ing Lone Italia lair juara donya sing perang ahli ing Amerika Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOs), sing juara Men WBC / WBA ing 1979-1980. Antuofermo, sanadyan, dipindhah karo para kulawarga kanggo Brooklyn saka Puglia, Italia nalika panjenengané 17 lan piyambakipun sinau carane box ing Amerika.

 

“Aku wis tansah wanted kanggo dadi juara ing Amerika,” Ghizzoni ngandika. “Sing ngimpi Amérika kanggo kula. Aku bakal duwe kesempatan gedhe ing negara iki dadi boxer paling aku bisa karo bantuan tengen. John SEIP punika manager nengen kanggo aku, awit Dèkné pracaya kita bisa juara donya bebarengan minangka tim.”

 

Boxers favorit Ghizzoni kang Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux lan Miguel Cotto. “Aku digunakake ing sempurno minangka pejuang njaba lan utama penyelundupan nyedhaki,” Ghizzoni ditambahaké. Aku onomatopia kanggo dadi juara donya.”

 

Ghizzoni wis samesthine kanggo nggawe debut kang pro Mei iki Juni utawa.

 

Follow on Instagram Scardinadanieletoretto.