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Reading, På (September 14, 2015)– On Friday n'abalị, September 18, ọkpọ-alaghachikwuru Claridge Hotel na Atlantic City dị ka ndị eze n'ọkwá laghachi maka nnukwu n'abalị nke edinam.
Ke isi omume, Travis Kauffman ga-on mbụ ụwa aha ịma ya aka Epifanio Mendoza.
Kauffman nke Reading, På nwere ihe ndekọ nke 29-1 na 21 knockouts na-agba ịnyịnya na-11-agha mmeri streak na spanned 5 na ọkara afọ.
Kauffman meriri amasị nke Malachy Farrell (16-1), William Shahan (7-1), Chris Koval (24-6), Vincent Thompson (13-1) na ikpeazụ ya tuanu o wepụtara Richard Carmack ke kiet ke otu-gburugburu on August 14 na Newark, New Jersey.
Kauffman nwetara nri azụ n'ime mgbatị-eso Carmack tuanu, ọ nọgidewo na gburugburu n'ime udi mgbe a 19-ọnwa layoff.
“Eziokwu ahụ bụ na m nọ na-na mgbatị na-enyere m nnukwu oge na-. Echere m na m ga-a di na nwunye pound na-erughị Carmack agha mgbe m ntukwasi 239 pound. M na-enwe na-agba ọsọ ọzọ na ndị ọzọ na-eso ịwa ahụ na O nyeworo m na m oyi,”kwuru Kauffman.
Na Mendoza, ọ na-eche ihu a Ihọd onye nwere ihe ndekọ nke 41-21-1 na 35 nnukwu knockouts na nwere Enwee Mmeri n'elu undefeated alụso Tokunbo Olijade, Rubin Williams, Carlos Negron & Ray Recio gbakwunyere siri ike Enwee Mmeri n'elu Rito Ruvalcalba, Alejandro Luis Garcia, ma agha maka Ìhè Heavyweight egwuregwu.
“Ọ nọwo gburugburu a ogologo oge. O nwere ndị ka nwee ahụmahụ Ihọd na m malitegharịa. Ọ bụ nnukwu puncher na kemgbe ike ịkwụsị ezi alụso, otú ahụ ka m ga-ewere ya kpọrọ ihe.”
Kauffman na-agbalị bulie ebe ọ rapuru na Carmack agha, mgbe ọ ama esịn 300-gbakwunyere pounder ugboro abụọ na ahu gbaa.
“Nke a bụ ihu gburugburu abụọ m. Ma, n'oge a, M ga-enwe na-ewe iwe ma ọ bụrụ na m nwetara ụfọdụ agba na-arụ ọrụ anya mgbanaka ajari.”
Kauffman, onye banyere ka Al Haymon, hụrụ ụfọdụ alụso na Heavyweight nkewa na-enweta ụfọdụ ohere na Premier Boxing agbachitere usoro na afọ 30 dị njikere maka agha si nke ga-ya na esemokwu n'ihi ụwa aha ogbugba.
“Enwere m olileanya na November na ndị a na nnukwu ịlụ ọgụ ga-ahụ. Mgbe nke a ọgụ, M ga- 30-1 m na-achọ ndị ụdị ịlụ ọgụ. M chere na m ga-adị njikere.”
“M obi ụtọ na-anọ ọrụ n'aka. The unan bụ n'azụ m na ugbu a, m a tozuru okè 30 afọ fighter. M maara m na-adịghị na-tọrọ, ma ọ bụ nke zuru okè afọ maka a Heavyweight. M ga-amalite na-chọpụtara ọzọ dị ka ọ bụ na 2009 ma ugbu a, m nwere nnọọ ahụmahụ karịa ma na nke mgbanaka otú ahụ ka m mara ndị kasị mma bụ ka n'ihu m. M a otutu ihe raara onwe ya nye na mgbe a agha, M na-aga azụ ala ka Texas na-arụ ọrụ na m oyi na kwadebe maka November.”
“M na-ekele m otu nke na-agụnye nna m Marshall Kauffman, Naazim Richardson na Jeff Negrelli. Ọzọkwa Al Haymon kwere na m. ”
Ngalaba-atụmatụ ga-abụ ihe 8-gburugburu Heavyweight tuanu na ga-Njirimara ndị American nloghachi nke mbụ ụwa aha ịma ya aka “Fast” Eddie ulo (41-4, 22 Ko si) na-ewere na Galen Brown (41-31-1, 25 Ko si) nke St. Joseph, Missouri.
Ọzọkwa pụtara na ihe 8-gburugburu tuanu ga-Cruiserweight Keith Tapia (15-0, 10 Ko si) nke Santurce, Puerto Rico na-ewere na Anthony Caputo Smith (15-5, 10 Ko si) nke Kennett Square, På
Ivan Golub (8-0, 6 Ko si) nke Brooklyn, NY ga-alụ ọgụ Pavel Miranda (19-10-1, 9 Ko si) nke Tijuana, Mexico na a Super welterweight tuanu.
Na 6-gburugburu oké:
Mara ikpe Yuleussinov (3-0, 2 Ko si) nke Brooklyn, NY alụ ọgụ Justin Williams (4-10-2, 2 Ko si) nke Beaumont, Texas na a Super Middleweight agha.
Danny Kelly (8-1-1, 7 Ko si) nke Washington, DC ga agha Jimmy Suarez (3-6, 3 Ko si) nke Aguada, PR na a Heavyweight tuanu.
Na 4-gburugburu oké:
Alex Barbosa (4-2-1, 1 Ko) nke Philadelphia, PA ga-alụ ọgụ Jose Garcia (0-4) nke San Juan, Puerto Rico na a Featherweight zoo
Pavlo Ishchenko nke Brooklyn, NY ga-eme ka ya pro mpụta mbụ megide Nicholas Rodriguez (0-2-1) nke Somerset, KY na a Featherweight zoo.
Tiketi nwere ike zụrụ maka $100, $75 na $50 site na ịpị www.claridgeboxing.eventbrite.com ma ọ bụ site na-akpọ oku 610 587 5950 ma ọ bụ 609 868 4243