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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
Junij 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (Maj 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, Junij 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 mornarja 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, preveč.

 

 

“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 in Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, svetovni naslov izzivalci Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega in Israel “ne” Cardona, in 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. Komaj čakam!”

 

 

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), od 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 “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, vse v štirih okroglih napadi, 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.

 

 

Vse bitke in borci so predmet sprememb.

 

 

Vstopnice, po ceni $80.00, $60.00 in $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, kot tudi $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Vrata odprta na 6 p.m. IN, Prvi dvoboj se začne pri 7 p.m. IN.

 

 

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 mornarja 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 in Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, svetovni naslov izzivalci Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully in Israel “ne” Cardona, in 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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Četrtek, Julij 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. IN/5 p.m. PT
MASHANTUCKET, CT (Julij 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 Četrtek, Julij 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 Kos) faces former world champion Am “King” Soliman (44-13, 18 Kos) v 10 krogu glavni dogodek Premier Boxing prvakov na ESPN & ESPN.
Televiziji pokritost začne pri 8 p.m. IN/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 in 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with Sandy Sedlar.
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 dvakrat; 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 Drugi Berto (27-0) in challenger Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 krogi, 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.
V 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12th okrogla, 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 v 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, v svojih 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, zmagiZahir Raheem in Artur Grigorian in izgublja na Juan Diaz in 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 v 10th krog njihovih 2011 Boj, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) v 12th round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, in 114-113) v svojih 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), in Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez v 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. in Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. V njegov 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-krog TKO od 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 okrogla.
Vstopnice za dogodek v živo, ki ga spodbuja DiBella Entertainment, stanejo $150, $75 in $45, ne vključno z veljavnimi stroškov storitev in davkov, in so v prodaji sedaj. Vstopnice so na voljo na www.ticketmaster.com in www.foxwoods.com ali z obiskom Foxwoods’ Box Office. Zaračunati po telefonu, pokličite na Ticketmaster (800) 745-3000.
Za več informacij, Obisk www.premierboxingchampions.com, sledite na TwitterPremierBoxing, LouDiBella, DiBellaEnt, @FoxwoodsCT, @ESPNBoxing in @Swanson_Comm ter postanite oboževalec na Facebooku na www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions. Highlights are available to embed at www.youtube.com/premierboxingchampions. PBC na ESPN sponzorira Corona Extra, Finest Beer.
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Manager John Seip podpiše Italijanski super srednji možnih kupcih in Daniele Marco Scardina

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

 

MIAMI (April 6, 2015) – Veteran vodja boks John Seip ima podpisano zelo okrašena italijanski amaterski boksar Daniel Mark Scardina izključni individualnih pogodbah.

 

Seip je najbolj znan po vodenju Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin na svetovni boksarski organizacije (WBO) naslov svetovnega prvaka v srednji. Materni New Yorker tudi upravlja narašča britanske super srednji Steed “Žrebec” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).

 

21-year-old Scardina prihaja iz Rozzano, mesto z manj kot 40,000 ljudje v Milano. Začel boks v 2008 pri starosti 16, sledi stopinjam stričeve ki je bil boksar v tistem času, kot tudi vzor Daniele je.

 

Scardina, ki so imeli 56 amaterski napadi, posnete top odliko v številnih italijanskih turnirjev, vključno z Rovereto National, National Silver Glove, in dve nacionalni Golden Gloves. Prav tako je osvojil bronasto medaljo na mednarodnem dogodku.

 

V 2013, je pakirana v Italia Thunder Boxing Team World Series of Boxing, zmago svojega edinorojenega tekmo proti nemškim nasprotnikom.

 

Scardina najprej ujeli Seip pozornost na svetu, znameniti 5th St. Telovadnico v Miami Beach, prvotno odprt v 1950 s Chris Dundee, in dom številnih svetovnih prvakov sta se usposabljajo, vključno z Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston in Willie Pep. Bogata tradicija nadaljuje na novo 5th St. Gym, ki se nahajajo v bližini na 1434 Alton Street, kjer je top borci iz celega sveta, kot so Bernard Hopkins še vlak.

 

“Sem prvič videla, usposabljanje na 5th St. Telovadnico in je videti kot tipičen amaterski,” Seip pojasnil. “Vrgel široke udarce in ni vedel, kako bi vrgel dober udarec. Trainers Guy Laieta in Dino Spencer začel delati z njim in zdaj on s svojo doseg, boj na daljavo, in metanje kombinacije Jabs in kljuke. On je strasten približno boks, poslušanje in učenje vsak dan. Daniele ima dobro hitrost roke in moč. Bil je čeden fant, preveč. Nekaj ​​sem videl v njem, neopredmetena sredstva, in se odločila, da ga podpiše.

 

“Dino je lastnik, ki je ustvaril vrhunsko telovadnico z velikimi možnostmi sparing v atmosferi, ki prikazujejo toliko nadarjenih borcev, ki resnično premikajo med seboj. To je že jasno, da je Danielle izboljšala njegovo usposabljanje spretnosti tam. On je dolga, hiter in zmogljiv. Njegovo delo etika je neverjetno; on je prvi v telovadnici, Zadnji čas, da zapustijo. Ne, ne more škoditi tega otroka, bodisi. Vsi smo prepričani, da ima zelo svetlo prihodnost.”

 
Scardina zadene težka vrečo 5th St. Telovadnico v Miami Beach

Za razliko od borcev iz Rusije in nekdanjih držav sovjetskega bloka, kot tudi tiste iz Latinske Amerike, ki so prišli v Združene države, da vzpostavijo svoje poklicne kariere boks, Gasilci Italijanski rojeni le redko sledijo isti poti kot Scardina, ki so se preselili v Miami lani in spi na tleh v stanovanju svojega brata.

 

Lone italijansko-rojen svetovni prvak, ki poklicno borili v Ameriki je Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), ki je bil WBC / WBA prvak v srednji kategoriji v 1979-1980. Antuofermo, čeprav, preselil s svojo družino v Brooklynu iz Puglia, Italija, ko je bil 17 in se je naučil, kako se polje v Ameriki.

 

“Vedno sem si želel biti prvak v Ameriki,” Scardina dejal. “To je ameriške sanje za mene. Mislim, da bom imel veliko priložnost v tej državi, da je največji boksar sem lahko s pravo pomočjo. John Seip je pravi vodja za mene, ker je prepričan, smo lahko svetovno prvenstvo skupaj kot ekipa.”

 

Najljubše boksarice Scardina so Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux in Miguel Cotto. “Delam na popolnost kot zunaj borca ​​in glavnih mojih rokah tesnejših,” Scardina dodano. Borim, da postane svetovni prvak.”

 

Scardina se pričakuje, da bo njegov prvi nastop pro to lahko ali junij.

 

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