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MURRAY VS FAULKNER SET TO CLASH FOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

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PRESSMEDDELANDE: Portland, Maine (November 23, 2021) - New England Fights (NEF) återvänder med sin nästa mixed-martial-arts (MMA) händelse, "NEF 46: Decennium av dominans," på lördag, Februari 12, 2022, på Aura i Portland, Maine. Evenemanget kommer att fira NEF:s tioårsjubileum. Den ledande regionala kampanjen lanserades i februari 11, 2012. Tidigare idag, NEF announced the addition of an amateur championship bout to the fight card. Former NEF Lightweight Contender“Magic” Mike Murray(3-2) is scheduled to move up in weight to faceZach Faulkner (4-1) for the currently vacant NEF Welterweight Championship at a fight weight of 170 pounds. The Championship was recently vacated when former title holder Mike Bezanson (5-0) publicly stated that he will be turning professional in his next bout.

Mike Murray has dazzled fans since he made his NEF debut in June 2019. After rattling off impressive back-to-back first-round rear-naked-choke submission victories in his first two fights, Murray faced off against Zac Richard (1-0) for the then vacant NEF Lightweight Championship. After a lively five-round fight, Murray lost a decision to Richard. Murray rebounded with a win in Florida. Murray recently retired from a successful service career in the US Marine Corps.

“I’m extremely grateful and excited to be back after two years outside of the cage, and to be given the opportunity to fight for the 170-pound title against an absolutely game opponent,” Murray stated. “I personally feel like we are each other’s best match up after seeing his striking and jiu jitsu in his last fight. I’ve been two years out of the cage, but not two years out of the fight. This past summer alone, I went undefeated in Muay Thai, and had 15 jiu jitsu matches, and placed increasingly higher in each tournament. My prediction for this fight is that it’ll be the most entertaining amateur fight on this card – if not this year. I’ve been putting in the work to be the most lethal version of myself, and I believe this is the best I’ve ever been coming into a fight. There’s no animosity going into this one, this is purely two dogs getting locked in a cage. I’m so thrilled to be a part of this incredibly special 10-year anniversary card. This will for sure be a night to remember.”

Zach Faulkner made his triumphant NEF debut in 2017 at “NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor” and has remained perfect inside the NEF hexagon ever since. He most recently won a unanimous decision victory over Curtis Ouellette (1-3) last August at “NEF 44” in New Hampshire. He trains with Jon Deupree (1-0) at Recon Fitness in Westbrook, Maine.

“I’m super excited to not only have the opportunity to fight for the NEF welterweight title, but also to be able to fight on such a big card against a tough, game opponent,” Faulkner stated. “Winning would mean a lot to me because it would show that my fight journey is moving in the right direction and show that I’m ready to start to think about moving up to the next level.”

"NEF 46: Decade of Dominance” äger rum på lördag, Februari 12, 2022, på Aura i Portland, Maine. Evenemanget kommer att fira NEF:s tioårsjubileum. Insläpp på 6 pm med första kampen kl 7 kl. Biljetter säljs nu klwww.Ticketmaster.com. 

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Undefeated Polish cruiserweight prospect Adrian “Pretty Boy” Pinheiro Makes Nashville debut this Saturday

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ORLANDO (November 22, 2021) – Undefeated Polish cruiserweight prospect Adrian “Pretty Boy” Pinheiro (5-0, 5 Kos) has taken an unusual route to Nashville, where he will take on veteran Eric Abraham (6-10, 3 Kos) this Saturday night in a 4-round bout at Municipal Auditorium.
The 24-year-old Pinheiro was born in Poland, grew up in Brazil, moved to Orlando and then up to Massachusetts for a job opportunity in security in Boston’s Seaport and Financial districts. He started boxing three years ago, rapidly developing into a Central New England Golden Gloves Novice super heavyweight champion, turning pro this past May in Orlando where he lives again.

“I’ve always been a fan of boxing,” Pinheiro explained, “but I didn’t box until I moved to the United States. I appreciate the art of boxing. I’m an exciting boxer who can mix it up. I fight on the outside or inside, depending on who I’m fighting, and adapting in the ring.

“My opponent is a southpaw, and he can be a little awkward. Det kommer att bli en bra kamp. He’s more experienced than me, but I’m comfortable fighting a southpaw. I’m working to improve as an all-around fighter in every aspect, mentally and physically.”

The 6’ 4”, 200-pound Pinheiro will be fighting on the “Nashville Beatdown” card, presented by Lank The King & Lank Promotions, in association with Affiliation Management.

“’Pretty Boy’ is a boxer who looks like a model,” promoter Langston Hampton, Jr. kommenterade. “He’s real fast and swift. He has to be reckoned with because he’s a good, clean fighter. I’m one of the promoters involved with him. He made his pro debut May 8th on my show in Orlando. With his talent and looks, Adrian could be the next champion from Poland. The sky is the limit for him. It’s all about dedication. He has the talent in the ring and outside he’s very marketable. The Polish need a new champion and it’s going to be Adrian Pinheiro!"

Back living in Orlando and training at the Orlando Boxing Club, Pinheiro is an avid country music fan who is excited to be fighting in Nashville, the capital of country “his music.”

“I can’t wait to get to Nashville,” Pinheiro said. “I’m a huge country fan. This is special to me!"

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“I’m excited about this young man,” Pinheiro’s manager/head trainer Tony Blanco remarked. “He’s a humble beast who works hard. He works out twice a day. My only problem with him is getting him out of the gym. He is the future!

“Adrian is a big country music fan. When the opportunity came to fight in Nashville, in front of Floyd Mayweather, Jr, he accepted right away.”
Polish boxing fans are known for their passion. Waving red and white Poland flags and singing loudly, they haven’t really had many fighters to follow in the United States since Andrew Golota and Tomasz Adamek. “Pretty Boy” would love to get support from his fellow Polish and Polish-Americans.

“I’ve heard a lot about them,” Pinheiro added. “Orlando doesn’t have much of a Polish community, but I hope that time will come. I love my people!"

INFORMATION:

Instagram: @heavyAP, @orlandoboxingclub, @downtownorlandoboxing

Tick ​​tack: @AdrianPineiro_

Facebook: /obc-orlandoboxingclub, @downtownorlandoboxingclub
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Toppen i tungvikt Luis Ortiz kämpar mot den tidigare världsmästaren Charles Martin på lördag, Januari 1 i FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Main Event från Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Kasino i Hollywood, Florida

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Rubriken av Top Heavyweight Luis Ortiz kämpar mot den tidigare världsmästaren Charles Martin i IBF Heavyweight Titel Eliminator lördag, Januari 1 från Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Kasino i Hollywood, Florida

Med den stigande stjärnan Frank Sanchez som duellerar Puerto Rico-olympiern Carlos Negron i Co-Main Event

Stacked Five-Fight Lineup inkluderar också:
Jonnie Rice vs. Michael Coffie 2
Gerald Washington vs. Ali Eren Demirezen
Viktor Faust vs. Iago Kiladze

Live på FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View till specialpris på $39.99
Biljetter släpps på måndag, November 22 vid 10 a.m. OCH

HOLLYWOOD, FL. (November 17, 2021) – Det nya året kommer att dra igång med en tung vikt, när fem spännande tungviktsmatcher står i centrum på en fullspäckad FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View på nyårsdagen live från Hard Rock Live på Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Kasino i Hollywood, Florida.

Main event kommer att se topp tungviktare Pilatus "In Kong" Ortiz ta sig an tidigare världsmästare Charles Martin i en IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator i 12 omgångar. I co-main event, obesegrad stigande tungviktsstjärna Frank "The Cuban Flash" Sanchez kommer att kvittera mot Puerto Rican Olympian Carlos Negron I en 10-rundan attraktion.

Pay-per-view-sändningen börjar kl 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT och kommer också att se tungviktsutmanare Jonnie Rice och Michael Coffie strid i en revansch om 10 omgångar, tidigare titelutmanare Gerald "The Black Rooster" Washington i en 10-round showdown mot turkiska Olympian Ali Eren Demirezen och obesegrad Viktor Faust vänd Iago Kiladze i en 10-rund attraktion för att öppna pay-per-view.

"Tungviktsboxning är alltid ett måste, och vi kommer att dra igång det nya året med inget annat än titaniska sluggers som vill imponera i FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View-uppgörelser,”Sa Tom Brown, VD för TGB Promotions. "Det här är en uppsättning av matcher tillgängliga för fansen till ett överkomligt pris av $39.99. Luis Ortiz och Charles Martin är båda bland toppen av den tunga utmanarstegen och kommer att kunna befästa sin position för en världsmästartitel med en vinst i januari 1. En av de mest aktiva stigande tungviktarna, Frank Sanchez kommer att återvända till handling efter en karriärbästa seger i oktober för en tuff duell mot Carlos Negron. Med fem matcher totalt, Nyårsdagen kommer att vara non-stop action med gigantiska dueller som äger rum live på Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Kasino i Hollywood, Florida.”

Biljetter för live-event, som främjas av TGB Erbjudanden, kommer till försäljning på måndag, November 22 vid 10 a.m. ET och kan köpas på Ticketmaster.com. Förköpsbiljetter släpps nu på fredag, November 19 vid 10 a.m. OCH.

Med exceptionell kraft och sublima tekniska färdigheter, Ortiz (32-2, 27 Kos) har legat på topp i tungviktsrankingen i flera år, med sina enda nederlag i minnesvärda tävlingar mot den tidigare långvariga tungviktsmästaren Deontay Wilder. Född i Camaguey, Kuba och tränas av mångårig tränare Herman Caicedo i Miami, Ortiz vann tre matcher mellan Wilder-tävlingarna, besegra Travis Kauffman, Christian Hammer och Razvan Cojanu. Innan den löpningen, Ortiz tog segrar över sådana som Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson och Malik Scott för att bygga upp sitt tungvikts-cv. Senast, Ortiz sprängde Alexander Flores i den första omgången av deras november 2020 ände.

“Jag kan inte vänta med att ge mina fans i södra Florida en fantastisk show på nyårsdagen och vinna ännu en chans till tungviktstiteln,” Said Ortiz. “Charles Martin är en bra fighter, men han står i vägen för mig. Det enda jag tänker på är att komma i ringen och göra ett stort uttalande i den här kampen för att återigen visa varför jag är rädd av tungviktsdivisionen.”

Den 35-årige Martin (28-2-1, 25 Kos) blev mästare i tungvikt i januari 2016 när han vann med TKO mot då obesegrade Vyacheslav Glazkov. Efter att ha förlorat sin titel till Anthony Joshua, Martin har vunnit fem av sina sex senaste matcher, med alla hans vinster inom distansen. Ursprungligen från St. Louis, bor nu i Las Vegas och tränar för närvarande i södra Kalifornien med Manny Robles, Martin studsade tillbaka från ett knappt avgörande nederlag mot Adam Kownacki in 2018 att vinna tre raka segrar, inklusive senast slå ut Gerald Washington i februari 2020.

“Ingen vill slåss mot mig och ingen vill slåss mot Ortiz, så vi kämpar mot varandra,” säger Martin. “Jag ska visa världen i januari 1 varför jag förtjänar en titel. Jag har betalat min avgift och jag vill ha tillbaka mitt bälte. Att slå Ortiz kommer att ta mig ett steg närmare det målet. För att bli tvåfaldig mästare i tungvikt, Jag måste komma förbi Ortiz först, så det är precis vad jag ska göra."

En amatör som sticker ut från sitt hemland Kuba, Sánchez (19-0, 13 Kos) tränar nu i San Diego med topptränaren Eddy Reynoso. 29-åringen har varit upptagen med att ta sig upp i tungviktsrankingen, gjorde tre segrar in 2020 som han fick ett enhälligt beslut över Joey Dawejko och stoppade Brian Howard och Julian Fernandez. Sanchez gjorde senast en karriärs bästa vinst i oktober, släpper tidigare obesegrade Efe Ajagba på väg mot en enhällig domslutsseger.

“Jag är glad över att vara tillbaka så snart efter att ha slagit Agjaba, men arbetet börjar bara,” Said Sanchez. “Det finns mycket mer att göra. Jag tror att jag kommer att bli den första tungviktsmästaren i kubansk historia. Negron är en stark, farlig motståndare. Jag måste vara mitt bästa, men jag är övertygad om att jag kommer att vinna. Jag tror på mitt lag, och mitt team tror på mig. Vi börjar det nya året med att komma till 20-0, förbli upptagen och gör ett starkt argument för en världstitel vid årets slut.”

Den 2008 Puerto Rican Olympian Negron (25-3, 20 Kos) rider en segerserie på fem matcher in i januari 1, inklusive fyra vinster genom stopp. 34-åringen studsade tillbaka från förluster mot Dominic Breazeale och Brian Howard för att sätta ihop sin vinstserie, som inkluderar en mars 2020 knockout över tidigare obesegrade Robert Alfonso. Negron har kämpat professionellt sedan dess 2009 och bor nu i Miami där han tränar tillsammans med Luis Ortiz.

“Det här är en fantastisk möjlighet för mig att vinna över en stark kommande fighter och visa alla vad jag kan,” sa Negron. “Jag tränar hårt och jag har haft bra sparring för att vara redo för allt som Sanchez kommer att ge. Min erfarenhet och förberedelser kommer att vara skillnaden. Jag är extremt motiverad att ge fansen en fantastisk kamp och sätta mig själv i position för att få en världsmästartitel.”

Född i South Carolina och kämpar nu bort från Los Angeles, Ris (14-6-1, 10 Kos) kommer att försöka upprepa en karriärs bästa prestation i revanschen mot Coffie, efter att han stoppade den tidigare obesegrade fightern i den femte omgången i juli. Rice vann sex av sju matcher från 2018 genom 2019 innan ett par förluster i 2020 mot då obesegrade Efe Ajagba och Demsey McKean. I en proffskarriär som går tillbaka till 2014, fläckarna på Rices rekord har alla kommit mot tidigare obesegrade fighters.

“I min sista kamp mot Coffie, Jag gick in dit för att bevisa mig själv och göra det jag hade tränat för att göra,sa Rice. "Det var sjunka eller simma, och jag kom överst. Nu måste jag åka ut dit i januari 1 och visa att det inte var en slump. Det här är en fantastisk scen för mig att visa mina talanger och bevisa att jag är kapabel till stora saker. Jag vill ge fansen en fantastisk prestation och jag vet att Coffie gör detsamma. Missa inte denna kamp.”

Kaffe (12-1, 9 Kos) hoppas kunna återhämta sig från sitt första karriärförlust efter att ha tappat den första matchen mot Rice i juli. En marinkårsveteran som började boxas efter att ha återvänt från utlandet, Coffie imponerade snabbt i tillräckligt många amatörturneringar för att få sparringuppdrag med Deontay Wilder och Adam Kownacki. Han föddes i Bronx, men tränar nu i Orlando, Florida och slog igenom 2020 med tre dominerande stoppsegrar, inklusive knockouts över tidigare obesegrade motståndare Darmani Rock och Luis Pena.

“Jag vill få tillbaka det och göra det till en riktig kamp den här gången mot Jonny Rice,sa Coffie. "Förra gången, Jag var i en situation där jag mötte en del motgångar, och jag var tvungen att ta ett beslut att gå igenom kampen. Jag vet att jag kan kämpa mig igenom motgångar, och i januari 1, Jag kommer att vara redo för hur kampen än går. på januari 1, det blir en kamp.”

Washington (20-4-1, 13 Kos) är en 6-fots-sex tungviktsutmanare som var en tidigare framstående collegefotboll vid University of Southern California och en amerikansk. Marinens veteran. Född i San Jose, Kalifornien, Washington förlorade senast en tävling mot den tidigare tungviktsmästaren Charles Martin i februari 2020. Innan den kampen, Washington hade levererat en knockout av veteranutmanaren Robert Helenius i juli 2019. Washington var obesegrad i sin första 19 proffskamper innan han släppte sin världsutmaning mot Deontay Wilder i februari 2017.

“Jag ser fram emot att kliva tillbaka i ringen den 1 januari,” nämnda Washington. “Jag är redo att gå till jobbet och ta mig tillbaka i position för några stora kamper. Min erfarenhet kommer att vara skillnaden i denna kamp. Det kommer att bli en fantastisk kväll med tungviktsaction!”

EN 2016 Olympian för Turkiet, Demirezen (14-1, 11 Kos) har kämpat ur Hamburg, Tyskland i de professionella leden sedan han blev proffs sent 2016. 31-åringen vann sin första 11 pro slagsmål, inklusive ett stopp i andra omgången av Rad Rashid för att ta en europeisk tungviktstitel i 2018. Demirezen gjorde sitt enda andra U.S. starta 2019, när han blev den första personen att gå distansen mot Efe Ajagba, förlora genom beslut. Sedan det nederlaget, Demirezen har gjort tre raka segrar, senast stoppade Nikola Milacic i mars.

"Jag lärde mig mycket av min förlust mot Ajagba och jag ser fram emot att få en ny chans att boxas i USA", säger Demirezen. "Jag är fortfarande arg över Ajagba-kampen, för jag vet att jag kunde ha vunnit. Jag vill visa nu att jag hör hemma på den här scenen. Jag är stolt över att vara i den här positionen för att visa vad jag kan och jag kommer att göra det bästa av möjligheten.”

Den 29-årige Faust (8-0, 6 Kos) blev proffs i februari 2020 efter en omfattande amatörkarriär som kämpat ut från sitt hemland Svitlovodsk, Ukraina. Faust slog ut sina fyra första motståndare, innan han vann dominerande domslut i sex och åtta omgångar. Efter en knockout i första omgången över tidigare obesegrade Jacek Piatek i maj, Faust gjorde sitt U.S. debut i oktober, släppte Mike Marshall två gånger på väg mot en TKO-seger i tredje omgången.

"Jag är verkligen exalterad över att vara tillbaka och slåss i USA. igen den 1 januari”, sa Faust. "Jag har blivit varmt välkomnad och att slåss vid staten känns redan som mitt vardagsrum. Jag älskar atmosfären. Det här är en fantastisk chans att visa mig själv i denna pay-per-view-show mot en motståndare av mycket hög kvalitet. Jag kommer inte att göra fansen besviken när jag kliver in i ringen."

Kiladze (27-5-1, 19 Kos) återvände till vinstkolumnen i september, med en knockoutseger över Mathew McKinney. Sedan han började slåss i staten på heltid 2017, Kiladzes förluster har kommit mot de bästa tungviktarna Adam Kownacki, Michael Hunter, Efe Ajagba och Joe Joyce, som idrottade en kombinerad 45-1 rekord på väg in i matcherna mot Kiladze. Ursprungligen från Georgia och kämpar nu bort från Los Angeles, Kiladze äger en 2019 oavgjort mot då obesegrade Robert Alfonso och vann sex raka matcher emellan 2014 och 2018.

"Jag kommer att vara redo på fight night och jag kommer att vara fokuserad," sa Kiladze. "Jag är tacksam för möjligheten och att träna hårt för att göra en bra prestation och lämna ringen med en seger."

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Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez says Dmitry Bivol now has nowhere to run

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LAS VEGAS (November 17, 2021) – Frustrated by Dmitry Bivol’s silence, even after Team Zurdo and Golden Boy Promotions sent the World Boxing Association (WBA) Light Heavyweight World Super Champion a legitimate contract offer, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez now has a clear path to his first World title shot in the light heavyweight division.

Ramirez (42-0, 28 Kos) has been matched against Yunieski “The Monster” Gonzalez (21-3, 17 Kos) december 18 i San Antonio (TX) in the official WBA Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator to determine Bivol’s mandatory challenger.

“I’m excited to end the year with this eliminator bout,sa Ramirez. “This is the path I’ve been planning for and I’m very humbled and honored to be in this position. The WBA is a great organization and I appreciate Mr. Gilberto Mendoza for allowing me to be in this position.”

Bivol (18-0, 11 Kos) expressed his desire to fight Ramirez before and after the latter knocked out Sullivan Barrera (22-3, 14 Kos) this past this past July. Suddenly, fast, Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearns claimed that Bivol would instead fight John Ryder next month in the United Kingdom, and then target WBA and WBC Super Middleweight Champion“Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 Kos), at either 168 eller 175 pounds.

“I was surprised when Bivol turned down the fight we offered because it was something I thought he wanted. I know he’s a tough warrior and aspires to be the best, which is why I was surprised. He publicly called me out and sand that he was ‘ready.’ But unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case on his end. Igen, i boxning, this seems like a common scenario where a fighter barks and barks, but he can’t back it up when it’s time to fight. Med denna kamp (vs. Gonzalez) in place, Bivol has nowhere to run, and he will eventually have to face me.

“I’m not sure why Bivol thinks Canelo will face him in the near future. The probability of that happening within the next three fights is very, very low for him. Tyvärr, I think he’s just the cannon fodder for this scenario.”

The first Mexican to capture the World super middleweight title, “Zurdo” has waited too long to risk his first World title opportunity in the 175-pound division to look past the dangerous Gonzalez’ (21-3, 17 Kos). Ramirez and Gonzalez, respektive, are rated No. 3 och nr. 4 genom WBA, and their 12-round main event will headline a Golden Boy-promoted card to be streamed live on DAZN.

INFORMATION:

Webbplats:  www.ZurdoPromotions.com

Instagram: @zurdoramirez, @zurdopromotions

Twitter:  @ZurdoPromotions, @GilbertoZurdoRamirez

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David Benavidez to Fight for Interim WBC Super Middleweight Championship Next

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With current Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion Canelo Alvarez now confirmed to be facing WBC Cruiserweight Champion Ilunga Makabu in his next bout, Sampson Lewkowicz, promoter of undefeated two-time super middleweight world champion David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez, has received permission from the WBC Board for Benavidez to fight for their Interim Championship in his next bout.


Today at their 59th annual world convention in Mexico City, Alvarez’s trainer Eddy Reynoso petitioned the WBC to allow the future hall-of-famer to challenge Makabu for a chance at another world title in an amazing fifth weight division. Reynoso’s request was granted unanimously.


Som svar, Lewkowicz immediately requested that Benavidez (25-0, 22 Kos), whom many considered at the top of the list of potential next Canelo opponents, be given a chance to hold their world championship for the third time in his undefeated career. The request was also granted.


An opponent for Benavidez’s attempt at a third WBC belt will be announced shortly.







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DERON WILLIAMS VS. FRANK GORE NEW YORK PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS

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NBA All-Star Williams & NFL Pro Bowl Running Back Gore Announce Boxing Pro Debuts On Undercard of Jake Paul Vs. Tommy Fury Main Event Saturday, December 18 Live på SHOWTIME PPV® at AMALIE Arena in Tampa, Fla.

Also Featuring Quotes and Photos from Seven-Division World Champion Amanda Serrano

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NEW YORK – November 16, 2021 -Three-time NBA All-Star Deron Williams and legendary NFL running back Frank Gore faced off for the first time following a press conference announcing their professional heavyweight boxing debuts on Tuesday at Edison Ballroom in New York City.

Williams vs. Gore will take place on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury, live on SHOWTIME PPV on Saturday, December 18 at AMALIE Arena in Tampa. The four-round heavyweight bout will be contested with a 215-pound contractual limit as the two legends make their professional boxing debuts.

Also appearing at Tuesday’s event was seven-division world champion and current unified featherweight championAmanda Serrano, who will face 135-pound titleholder Miriam Gutiérrez in the co-feature of the SHOWTIME PPV event.

Biljetter för live-event, titled#PaulFury: One Will Fall, are now available for purchase atwww.amaliearena.com.

Below are quotes from Williams, Gore and Serrano.


Deron Williams

“I’ve always wrestled all the way until high school and always been a big boxing and MMA fan. I’ve done a lot of training at my gym, Fortis MMA, in Dallas for the past six years.

“I’ve always wanted to do an MMA fight. I had one that I was training for before Covid hit but my opponent pulled out. It was always in the back of my mind and I’ve always stayed in shape and stayed training. I got a call from Nakisa (Bidarian) who I hadn’t talked to in five years and he said Frank Gore was training and looking for an opponent, and I felt like it was a great opportunity. I felt like if I didn’t take it I’d be kicking myself for the rest of my life.

“Frank looks good. If I’m going to do a fight I’d rather do it with someone who is capable and who has been training. The man is tough, there’s no doubt about that. Anyone who can take that many snaps in the NFL has to be tough. It’s a good challenge for me and something that I can check off the bucket list.

“Most people are behind me. I’ve had some people say, ‘You’re fighting Frank Gore. What are you doing?’ But that’s OK. There are a lot of unknowns in this game, so it makes it exciting. I’ve been training for years and doing a lot of MMA, and a lot of it has been boxing.

“I first started wrestling when I was like five. I didn’t really know what it was and I spent the whole season being dragged on the mat by my mom crying because I was so scared to go in there. But she said I had to because she had already paid for it and said you’re going to do this every weekend. So I basically went out there crying, got pinned, walked off the mat and then did it again for the whole year. The next year she asked if I wanted to sign up again expecting I would say no, but I actually said yes for some reason. I did that for about a half year before I turned into a little animal. So I think that year and a half of getting pinned made me tougher. Wrestling is a tough sport, and it was a great base for me and I’m really glad I did it and was able to go to the state tournament in Texas as an eight-year-old and 12-year-old. And I would have loved to have kept going but it was in the same season as basketball.

“I loved watching the heavyweights. Growing up in the ‘90s and watching (Mike) Tyson and all those wars they had. And watching (Evander) Holyfield. It was just a special time in boxing and there were still other fighters, but those were the ones I was watching and who I was excited to see.

“I jogged four miles yesterday and that was the first time I’ve ever run four miles. It’s getting out of your comfort zone and it’s a different feeling. Basketball, and football for him, we’re comfortable with that work. It’s learning to get hit in the face and being OK with it. It’s just a new challenge. I’ve been retired for four years now. You just miss competing. You miss having something to train for.”

Frank Gore

“l have always loved boxing. I’ve been training since 2005. I was doing it because it would save my legs since I play running back. I just fell in love with it, how hard it was and I’m very competitive. I was just doing it for the cardio. My first time I didn’t think I could do it, but I kept getting better and better at it.

“I’m definitely not doing this for the money. Jag är välsignad. I’m good and blessed with football and off-the-field stuff.

“I’ve always been an underdog my entire life. I was raised in a one-bedroom apartment. I blew out both of my knees and many thought I wouldn’t make it to the NFL. Sixteen years later and I’m No. 3 on the all-time list.

“I’m happy to be here and I respect Deron. He’s coming from the NBA and I always say any man who gets into the ring has got to be different. I don’t care what sport you play. I’m training my behind off for December 18.

“I know he’s trained in MMA and coming over from the NBA but he’s no Nate Robinson. He’s been doing MMA for six years so I have to respect that. He’s been wrestling since he was a kid. I’m training my behind off and the only one I can worry about is myself. I’m looking forward to the challenge and let the best man win on December 18.

“Football and boxing are totally different. When you watched me play I never really got hit. That’s why I was able to last so long. I played off of angles. Nu, with boxing I’m going in there with guys that have had 300 amatör slagsmål, är 10-0 as pros. So I can’t just dodge all the shots they are throwing because they have more ring experience.

“I would say jogging has been the toughest thing. In football we never jogged. We always did sprints and pulled the sled but I had to really train myself to jog. I had to put my mind somewhere else and work on it.

“My favorite fighter is Floyd (Mayweather, Jr). There are a bunch of guys I like to watch now. I like Terence (Crawford) and I like Errol Spence, Tank (Davis), Shakur Stevenson. I just want to be the best of me. Whatever my coach tells me to do I’m going to go out and try to do and do my best to get this win on December 18.”

Amanda Serrano

“This fight is more important than the Katie Taylor fight. Miriam Gutierrez is a tough girl at 135 pounds and it’s not my natural weight class. I’m moving up two divisions. I have to get through Miriam in a way that people will want to see me fight Katie next.

“I would actually rather lose the weight than gain the weight. It’s so hard for me to keep the weight on because once I start training I drop it. I’m eating a lot of good foods and had to hire a nutritionist for this camp to make sure I’m strong. I’m a little girl, but I pack a punch wherever I go.

“I definitely want the Katie Taylor fight. That night could be the night I accomplish my goal and become the first undisputed boxer to come out of Puerto Rico. That would be an amazing night. Right now I’m concentrating on boxing because I have two amazing fights but in the future I definitely want to become an MMA champion, but right now it’s all about boxing.

“Pound for pound I think is a matter of opinion. Some people think I am, some people think it’s Claressa Shields. Katie actually fights the week before me so she has to look good, and I have to look good. I’m training really hard for Miriam. I know she is a tough girl and I’m just going to go out and be the best I can be and I think the fight with Katie Taylor is going to happen.”

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New York State Boxing Hall of Fame tillkännager klass av 2021 May 1st Induction Dinner

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New York State Boxing Hall of FameAnnounces Class of 2021

May 1st Induction Dinner

NEW YORK (November 16, 2021) - New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 29-member Class of 2121. The 10th NYSBHOF induction dinner, sponsrad av Ring 8, kommer varasöndag eftermiddag (12:30-5:30 p.m. OCH), Maj 1, vid Russos On The Bay i Howard Beach, New York.

“Every year the selections get more difficult,”NYSBHOFs president Bob Duffy sa. “Everyone of these new inductees has been a major part of New York boxing. It’s talent like this that makes NYSBHOF so successful.”

Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include WBO Heavyweight World Champions and Michael Bentt (11-2, 6 Kos), also a 4-time New York Golden Gloves gold medalist, and Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs (60-6-1, 53 Kos), 3-time World light middleweight titlist Verno Phillips (42-11-1, 2 Kos), WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Donny “Golden Boy” Lalonde (42-11-1, 21 Kos), WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion Johnny “The Heat” Verderosa (41-5-1, 33 Kos), 2-time World title challenger and No. 1 ranked welterweight contender Larry “No Fear” Barnes (44-3-1, 17 Kos), and welterweight Johnny Turner (42-6-2, 32 Kos)

Posthumous participants being inducted World Lightweight Champion Al Singer (62-9-2, 26 Kos), World’s Colored Light Heavyweight Champion Kid Norfolk (88-25-7, 49 Kos), lightweight Patsy “Cannonball” Giovanelli (44-7-1, 14 Kos), World Bantamweight Champion Cannonball Eddie Martin (81-12-4, 29 Kos), World Light Heavyweight title challenger Battling Seki (60-24-4, 31 Kos), Novice New York Golden Gloves and Intercity Golden Gloves champion Solly Krieger (82-25-6 , 54 Kos), LÅT BLI. 1  world ranked middleweight contender Herbie Kronowitz (55-23-5, 10 Kos), World featherweight champion Tommy Paul (80-28-10, 26 Kos), and World Bantamweight Champion and US Olympian Lou Salica (67-17-12, 13 Kos).

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are judge Ron McNair,  promoter/manager/matchmaker Don Elbaum, journalists Ed Schuyler and Bill Verigan, author/journalist Tom Hauser, author/journalist/promoter/inspector Mike Silver, and Jill Diamond, Secretary of the World Boxing Council and International Chair or WBC Cares.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are trainer and Stillman’s gym owner Lou Stillman, promoter/manager Bill Cayton, NYC Mayor James Walker who legalized boxing in NY, publicists John Condon and Irving Rudd, journalist Richard K. Fox, and trainer Victor Valle.

Varje behandlande inductee (eller direkt ättling) får ett skräddarsytt bälte betyda hans eller hennes induktion i NYSBHOF.

Den 2021 värnpliktiga valdes ut av de nomineringskommittémedlemmarna NYSBHOF: Kåta Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, ron McNair, Jim Monteverde and Neil Terens.

Alla boxare som behövs för att vara inaktiv under minst tre år för att vara berättigad till NYSBHOF induktion, och alla värnpliktiga måste ha bott i staten New York för en betydande del av sina boxningskarriär eller under främsta av deras respektive karriär.

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CLASS av 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo och Arthur Mercante, Sr.

CLASS av 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard och Don Dunphy.

CLASS OF 2014:  Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr, Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon och Tom O'Rourke.

CLASS OF 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, charley Goldman, jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon, and Al Weill.

CLASS OF 2016:  Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Kåta Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, ruby Goldstein, and Jimmy Jacobs.

CLASS OF 2017:  Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan, and Dan Parker.

CLASS OF 2018:  Lou “Honey Boy” Del Valle, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Baby” Joe Mesi, Kid Choklad, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar och Sam Taub.

No class of 2019 due to COVID-19 restrictions

CLASS OF 2020: Jorge Ahumada, Alfredo Escalera, Freddie Liberatore, Dennis Milton; Lou Savarese and Merqui Sosa, Soldier Bartfield, Steve Belloise, Jimmy Goodrich, Tami Mauriello, Davey Moore, Freddie “The Welsh Wizard” Welch, Don Ackerman, Bobby Cassidy, Jr, Rick Glaser, Jack Hirsch, Max Kellerman, Dr. William Lathan, Julie Lederman, Ron Lipton, Kevin Rooney, Dan Daniel, Bobby Gleason, Flash Gordan, A.J. Liebling, Tony Mazzarella and manager Dan Morgan.

Biljetterna kostar $125.00 per vuxen och $60.00 för barn (enligt 16) och omfatta en fullständig brunch och cocktail timme vid inresan, börjar vid 12:30 p.m. OCH, samt middag (främsta rib, fish, or poultry) och öppen bar hela dagen. Biljetter finns att köpa genom att kontakta NYSBHOFs president Bob Duffy på 516.313.2304 ellerdepcomish@aol.com. Annonser för NYSBHOF programmet finns tillgängliga, som sträcker sig från $80.00 till $200.00, genom att kontakta Duffy. Go online atwww.nyboxinghof.org ellerwww.Ring8ny.com för ytterligare information om New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

OM RING 8: Bildades 1954 av en ex-proffsboxare, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 blev den åttonde dotterbolag vad var då känt som National Veteran Boxers Association – följaktligen, RING8 – och idag organisationens motto fortfarande: Boxare hjälpa boxare.

RING 8 är fast besluten att stödja mindre lyckligt lottade människor i boxning samhället som kan behöva hjälp när det gäller att betala hyra, sjukvårdskostnader, eller vad försvar behov.

Gå online för attwww.Ring8ny.com för mer information om RING 8, den största gruppen av sitt slag i USA med mer än 350 medlemmar. Årliga medlemsavgift är endast $30.00, och varje medlem har rätt till en buffé middag på RING 8 månatliga möten, exklusive juli och augusti. Alla aktiva boxare, amatör och professionell, har rätt till en kostnadsfri RING 8 årlig medlemskap. Gäster på Ringen 8 medlemmar är välkomna till en kostnad av endast $7.00 per person.

INFORMATION:

www.nyboxinghof.org

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RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS 2022 “Fantasy Fights” series Undefeated welterweights Santiago “Somer” Dominguez vs. Michael “Boy Wonder 150%” Williams, Jr.

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RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS

2022 “Fantasy Fights” series

Undefeated welterweights Santiago “Somer” Dominguez vs. Michael “Boy Wonder 150%” Williams, Jr.

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(This is the first story in a short “Fantasy Fights” series about boxers who fought in 2021 on RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS cards to be matched next year in potentially explosive fights on the same platform.)

LAS VEGAS (November 16,  2021) – Arguably Mexico’s No. 1 weltervikt, Santiago “Somer” Dominguez (25-0, 19 Kos), against Michael “Boy Wonder 150%” Williams, Jr. (19-0, 12 Kos) is the first RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS’s “Fantasy Fights” potential showdown for the same live streaming platform in 2022.

UFC FIGHT PASS® is the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, on which RJJ Boxing has streamed live and exclusively for the past three years. To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, besökwww.ufcfightpass.com.

“Throughout the long, rich history of boxing,” veteran RJJ Boxing matchmaker Guy Taylor explained the genesis of ‘Fantasy Fights,’ “fans have always asked, ‘What would happen if these two ever fought each other.’ You couldn’t ask for a more polar opposite match-up than Santiago Dominguez and Michael Williams, Jr.”

Dominguez vs. Williams, Jr. is a classic contrast of styles, featuring a pair of gifted, undefeated welterweights seemingly on the verge of stardom.

RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS has helped boxers develop their skills in highly competitive matches, in addition to providing invaluable exposure worldwide, sedan 2019 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

The heavy-handed Dominguez, who is a former NABF Welterweight Champion and past No. 15-rated in the world, stopped former WBA World title challenger Jesus “Chino” Antonio Rubio (13-4, 7 Kos) for the vacant WBC Latino strap in the October 15th main event in Mexico. It was Dominguez’ only fight in nearly a year because he needed to give his body a break. Dominguez improved to 5-0 (4 Kos) fighting career-wise on RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS.

The 22-year-old Williams, fighting out of Fayetteville, North Carolina, is trained by living legend Roy Jones, Jr. Last March in Biloxi, Mississippi, Williams defeated Starr Johnson, who couldn’t continue after the opening round. Williams improved to 2-0 (2 Kos) on RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS.

“Santiago is a throwback Mexican fighter, who stands 5’ 8” and was born in Ciudad Obregon Sonora, Mexiko, just like his hero, the great Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr.,” Taylor added. “Williams, Jr. is a flashy, fast-footed boxer with lightning-quick hands who stands 6’ 1”. To put that in context for a welterweight, Michael is the same height as Hall of Famer Thomas ‘Hitman’ Hearns. Williams is also trained by arguably the greatest all-around fighter, Roy Jones. Jr.”

“This is a fight that can easily be made given the status of both fighters from RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS. I truly feel that, stilist, there is no better match-up in 2022 than an undefeated, power-punching Mexican against an undefeated, slick, counter puncher from the United States. And they are both approaching their prime.”

INFORMATION:

Websites:   http://www.RoyJonesJrBoxing.com, www.ufcfightpass.com

Facebook: /UFCFightPass, /KeithVeltre, /World_Cup_Boxing_Series

Twitter: @UFCFightPass, @Keith_Veltre, @RoyjonesJRfa @RoyJonesJrOfficial

Instagram: @UFCFightPass, @KeithVeltre, @RoyJonesJrBoxing, @Ritzglitzglam, @World_Cup_Boxing_Series

Tick ​​tack: @WorldCupBoxingSeries

OM ROY JONES JR, BOXING-KAMPANJER: Medgrundade i 2013 av tio gånger världsmästaren Roy Jones, Jr. och Keith Veltre, Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions är på väg att återuppfinna boxning. RJJ has already made a massive impact in the boxing community in a few short years. Skapar spännande innehåll för UFC Fight Pass, CBS Sports, Showtime, ESPN and beIN Sports in many of the finest venues across the country, RJJ has proven it is conquering the sweet science of the sport.


Baserat i världens kamphuvudstad, Las Vegas, NV, Roy Jones Jr.. Boxing Promotions klättrar till toppen i snabb takt, lägga ung talang till sin växande stall.

OM UFC FIGHT PASS®: UFC Fight PASS® är världens ledande digitala prenumerationstjänst för stridsport. Sedan lanseringen 2013, UFC FIGHT PASS is now available in more than two hundred countries and territories. UFC FIGHT PASS ger sina medlemmar obegränsad tillgång till live UFC FIGHT PASS-förspel; leva blandad kampsport och stridsport från hela världen; originalserier och historisk programmering; specialfunktioner; innehåll bakom kulisserna; djupintervjuer; och uppdaterade rapporter om stridsportens värld. UFC FIGHT PASS-abonnenter har också 24/7 tillgång till världens största kampbibliotek, med mer än 20,000 anfall från dussintals stridsidrottsorganisationer, liksom varje kamp i UFC-historien. Kampfans kan komma åt UFC FIGHT PASS på persondatorer, iOS- och Android-mobila enheter, Apple TV, Xbox ett, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, År, Samsung Smart TV-apparater, LG Smart TV-apparater, och Sony TV-apparater med Android TV. För mer information, besökwww.ufcfightpass.com.

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UFC #1 Ranked Featherweight Max Holloway Becomes CHERRY BO2MB® Business Partner

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LAS VEGAS, NV. – CHERRY BO2MB and UFC #1 Ranked Featherweight Max Holloway, fresh off his Saturday night main event victory, has joined the team as a business partner.

Holloway (23-6), who took care of Yair Rodriguez on Saturday night, will become one of the faces of CHERRY BO2MB®, the leading brand in cognitive enhancers that improves memory, creativity, motivation and enhances brain neuron oxygenation. CHERRY BO2MB®is a BSCG certified drug-free powder supplement that when added to water becomes a brain-stimulating nutritional beverage designed for all ages wanting to think smarter, react faster and perform better. Whether you are an elite athlete, a weekend warrior in any sport, a student immersed in studies or an employee who needs to have sharp focus to get the job done, this product is for you.

To be a champion and perform at the highest level, the mind must be incredibly sharp to make split-second decisions, process information and think ahead of the competition.

“CHERRY BO2MB®is a great supplement to my daily training program not only for getting me ready for my next test in the Octagon, but also for improving my reaction times for my gaming career,” said Holloway.

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CHERRY BO2MB® is more than just an average energy drink: it is a powerful and complete dietary supplement packed with essential vitamins, minerals amino acids and nutritional 27 extracts to promote a healthy mind and healthy body.

CHERRY BO2MB® provides amino acids, minerals, botanicals and essential nutrients to maintain your brain and body at optimum performance. We use ingredients that have been clinically proven in independent studies to increase your mental alertness, clarity and focus; to give you give you more energy; and to last longer than most other energy drinks.

CHERRY BO2MB® helps the body and the brain work together smoothly. The amino acids in CHERRY BO2MB® contribute directly to the proper functioning of the brain’s neurotransmitters, which are responsible for sending signals to the rest of the body. The vitamins and minerals in CHERRY BO2MB® keep muscles and organs functioning properly.

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The Worlds Number One Boxing Designer Javier Zinzun Jr. Gives Inspirational Speech to Students

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The Worlds Number One Boxing Designer Javier Zinzun Jr. Gives Inspirational Speech to Students
SANTA ANA, SÅSOM (November 15, 2021) – Last week, the worlds number one boxing designer and WBC bryr sig Ambassador, Javier Zinzun Jr., gave an inspirational speech to students at the Samulai Academy in Santa Ana, Kalifornien, giving back to the community he was raised in.

“I know firsthand the perils of drug abuse, violence, peer pressure and more, so it’s very important for me to give back in my own community,” said Zinzun Jr. with a smile on his face. “When people are young, they’re very impressionable, and for me to be living my dream in a positive and cool manner, is what I want to do. I want to lead by example, and let people know anything is possible.”

Life was not always easy for Zinzun as he almost lost his life in 2011 due to alcohol and drug abuse. This near-death experience was a turning point for him.

“I knew in the middle of my overdose this couldn’t be it,” continued Zinzun. “I have told the story many times, but it was up to me to find my own path. I went home, got rid of everything, the drugs, alcohol, all of that and told my family, I was a new person, and since then never looked back.”

“I want to thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to come to our campus and share your knowledge with our students,” said Oscar Reyes. “It is at events like these that our students get the most value and impact. It is not every day that our students get to be in front of professionals like you and hear their life journey and success stories which is where they find inspiration to keep finding their way in life. The feedback I received from staff, teachers, and especially students was overwhelmingly positive and that of gratitude.”

Zinzun who has designed trunks for “Canelo” Alvarez, Ryan Garcia, recounted stories of creating the ring outfit for the brave boxers performing on fight night.

“A lot of the young people are fans of the fighters, so just to tell them stories about the people I have worked with and let them know they’re people just like us and see the joy in hearing these stories makes it so meaningful,” concluded Zinzun. “I am just trying to be the person I wish I had when I was their age.”
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Javier Zinzun Jr. is a self-made American success story overcoming the perils of drugs and alcoholism to start one of the best boxing fashion brands “I Got My Own Back”, working with the likes ofRyan Garcia, Canelo Alvarez, ochMario Barrios, as well as being involved in the creative design process of“Creed 2”the movie. Above you will see his designs worn byDavid Benavidez ochJaime Munguia, both whom fought this past Saturday on the global stage.