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Rising Russian Star Elena Gradinar Wins IBF Inter-Continental Female Featherweight Championship with Unanimous Decision Over Former WBC World Champ Olivia Gerula

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Sábado night at the Sport Hall Energia in Narva, Estonia, rising and undefeated Russian female star Elena Gradinar picked up her first professional title, the IBF Inter-Continental Female Featherweight Championship, with a unanimous decision over Canadian former WBC world champion Olivia Gerula.
Gradinar (9-0, 2 Kos) dominated the more experienced Gerula over the 10-round distance, winning by scores of 99-91, 98-92 e 99-91.
“I am very happy with the win and my IBF belt,” dixo Gradinar, post-loita. “I want to fight Jennifer Han for the IBF world title. I want to do my part in lifting women’s boxing to the next level and fight the best.”
Her co-promoter, Dmitriy Salita (along with Alexander Nevsky Promotion Group), has made a firm commitment to women’s boxing by signing several current and upcoming female superstars including world champions Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer, as well as top prospects Franchon Crews Dezurn, Elena Savelyeva and Gradinar.
Salita says this is just the start of a terrific 2018 for Gradinar. “With the win Elena has cemented herself as one of the best female featherweights in the world. This is going to be a big year for Elena and women’s boxing.”
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Team USA knocks off Team Ireland, 7-3 on USA Boxing’s 2018 EUA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour stop #2; SPRINGFIELD RESULTS

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Team USA middleweight Troy Isley was named Most Outstanding Boxer of the night

SPRINGFIELD, Masa. (Marzo 16, 2018) – Team USA defeated Team Ireland, 7-3, last night (Xoves) on the second stop of the three-city 2018 EUA vs. Irlanda Nordeste Boxing de turismo, at MassMutual Center MGM Springfield in Massachusetts.

Team USA defeated Team Ireland in team scoring, 8-4, last Monday in the first dual and it also clinched the team title last night, holding a 2-0 advantage with one more match-up to go in the series.
Xoves night’s final score was somewhat misleading, aínda, much more competitive than the final team score may indicate, as the first five matches ended in 2-1 split decisions, all in favor of Team USA.
Gifted California bantamweight Marc Castro won his second straight bout on this tour,defeating George Bates, 2-1, in the Fight of the Night.
Most Outstanding Boxer of the night, Virginia middleweight Troy Isley, o 2017 Elite World Championship bronze medalist, locked up the team victory and series clincher in the seventh match of the night with an up-close-and-personal unanimous decision over game Irish middleweight Gerard French.
The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour concludes Mércores, Mar. 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire. The action will commence at 7:00 p.m. E for up to 12 world-class amateur bouts, which will all be live streamed, de balde, na páxina web EUA Boxeo (www.usaboxing.org). Presented by Corona Premium and serving as a fundraiser for another partner of the show, the Manchester PAL Boxing Club, tickets are $20 para a admisión xeral, $30 for reserved ringside seats, and available to purchase on Seacoast Ticket Agency’s website, www.seacoastticket.com, the official ticket distributor for the event.
Irish heavyweight Kiril Afganasev edged 2017 US National bronze medalist Adrian Tillman, 3-0, for the second consecutive time on this tour. The taller Afranasov was too strong inside, unha vez máis, for Tillman.
American light heavyweight Khalil Coe decisioned six-time Irish National champion Caoimhin Hynes for the second time in a row by the identical scoring, 3-0, by effectively using his superior height and reach advantage.
Eight-time Irish National Champion Brett McGinty avenged his opening night loss, winning a 2-1 decision against National AAU champion Nikita Ababiy.
Southpaw Paddy Donovan gave Ireland its first win of the night, upsetting Cleveland welterweight Quinton Randall, un 2017 Elite World Championship team member, in the sixth match, by way of the first 3-0 unanimous decision of the evening.
2016 Campión Mundial da Xuventude Delante “Tigre” Johnson took a split decision from Irish light welterweight Caoimhin Ferguson, 2-1.
California light welterweight Charlie Sheehy kept the American freight train rolling, taking a split decision from eight-time Irish National champion Wayne Kelly.
In a rematch of last Monday’s match, heavy-handed American welterweight Oshae Jones, un 2017 Elite Women’s Continental Championships silver medalist, won a hard-fought split decision over Grainne Walsh for the second time in a row. Jones dropped Walsh in the opening round, but the Irish boxer battled back in another second spirited confrontation.
In the opening match of the evening, Virginia light welterweight Amelia Moore, in her first international bout, upset World Championships silver medalist lightweight Kellie Harrington, 2-1.
Complete individual & team results:
SPRINGFIELD RESULTS
Pesos pesados
Kiril Afanasev, Dublín, Irlanda
WDEC (3-0)
Adrian Tillman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, EUA
Medio-pesados
Khalil Coe, Jersey, City, New Jersey, EUA
WDEC (3-0)
Caoimhin Hynes, Belfast, Irlanda
Medio-medio
Brett McGinty, Derry, Irlanda
WDEC (2-1)
Nikita Ababiy, Brooklyn, Nova York, EUA
Troy Isley, Alexandria, Virxinia, EUA
WDEC (3-0)
Gerard French, Anrtim
Welterweights
Paddy Donovan, Limerick
WDEC (3-0)
Quinton Randall, Katy, Texas, EUA
luz welterweights
Tiger Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio, EUA
WDEC (2-1)
Caoimhin Ferguson, Atrium
Charlie Sheey, Brisbane, California
WDEC (2-1)
Wayne Kelly, Laois, Irlanda
Pesos lixeiros
Marc Castro, Fresno, California, EUA
WDEC3 (2-1)
George Bates, Dublín
WOMEN WELTERWEIGHTS
Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio, EUA
WDEC (2-1)
Grainne Walsh, Offaly, Irlanda
WOMEN LIGHTWEIGHTS
Amelia Moore, Alexandria, Virxinia, EUA
WDEC (2-1)
Kellie Harrington, Dublín, Irlanda
EUA: 7 IRELAND: 3
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IWBHF Announces 2018 Inductees

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Myriam Lamare, Belinda Laracuente, Jessica Rakoczy,
Mary Jo Sanders, Vonda Ward, Julie Lederman,
Belle Martell & Bernie McCoy
The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame has announced the 2018 inductees. The eight honorees include five retired boxers, a referee, a boxing judge and a journalist. The fighters include Myriam Lamare, Belinda Laracuente, Jessica Rakoczy, Mary Jo Sanders and Vonda Ward; the boxing judge is Julie Lederman, the referee, honored posthumously, is Belle Martell and the journalist, the first male ever so honored, is Bernie McCoy.

O 2018 inductees bring the five-year IWBHF total to thirty-seven. The Hall was conceived and founded in 2014 by Sue Fox, publisher and editor of WBAN, the longtime site of record for the sport of Women’s boxing. WBA, for over two decades, has spotlighted and brought awareness to the sport of female boxing and five years ago, Fox crystallized that focus with the establishment a Hall of Fame, centered solely on the sport.

The five boxers being honored represent headline fighters from the past two decades in the sport and represented an era when the best of the female boxers, more often than not, were matched with other top fighters in their weight class. The five inductees represent countries ranging from France, Puerto Rico and Canada and include two U.S. atletas, an indication of the burgeoning international flavor into which the sport has evolved.

Myriam Lamare epitomized the noun “fighter.” She had one gear, “all out” and knew only one direction, “straight ahead.” It is not an overstatement to call her two bouts with Anne Sophie Mathis fights that served to ignite interest in the sport of female boxing in Europe. Lamare fought 177 rounds over her career and was in the ring with every top boxer in the sport, ranging from Mathis to Holm to Braekus.

Belinda Laracuente set the bar high for a “go anywhere, fight anyone” reputation. The Puerto Rican born boxer fought every good fighter in the sport, including Christy Martin, Sumya Anani and Holly Holm in this country and Myriam Lamare in France, Esther Phiri in Zambia, Duda Yankovich in Brazil, Jelena Mrdjenovich in Canada and Emiko Raika in Japan. It was said that Laracuente, no anel, had every move in the book along with some that were only in rare editions.

Jessica Rakoczy came out of Hamilton, Ontario and followed the pattern of the other inductees in looking up the rankings for opponents, fighting Layla McCarter, Jenifer Alcon and Jane Couch. But it was her 2007 loss to Ann Marie Saccurato that is often talked about when the subject is “best fights, ever,” in the sport. For Rakoczy, the bout was a text book example of the ring adage that even in defeat, o “good ones” often bring out the best in themselves and their sport.

Mary Jo Sanders had twenty-five wins over a sterling career coming out of the quintessential fight town of Detroit. She also had a loss and a draw on her record, both against the “cara” of the sport, no momento, Holly Holm. The Holm bouts were the highlights of a career for a very fundamentally skilled fighter who had big wins against Layla McCarter and Chevelle Hallback.

Vonda Ward might well be considered the best all-around female athlete ever to box professionally. She was an outstanding high school basketball player in Cleveland before matriculating to the University of Tennessee to play for legendary coach Pat Summitt. No anel, Ward compiled an estimable 23-1 rexistro, beating heavyweight fighters such as Carleton Ewell, Martha Salazar and Marsha Valley, losing only to highly regarded Ann Wolfe.

Julie Lederman grew up in a boxing household. Como tal, it is fair to assume she was probably exposed to the sport from a young age. Those two circumstances may have had something to do with her gravitating to the sport as a boxing judge. Those two circumstances have nothing to do with her becoming one of the top officials in the NYSAC. Similar to the fighters honored by the IWBHF, she is a very good boxing judge, not a very good female boxing judge; she is also not a very good judge with a well- known last name. She is a very good judge well worthy of induction into the IWBHF.

Belle Martell, who is honored with induction posthumously, was the first female referee licensed in California in April,1940. She continued, along with her husband, Arte, to be a factor in boxing for the following two decades serving also as an active promoter in the state’s amateur ranks along with being a highly-sought after ring announcer.

Bernie McCoy began writing while in the Army, serving with the Armed Forces Press Service. Upon discharge, he alternated between advertising (copywriting for the Reynolds Tobacco and Coca-Cola accounts) and the newspaper business (sports writing in St. Louis, New Orleans and various New York suburban papers) before retiring from two decades as part of the Media department at Pepsi Cola. Subsequently, he has written extensively about Women’s boxing for a number of Internet sites, most notably, WBA. Founder and publisher, Sue Fox remarked “while always a staunch advocate and strong supporter of the sport, (McCoy) never pulled his punches in his writing.”

While the fifth class of the IWBHF may be slightly more diverse than previous groups, including three “non-participant” inductees, this ground breaking enterprise continues to forge ahead with its focus and mission, to provide recognition to a sport and it’s integral figures, past and present, who have contributed to the progress thus far achieved and to the future growth of the sport and it’s athletes.

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Claressa Shields and Mary J Blige Appear as Superheroes in Commercial Aired During Sunday’s Oscars Broadcast

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WBC and IBF World Super Middleweight Champion, and two-time US Olympic gold-medal winner, Claressa Shields, appeared with music legend and fellow female superstar Mary J. Blige in a special 60-second short film that aired during Sunday’s worldwide broadcast of the 90th Academy Awards.
Directed by Dee Rees and sponsored by Walmart, the film was inspired by Walmart delivery boxes and featured Shields and Blige as superheroes.

A world-famous singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress, Blige is a nine-time Grammy Award winner, a three-time Golden Globe nominee and the first woman to receive multiple Academy Award nominations in the same year (for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song). She has sold 75 million records worldwide.
In addition to being the current unified WBC and IBF World Super Middleweight Champion, pederneira, Michigan’s Shields won gold at the 2012 e 2016 Xogos Olímpicos, becoming the first American boxer-female or male-to win consecutive medals. En só o seu primeiro ano completo como un profesional, Shields was named USA Today: Feminino Loitador do Ano, Yahoo Sports: Feminino Loitador do Ano, WBA: Hottest Rising Star e WBAN: máis inspirado.
Shields (5-0, 2 Kos) is currently hard at work, preparing for her next fight in April on SHOWTIME.
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Sharahya-Taina Moreu to make USA Boxing Women’s Elite debut at home in Albuquerque

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2018 Western Elite Qualifier and Regional Open Championships
Mar. 6-10 at Albuquerque Convention Center

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Marzo 1, 2018) – High school senior Sharahya-Taina Moreu, one of the top youth amateur boxers in the world, will make her USA Boxing in the Women’s Elite Division at home in Albuquerque, Marzo 6-10, no 2018 USA Boxing Western Elite Qualifier and Regional Open Championships.

The 18-year-old Moreu, who plans to attend community college next year, é un 2016 USA Boxing National Champion, in addition to a four-time Native American and 2014 Gene Lewis champion. She was a silver medalist at the 2015 Junior/Youth Open and 2014/2015 Junior Olympic championships.

Boxeo, her father/coach, Yoruba Moreu, o atraso Johnny Tapia helped her overcome the life-changing tragedy of her mother’s death in an automobile accident, forging a new path for her as a role model and 2020 Olympic hopeful. “I was only eight when my mother died,” Moreu remembered. “I was laying on her when the car-rolled and she was thrown through the back window. I was the first out of the card and on the freeway asking for help.

“I’m a better person because of that accident, aínda. No inicio, I was regretful and angry, getting in fights and on a bad path. I got into boxing, took anger management, and became motivated. I didn’t realize that I’d become a role model until girls started asking me for advice. They do look up to me and some of them I now coach.”
Moreu started boxing at the age of 12 and Tapia, o tempo de cinco, tres división campión mundial, in addition to the 1983 e 1985 Nacional de Ouro campión Luvas, had a tremendous impact on Sharahya-Taina that will remain in her heart and soul for life.
“We became like family,” Moreu said. “No inicio, he didn’t like girls boxing, so he worked me real hard. I was a good basketball player and he kept telling me to go play basketball. But he became a big person in my life, Eu creo que, because I had lost my mother at such a young age. He helped me in and out of the ring in so many ways. Johnny Tapia was the nicest, most humble man I’ve ever met. We became family until the gym fell apart. He only coached me about eight months, but he taught me that boxing defines you as a person, dentro e fóra do anel de. I feel safe in the ring. I’m a better person because of Johnny and boxing.”

En termos de estilo, Sharahya-Taina preys on her opponents’ mistakes, adjusting in the ring the same as, she says, “Just like in life.” At 5′ 10″, Moreu has a distinct height and reach advantage over most of her middleweight opponents, using those attributes, her speed and stiff jab to relentlessly pile up points.

She strongly believes that, because of Claressa Shields‘ gold-medal performances in the 2012 e 2016 Xogos Olímpicos, the doors are open wider for women in boxing. “I saw an American woman do what Clarissa did and become a dominant force in boxing,” Moreu remarked. “(2016 U.S. Olympian and three-time USA Boxing National Champion)) Mikaela Mayer (3-0, 2 KOs as a pro) has helped a lot, moi. She signed with a good promoter (Top Rank). Boxing is slowly getting better for woman, maybe not equal to men, but there are more girls boxing today than ever before and that’s a good sign.”

Fighting at home in the Western Qualifier has a special meaning for Moreu. “I thought fighting in Albuquerque would be a lot of pressure,” she admitted, “but there’s not much pressure on me because of all the support I’m receiving. It’s easy here. Albuquerque isn’t like a big city but it’s becoming a fight town.

“I like to travel and meet different people. Ano pasado, I represented to United States in India at the Youth Championships, and I saw another part of the world, how people trained and had different life styles. I’m turning 19 en maio, so this is my first-time boxing in an Elite tournament, and it’s great doing it in my hometown.

Moreu also credits her father for a large amount of her success in the ring and life. “He’s been a single parent, but he’s always been there doing his best for me as a father and coach,” Sharahya-Taina noted. “Most people don’t know that he’s Puerto Rican, my mother a Native American (Pueblo).”

Like most young, elite athletes, Sharahya-Taina has a dream. “2020 in the Olympics,” she concluded. “I want to establish myself as an amateur and eventually go pro and have a good career.”

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Streaking Russian Female Star Elena Savelyeva to Fight 10 Rounds in Fourth Pro Fight

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In just her fourth professional fight, rising female flyweight prospect Elena Savelyeva will take the leap to 10-rounders.
Formerly one of the most decorated female amateur boxers in the world and a 2012 Olímpico, Savelyeva (3-0, 3 Kos), de Pushkino, Rusia, will face former world title challenger Nevenka Mikulic of Croatia on Sábado, Febreiro 10 at Qin Shi Huang Restaurant in Saint Petersburg, Rusia.
“Eu me sinto gran,” said Savelyeva, “Everything has gone completely according to plan. The fight itself will show what great shape I’m in. My training is always very intense, and I always have planned-out goals in mind.”
Co-promoted by Salita Promotions and Russian-based Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group, Savelyeva went 134-15-1 como afeccionado, winning the world, Europeo (2X) e ruso (6X) championships She represented her homeland in the 2012 Summer Olympics and competed in the first-ever women’s Olympic boxing match in history.
She has been preparing for her first 10-round fight between gyms in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
“I haven’t experienced any difficulties at all so far,” said Savelyeva of the transition to the professional ranks. “My opponents allowed me to develop and progress properly. I have an extensive amateur background, fighting and beating the best in the world. I expect to do the same in the pros and win a professional world title, hopefully by the end of this year.”
“Elena is progressing quickly, as any fighter with her amateur experience would,” said co-promoter Dmitriy Salita. “Despois desa loita, she will be looking for world-title fight, especially if its against her former amateur rival, (UK-based) Nicola Adams.”
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Salita Promotions was founded in 2010 por Dmitriy Salita, a professional boxer and world-title challenger who saw the need for a promotional entity to feature boxing’s best young prospects and established contenders in North America and around the world. Viewers watching fighters on worldwide television networks including Showtime, ESPN, Spike TV, Universal Sports Network and MSG have enjoyed Salita Promotions fight action in recent years. We pride ourselves on offering our fighters opportunities inside and outside the ring. Salita Promotions looks forward to continuing to grow and serve the needs of fight fans around the globe. Para obter máis información, visita salitapromotions.com.
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Rising Star Elena Gradinar to Face Olivia Gerula para IBF Campionato Intercontinental en Narva, Estonia, en marzo 24

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A estrela en ascenso feminina, Elena Gradinar de San Petersburgo, Rusia, competirá por primeira cinto de campión da súa carreira profesional, cando asume o ex-campión mundial de Olivia “o Predator” Gerula para o Campionato Pena Intercontinental IBF.
O 10-redonda Gradinar vs. Gerula batalla terá lugar o Sábado, Marzo 24, no Salón Enerxía Deporte en Narva, Estonia.
O invicto 27-year-old Gradinar (8-0, 2 Kos) fun 73-8 como afeccionado, gañando varios torneos nacionais e internacionais afeccionados. Gradinar tamén alcanzou a designación de Sport Master of Russia.
Un ben respectado e realizado profesional, Gerula, de Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadá, é o ex WBC Mundial Feminino Super Pena Campión e fixo dúas defensas exitosas. Tamén ocupou o Campionato Mundial WIBA ben respectado.
“Estou moi feliz de loitar polo IBF Intercontinental cinto contra o ex-campión mundial WBC Olivia Gerula,” dixo Gradinar. “We will bring for boxing fans a dramatic and exiting clash between us. Estou moi orgulloso de que vou representar o meu país a Rusia e espero que IBF Intercontinental cinto atoparás residencia na gloriosa cidade rusa de San. Petersburg!”
“Estou moi animado sobre o que está por vir. I look forward to visiting Estonia and soaking up some of its culture while proudly representing Canada,” dixo Olivia Gerula. “Sei Elena ten unha marca afeccionado impresionante e un rexistro profesional invicto, pero eu non creo que ela xa estivo no arena con un loitador da miña calidade e experiencia, por iso espero para axitar as cousas.”
co-promotor do Gerula Dmitriy Salita, xunto con Nevskiy Promotion Group Alexander baseada en ruso, di que a loita Gerula revela moito sobre a transición Gradinar para as filas profesionais.
“Este será o exame máis difícil da carreira do mozo Elena,” Dixo Palabra. “Olivia Gerula loitou e golpeado moitas lutadoras de nivel superior na división. Estou ansioso para unha gran loita e, cunha vitoria, o desenvolvemento continuo do noso futuro campión mundial.”
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HEATHER HARDY AND ANA JULATON TO COMPETE IN MMA AND BOXING CONTESTS

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MIXED MARTIAL ARTS BOUT SET FOR Bellator 194 EN Febreiro 16

 

LOS ANGELES – A flyweight feature fight pitting renowned boxing champions Heather Hardy (1-1) contra Ana Julaton (2-3) has been added to the main card of Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione en Venres, Febreiro 16 no MOHEGAN Sun Arena en Uncasville, Conner. The event will air live and free on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. E.

 

 

 

The bout will be the first part of a dual event scenario in which the fighters are also expected to compete in a boxing match at a later date. While the MMA bout will be held under the Bellator banner, DiBella Entertainment and Orion Sports Management will handle promotional duties for the boxing event.

 

 

 

Os ingresos para Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione are available now and can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, mentres que a acción preliminar pode transmitir en Bellator.com e globalmente no bellator Mobile App. Additional contests will be announced in coming weeks.

 

 

 

Making her third appearance inside the Bellator MMA cage, Hardy hopes to duplicate the game plan that earned her an impressive knockout win over Alice Yauger in her professional debut at Madison Square Garden. Hailing from Brooklyn, N.I., Hardy built an imposing boxing resume prior to joining forces with Bellator, where she collected a pair of titles in multiple weight classes, including the WBC International Female Super Bantamweight belt and WBC International Female Featherweight belt. “The Heat” protected an unblemished mark of 20-0 through a five-year stint inside the boxing ring.

 

 

 

An accomplished professional boxer herself, Julaton also brings a unique style to the Bellator cage as she prepares for just her sixth career MMA bout. The former WBO and IBA super bantamweight world champion made the transition to mixed martial arts in May of 2014, collecting a convincing knockout over Aya-Saeid Saber. Since making her professional MMA debut, “The Hurricane” has competed for multiple world-renown promotions and trains alongside Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix competitor Frank Mir en Las Vegas.

 

 

 

Actualizado Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione Fight Card:

 

 

Heavyweight World Grand Prix First Round Bout: Roy Nelson (23-14) vs. Matt Mitrione (12-5)

 

 

Co-Main leve Evento: Patricky “Pitbull” (18-8) vs. Derek Campos (19-6)

 

 

Women’s Flyweight Feature Bout: Heather Hardy (1-1) vs. Ana Julaton (2-3)

 

 

 

Bellator.com and Bellator Mobile App Preliminary Card:

 

 

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Marcus Surin (4-1) vs. Dean Hancock (3-1)

 

 

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Ross Richardson (Pro Debut) vs. Nick Giulietti (Pro Debut)

 

 

165-lb. Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Peter Nascimento (Pro Debut) vs. Kastriot Xhema (1-1)

 

 

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Regivaldo Carvalho (4-2) vs. Tom English (6-8)

 

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Combate AMERICAS SINAIS primeiro, CINCO DIVISIÓN Mundial de Boxeo campión Amanda Serrano

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Cinco división campión mundial de boxeo Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano asinou un exclusivo, multi-ano acordo promocional con Combate Américas, e está programa para facer a súa estrea no MMA marzo.

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MMA debut for world’s premier Hispanic MMA sports franchise

 

Nova York - Xaneiro 11, 2018 - Combate Americas anunciou a sinatura de cinco división campión mundial de boxeo, incluíndo reinante Organización Mundial de Boxeo (WBO) galo (118 libras) campión, Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano (Boxeo: 34-1-1, 26 KO; MMA: 0-0) a unha exclusiva, Segundo promoción multi-ano.

 

 

O único loitador do sexo feminino na historia, así como o único rival portorriqueño de sempre a conquistar cinco títulos mundiais en cinco categorías de peso diferentes, a 29-year-old Serrano que naceu en Ohio, Puerto Rico e loita fóra de Brooklyn, N.I., vai facela Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) estrea en La Jaula, Combate a gaiola Américas, nunha data de marzo para ser anunciado en breve.

 

 

"Estamos moi animado para traer Amanda Serrano, un dos Superstars máis emocionantes do boxeo para a familia Combate Américas, e estamos ansiosos para poñer-la nun escenario global, que é propiedade do premier de deportes en 21 países de lingua española no mundo,"Dixo Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

 

 

Serrano, un top 10 Pound-for-pound loitador, vai continuar a súa carreira no boxeo florecente baixo a promoción da DiBella Entertainment, e intenta facer o primeiro atleta na historia a deter vez títulos mundiais en MMA e boxeo.

 

 

Serrano capturou o seu primeiro gran título mundial, a Federación Internacional de Boxeo (IBF) Super coroa dos penas, en só 22 anos, cun brutal, KO segunda rolda de Kimberly Connor de setembro 10, 2011.

 

 

Ela xa rasgado a través das fileiras de combatentes noutras catro categorías de peso, varios de galo a leve (135 libras), e, máis recentemente marcou unha primeira rolda TKO sobre Marilyn Hernández en novembro 4, 2017.

 

 

Serrano foi inspirado a atravesar para o mundo do MMA polo campión mundial xubilado Miesha Tate, que desde entón se tornou co-manager do Serrano.

 

 

Combate Americas está saíndo dun ano excepcional, producir avaliacións da televisión notables nos EUA, México e España, incluíndo os dous primeiros eventos Telemundo MMA na historia que xerou a maior audiencia de calquera lingua española MMA mostra na U.S. no verán e outono de 2017, e como moitos como 6.9 millóns de espectadores a un episodio da súa serie de televisión semanal na TV Azteca en México.
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Salita Promotions Adds to World-Class Women’s Boxing Roster, Signs Top Female Prospect Franchon Crews-Dezurn to a Promotional Contract

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Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions proudly announces the signing of Baltimore-based female super middleweight prospect and former amateur world standout Franchon Crews-Dezurn to a promotional contract.
Crews-Dezurn joins a Salita Promotions women’s boxing roster that includes superstar Claressa Shields, European star Christina Hammer, and Russian future champion Elena Savelyeva.

30-year-old Crews-Dezurn, 2-1, 1 KO as a professional, is a former highly decorated, elite amateur boxer. Among her many championships, she was an eight-time US Open National Champion, a four-time National Female Golden Gloves Champion, a four-time Pan Am Continental Champion, a two-time National PAL Champion, and a two-time US Olympic Team Alternate.

She also represented Team USA in numerous international competitions, e en 2011, Crews-Dezurn made history by becoming the first of three women in the United States to qualify and compete in the debut of women’s boxing at the Pan American Games.

Since stepping up on short notice and losing a decision in an exciting fight to women’s superstar and former amateur rival Claressa Shields in her pro debut in November 2016, Crews-Dezurn spent 2017 beating Louisiana-based contenders Latashia Burton (QUEN 1) in March and Sydney LeBlanc (UD 4) en agosto.

She will make her debut fighting under the Salita Promotions banner against North Carolina’s Tiffany Woodard on Venres, Xaneiro 12, on the untelevised undercard of WBC/IBF World Champion Claressa Shields’ 168-pound title defense versus mandatory challenger Tori Nelson, directo na canle Showtime (10 p.m. E/PT) do Turning Stone Resort Casino en Verona, Nova York.

“I’m very excited and grateful for the opportunity to have such a great platform for me and for women’s boxing,” said Crews-Dezurn. “There’s a lot of excitement in the Super Middleweight and Middleweight divisions and I can’t wait to be right in the thick of it.”

Crews-Dezurn says she’ll be looking to rise in the rankings on her way to high-profile showdowns, including a possible rematch with Shields.
“I love what Dmitriy has done with Claressa and he just signed Christina Hammer. Eu son un loitador. I’d like to fight a few six- and eight-rounders, build myself up inside and outside the ring through hard work. There are some great fights out there. Estou animado. There’s Claressa, Martelo, Cornejo, Nikki Adler, Tori Nelson. I want to fight for a world title before the end of the year, but my competitive side says let’s do it right now.”
Crews-Dezurn trains at the Headbangers Boxing Gym in Washington, DC, under well-regarded trainer Barry Hunter, as well as Patrice “Boogie” Harris, Jamie Harris and her husband Glenn Dezurn Jr.

“I’ve been training there for the last three years. The whole team is amazing. You’re in there with world champs and title contenders. The level of intensity is always very high. And it’s a family atmosphere I love it there.”

“Women’s boxing is suddenly flooded with great talent and Franchon, as a pioneering woman of the modern boxing age, deserves to be part of that group,” said Dmitriy Salita. “I’m happy to have reached an agreement with her. With her tremendous skill and marketable personality, Franchon has the potential to become another women’s superstar in a golden age for the sport.”

Tamén presente no Xaneiro 12 televisionar, Uzbekistán poder de perforación Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) afrontará compañeiro invicto e top-10 clasificou Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos) de Toledo, Ohio. Na co-metragem, Jesse Hernández (10-1, 7 Kos) vai asumir Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) nun 10 redonda super galo loita.

Os ingresos para o evento, que é promovido pola Promocións Salita, Actualmente á venda por $75 para as dúas primeiras liñas de arena, $65 para o resto asentos arena e os outros ao prezo de $49 e $37, ademais de calquera taxas aplicables. Os billetes pódense mercar en persoa ou chamando ao Turning Stone Resort taquilla en 800.771.7711 ou en liña en Ticketmaster.

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