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Plus TV To Broadcast Mwakinyo Vs Denes WBC/ABU Title Fight Across Africa on 26th March.
The Jackson Group, Global Boxing Stars and Epic Sports and Entertainment, the co-promoters of the Rumble in Dar series, in association with the Tanzania Tourist Board #VisitTanzania, KCB Bank, Onomo Hotels, Urban Soul Apparel (Botswana) and M Bet, today announced that Plus TV (DSTV channel #294) is to broadcast the second edition of the series exclusively across Sub-Saharan Africa.
“We are very excited to partner up with the Rumble in Dar series co-promoters the Jackson Group, Global Boxing Stars and Epic Sports and Entertainment as well as DSTV Multi-Choice Tanzania and KCB to bring the Rumble In Dar second edition to our esteemed viewers in and across Africa.
“We are proud to take boxing to global stage through this partnership. Plus TV is available exclusively on DSTV channel number 294 to more than 30 African countries.
“We urge our viewers to tune in on the day of the event from exactly 8pm to enjoy this unforgettable event.” Said Ramadhan Bukini, Operations Director at Plus TV
Back in January boxing fans around the world were enthralled by an incredible evening of boxing featuring world stars such as Bulgaria’s Tervel Pulev and American Shawn Miller amongst others, that concluded with Tanzania’s very own Ibrahim Class securing the World Boxing Federation (WBF) intercontinental championship after a 12 round Battle Royale with seriously tough South Africa based Malawian Dennis Mwale.
The second edition of the Rumble in Dar series, as with the first, has a closely matched international card that features two World Boxing Council African Boxing Union (WBC-ABU) Championship contests.
The main event sees Tanzania’s Hassan Mwakinyo (18-2-0) in action against Zimbabwean Brendon Denes of Zimbabwe (8-0-0) for the the vacant WBC Africa (WBC-ABU) Championnat super mi-moyens.
The co-main event pits Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodora (34-0-8) against Tanzania’s Shaban Jongo (8-1-2) for the WBC Africa (WBC-ABU) championnat.
The stellar undercard features closely matched international fights:
8 Round Heavyweight Contest: Switzerland based Kenyan Collins Omondi (5-0-0) versus Zimbabwe’s Elvis Moyo (9-6-2)
8 Round Lightweight Contest: Tanzania’s Ibrahim Class (25-6-0) versus TBA
8 Round Super Welterweight Contest: Bulgaria’s Yosif Panov (18-3-0) versus Tanzania’s Nicolaus Mdoe (10-5-1)
4 Round Heavyweight Contest: Bulgaria’s Pencho Tsevtkov (4-0-0) versus Zimbabwe’s Simon Madhanire (1-2-1)
8 Round Super Welterweight Contest: Zambia’s Lolita Muzeya (16-0-0) versus TBA
4 Round Lightweight Contest: Bulgaria’s Joana Nwamerue (3-0-0) versus Zimbabwe’s Netsai Vaina Bondayi (2-3-1)
6 Round Heavyweight Contest: South Africa’s Ardi Ndembo (2-0-0) versus Malawi’s Alick Gogodo (4-5-0)
The second edition of the Rumble in Dar series, in association with the Tanzania Tourist Board #VisitTanzania, KCB Bank, Onomo Hotels, Urban Soul Apparel (Botswana) and M Bet, will be broadcast live across Sub-Saharan Africa exclusively by Plus TV, which is available exclusively on DSTV channel number 294 en plus de 30 African countries as well as syndicated globally to linear and digital channels (check local channel listings) and on-line at FITE TV.
Lightweight Sensation Isaac Cruz Earns Unanimous Decision Against Matias Romero In First Loss; Terrell Gausha Scores Emphatic TKO Victory Over Jamontay Clark in Telecast Opener on SHOWTIME® dans l'événement Premier Boxing Champions Cliquez ICI pour les photos de Amanda Westcott / SHOWTIME (Les photos seront téléchargées sous peu) Click Here to Watch the Main Event’s Final Moments Click Here to Watch David Benavidez’s Post-Fight Interview UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Mars 13, 2021 - Ancien champion du monde deux fois David Benavidez kept his perfect ring record intact with an 11e-round technical knockout victory against veteranRonald Ellisin their WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator main event on Saturday night’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast, en direct sur SHOWTIME de Mohegan Sun Arena à Uncasville, Connecticut, dans un événement Premier Boxing Champions.
Phoenix’s Benavidez (24-0, 21 KOs) flashed brilliant hand speed, accuracy and power as he dominated Ellis (18-2-2, 12 KOs) de Lynn, Massachusetts, sur 11 rounds before referee Johnny Callas finally waved off the fight at 2:03 of the penultimate round. The 24-year-old star held a significant lead on all three scorecards (99-91, 98-92 x2) at the time of the stoppage.
“I rate my performance pretty good but I know I could have done better,” said Benavidez, who extended his perfect record to 24-0. “Ronald Ellis is a tough competitor. I just hope the fans like what they saw. I threw a lot of combinations, punches in bunches. There were a lot of times I thought Ellis was going to quit but he didn’t. Hats off to him, il est un dur à cuire. It was a little later than I wanted but a stoppage is still a stoppage. I hope the fans got a good show tonight.”
A boxing prodigy turned youngest super middleweight world champion in boxing history, Benavidez turned in a masterful performance as evidenced by his punch stats, atterrissage 289 de 532 power punches thrown for an eye-popping connection rate of 54%. Benavidez connected on 50 punches in the 11eround which ultimately led to the stoppage. Both fighters combined to throw 1,403 poinçons. Following his dominating win on SHOWTIME, Benavidez is one step closer to reclaiming a super middleweight world title.
“I want all the big guys,»A ajouté Benavidez. “Speaking for the fans too, they would love to see me against all the big guys because as you can see, I love throwing punches. I love stopping people so me versus any big name would be an amazing fight. Je voudrais [Jermall] Charlo, Canelo Alvarez, Caleb usine, all of them.”
Ellis, 31, showed tremendous determination and a very sturdy chin as he absorbed the constant onslaught from the former two-time world champion. Often working off the ropes as Benavidez pressed the action, Ellis landed 89 de son 334 jabs.
“I could have popped the jab and controlled things a little bit more and not let him smother me,»Dit Ellis. “Hell yeah I wanted to finish. I didn’t want to give him that satisfaction. I could have moved a little bit more and not taken so many shots to the head. Hats off to him. He did what he had to do. Il ne m'a jamais blessé, that’s the funny thing. I took a lot of shots but he didn’t damage me or have me super hurt. I never thought about quitting.”
The sports world lost an icon today as the death of Marvelous Marvin Hagler was reported hours before the live telecast began. A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Hagler, qui était 66 ans, fought in the first main event ever on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on March 10, 1986. Hagler was honored with a ceremonial 10-count prior to tonight’s main event. Click Here to Watch SHOWTIME’s Tribute to Marvin Hagler
Benavidez reflected on Hagler’s passing after the fight: “I had met Marvin once before and he was a great champion. Someone told me he fought the first fight on SHOWTIME. Someone on my team let me know a few hours before the fight that he had passed. It’s sad and he will be missed. He was a true legend.”
En cas de co-principal, Isaac Cruz (21-1-1, 15 KOs) of Mexico City earned a unanimous decision victory over Argentina’sMatias Romero (24-1, 8 KOs) in a 12-round WBA Lightweight Title Eliminator. It marked the first time that the 22-year-old Cruz went 12 rounds in his professional career. The judges’ scorecards read 114-113, 115-112 et 118-109. Le buteur non officiel de SHOWTIME, Steve Farhood, a marqué le combat 115-112, giving rounds 10 par 12 to the rising star.
“I’m not happy about the style of the fight but I am satisfied I took the victory home and we’ve come to the No. 1 spot in the WBA,», A déclaré Cruz. “I didn’t know what was going to happen [as far as the judges]. We forced the fight at all times and it would have been very impossible for the judges to do something to me when I was the one pushing the fight.”
Throughout the 36-minute affair, Cruz constantly applied pressure against his opponent which led to Romero, the more seasoned professional, to hold excessively in an attempt to stall the pressure. Despite being warned frequently by referee Harvey Dock, the 24-year-old Romero was never penalized. During the rough-and-tumble contest, cependant, Cruz was docked a point in the sixth round for a low blow.
“He was a fighter who didn’t want to exchange punches,” Cruz added, in reference to the persistent clinching. “I was very fed up with the clinches—there was never a warning toward him. I did my best out there. Not the best way I wanted to do it but thank God we won the fight and we’re taking the victory home.”
Romero presented an effective jab throughout the fight, atterrissage 89 de 282, but it was Cruz’s power punching that ultimately earned him the victory. Croix, who is now the No. 1 contender for a world title shot at 135 livres, a atterri 145 de 459 coups de puissance, y compris 91 coups de corps.
“Obviously I’m not happy with the decision,” stated Romero following his first professional loss. “I thought maybe it was a draw. Overall I’m happy with my performance. He’s supposed to the be the ‘Pit Bull’ and I went the distance. You have to take the opportunities when they are presented and I wish I would have had more time to get ready for this fight.”
In the evening’s opening bout, Cleveland Terrell Gausha (22-2-1, 11 KOs) scored an impressive second-round technical knockout over fellow OhioanJamontay Clark (15-2-1, 7 KOs) de Cincinnati. Gausha, 33, did not land a single power punch in the opening round but worked well behind the jab, winning the round on two of the judges’ scorecards. As the second round neared completion, Gausha beautifully countered a lunging left hand from the southpaw Clark which sent the 26-year-old to the canvas for the first time in his professional career. Clark beat the count but moments later was met by a barrage of unanswered punches in the neutral corner. Referee Arthur Mercante jumped in and called a halt to the bout at 2:44 du second tour.
“I knew Jamontay was a tough kid, I’ve been watching him since Cleveland so I knew about him already,Dit Gausha. “I felt like I had a chance to knock him out but I didn’t know how the fight would play out. But I feel I did good, executed the game plan. My coaches had been studying film and we executed.
“I just took my time,” added Gausha. “I was setting traps. I knew he would be open eventually, but I had to be cautious too because he’s a rangy guy, has a good left hand. But I knew there were holes in his game and we executed and when the opportunity presented itself, we landed that big right hand.”
With his emphatic stoppage win, la 2012 Olympian emerges as a contender for a title shot in the super welterweight division. In his first and only world title shot in 2017, Gausha dropped a unanimous decision to current super welterweight world champion Erislandy Lara.
“I know I made a statement tonight,” added Gausha. “I put the division on notice. I’m locked and loaded and I’m ready. I want to be a world champion so I’m looking to fight whoever I need to fight to get to the belts.”
SamediShowtime Championship Boxingtelecast will replay Sunday at 8:55 a.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME and Monday at 10 p.m. ET sur SHOWTIME EXTREME.
Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer hosted the telecast. Versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo called the action ringside alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Two Hall of Famers rounded out the telecast team: boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial scorer and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. La télédiffusion était disponible en espagnol via la programmation audio secondaire (SAP) with former junior middleweight world champion Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez and Alejandro Luna calling the action. The executive producer was four-time Emmy®award winner David Dinkins, Jr. The director was Bob Dunphy, son of legendary Hall of Famer Don Dunphy.
The event was promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing.
En direct sur NBC Sports Network et NBC Sports App
9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT
Les préliminaires Twitch commencent à 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT
Los Angeles – mars 12, 2021 – Ring City États-Unis, la nouvelle startup des médias sportifs qui a lancé sa série de boxe du jeudi soir en novembre 2020, a annoncé aujourd'hui une undercard empilée pour son mois de mars 18 événement, la prochaine nuit de combat de la résidence de trois événements de la tenue de boxe à Porto Rico. La carte principale à trois combats commencera à 9 p.m. HE / 6 h, heure. PT sur NBC Sports Network aux États-Unis et à Porto Rico, et sur Twitch pour les fans en dehors des États-Unis, en direct de l'auberge Olimpico (Centre Olympique) à Salinas.
L'événement de six combats est titré par un autre chapitre dans l'emblématique Puerto Rico vs. Mexique ring rivalité commeAlberto Machado (22-2, 18 KOs) de Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, bataillesAnge 'Tashiro' Fierro (17-1-1, 13 KOs) de Tijuana, Mexique, dans un combat léger de dix rounds. Machado devait auparavant combattre l'espoir invaincu Hector Tanajara qui a été contraint de se retirer pour cause de maladie.
Dans le co-événement principal de la soirée de Porto Rico, José ‘Chiquro’ Martinez, (21-1-2, 14 KOs), de Las Marias, Puerto Rico, affronte le triple challenger du titre mondialIsraël « Jiga » Gonzalez (26-4, 11 KOs) de Los Cabos, Mexique, dans un combat de poids coq de dix rounds.
Martinez, 28 ans, semble rester dans la colonne des victoires après un KO au deuxième tour de Yeison Vargas en février 2020 à San Juan, P.R. Ses quatre dernières victoires sont venues par KO.
Après une défaite acharnée en douze rounds contre le grand Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, livre pour livre, en octobre 2020, Gonzalez, 24 ans, a battu Samuel Gutierrez deux mois plus tard en décembre 2020 à San Lucas, Mexique. Martinez a également défié les champions du monde Khalid Yafai et Jerwin Ancajas pour leurs ceintures de titre au cours des trois dernières années.
Un combat de six poids lourds légers complétera la carte principale sur NBC Sports Network avecJoe Ward des Irlandais, (2-1, 2 KOs), de Moate, Irlande, qui cherchera à venger son premier revers professionnel contreMarco 'El Muneco' Delgado, (7-1, 5 KOs), de Turlock, Californie.
Combats au Madison Square Garden en octobre 5, 2019, Ward a subi une grave blessure au genou au deuxième tour, ce qui a permis à Delgado de remporter une victoire technique par élimination directe.. Ward a rebondi avec deux KO au premier tour en décembre 2020 au Mexique. Depuis la victoire sur Ward, Delgado a continué sur sa lancée avec une décision en six rounds contre Burley Brooks, invaincu auparavant, en décembre 2020 à Arlington, Texas.
En tête d'affiche de la diffusion undercard de Twitch, qui commence à 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, challenger triple titre mondialMaricela 'La Diva' Cornejo, (13-4, 5 KOs), de Los Angeles, Californie. affronteAlma Ibarra (7-1, 4 KOs) de Monterrey, Mexique.
Au cours des trois dernières années, Cornejo a échoué à deux reprises contre la championne du monde unifiée des super-moyens Franchon Dezurn-Crews dans sa quête pour remporter un championnat du monde. Pris en sandwich entre les deux combats pour le titre mondial, Cornejo a remporté une excellente performance contre la vétéran Erin Toughill en janvier 27, 2019 devant sa légion de fans de sa ville natale à Los Angeles.
Une gagnante de ses sept premiers combats, Ibarra cherche à revenir dans la colonne des victoires après une défaite acharnée en dix rounds contre la championne par intérim WBA junior des poids moyens Raquel Miller en novembre 23, 2019.
Dans une bataille de poids mouche en huit rounds, ancien champion du monde et artiste éliminatoireAnge 'Tito' Acosta, (21-2, 21 KOs), de San Juan, Puerto Rico, bataillesGilberto Mendoza (17-9-3, 8 KOs) de Modesto, Californie.
Acosta, 30 ans, a réussi trois défenses de son titre mondial avant de s'incliner face à Elwin Soto en juin. 2019. Dans son dernier combat en octobre 2019, Acosta a arrêté Raymond Tabugon au cinquième tour. Mendoza, contrarié, monte sur le ring à la suite d'une défaite acharnée contre l'espoir mexicain invaincu Sergio Rios Jimenez.
Compléter la carte dans une bataille légère junior de six rounds, top prospect invaincuEdwin 'Le Chin' Valentin(9-0, 8 KOs) se battra dans sa ville natale de Salinas lorsqu'il affrontera un vétéranHector Marengo (7-14-4, 4 KOs) d'Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
Ville Anneau, qui a été lancée en 2020, est la dernière plate-forme de médias sportifs de boxe. Travailler en tandem avec une variété de promoteurs et de talents, sa nouvelle série de boxe met l'accent sur des affrontements compétitifs qui testent véritablement les combattants et excitent les fans de combat. Ring City propose de superbes combats sur le ring et une programmation d'épaule convaincante en dehors du ring. Ring City est le terrain d'essai où les talents émergents peuvent gagner leurs galons et se lancer dans l'échelon supérieur de la célébrité de la boxe.
MONTRÉAL (Mars 9, 2021) -Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) will organize its first event in 16 months – “The Homecoming: Rivas vs. Louis 2” — Tuesday night, Mars 16 at Hotel Plaza Quebec in Quebec City, Québec, Canada.
“The Homecoming,” presented in co-promotion withNew Era Fighting & Promotionand in collaboration ofPromotions Lee Baxteris headlined by a rematch featuringOscar "Kaboom" Rivas (26-1, 18 KOs) etSylvera «Sly» Louis (8-5, 4 KOs) in the 8-round main event. Rivas defeated Louis by 4-round majority decision back in 2012.
A representative of his native Colombia at the 2008 Jeux olympiques, Rivas is coming off a controversial loss July 20, 2019, by way of a 12-round decision toDillian Whyte (25-1) in the United Kingdom for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Interim heavyweight title.
A maximum of 120 fans for a total of 250 peoples will be allowed to attend “The Homecoming.” Boxers and trainers had to have quarantined for 14 jours avant l'événement, and they must carefully check any Covid potential symptoms during 10 days after the fights.
Rivas is rated No. 1 in the WBC’s new weight class, Bridgerweight (200 à 224 lbs.), and he and Louis will participate in the Bridgerweight’s inaugural fight.
“It was not easy to put all the parts in place, to have our sanitary protocol accepted and to obtain all the required authorizations while Quebec City was in the worst of the Covid pandemic time and declared a red zone,” GYM presidentYvon Michelsaid. “It has been tireless teamwork for several months and full collaboration from the participants. It is an expensive but important adventure for the relaunch of our activities and the restarting of the careers of our boxers. This gala will allow several boxers to regain hope and WBC # 1 aspirant Oscar Rivas to restart the machine for whom we have very ambitious plans this year.”
“The Homecoming” will be streamed live by FITE worldwide on the FITE mobile apps, toutes les principales applications et sites Web OTT (www.FITE.tv), à partir de 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, pour $29.99 USD (available in English or French). It will also be available in Canada via Canal Indigo, Bell Télé, Shaw TV and YOOP.
Dans le cas de co-vedette, Canadian favoriteSebastian Bouchard (18-2, 8 KOs) takes on welterweightMario Perez (20-7-5, 12 KOs) in a 6-tound bout. It will be the first fight for Bouchard since he was injured in the ring in November 2019.
Former NBA and NABO middleweight championPatrice Volny (25-1, 18 KOs) squares off against former Canada middleweight titlistJanko Trotter (10-5-2) in a super middleweight clash of Canadians. This is a very important fight for IBF #6 ranked Volny who has been appointed to box PolishPatrick Wojcicki, IBF #3, for the mandatory position to challenge world championGennady Golovkinein May.
Former Canadian amateur champion and member of the Canadian National Team, Alexis Barrière, will make is long awaited pro debut when he meetsColin Sangster (2-0, 2 KOs) in a 4-round fight between Canadian heavyweight prospects.
There matches showcasing cruiserweights are also on tap on the undercard: PopulaireYan “Wild Thing” Pellerin (10-1, 4 KOs) contre.Marco Parente (1-4-3) dans un 6 tours, plus a pair of 4-round fights betweenFrancis Charbonneau (2-1, 2 KOs) vs. Alexandre Roberge (1-0, 0 KOs), etAlexander Beaule (1-0l 1 KO) contre.Nick “Big Mac” Naccarato (0-0-1).
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À PROPOS DU GROUPE YVON MICHEL (GYM): Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) a été fondée en 2004 par Yvon Michel et ses associés. The organization’s mission is the development of high-level boxers through support in management and especially by management in competition. In order to achieve its objectives, GYM is active in talent recruitment and event organization, having developed major partnerships with Gestev, Vidéotron, TVA sports, Mise-O-Jeu, Loto-Québec, Montreal Casinos and Lac Leamy, RNC Media and 91.9 Sportif, & CO, Bel Printing & Lapointe Dental Center, Rival in addition to cooperating closely with Rixa Promotions. The entire GYM team is actively working with the Yvon Michel Foundation to help fight breast cancer. GYM President Yvon Michel was inducted into the Boxing Canada Hall of Fame in April 2017. GYM has contributed to the development of many world champions, including Marie-Ève Dicaire (IBF), Adonis Stevenson (WBC), Eleider Alvarez (WBO) and Artur Beterbiev (IBF), Jean Pascal (WBC) and Joachim Alcine (WBA), the most ever by a Canadian promoter in history.
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Atlanta et Los Angeles, Mars 8, 2021 -Triller Fight Club a annoncé aujourd'hui que Stade Mercedes-Benz à Atlanta, Géorgie, sera la maison pour l'événement inaugural de TFC de 2021, le avril 17 boxing Pay-Per-View card headlined byJake Paul et Ben Askren. This will be the first-ever fighting event at one of the most dynamic venues in the world, which was the home of Super Bowl LIII.
iNDemand, the leading transactional video-on-demand and PPV programming provider in North America, will serve as the exclusive U.S. and Canadian cable, Satellite, and telco PPV provider for the event. Fans will be able to order the event on PPV through their existing cable, satellite and telco PPV providers, including Xfinity, Spectrum, Contour, DirecTV, AT&T TV, Dish, Fios, and Optimum (NOUS.), ainsi que Rogers, Cloche, Shaw, Vidéotron, and Sasktel (Canada). FITE, the premier PPV digital platform will handle worldwide live pay-per-view streaming distribution online, and via FITE mobile and Smart TV apps, game controllers and all major OTT devices as well as power TrillerFightClub.com.
The four-hour show, which will kick off at 8pm ET with the live PPV main card starting at 9pm ET, will also feature an exciting undercard of fights that will be announced shortly. Triller Fight Club is a partnership between Triller andSnoop Doggand is spearheaded byRyan Kavanaugh.
“Our vision of big fights, big entertainment and world class events can only fit into a world class venue, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium fits that vision,” said Kavanaugh. “April 17th will have an element of surprise and action for everyone, from music fans to the casual and diehard fight fan. The way we will present the night in this state-of-the-art venue will continue to redefine consumer engagement for a global consumer, avec des partenaires de classe mondiale comme iNDemand et FITE qui nous rejoignent non seulement pour cet événement, mais pour les autres nous aurons en 2021 et au-delà."
« Le stade Mercedes-Benz continuera d'être le lieu où se déroulent les plus grands événements sportifs et de divertissement., et nous accueillons Triller Fight Club pour cet événement spécial,», A déclaré Tim Zulawski, Directeur des revenus pour AMB Sports and Entertainment. « Nous sommes impatients de présenter notre stade au public mondial que Ryan et son équipe construisent, et sont fiers de faire partie de cette nuit historique de boxe et de divertissement.
Le stade Mercedes-Benz est le stade d'accueil des Falcons d'Atlanta de la Ligue nationale de football (NFL) et Atlanta United de la Major League Soccer (MLS). L'un des lieux les plus acclamés au monde, the Stadium has hosted the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2018, MLS All-Star Game and some of the biggest music and entertainment events in addition to its NFL and MLS tenants. There will be no public sale of tickets for the event. A very limited number of fans and guests will be selected to join in the live event, with details to be announced in the coming weeks, and everything will be subject to stringent local, state and federal protocols due to COVID 19.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Triller again after the incredible success of our Tyson vs. Jones Jr. PPV event last November—it was one of the best-selling PPV events of all time,», A déclaré Mark Boccardi, iNDemand’s SVP, Programmation & Marketing. “2021 is going to be a great year for the Pay-Per-View event category, and we know that Jake Paul and Ben Askren will put on an exciting main event on April 17th.”
“Triller Fight Club has already reinvented the fight sport presentation genre, and we are excited to be a part of bringing this event to a global audience,” dit Michael Weber, COO of FITE. “Triller and FITE are the perfect pair to deliver a flawless, no-filler fan experience worthy of this moment.”
The April 17th card will be Triller Fight Club’s first in a series of 2021 special events, following the debut record setting Tyson vs. Jones Jr. PPV fight in 2020, which shattered all digital fight PPV records and became the eighth most successful fight PPV in history. This event will feature Jake Paul taking on former Bellator and ONE Championship champion Ben Askren in the headline matchup of the night. Paul, whose boxing debut against former professional athlete Nate Robinson set all kinds of records for fan engagement, will face Askren, who transitions to boxing after an MMA record of nineteen wins and two losses, six knockouts and six submissions. Askren made his professional MMA debut in 2009 against Josh Flowers where he won by TKO in the first round. As a former Bellator Champion, ONE Championship Champion, PAN American Champion in freestyle wrestling, two-time NCAA wrestling champion for Missouri and two-time winner of The Dan Hodge Trophy, Askren joins Triller’s Fight Club with a significant amount of experience in the ring.
In addition to being a co-owner, Snoop also provides strategic counsel to Triller Fight Club, helping to select fighters and musical acts for the show-stopping events. An entertainment expert who has successfully maneuvered through a range of projects in a variety of different fields, Snoop secured his spot as a fan favorite during Triller’s first sporting event, Tyson vs. Jones.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Tour. (Mars 8, 2021) – In the 2019 USA National Boxing Championships, Amir Andersonwas a relatively unknown competitor from Syracuse (N. Y.), but this year he believes he’s one of the “top dogs” in the 165-pound decision.
Anderson will be competing in the youth division at the 2020 Championnats nationaux de boxe USA, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic from last December to March 25 Avril 3, à Shreveport, Le.
Anderson’s goal at these championships is simple: he wants to win to lock down a slot on the USA Boxing Youth Team, which will give him a leg up in terms of qualifying for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“The winner in each weight class qualifies for the USA Boxing Youth Team,” he explained. “Runner-ups are alternates and can make the team if the winner can’t for whatever reason. je veux gagner!
“Last time I had nothing to lose at Nationals. Maintenant, I have everything to lose. I do my research and breakdown other fighters in my weight class. I’ll be more focused this time because I was an underdog then and now, I’m the top dog in my division.”
The 17-year-old Anderson has already tasted success, capturing top honors at the 2019 Junior Open et 2019 Open régional de l'Est, in addition to finishing in the runner-up position at the 2018 & 2019 Jeux olympiques nationaux juniors.
Still a high school senior, Amir describes himself as an all-around boxer with a unique style in which he can box or bang, hit the angles and throw a lot of punches.
Like every amateur boxer, last year was a tremendous challenge to train, due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. “I trained six hours a day in my basement to get in really good workouts,” Anderson said. “And I ran my miles, trop. When my gym opened-up last July 2Dakota du Nord, it was limited so I had to still workout in my basement. It was hard to stay focused, but I knew how.
“I really planned to win a lot of regional and national tournaments to get national recognition. I wanted to fight in Bulgaria with the junior team, but that was canceled, trop. The pandemic was a setback for me, but we’ll see what’s in store for 2021.”
The National Championships is the first trip towards Amir Anderson’s Parisian goal for 2024 at the Olympics.
À PROPOS DE BOXE USA: La mission des Etats-Unis de boxe est de permettre aux athlètes et aux entraîneurs des États-Unis pour atteindre l'excellence concurrentielle soutenue, développer le caractère, soutenir le sport de la boxe, et promouvoir et développer la boxe de style olympique aux Etats-Unis. La responsabilité des Etats-Unis de boxe est non seulement de produire de l'or olympique, mais aussi superviser et diriger tous les aspects de la boxe amateur aux États-Unis.
UNDEFEATED STAR CITES JUNE IN LAS VEGAS FOR HER MMA DEBUT; CALLS OUT KATIE TAYLOR AND SAVANNAH MARSHALL IN POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW (Vendredi, Mars 5, 2021 – Flint, MON) Women’s superstarClaressa Shieldsfurthered her claim as boxing’s “GWOAT” Friday night and became the unified WBC, WBO, IBF & WBA Super Junior Middleweight World Champion, by scoring a one-sided 10-round unanimous decision overMarie-Eve Dicaire de St-Eustache, Québec, Canada, in the 10-round main event of the historic all-women’s “SUPER FEMME: BOUCLIERS VS. DICAIREevent at the Dort Financial Center and live on pay-per-view in Shields’ hometown of Flint, Michigan. Shields (11-0, 2 KOs) also became the first boxer in the four-belt era to become an undisputed world champion in two weight divisions by virtue of her shutout victory (100-90 par les trois juges) over now former champion Dicaire (17-1).
Uncharacteristically, the 25-year-old Shields turned counterpuncher early in this fight, to offset Dicaire’s attempts to bounce in and out of range. Relying on her reflexes to punish any attempt at aggression by Dicaire, Shields shut the Canadian down and then turned back to her customary forward aggression later in the bout.
Dicaire landed a quality southpaw left on Shields in round four, possibly her only significant blow of the fight, and Shields simply shook it off to no effect.
I can’t be mad about my performance,” said Shields after the bout. “She just kept elbowing and headbutting me. I tried for the knockout and I almost had it a couple times, but we’ve got two minutes and the ref not breaking it up when she’s holding me and elbowing me. I’m happy but I still wanted the knockout. I just didn’t have enough time. A la fin de la journée,, I am the new undisputed champ at 154 and the first boxer to be undisputed champ twice.”
Shields said she was happy to have accomplished her latest piece of history in front of her family and friends in Flint, even if the pandemic meant a lot fewer fans in attendance.
“With Covid, we couldn’t have a full capacity. Il y a 300 here and that’s the capacity of the day, so we have a full house. We couldn’t have full capacity, but I know if we could have, we would have had 6000 people in here. I’m happy to have been able to do it here (à Flint). I started boxing here at Berston Fieldhouse at 11 ans. Never in a million years did I think I’d be on pay-per-view and fighting for an undisputed title and be one of the biggest stars in boxing. I just wanted to win an Olympic Gold medal. God has given me two Olympic medals. j'ai 12 championship belts now. It doesn’t feel real to say undisputed twice.”
When asked about two of her remaining rivals in boxing, fellow superstar Katie Taylor of Ireland and her one-time conqueror in the amateurs, Savannah Marshall of the UK, Shields brimmed with confidence.
“Katie Taylor is not the worry. 147 pounds is. They’d have to pay me a lot to lose my butt and go down to 147. A la fin de la journée,, I’m a woman. I don’t have big breasts, but I got a nice butt, so come with that dough and I’ll be there. At least a million and I’ll be there.
“Savannah Marshall can’t f*** with me. Gardons réel. Savannah Marshall, you won a lucky decision when we were kids. Also London was hosting the Olympics. If you want to gloat about beating me 14 points to 8… come on now. And then I went on to become world champion in three different division and she broke. She knows she cannot and will not ever be able to f*** with me. She can come to America. I will go to the UK. We can go to Mexico. We can go anywhere, and I will f*** her up. She knows that. She’s scared of me. Savannah Marshall can get it. Tell Eddie Hearn, he came that whack-ass 250K. Tell him to come with 500K… 750K if he wants me to go to the UK and smoke his girl. Pay me.”
Dicaire continued her graciousness in post-fight questioning and promised not to let the loss dampen her future in the sport.
“I think Claressa did a good job tonight,»Dit Dicaire. Nous recherchons la perfection, she was the best. Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn. Ce soir, I learned. I think this is just going to allow me to grow stronger. I don’t box to protect my record or keep my record at 0 pertes. I box to beat champions. Ce soir, I had the chance to fight the real champion. She won this time but count on me to go back to the gym and work hard and be world champion again for sure.
Shields, who says her much-publicized MMA debut will likely be in Las Vegas in June, jeta 409 punches in the fight and landed 128 y compris 34.9% of her power punches. Dicaire threw 263 punches in return but landed just 31.
“Flint Michigan got the baddest boxer in the world!” said Shields to her fans. “We two-time undisputed. Pacquiao who? Canelo who? When someone else does what I did let me know.”
Dans le cas de co-principal de la nuit, Houston’s undefeatedDanielle Perkins (3-0, 1 KO) showed marked improvement and had a much easier time in her rematch against Georgia’sMonika “Lay Em Down” Harrison (2-2, 1 KO), scoring a dominant eight-round unanimous decision while picking up the WBC Silver Heavyweight Championship in the process.
The former amateur world champion Perkins used every bit of her superior athleticism, 6’ height and 72-inch reach to move around the ring and keep the 5’ 10” Harrison at bay with a punishing southpaw right jab and a steady diet of strong left hands to the head and body. A l'heure, Referee Michael Griffin appeared to be considering a stoppage, but the durable Harrison kept coming forward and swinging for the fences for all eight rounds, despite the firepower coming her way.
Les scores étaient 80-72 de trois juges.
“I apologize for not getting a knockout. I swear next time I’ll come back and give it to you, Silex,” said Perkins, d'après-combat. “Monika made some adjustments this time. I hit her with some solid hammers and that girl stayed on her feet so kudos to her.”
Perkins threw 353 punches in the fight and landed 121 y compris 40.9% de ses coups de puissance. Harrison threw 273 shots, but only found a home for 21 d'eux.
“I want to be the undisputed female heavyweight champion of the world,” continued Perkins. “I want to be the best you’ve ever seen.”
Undefeated bantamweightJamie « Le Miracle » Mitchell (6-0-2, 43 KOs) of Pacific Grove, Californie, looked impressive in battering and stopping more-experienced veteranNoemi “La Rebelde / No-No” Bosques (12-16-3, 2 KOs) in five one-sided rounds. With the two-fisted punishment from Mitchell steadily increasing with every passing round, Referee Gerard White decided the stumbling and retreating Bosques had had enough and mercifully waved the fight off at 1:49 of the fifth.
“I was just zoned out. I was doing whatever fit the moment,” said Mitchell, d'après-combat. “That’s how I got the knockout. Thanks to my coaches and thanks to Claressa Shields for putting me on this card. This is an unforgettable moment for women.”
Prior to scoring the technical knockout, Mitchell landed 48% (80/167) of her power punches, et 40% (94/234) de ses coups totaux. Noemi Bosques only landed 24 de 153 poinçons.
“I like to pick on myself to do better,” said Mitchell of her performance. “There were certain things I wanted to do, but they don’t call this girl a gatekeeper for nothing. I wish I had gotten her out of there quicker and been crisper with my jab. She was a bit tricky.”
In the opening bout of the broadcast, 2012 médaillé de bronze olympique Marlen Esparza(9-1, 1 KO) stayed busy ahead of her scheduled challenge of WBC Flyweight Champion Ibeth Zamora in April with a dominant six-round unanimous decision over Canada’sShelly Barnett (maintenant 4-4-2, 2 KO).
Barnett tried to be aggressive, but Esparza’s skills allowed her to pot shot her bigger opponent, nearly at will, especially as the fight wore on. “We knew she was tough and bigger,” said Esparza. “I wanted someone with more weight because I never fight above 112 lbs. and I think I handled it well. I’m happy about the way everything played out. I’m happy to have been part of this event and to be working with Claressa again.”
Esparza threw 352 punches in the fight, atterrissage 126, y compris 26 body shots and 38.4% de ses coups de puissance. Barnett threw 291 and landed 49. Les scores des juges ont été 60-54, 6-53 x 2.
On the free pre-show portion of the pay-per-view, middleweight Timur Kerefov stayed undefeated (11-0, 6 KOs) avec un TKO 3 over Saint Petersburg, Florida veteran Manny Woods (maintenant 16-11-1, 6 KOs). Woods left eye couldn’t hold up under the onslaught of punches from the Russian former amateur star. The time was 1:06. Kerefov, Detroit via Shalushka, Russia and now training at Kronk Gym, jeta 190 punches in the abbreviated encounter, atterrissage 80, y compris 24 coups de corps. Woods threw 122 and landed just 17.
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BILOXI, Manquer. (Mars 5, 2021) – Fort Worth (TX) moyensJohn « The Phenom » Vera arrêtéCleotis Pendarvis lors du premier tour du RJJ Boxing d'hier soir lors de l'événement principal UFC FIGHT PASS au centre de conférence Biloxi à Biloxi, Mexique.
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Véra contre. Pendarvis s'est soudainement et étonnamment terminé au milieu du premier tour, quand Pendarvis (21-8-2, 9 KOs), un ancien champion de l'USBA, a cessé de donner des coups de poing et s'est mis à genoux. Il a été compté avec ce que l'on pense être une blessure à la main.
"Bien," Véra (20-1, 12 KOs) dit après le combat, «La façon dont mon combat s'est terminé était anticlimatique. Je me sentais vraiment bien et calme là-dedans. Je cherchais juste ma gamme, établir mon jab et calculer. Il a lancé un coup au corps et je l'ai bloqué avec mon coude. J'ai senti sa jointure frapper mon coude. Sucé ut terminé de cette façon, mais que pouvez-vous faire?"
Vera a maintenant remporté ses deux derniers combats depuis qu'elle a subi sa seule défaite en tant que professionnel en 2018, quand il s'est rendu en France en tant que combattant de renommée mondiale pour affronterMichel Soro(31-2-1) pour le titre WBA intérimaire des poids moyens juniors, dans lequel Vera a perdu une décision unanime en 12 rounds.
Dans le combat précédent de Vera ce passé en août, "The Phenom" a remporté une décision unanime en 6 rounds à Las Vegas surRavshan Hudaynazarov (17-2), un ancien combattant de classe mondiale d'Ouzbékistan.
"J'aimerais monter sur le ring le plus tôt possible," a ajouté Véra. « Je voulais des rondes, il est donc temps d'y retourner. Je suis indemne et en forme.
Dans le cas de co-vedette, Champion super léger ABF WestChriston Edwards (12-2, 6 KOs) a remporté une décision unanime en 6 rounds des poids welters du TexasJonathan Steel (9-7-1, 6 KOs) dans un combat sans titre.
Eridson Garcia (11-0, 7 KOs), de Houston en passant par la République dominicaine, a remporté une décision partagée contreJosé Miguel Diaz Valenzuela (6-1, 1 KO), de Phoenix, dans une bataille de super poids plumes invaincus. Notation, bien que, était étrange car Garcia a gagné 60-54 et 59-55, mais le troisième juge a marqué un match nul, 57-57.
Tennessee super légerTyler «Short Fuse» Tomlin resté invaincu, l'amélioration de 10-0 (6 KOs) avec un arrêt rapide du vétéran vénézuélien surclasséRicardo Ocampo (12-11, 7 KOs), qui a été éliminé à la marque des 53 secondes du premier tour.
San Juan, PUERTO RICO – March 4, 2021– Former world title challenger Brandon Adams scored the biggest win of his career with a stunning eighth-round technical knockout to upset blue-chip rising star Serhii Bohachuk in the main event of Ring City USA’s inaugural 2021 event from Felix Pagan Pintor Gym in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and live on NBC Sports Network.
Despite flashing athleticism and quick hands throughout the fight, Adams (23-3, 15 KOs) was down on all three scorecards (68-64 x2, 69-63) at the time of the stoppage. The 31-year-old lost all three rounds heading into the eighth frame when he unleashed a perfectly placed counterpunch that hurt Bohachuk which set up the opportunity to land a sensational left hook that sent Bohachuk to the canvas for the first time in his professional career.
“He was a tough guy,” said Adams. “He brought another side out of me that I knew was inside. I had to dig in deep tonight and use all the strength that I had to connect with one of those punches from the cannon.”
Adams, who hails from Watts, Californie, is the first fighter to return to the Ring City USA series on NBC Sports Network since its inception in November 2020. In two outings on the Thursday night boxing series, he has scored two emphatic knockouts in main event performances. Adams’ matchup with Bohachuck was originally scheduled for December but his opponent was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19. Adams went on to stop Sonny Duversonne in the second round of that event at Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles.
“It was real tough fighting in there tonight,” continued Adams. “The ring was wet; the ref was against me tonight. It was an uphill battle. I am an explosive fighter and I couldn’t take advantage of that because I didn’t have my legs under me because the ring was wet. But even though I was irritated, the show must go on. I am a pro. I have to figure out how to get the W and that’s what I had to do. I am grateful for the win. I loved Puerto Rico, everyone out here embraced me with love.”
Bohachuk, who is originally from Vinitza, Ukraine, and now resides in Los Angeles, entered the fight with a pristine professional record, mis en évidence par son 100% knockout percentage through 18 combats. The 25-year-old dropped the first round on all three score cards but went on to control the pace against the veteran Adams for most of the fight by cutting off the ring and exhibiting steady body work.
“I thought he was dominating the fight,” said Bohachuk’s head trainer Manny Robles. “I told him to watch out for that left hook. I told him if he took away that left hook then he would control the fight. It takes a couple of rounds for Serhii to get warmed up, but he looked good and his defense was actually really improving until that knockout.”
In the co-main event of the evening, super featherweight prospectBryan Chevalier (15-1-1, 12 KOs) de Bayamon, Puerto Rico, scored an impressive third-round knockout againstCarlos Zambrano (26-2, 11 KOs). Chevalier, 26, returned to the ring following a 15-month layoff yet showed no signs of ring rust as he scored a quick knockdown in the first round. Au troisième tour, he scored back-to-back knockdowns, highlighted by a thudding left hand to the midsection that sent Peru’s Zambrano to the canvas and unable to beat the count.
“I had the height and youth advantage tonight, but he had the experience,” said Chevalier. “I had to figure out what he was going to bring and adapt in order to get the victory. Je suis très heureux de ma performance. I am the best 126-pounder in all of Puerto Rico.”
Opening the telecast on NBC Sports Network, Puerto Rico deDanielito Zorrilla (15-0, 11 KOs) and Kazakhstan’sRuslan Madiyev (13-2, 5 KOs) engaged in an exciting back-and-forth battle. The 28-year-old Madiyev brought the fight to Zorilla with relentless pressure while the tactical Zorilla countered well. Dans la cinquième ronde, Madiyev was docked a point for a punch behind the head and at 1:16 de la huitième manche, referee Janny Gomez called a halt to the bout due to another punch behind the head, which was deemed an accidental foul. The 27-year-old Zorrilla earned a technical decision victory as two of the scorecards favored the Puerto Rican (77-75, 77-74) while the third was tallied in favor of Madiyev (76-73). Ring City’s unofficial scorer Steve Smoger saw the fight 76-75 in favor of Zorrilla.
“Ruslan was just getting his groove,” said head trainer Joel Diaz after the fight. “He was getting stronger after the fifth round and Zorrilla was getting tired. He kept hugging Ruslan during most of the fight. Personnellement, I think Zorrilla wanted out of the fight.”
Madiyev exited the ring quickly upon the decision being announced but Diaz voiced his opinion about the end of the bout.
“He wasn’t hurt, he’s a good actor,” continued Diaz. “Zorrilla should be a telenovela actor. We were winning that fight, and this isn’t fair for my fighter because he put in the work. But what can you do? We gotta keep moving forward.”
Danielito Zorrilla is currently in stable condition and was taken to the hospital following the bout to receive routine tests.
Plus tôt dans la soirée, live in the U.S. and around the world on Twitch, Ring City USA presented three four-round fights. In the main event of the Twitch undercard, Fernando Vargas, Jr.(2-0, 2 KOs) earned his second professional win in impressive fashion, scoring a first-round technical knockout against El Salvador’sSalome Flores Torres (0-3). The 24-year-old Vargas, Jr., under the tutelage of his father – two-time super welterweight world champion Fernando Vargas, Sr., sent Torres to the canvas twice before the fight was waved off.
“With every fight, I will continue to grow and listen to my father,»Dit Vargas, Jr. “This was just my second pro fight. We were looking for the knockout, but the TKO is OK. I was establishing my jab to get my distance and then unleashed my left hand.”
In his hometown of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Harold Laguna (2-0, 2 KO) worked the body early and often en route to a first-round knockout victory overDarwin Alvarez (0-1). In the first fight of the evening, Puerto Rican prospectJorge Diaz (1-0, 1 KO) picked up his first professional victory againstFelipe Munoz (0-1) via second-round knockout.
Calling all the action ringside in Puerto Rico was former two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter joined by NBC Sports blow-by-blow commentator Bob Papa. Brian Campbell served as fight night analyst with Curran Bhatia reporting from ringside. The executive producers of tonight’s presentation ofBohachuk vs. Adamson NBC Sports Network were Eric Weinberger, Jeff Huggins & Frank Samuel. The telecast was produced by David Gibson and directed by Matt Celli.
Tonight’s full three-fight telecast will be available to watch on-demand on the NBC Sports App with authenticated sign-in.
Ring City USA returns to NBC Sports Network on March 18 with back-to-back weeks of Thursday night boxing from Puerto Rico. In two weeks, the next chapter in the Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ring rivalry will take center stage when former super featherweight world titlistAlbertoMachado(22-2, 18 KOs) face invaincumontante perspectiveHector Tanajara(19-0, 5 KOs) in a 10-round lightweight main event. Sur Mars 25, Ring City will highlight one of the biggest fights in women’s boxing between seven-division world champion and future Boxing Hall of FamerAmanda Serranoand current two-division titlistDaniela Bermudezfor Serrano’s WBO and WBC featherweight world titles.
Ville Anneau, qui a été lancée en 2020, est la dernière plate-forme de médias sportifs de boxe. Travailler en tandem avec une variété de promoteurs et de talents, sa nouvelle série de boxe met l'accent sur des affrontements compétitifs qui testent véritablement les combattants et excitent les fans de combat. Ring City propose de superbes combats sur le ring et une programmation d'épaule convaincante en dehors du ring. Ring City est le terrain d'essai où les talents émergents peuvent gagner leurs galons et se lancer dans l'échelon supérieur de la célébrité de la boxe.
BOSTON (Mars 2, 2021) – New Haven (CT) super welterweight boxerJimmy «Quiet Storm» Williamswill finally get what he calls “his world title fight” tonight against former world championYuri Foremanin an 8-round bout for the vacant American Boxing Federation USA super welterweight championship, at the Kentucky Center for African Americans in Louisville, Kentucky.
chef d'équipe (35-3, 10 KOs), combats de Brooklyn, capturé l'Association mondiale de boxe (WBA) super welterweight World title in 2009, when he won a unanimous 12-round decision versus defending championDaniel Santos (32-3-1).
“We sparred back when I was a kid when I trained at the Joe Grier Boxing Academy in Patterson, New Jersey,” Williams explained. “Joe was the one who gave me my nickname, ‘Quiet Storm.’ Yuri is a true world champion. I basically have come from nowhere to share the ring with a world champion. What we’re doing is what boxing is all about. It’s not about age; il est 40 and I’m 34. Age doesn’t mean anything. I’m not a top dog, which is probably why they offered me the fight, but I’m a real fighter who will be in with a world champ. This is my world title fight! Victoire, perdre, ou dessiner, I’ll be fighting a world champion. I’m not scared of anybody. It’s not about money, it’s who I am, and I always step up to the challenge. This is going to be a great fight.”
Williams (16-5-2, 5 KOs) is proud to be one of the rare football players who has succeeded in boxing. He was a standout cornerback at Southern Connecticut State University and invited to several NFL tryout camps. He came close to making the cut with the then-Oakland Raiders.
“I’ve always been a boxer at heart,” Williams said, “so football was easy for me. It was great getting calls from NFL scouts. I walked away from football for boxing. I’m a former Division 2 college football player fighting a world champion. I knew when it was time to leave football, but I’m not ready to leave boxing yet. I don’t need to box. I’m educated, work in the community, and I’m a father. I’m blessed to be boxing and I’ll know when it’s time to hang up my gloves.”
Williams didn’t box until after his mother, Belinda, was murdered in 2008 and her case remains unsolved. He lost his father to cancer.
“This fight for Jimmy is by far the biggest of his career,” Williams managerRyan Roach (Casier de combattant) remarked. “It’s a must win to get him back on track. He knows what he has to do. He made a move to Veloz Boxing in Rhode Island and he’s a different fighter from what he was in his last two fights. Just being around ‘Boo Boo’ (champion du mondeDemetrious Andrade) and those guys there has Jimmy where he needs to be for this fight.”
Williams has been promoted byJimmy BurchfieldDivertissements et sports classiques (CES) since he turned pro in 2013.
“We have a close relationship,” Burchfield commented. “I turned him pro, got him on national television a few times, and even attended his wedding. I’m very proud of him. He’s been tremendously loyal to CES as we have to him. This is a great opportunity. He didn’t hesitate a minute to take this fight. He has a new trainer, Brian Johnson, and Jimmy has been driving bad and forth from New Haven to Providence to train. I think he’s in the top shape of his life, because he knows the importance of this fight. He deserves to have this opportunity.
Something special about his fight tonight against Foreman for Williams, an African American, is fighting at this venue (Kentucky Center for African Americans) in the hometown of his hero,Muhammad Ali.
“I’m paying homage to all people who’ve lived my dream,” Williams remarked. “It is what I represent. We’ve lost a lot of people in the last year. Fighting in Louisville is big for me because it’s the home of ‘The Greatest,’ Muhammad Ali. I look at Ali more for his character and what he stood for than his boxing. He stood for something and lost the prime of his career because of it. I try to be like him in terms of who I am. He gave me the confidence be who I want to be in life. I’ve read every book about him. I refuse to give up like Ali. I’m a throwback fighter.”
Fighter Locker’s growing stable of gifted boxers includes California super flyweightRocco «So Cal Kid» Santomauro (20-1, 6 KOs), Troy, NY ABF American West super légerRay Jay «The Destroyer» Bermudez(12-0, 9 KOs), super-moyens«L'incroyable» Shawn McCalman(6-0, 4 KOs), U.S.. Super poids coq de l'arméeBailey Daniel, Jr. (2-0, 1 KO), légerLeonel de los Santos (2-0, 2 KOs), une2-heure République dominicaine Olympien, pro-debuting Boston featherweightTroy Anderson, Jr., poids welter pro-débutants en République dominicaineJuan Solano, et Salt Lake City, Frères de l'Utah, super légerIgnacio Chairez (7-0-1, 4 KOs) et légerGabriel Chairez (3-0, 2 KOs).
À PROPOS DE FIGHTER LOCKER: Établi en 2019, Fighter Locker est une agence sportive complète qui gère des boxeurs professionnels. Fighter Locker aide également les boxeurs de marque en trouvant leur voix avec un service personnalisé à 100%. Fighter Locker ne croit pas vraiment aux modèles fonctionnels. Elle croit aux modèles d'optimisation des partenariats en mouvement.
Fighter Locker utilise quatre étapes créatives, car il croit en "la fondation est tout": 1. conçu avec sagesse, 2. sobre de manière créative, 3. Fièrement jugé, 4. fortement ciblé.
