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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
Jona 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARFORD, Conn. (Mey 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, Jona 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, koa.

 

 

“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 16faha-.”

 

 

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 ary Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, izao tontolo izao lohateny challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega ary Ny Isiraely “fa” Cardona, ary 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. Tsy andriko intsony!”

 

 

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 Tsiroanomandidy, 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 16faha-.”

 

 

Undefeated Danbury, CT maivana Omar “Ilay bibi-” 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.

 

 

Miady amin'ny undercard koa, zavatra rehetra izao amin'ny fihodinana efatra-toaka, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) vs. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), of Worcester, MA; pro-debuting New Haven, CT maivana 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.

 

 

Ady sy ny mpiady rehetra, dia mety miova.

 

 

Tickets, priced amin'ny $80.00, $60.00 ary $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, ary koa $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

HARFORD, Conn. (Aprily 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 ary Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, izao tontolo izao lohateny challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully ary Ny Isiraely “fa” Cardona, ary 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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Alakamisy, Jolay 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. SY/5 p.m. PT
MASHANTUCKET, CT (Jolay 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 Alakamisy, Jolay 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 Kos) faces former world champion Aho “King” Soliman (44-13, 18 Kos) ao amin'ny 10-manodidina hetsika lehibe ny Premier Boxing Champions amin'ny ESPN & ESPN.
Fahitalavitra mikasika manomboka amin'ny 8 p.m. SY/5 p.m. PT, and features a 10-round middleweight clash between powerful Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 Kos) and California’s Paul Méndez (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 ary 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 indroa; 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” Madagascar 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) sy ny Challenger Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 fihodinana, 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.
Amin'ny 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12faha- manodidina, 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 50faha-career win in his retirement fight against Tocker Pudwill amin'ny 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, ao amin'ny 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, nandresyZahir Raheem ary Artur Grigorian ary resy ny Juan Diaz ary 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 ao amin'ny 10faha- manodidina ny 2011 ady, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) ao amin'ny 12faha- round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, ary 114-113) ao amin'ny 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), ary Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez amin'ny 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. ary Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Ao amin'ny 15faha- pro fight, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10faha--manodidina tko ny 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 10faha- manodidina.
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Manager John Seip signe italiana fanantenana faran'izay middleweight Daniele Marco Scardina

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

 

Miami (Aprily 6, 2015) – Menavazana ady totohondry mpitantana John Seip dia nanao sonia tena voaravaka italiana ady totohondry Daniel Mark Scardina ny iray irery pitantanana fifanarahana.

 

Seip dia diso fantatra amin'ny mitarika Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin ho an'Izao Tontolo Izao Boxing Fikambanana (WBO) izao tontolo izao middleweight lohateny. Ny tompon-tany New Yorker ihany koa ny fiakaran'ny mitantana faran'izay British middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).

 

Ny 21 taona, teratany avy any Rozzano Scardina, tanàna ny latsaky ny 40,000 ny olona ao amin'ny Faritanin 'Milan. Nanomboka ady totohondry ao 2008 teo amin'ny faha- 16, amin'ny manaraka ny dian-tongotry rahalahin-drainy izay ny mpanao ady totohondry tamin'izany andro izany, ary koa ny modely Daniele.

 

Scardina, izay nanana 56 mpankafy toaka, nalaina ambony voninahitra amin'ny maro Italiana Fifaninanana anisan'izany ny Rovereto National, National Silver Glove, ary roa National Golden fonon-tanana. Izy ihany koa no nahazo ny medaly alimo tamin'ny hetsika iraisam-pirenena iray.

 

Amin'ny 2013, dia boxed ny Italia Thunder Boxing Team ao amin'ny World Series ady totohondry, ihany no nahazo ny lalao tamin'ny mpanohitra alemà.

 

Scardina voalohany nisarika ny sain'ny Seip amin'ny izao tontolo izao olo-malaza 5faha- St. Fanaovana fanatanjahan-tena any Miami Beach, nisokatra tany am-boalohany ao amin'ny 1950 amin'ny Chris Dundee, ary ny an-trano ny tompon-daka eran-tsy hita isa no nampiofana tao anatin'izany Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston ary Willie Pep. Ny lovam-pampianarana manan-karena amin'ny vaovao mitohy 5faha- St. Gym, any tsy lavitra eto 1434 Alton Street, izay ambony mpiady avy any amin'ny tany toy ny Bernard Hopkins mbola mampiofana.

 

“Aho nahita azy voalohany ny fampiofanana tao amin'ny 5faha- St. Fanaovana fanatanjahan-tena, ary dia toa iray mahazatra mpankafy,” Nanazava Seip. “Dia natsipiny punches malalaka ary tsy fantany ny fomba tsara hanipy jab. Trainers Guy Laieta ary Dino Spencer nanomboka niasa niaraka taminy, ary ankehitriny dia ny mampiasa ny takatry, miady teny lavidavitra, ary manipy ny tsikombakomba ny jabs sy ny fihantonany. Izy liana amin'ny ady totohondry, mihaino sy mianatra isan'andro. Daniele manana tanana tsara haingana sy ny hery. Dia ny tsara tarehy ankizy, koa. Dia nahita zavatra ao aminy, intangibles, ary nanapa-kevitra ny sonia azy.

 

“Dino dia tompony izay efa nahary ny ambony-notch fanaovana fanatanjahan-tena amin'ny fahafahana Samy te lehibe tao amin'ny rivo-piainana toy izany mampiseho mpiady maro manan-talenta izay tena manosika ny hafa. Tsy efa hita fa efa nihatsara Danielle ny fahaizany fiofanana any. Izy ela, fifadian-kanina sy mahery. Ny asany dia tsy mampino etika; izy no voalohany eo amin'ny fanaovana fanatanjahan-tena, farany handao. Tsy afaka manimba ity zanak'osy ity, na. Isika rehetra dia minoa fa Izy dia manana hoavy mamirapiratra tena.”

 
Scardina mamely-kitapo mavesatra amin'ny faha-5 St. Fanaovana fanatanjahan-tena any Miami Beach

Tsy toy ny mpiady avy any Rosia sy ny Sovietika teo aloha-bloc firenena, sy ireo avy any Amerika Latina, izay avy any Etazonia mba hanamarina ny matihanina ady totohondry asany, Italiana-teraka mpiady mahalana no nanaraka ny lalana ihany araka ny Scardina, izay nifindra tany Miami tamin'ny taona lasa ary matory eo amin'ny tany ny rahalahiny ny trano.

 

Ny irery Italiana-teraka tompon-daka izao tontolo izao, izay niady matihanina any Amerika dia Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), izay ny kapila bitika / WBA middleweight tompon-daka amin'ny 1979-1980. Antuofermo, aza, Nifindra niaraka tamin'ny fianakaviany tany Brooklyn avy Puglia, Italia, tamin'izy 17 ary nianatra ny fomba totohondry any Amerika.

 

“Aho no te ho tompon-daka any Amerika,” Hoy Scardina. “Izany no nofy ny Amerikana ho ahy. Heveriko aho manana fahafahana lehibe ao amin'ity firenena ity mba ho ny lehibe indrindra afaka ny ho mpanao ady totohondry aho amin'ny fanampiana tsara. John Seip no mpitantana tsara ho ahy izy, satria mino isika tompon-daka afaka izao tontolo izao ho toy ny ekipa.”

 

Scardina ny toerana tena mpanao ady totohondry, dia Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux ary Miguel Cotto. “Aho miasa amin'ny fahatanterahana ho toy ny mpiady ivelany sy ny lehibe kokoa ny fitaovam-piadiana,” Scardina nanampy. Aho izao tontolo izao niady ho tompon-daka.”

 

Scardina antenaina hanao ny mpanohana fanjanahan'i May na Jona ity.

 

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