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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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Sabado night at the Sport Hall Energia in Narva, Estonya, 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 at 99-91.
“I am very happy with the win and my IBF belt,” Si said Gradinar, post-away. “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 USA 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. (Marso 16, 2018) – Team USA defeated Team Ireland, 7-3, last night (Huwebes) on the second stop of the three-city 2018 USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour, 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.
Huwebes night’s final score was somewhat misleading, kahit na, 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, ang 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 Miyerkules, Dagat. 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire. The action will commence at 7:00 p.m. AT for up to 12 world-class amateur bouts, which will all be live streamed, libre, sa USA Boxing website (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 sa mga pangkalahatang pag-amin, $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, minsan pa, 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.
Souspow Paddy Donovan gave Ireland its first win of the night, upsetting Cleveland welterweight Quinton Randall, isang 2017 Elite World Championship team member, in the sixth match, by way of the first 3-0 unanimous decision of the evening.
2016 Youth World Champion 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, isang 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
HEAVYWEIGHTS
Kiril Afanasev, Dublin, Ireland
WDEC (3-0)
Adrian Tillman, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Estados Unidos
Banayad na HEAVYWEIGHTS
Khalil Coe, Jersey, City, New Jersey, Estados Unidos
WDEC (3-0)
Caoimhin Hynes, Belfast, Ireland
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Brett McGinty, Derry, Ireland
WDEC (2-1)
Nikita Ababiy, Brooklyn, New York, Estados Unidos
Troy Isley, Alexandria, Virginia, Estados Unidos
WDEC (3-0)
Gerard French, Anrtim
Welterweights
Paddy Donovan, Limerick
WDEC (3-0)
Quinton Randall, Katy, Teksas, Estados Unidos
LIGHT WELTERWEIGHTS
Tiger Johnson, Cleveland, Ohio, Estados Unidos
WDEC (2-1)
Caoimhin Ferguson, Atrium
Charlie Sheey, Brisbane, California
WDEC (2-1)
Wayne Kelly, Laois, Ireland
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Marc Castro, Fresno, California, Estados Unidos
WDEC3 (2-1)
George Bates, Dublin
WOMEN WELTERWEIGHTS
Oshae Jones, Toledo, Ohio, Estados Unidos
WDEC (2-1)
Grainne Walsh, Offaly, Ireland
WOMEN LIGHTWEIGHTS
Amelia Moore, Alexandria, Virginia, Estados Unidos
WDEC (2-1)
Kellie Harrington, Dublin, Ireland
Estados Unidos: 7 IRELAND: 3
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USA vs. Ireland Schedule
Marso 21: Ang Manchester Downtown Hotel, Mansester, 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.

Ang 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. WBAN, 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. ATLETA, 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, sa singsing, 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, ang “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 “mukha” of the sport, sa oras, 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. Sa singsing, Ward compiled an estimable 23-1 talaan, 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. Dahil dito, 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, Sining, 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, WBAN. 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, bato, Michigan’s Shields won gold at the 2012 at 2016 Olympics, becoming the first American boxer-female or male-to win consecutive medals. In just her first full year as a professional, Shields was named USA Today: Female manlalaban ng Taon, Yahoo Sports: Female manlalaban ng Taon, WBAN: Hottest Rising Star and WBAN: Most 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
Dagat. 6-10 at Albuquerque Convention Center

COLORADO SPRINGS, Sanib. (Marso 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, Marso 6-10, sa 2018 USA Boxing Western Elite Qualifier and Regional Open Championships.

The 18-year-old Moreu, who plans to attend community college next year, ay isang 2016 USA National Champion ng Boksing, 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.

Boksing, her father/coach, Yoruba Moreu, ang late 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, kahit na. Sa simula, 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, ang limang-time, tatlong division mundo kampeon, in addition to the 1983 at 1985 Pambansang Golden guwantes kampeon, had a tremendous impact on Sharahya-Taina that will remain in her heart and soul for life.
“We became like family,” Moreu said. “Sa simula, 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, Sa tingin ko, 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, sa loob at sa labas ng singsing. I feel safe in the ring. I’m a better person because of Johnny and boxing.”

Estilo-matalino, 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 at 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, masyado. She signed with a good promoter (Nangungunang Ranggo ng). 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. Nakaraang taon, 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 Mayo, 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 Ng Olimpus, Savelyeva (3-0, 3 Kos), ng Pushkino, Russia, will face former world title challenger Nevenka Mikulic of Croatia on Sabado, Pebrero 10 at Qin Shi Huang Restaurant in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
“Pakiramdam ko ay mahusay,” 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 bilang isang baguhan, winning the world, Galing Europa (2X) at Russian (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. “Pagkatapos nito away, 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 sa pamamagitan 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, Maglagay ng mga ispaik 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 sa karagdagang impormasyon, pagbisita salitapromotions.com.
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Rising Star Elena Gradinar sa Face Olivia Gerula para sa IBF Intercontinental Championship sa Narva, Estonya, sa Marso 24

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Rising female star, Elena Gradinar of Saint Petersburg, Russia, ay makikipagkumpetensya para sa unang championship belt ng kanyang propesyonal na karera kapag siya ay tumatagal sa dating world champion Olivia “ang Predator” Gerula para sa IBF Intercontinental Featherweight Championship.
Ang 10-round Gradinar vs. Gerula labanan ay magaganap sa Sabado, Marso 24, sa Energia Sport Hall in Narva, Estonya.
Ang undefeated 27-anyos na Gradinar (8-0, 2 Kos) nagpunta 73-8 bilang isang baguhan, panalong maraming nasyonal at internasyonal na amateur paligsahan. Gradinar Natamo rin ang pagtatalaga ng Sport Master of Russia.
Ang isang mahusay na iginagalang at nagagawa propesyonal, gerula, mula sa Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, ay ang dating WBC World Babae Super Featherweight Champion at gumawa ng dalawang matagumpay na panlaban. Siya ay gaganapin din ang well-iginagalang WIBA World Championship.
“Ako ay lubhang natutuwa upang labanan para sa IBF Intercontinental belt laban kay dating WBC World Champion Olivia Gerula,” Si said Gradinar. “We will bring for boxing fans a dramatic and exiting clash between us. Ako ay napaka mapagmataas na ako ay kumakatawan sa aking bansa Russia at Umaasa ako na ang IBF Intercontinental belt ay makakahanap ng paninirahan sa maluwalhating Russian lungsod ng St. Petersburg!”
“Ako ay napaka nasasabik tungkol sa kung ano ang darating. I look forward to visiting Estonia and soaking up some of its culture while proudly representing Canada,” Sinabi Olivia Gerula. “Alam ko Elena ay may isang kahanga-hangang amateur record at isang undefeated propesyonal na record, ngunit hindi ako naniniwala na kailanman siya ay naging sa ang ring sa isang fighter ng aking kalidad at karanasan, kaya inaasahan ko upang iling mga bagay up.”
ni Gerula co-promoter Dmitriy Salita, kasama ang Russian-based Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group, sinasabi ng Gerula paglaban ay patunayan ang isang pulutong tungkol sa Gradinar paglipat sa propesyonal na ranggo.
“Ito ang magiging toughest pagsubok ng Elena batang karera,” said Salita. “Olivia Gerula ay fought at nasira ng maraming mga top-level na babaeng mandirigma sa division. Naghahanap ako inaabangan ang panahon na isang mahusay na paglaban at, na may isang tagumpay, sa patuloy na pag-unlad ng ating kinabukasan mundo kampeon.”
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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 ON Pebrero 16

 

LOS ANGELES – A flyweight feature fight pitting renowned boxing champions Heather Hardy (1-1) laban sa Ana Julaton (2-3) has been added to the main card of Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione sa Biyernes, Pebrero 16 sa Mohegan Sun Arena sa Uncasville, Conn. The event will air live and free on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. AT.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Mga tiket 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. AT/8 p.m. CT, habang paunang pagkilos ay mag-stream sa Bellator.com at globally sa 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 sa Las Vegas.

 

 

 

Nai-update Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione Fight Card:

 

 

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

 

 

Magaang na Co-Main Event: Patricky “Pitbull” (18-8) vs. Derek Patlang (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 (Pasinaya Pro) vs. Nick Giulietti (Pasinaya Pro)

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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Combate AMERICAS SIGNS FIRST-kailanman, IKALIMANG-DIVISION world boxing champion AMANDA SERRANO

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Limang-division world boxing champion Amanda “Ang Real Deal” Serrano ay naka-sign isang eksklusibong, multi-taon na pang-promosyon kasunduan sa Combate Americas, at ito ay slated upang gumawa ng kanyang MMA debut Marso.

Pound-for-pound boxing phenom nakatakda upang gumawa ng kanyang magkano-inaasahang
MMA debut for world’s premier Hispanic MMA sports franchise

 

NEW YORK - Enero 11, 2018 - Combate Americas ngayon inihayag ang pagpirma ng five-division world boxing champion, kabilang ang reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight (118 pounds) tagapagtanggol, Amanda "Ang Real Deal" Serrano (Boksing: 34-1-1, 26 KO’s; MMA: 0-0) sa isang eksklusibong, multi-taon na promosyonal na kasunduan.

 

 

Ang tanging babaeng fighter sa kasaysayan ng pati na rin ang tanging Puerto Rican na katunggali kailanman upang manalo ng limang world titles sa limang magkakaibang weight divisions, ang 29-anyos na Serrano kung sino ay ipinanganak sa Carolina, Puerto Rico at fights sa labas ng Brooklyn, N.Y., ay gumawa ng kanyang Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut sa La Jaula, ang Combate Americas hawla, ang araw ng Marso na inihayag sa lalong madaling panahon.

 

 

"Kami ay nasasabik upang dalhin Amanda Serrano, isa sa mga pinaka-kapanapanabik na mga superstar ni boxing sa Combate Americas familia, at inaasahan ang paglalagay sa kanya sa isang pandaigdigang entablado na ay ang premier sports ari-arian sa 21 Espanyol nagsasalita bansa sa buong mundo,"Sabi Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

 

 

Serrano, isang top 10 pound-for-pound fighter, Patuloy ang kanyang burgeoning boxing career sa ilalim ng pag-promote ng DiBella Aliwan, at subukan na maging ang unang atleta sa kasaysayan upang sabay-sabay i-hold mga pamagat mundo sa MMA at boxing.

 

 

Serrano nakuha ang kanyang unang major title mundo, International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight crown, sa lang 22 taong gulang, may isang brutal, second-round knockout kay Kimberly Connor on September 10, 2011.

 

 

Dahil siya ay punit-punit sa pamamagitan ng ranks ng mga mandirigma sa apat na iba pang mga dibisyon ng timbang, sumasaklaw mula sa bantamweight na magaang (135 pounds), at pinaka-kamakailan-lamang na nakapuntos ng unang round TKO sa Marilyn Hernandez sa Nobyembre 4, 2017.

 

 

Serrano ay inspirasyon upang humakbang sa mundo ng MMA sa pamamagitan retiradong world champion Miesha Tate, na mula noon ay naging ni Serrano co-manager.

 

 

Combate Americas ay darating off ang isang banner na taon, paggawa ng kapansin-pansin na ratings sa telebisyon sa U.S., Mexico at Espanya, kasama na ang unang dalawang mga kaganapan Telemundo MMA sa kasaysayan na nabuo ang pinakamataas na rating ng anumang wikang Espanyol MMA ay nagpapakita sa U.S. sa tag-araw at tag-lagas ng 2017, at kasindami ng 6.9 milyong mga tumitingin para sa isang episode ng kanyang lingguhang telebisyon serye sa TV Azteca sa 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, at sa 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 (WHO 1) in March and Sydney LeBlanc (UD 4) sa Agosto.

She will make her debut fighting under the Salita Promotions banner against North Carolina’s Tiffany Woodard on Biyernes, Enero 12, on the untelevised undercard of WBC/IBF World Champion Claressa Shields’ 168-pound title defense versus mandatory challenger Tori Nelson, nang live sa showtime (10 p.m. AT/PT) from the Turning Stone Resort Casino in 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. Isa akong mandirigma. 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. Nasasabik akong. There’s Claressa, Martilyo, 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.”

Also featured on the Enero 12 matelekast, Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) will face fellow undefeated and top-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos) ng Toledo, Ohio. Sa co-tampok, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos) will take on Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) sa isang 10-round super bantamweight bout.

Mga tiket para sa kaganapang ito, which is promoted by Salita Promotions, are currently on sale for $75 for the first two rows of ringside, $65 for remaining ringside seats and all others priced at $49 at $37, plus any applicable fees. Tickets can be purchased in person or by calling the Turning Stone Resort Box Office at 800.771.7711 o online sa Ticketmaster.

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