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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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Saturday 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 thiab 99-91.
“I am very happy with the win and my IBF belt,” hais tias Gradinar, post-sib ntaus. “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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Pab (team) USA muab qhov qub rho tawm Team Ireland, 7-3 nyob USA Boxing's 2018 TEB CHAWS USA vs. Lub Tebchaws North Northeast Boxing Tour nres #2; TXUJ CI TXOJ CAI

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Pab pawg neeg pabcuam hauv Asmeskas nruab nrab yog Troy Isley tau muaj npe heev Tshaj Plaws Boxer hmo ntuj

TXOJ KEV CAI, Pawg. (Lub peb hlis ntuj 16, 2018) – Pab (team) USA swb pab pawg Ireland, 7-3, last night (Thursday) ntawm chaw nres thib ob ntawm peb-nroog 2018 TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing ncig saib, ntawm MassMutual Center MGM Springfield hauv Massachusetts.

Pab (team) USA swb pab pawg Ireland nyob rau hauv pab pawg tw, 8-4, Hnub Monday kawg nyob rau hauv thawj ob thiab nws kuj tseem ua tiav cov npe ntawm pab pawg nag hmo, tuav a 2-0 kom zoo dua nrog ib qho ntxiv match-up mus hauv koob.
Thursday hmo ntuj tus qhab nia zaum kawg yog yuam kev, tab sis yog, kev sib tw ntau dua li qhov kawg pab pawg qhov kawg yuav qhia tau, raws li thawj tsib kis tau xaus hauv 2-1 faib cov kev txiav txim siab, txhua yam hauv Pab Pawg USA.
Khoom plig California bantamweight Marc Castro yeej nws txoj kev sib tw thib ob ntawm qhov ncig xyuas no,tua yeej George Bates, 2-1, Hauv Kev Tawm Tsaus Hmo Ntuj.
Feem Ntau Ua Rau boxer hmo ntuj, Nruab nrab nruab nrab Virginia Troy Isley, lub 2017 Cov neeg tseem ceeb tshaj Ntiaj teb Championship bronze medalist, xauv lub pab pawg yeej thiab series clincher hauv xya phim ntawm hmo ntuj nrog kev txiav txim siab ze-thiab-tus kheej tsis txaus siab dhau ntawm kev ua si Irish nruab nrab Gerard Fabkis.
Lub Teb Chaws Asmeskas vs. Ireland Sab Qaum Teb Ncig Ntaus Ncig xaus Wednesday, Hiav txwv. 21 ntawm Lub Tsev Teev Ntuj Manchester Hauv Nroog New Hampshire. Qhov kev txiav txim yuav pib ntawm 7:00 p.m. THIAB kom mus txog 12 kev ntaus pob thoob ntiaj teb, uas txhua tus yuav tau nyob kwj, dawb xwb, rau teb chaws USA Boxing lub website (www.usaboxing.org). Los ntawm Corona Hwm thiab ua haujlwm ua tus nrhiav nyiaj txiag rau lwm tus khub ntawm qhov ua yeeb yam, the Manchester PAL Boxing Club, daim pib yog $20 kev nkag, $30 rau lub rooj zaum sib khi, thiab muaj muas tau ntawm Seacoast Ticket Agency lub vas sab, www.seacoastticket.com, tus nom daim ntawv faib rau cov kev tshwm sim.
Hnyav Irish hnyav Kiril Afganasev edged 2017 US National bronze medalist Adrian Tillman, 3-0, rau zaum ob sib law liag ntawm qhov ncig xyuas no. Tus siab Afranasov hnyav dua nyob sab hauv, ib zaug dua, rau Tillman.
Miskas lub teeb hnyav nrog Khalil Coe txiav txim siab rau-lub sijhawm Irish National tus yeej Caoimhin Hynes rau qhov thib ob lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv kab los ntawm qhov zoo tib yam qhab nia, 3-0, los ntawm kev siv nws qhov siab zoo dua thiab ncav cuag qhov zoo dua.
Yim-lub sijhawm Irish National Champion Brett McGinty avenged nws qhib hmo ntuj ploj, yeej a 2-1 kev txiav txim siab tau rau National AAU tus yeej Nikita Ababiy.
Southpaw Paddy Donovan muab Ireland nws thawj yeej ntawm qhov tsaus ntuj, chim siab Cleveland welterweight Qu Quar Randall, ib tug 2017 Cov neeg hauv Elite Ntiaj Teb Championship, nyob rau hauv lub thib rau phim, los ntawm txoj kev ntawm thawj 3-0 qhov kev txiav txim siab tsis sib thooj ntawm yav tsaus ntuj.
2016 Hluas ntiaj teb tau zus ib Hauv ntej “Tsov” Johnson muab kev txiav txim siab phua los ntawm Irish lub teeb welterweight Kevin Ferguson, 2-1.
California lub teeb welterweight Charlie Sheehy ceev cov tsheb ciav hlau Meskas thauj mus los, noj kev txiav txim siab los ntawm yim-sijhawm Irish National tus yeej Wayne Kelly.
Hauv kev rov ua tiav ntawm hnub Monday kev sib tw, hnyav-tes American welterweight Oshae Jones, ib tug 2017 Cov neeg sib tw Cov poj niam cov neeg sib tw tau txais nyiaj ua tus tshaj lij, yeej ib txoj kev txiav txim siab nyuaj uas tau sib tawm tsam dhau los Grainne Walsh rau lub sijhawm thib ob nyob uake. Jones poob Walsh hauv kev qhib puag ncig, tab sis lub boxer Irish ntaus rov qab nyob rau hauv lwm thib ob kev sib cav.
Hauv kev sib tw qhib ntawm yav tsaus ntuj, Virginia teeb welterweight Amelia Moore, hauv nws thawj thoob ntiaj teb sib tw, chim Lub Ntiaj Teb Kev Sib Tw Nyiaj Txiag rau lub ntsej muag ua kom sib Kellie Harrington, 2-1.
Ua tiav ib tug neeg & pab neeg tau:
TXUJ CI TXOJ CAI
Heavyweights
Kiril Afanasev, Dublin, Ireland
WDEC (3-0)
Adrian Tillman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, TEB CHAWS USA
LUB TEEB heavyweights
Khalil Coe, Tsho, City, New Jersey, TEB CHAWS USA
WDEC (3-0)
Caoimhin Hynes, Belfast, Ireland
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Brett McGinty, Cuam Tshuam, Ireland
WDEC (2-1)
Nikita Ababiy, Brooklyn, New York, TEB CHAWS USA
Troy Isley, Alexandria, Virginia, TEB CHAWS USA
WDEC (3-0)
Gerard Fabkis, Anrtim
WELTERWEIGHTS
Paddy Donovan, Limerick
WDEC (3-0)
Qu Quar Randall, Katy, Texas, TEB CHAWS USA
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS
Tsov Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio, TEB CHAWS USA
WDEC (2-1)
Kevin Ferguson, Atrium
Charlie Sheey, Brisbane, California
WDEC (2-1)
Wayne Kelly, Nplogliab, Ireland
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Marc Castro, Fresno, California, TEB CHAWS USA
WDEC3 (2-1)
George Bates, Dublin
POJ NIAM COJ
Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio, TEB CHAWS USA
WDEC (2-1)
Grainne Walsh, Offaly, Ireland
POJ NIAM LUB TEEB MEEM
Amelia Moore, Alexandria, Virginia, TEB CHAWS USA
WDEC (2-1)
Kellie Harrington, Dublin, Ireland
TEB CHAWS USA: 7 IRELAND: 3
Kom nyob mus txog hnub rau teb chaws USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing ncig saib nyem no.
TEB CHAWS USA vs. Ireland sij hawm
Lub peb hlis ntuj 21: Lub Manchester Downtown Hotel, Manchester, N.H.
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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.

Lub 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. ncaws pob, 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, nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib, 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, lub “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 “lub ntsej muag” of the sport, thaum lub sij hawm, 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. Nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib, Ward compiled an estimable 23-1 cov ntaub ntawv, 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. Xws li, 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, Art, 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, Flint, Michigan’s Shields won gold at the 2012 thiab 2016 Olympics, becoming the first American boxer-female or male-to win consecutive medals. Nyob rau hauv cia li nws tus thawj tag nrho xyoo raws li ib tug kws, Shields was named USA Today: Poj niam Fighter ntawm lub xyoo, Yahoo Cov kev ua si: Poj niam Fighter ntawm lub xyoo, WBA: Kub Rising Star thiab WBAN: Feem ntau cov Inspirational.
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
Hiav txwv. 6-10 at Albuquerque Convention Center

COLORADO SPRINGS, Ncej puab. (Lub peb hlis ntuj 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, Lub peb hlis ntuj 6-10, nyob rau ntawm lub 2018 USA Boxing Western Elite Qualifier and Regional Open Championships.

The 18-year-old Moreu, who plans to attend community college next year, yog ib tug 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.

Boxing, her father/coach, Yoruba Moreu, lub lig 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, tab sis yog. Thaum xub thawj, 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, lub tsib-lub sij hawm, peb faib lub ntiaj teb champion, in addition to the 1983 thiab 1985 Teb chaws Golden hnab looj tes champion, had a tremendous impact on Sharahya-Taina that will remain in her heart and soul for life.
“We became like family,” Moreu said. “Thaum xub thawj, 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, Kuv xav hais tias, 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, nyob rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub nplhaib. I feel safe in the ring. I’m a better person because of Johnny and boxing.”

Style-ntse, 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 thiab 2016 Olympics, 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, heev. She signed with a good promoter (Sab saum toj nyob qib). 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. Xyoo tas los, 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 nyob rau hauv Tej zaum, 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 Olympian, Savelyeva (3-0, 3 Kos), ntawm Pushkino, Russia, will face former world title challenger Nevenka Mikulic of Croatia on Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 10 at Qin Shi Huang Restaurant in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
“Kuv xav tias zoo,” 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 raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, winning the world, European (2X) thiab Lavxias teb sab (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. “Tom qab no sib ntaus, 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 los ntawm 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, Ntsia hlau loj 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. Yog xav paub ntxiv, mus ntsib salitapromotions.com.
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Rising Star Elena Gradinar rau Fim Olivia Gerula rau IBF intercontinental Championship nyob rau hauv Narva, Estonia, on Lub peb hlis ntuj 24

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Rising poj niam lub hnub qub, Elena Gradinar ntawm Saint Petersburg, Russia, yuav lwv rau lub thawj championship siv ntawm nws tus kws ua hauj lwm thaum nws yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no yeej Olivia “lub Predator” Gerula rau lub IBF intercontinental Featherweight Championship.
Lub 10-round Gradinar vs. Gerula sib ntaus sib tua yuav coj qhov chaw nyob rau Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 24, nyob rau Energia Kev ua si nawv Hall nyob rau hauv Narva, Estonia.
Lub undefeated 27-xyoo-laus Gradinar (8-0, 2 Kos) mus 73-8 raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, winning heev heev lub teb chaws thiab thoob ntiaj teb pib xyaum ua tournaments. Gradinar kuj attained los ntawm kev ua si nawv Master ntawm Russia.
Ib tug zoo-saib taus thiab ua tiav kev, Gerula, los ntawm Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, yog tus qub WBC ntiaj teb Poj niam Super Featherweight zus thiab ua rau ob vam meej defenses. Nws kuj muaj nyob rau hauv lub zoo-respected WIBA ntiaj teb Championship.
“Kuv zoo siab heev rau sib ntaus sib tua rau IBF intercontinental siv tiv thaiv qub WBC ntiaj teb tau zus ib Olivia Gerula,” hais tias Gradinar. “We will bring for boxing fans a dramatic and exiting clash between us. Kuv zoo siab heev hais tias kuv yuav sawv cev rau kuv lub teb chaws Russia thiab kuv cia siab hais tias IBF intercontinental siv yuav nrhiav tau qhov chaw nyob nyob rau hauv lub glorious Lavxias teb sab nroog ntawm St. Petersburg!”
“Kuv pog heev txog dab tsi tuaj. I look forward to visiting Estonia and soaking up some of its culture while proudly representing Canada,” hais tias Olivia Gerula. “Kuv paub Elena muaj ib tug impressive pib xyaum ua cov ntaub ntawv thiab ib tug undefeated kev cov ntaub ntawv, tab sis kuv tsis ntseeg hais tias nws tau puas tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog ib tug fighter ntawm kuv zoo thiab kev, li ntawd kuv thiaj xav tias yuav co yam.”
Gerula tus co-neeg pab txhawb Dmitriy Salita, nrog rau Lavxias teb sab-raws li Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group, hais tias lub Gerula sib ntaus yuav ua pov thawj ib tug ntau yam txog Gradinar tus hloov mus rau cov kev ibyam.
“Qhov no yuav tsum yog tus toughest kev xeem ntawm Elena lub cov tub ntxhais ua hauj lwm,” Hais lus. “Olivia Gerula tau tiv thaiv thiab nrua ntaus ntau top-level poj niam fighters nyob rau hauv lub division. Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej mus rau ib tug zoo sib ntaus thiab, nrog ib tug yeej, lub txuas ntxiv txoj kev loj hlob ntawm peb cov neej yav tom ntej ntiaj teb no tus yeej.”
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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 RAU OB HLIS 16

 

LOS ANGELES – A flyweight feature fight pitting renowned boxing champions Heather Hardy (1-1) tiv thaiv Ana Julaton (2-3) has been added to the main card of Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione rau Friday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 16 ntawm Mohegan Sun Arena nyob rau hauv Uncasville, Conn. The event will air live and free on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. THIAB.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Daim pib rau 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. THIAB/8 p.m. I, thaum ua ntej kev txiav txim yuav kwj rau Bellator.com thiab thooj plawv nyob rau hauv 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.Y., 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 nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.

 

 

 

Tshiab Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione Fight Card:

 

 

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

 

 

Hnav Co-Main kev tshwm sim: Patricky “Pitbull” (18-8) vs. Derek Liaj teb (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 CIM NPE-PUAS, TSIB-cov kev faib NTIAJ TEB BOXING zus Amanda Serrano

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Tsib-division ntiaj teb no boxing yeej Amanda “Qhov tiag Deal” Serrano tau kos npe rau ib qho kom, multi-xyoo promotional daim ntawv cog lus nrog Combate Americas, thiab yog slated yuav ua rau nws MMA debut nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj.

Phaus-rau-phaus boxing phenom teem yuav ua rau nws ntau npaum li cas-ntseg
MMA debut for world’s premier Hispanic MMA sports franchise

 

NEW YORK - Lub ib hlis ntuj 11, 2018 - Combate Americas hnub no tshaj tawm cov kos npe ntawm tsib-division ntiaj teb no boxing yeej, xws li reigning ntiaj teb Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight (118 phaus) champion, Amanda "Qhov tiag Deal" Serrano (Boxing: 34-1-1, 26 KO lub; MMA: 0-0) mus rau ib qho kom, multi-xyoo promotional daim ntawv cog lus.

 

 

Lub tsuas poj niam fighter nyob rau hauv keeb kwm raws li zoo raws li lub xwb Puerto Rican competitor puas tau mus yeej tsib ntiaj teb no lub npe nyob rau hauv tsib txawv hnyav sib cais, lub 29-xyoo-laus Serrano uas tau yug los nyob rau hauv Carolina, Puerto Rico thiab fights tawm ntawm Brooklyn, N.Y., yuav ua rau nws Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut nyob rau hauv La Jaula, lub Combate Americas tawb, rau ib tug Lub peb hlis ntuj hnub tim rau muab tshaj tawm sai sai.

 

 

"Peb yog zoo siab heev rau coj Amanda Serrano, ib tug ntawm boxing lub feem ntau exciting superstars mus rau hauv lub Combate Americas familia, thiab saib rau pem hauv ntej rau muab nws nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no nyob ntev uas yog lub premier kev ua si khoom nyob rau hauv 21 Mev hais lus lub teb chaws thoob ntiaj teb,"Hais tias Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

 

 

Serrano, ib sab saum toj 10 phaus-rau-phaus fighter, yuav txuas ntxiv nws cov burgeoning boxing hauj lwm nyob rau hauv lub nce qib ntawm DiBella Lom ze, thiab sim ua cov thawj neeg ncaws kab taub nyob rau hauv keeb kwm los ib txhij tuav lub ntiaj teb no lub npe nyob rau hauv MMA thiab boxing.

 

 

Serrano yuav nws tus thawj loj lub ntiaj teb no title, lub International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight yas, ntawm cia li 22 xyoo, nrog ib tug brutal, thib ob-round knockout ntawm Kimberly Connor nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 10, 2011.

 

 

Nws tau txij li thaum nraus los ntawm lub zoo ibyam ntawm fighters nyob rau hauv plaub lwm hnyav sib cais, xws li los ntawm bantamweight rau khaub-ncaws nyias (135 phaus), thiab feem ntau tsis ntev los no tau qhab nia ib tug thawj round TKO rau Marilyn Hernandez nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 4, 2017.

 

 

Serrano tau kev tshoov siab hla mus rau lub ntiaj teb no ntawm MMA los ntawm so lub ntiaj teb no yeej Miesha Tate, uas tau txij li thaum ua Serrano tus co-tus manager.

 

 

Combate Americas yog los tawm ib banner xyoo, ua zoo kawg li TV kev nyob rau hauv lub U.S., Mexico thiab Spain, nrog rau cov thawj ob Telemundo MMA cov txheej xwm nyob rau hauv keeb kwm uas generated lub siab tshaj plaws kev ntawm tej lus Mev MMA qhia tau hais tias nyob rau hauv lub U.S. nyob rau hauv lub caij ntuj sov thiab lub caij nplooj zeeg ntawm 2017, thiab raws li muaj ntau yam raws li 6.9 lab viewers rau ib tug rov ntawm nws txhua lub limtiam TV series on TV Azteca nyob rau hauv Mexico.
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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, thiab nyob rau hauv 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 (LEEJ TWG 1) in March and Sydney LeBlanc (UD 4) nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj.

She will make her debut fighting under the Salita Promotions banner against North Carolina’s Tiffany Woodard on Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 12, on the untelevised undercard of WBC/IBF World Champion Claressa Shields’ 168-pound title defense versus mandatory challenger Tori Nelson, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/PT) los ntawm lub siav Pob zeb Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Verona, New 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. Kuv yog ib tug dav hlau tua rog. 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. Kuv pog. There’s Claressa, Rauj, 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.”

Tsis tas li ntawd featured rau lub Lub ib hlis ntuj 12 telecast, Uzbekistan hwj chim-xuas nrig ntaus Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) yuav fim khub undefeated thiab sab saum toj-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos) ntawm Toledo, Ohio. Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super bantamweight bout.

Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Salita Promotions, yog tam sim no rau cov muag khoom rau $75 rau thawj ob kab ntawm ringside, $65 rau seem ringside rooj thiab tag nrho lwm cov luv nqi tom $49 thiab $37, ntxiv rau tej uas siv tau cov nqi. Daim pib yuav raug muas nyob rau hauv tus neeg los yog los ntawm hu rau tus siav Pob zeb Resort Box Office ntawm 800.771.7711 lossis hauv online ntawm Ticketmaster.

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