Next Door Arena, Dar es Salam, Tanzania 26th March 2021
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Dar es Salaam, Monday 15th March 2021
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 (וובף) 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) Super Welterweight Championship.
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) championship.
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 in more than 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® in Premier Boxing Champions Event דריקט דאָ פֿאַר Photos פֿון אַמאַנדאַ Westcott / Showtime (Photos will be uploaded shortly) Click Here to Watch the Main Event’s Final Moments Click Here to Watch David Benavidez’s Post-Fight Interview ונקאַסוויללע, קאַן. – March 13, 2021 - Former two-time world championדוד בענאַווידעז kept his perfect ring record intact with an 11טה-round technical knockout victory against veteranRonald Ellisin their WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator main event on Saturday night’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast, live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, קאַן., in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Phoenix’s Benavidez (24-0, 21 קאָס) flashed brilliant hand speed, accuracy and power as he dominated Ellis (18-2-2, 12 קאָס) פון לין, מאַסע., איבער 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, he’s a tough guy. 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, לאַנדינג 289 פון 532 power punches thrown for an eye-popping connection rate of 54%. Benavidez connected on 50 punches in the 11טהround which ultimately led to the stoppage. Both fighters combined to throw 1,403 פּאַנטשיז. Following his dominating win on SHOWTIME, Benavidez is one step closer to reclaiming a super middleweight world title.
“I want all the big guys,” Benavidez added. “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. איך ווילן [דזשערמאַלל] טשאַרלאָ, קאַנעלאָ אַלוואַרעז, קאַלעב פּלאַנט, all of them.”
עליס, 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 פון זיין 334 דזשאַבס.
“I could have popped the jab and controlled things a little bit more and not let him smother me,” said 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. ער קיינמאָל שאַטן מיר, 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, האַגלער, וואס איז געווען 66 יאר אַלט, 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.”
אין די גלויבנס-הויפּט געשעעניש, Isaac Cruz (21-1-1, 15 קאָס) of Mexico City earned a unanimous decision victory over Argentina’sMatias Romero (24-1, 8 קאָס) 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 און 118-109. SHOWTIME’s unofficial scorer Steve Farhood scored the fight 115-112, giving rounds 10 דורך 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,"האט קרוז. “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, אָבער, 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, לאַנדינג 89 פון 282, but it was Cruz’s power punching that ultimately earned him the victory. קרייַז, who is now the No. 1 contender for a world title shot at 135 פונט, לאַנדיד 145 פון 459 מאַכט פּאַנטשיז, אַרייַנגערעכנט 91 body shots.
“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’sטעררעלל גאַושאַ (22-2-1, 11 קאָס) scored an impressive second-round technical knockout over fellow Ohioanדזשאַמאָנטייַ קלאַרק (15-2-1, 7 קאָס) פון סינסאַנאַטי. גאַושאַ, 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 פון די רגע קייַלעכיק.
“I knew Jamontay was a tough kid, I’ve been watching him since Cleveland so I knew about him already,” said 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, די 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.”
שבת סשאָוטיים טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ באָקסינגtelecast will replay Sunday at 8:55 אַ.ם. ET/PT on SHOWTIME and Monday at 10 פּ.ם. ET on 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. The telecast was available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (זאַפט) 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, דזשוניער. The director was Bob Dunphy, son of legendary Hall of Famer Don Dunphy.
The event was promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing.
Los Angeles – March 12, 2021– Ring City USA, the new sports media startup that debuted its Thursday night boxing series in November 2020, announced a stacked undercard today for its March 18 געשעעניש, the next fight night of the boxing outfit’s three-event residency in Puerto Rico. The three-fight main card will begin at 9 פּ.ם. עט / 6 פּ.ם. PT on NBC Sports Network in the United States and Puerto Rico, and on Twitch for fans outside of the U.S, live from Albergue Olimpico (Olympic Center) in Salinas.
The six-fight event is headlined by another chapter in the iconic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ring rivalry asאַלבערטאָ Machado (22-2, 18 קאָס) of Rio Piedras, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ, באַטאַלזAngel ‘Tashiro’ Fierro (17-1-1, 13 קאָס) פון טידזשואַנאַ, מעקסיקא, in a ten-round lightweight bout. Machado was previously slated to fight undefeated prospect Hector Tanajara who was forced to withdraw due to illness.
In the evening’s co-main event from Puerto Rico, Jose ‘Chiquro’ Martinez, (21-1-2, 14 קאָס), of Las Marias, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ, clashes with three-time world title challengerIsrael ‘Jiga’ Gonzalez (26-4, 11 קאָס) of Los Cabos, מעקסיקא, in a ten-round bantamweight bout.
The 28-year-old Martinez looks to stay in the win column following a second-round knockout of Yeison Vargas in February 2020 in San Juan, פּ.ר. His last four victories have come by knockout.
Following a hard-fought twelve-round decision loss to pound-for-pound great Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez in October 2020, the 24-year-old Gonzalez defeated Samuel Gutierrez just two months later in December 2020 in San Lucas, מעקסיקא. Martinez has also challenged world champions Khalid Yafai and Jerwin Ancajas for their title belts in the last three years.
A six-round light heavyweight fight will round out the main card on NBC Sports Network featuringIrish’ Joe Ward, (2-1, 2 קאָס), of Moate, ירעלאַנד, who will look to avenge his pro debut setback againstMarco ‘El Muneco’ Delgado, (7-1, 5 קאָס), of Turlock, קאַליף.
Fighting at Madison Square Garden on October 5, 2019, Ward suffered a severe knee injury in the second round which delivered Delgado a technical knockout victory. Ward has bounced back with two first round knockouts taking place in December 2020 אין מעקסיקא. Since the victory over Ward, Delgado has continued his winning ways with a six-round decision over previously undefeated Burley Brooks in December 2020 in Arlington, טעקסאַס.
Headlining the Twitch undercard broadcast, וואָס הייבט ביי 6:30 פּ.ם. און / 3:30 פּ.ם. פּט, three-time world title challengerMaricela ‘La Diva’ Cornejo, (13-4, 5 קאָס), פון לאס אנדזשעלעס, קאַליף. faces off againstAlma Ibarra (7-1, 4 קאָס) of Monterrey, מעקסיקא.
In the last three years, Cornejo has twice come up short against unified Super Middleweight World Champion Franchon Dezurn-Crews in her quest to win a world championship. Sandwiched between the two world title fights, Cornejo was victorious in a tremendous performance against veteran Erin Toughill on January 27, 2019 in front of her legion of hometown fans in Los Angeles.
A winner of her first seven fights, Ibarra looks to return to the win column following a hard-fought ten-round decision loss to undefeated WBA Interim Junior Middleweight Champion Raquel Miller on November 23, 2019.
In an eight-round flyweight battle, former world champion and knockout artistAngel ‘Tito’ Acosta, (21-2, 21 קאָס), פון סאַן וואַן, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ, באַטאַלזGilberto Mendoza (17-9-3, 8 קאָס) of Modesto, קאַליף.
The 30-year-old Acosta made three successful defenses of his world title before losing to Elwin Soto in June 2019. In his last fight in October 2019, Acosta stopped Raymond Tabugon in the fifth round. The upset-minded Mendoza hits the ring following a hard-fought decision loss to top undefeated Mexican prospect Sergio Rios Jimenez.
Rounding out the card in a six-round junior lightweight battle, שפּיץ ונדעפעאַטעד ויסקוקEdwin ‘The Chin’ Valentin(9-0, 8 קאָס) will fight in his hometown of Salinas when he faces veteranהעקטאָר Marengo (7-14-4, 4 קאָס) פון אַרעסיבאָ, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ.
Ring City, which launched in 2020, is boxing’s newest sports media platform. Working in tandem with a variety of promoters and talent, its new boxing series places an emphasis on competitive matchups that genuinely test the fighters and excite the fight fans. Ring City provides great fights in the ring and compelling shoulder programming outside of the ring. Ring City is the proving ground where up-and-coming talent can earn their stripes and launch themselves into the upper echelon of boxing stardom.
מאָנטרעאַל (מאַרץ 9, 2021) -גרופּ יוואָן מיטשעל (ספּאָרטזאַל) will organize its first event in 16 months – “The Homecoming: Rivas vs. Louis 2” — Tuesday night, מאַרץ 16 at Hotel Plaza Quebec in Quebec City, קוועבעק, Canada.
“The Homecoming,” presented in co-promotion withNew Era Fighting & Promotionand in collaboration ofLee Baxter Promotionsis headlined by a rematch featuringאָסקאַר "קאַבאָאָם" Rivas (26-1, 18 קאָס) אוןSylvera “Sly” Louis (8-5, 4 קאָס) 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 אָלימפּיקס, 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 (וובק) 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 days prior to the event, 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 צו 224 לבס.), 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 presidentיוואָן מיטשעלsaid. “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, all major OTT apps and website (www.FITE.tv), סטאַרטינג בייַ 8 פּ.ם. און / 5 פּ.ם. פּט, פֿאַר $29.99 USD (available in English or French). It will also be available in Canada via Canal Indigo, בעל טעלעוויזיע, Shaw TV and YOOP.
אין די גלויבנס-ארויסגעשטעלטע געשעעניש, Canadian favoriteSebastian Bouchard (18-2, 8 קאָס) takes on welterweightMario Perez (20-7-5, 12 קאָס) 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 קאָס) 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, יבף #3, for the mandatory position to challenge world championגעננאַדי גאָלאָווקיןin 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 קאָס) in a 4-round fight between Canadian heavyweight prospects.
There matches showcasing cruiserweights are also on tap on the undercard: PopularYan “Wild Thing” Pellerin (10-1, 4 קאָס) vs.Marco Parente (1-4-3) in a 6-rounder, plus a pair of 4-round fights betweenFrancis Charbonneau (2-1, 2 קאָס) ווס. Alexandre Roberge (1-0, 0 קאָס), אוןAlexander Beaule (1-0ך 1 קאָ) vs.Nick “Big Mac” Naccarato (0-0-1).
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"אונדזער זעאונג פון גרויס פייץ, גרויס פאַרווייַלונג און וועלט קלאַס געשעענישן קענען נאָר פּאַסיק אין אַ וועלט קלאַס וועניו, און מערסעדעס-בענז סטאַדיום פיץ אַז זעאונג,"האט קאַוואַנאַו געזאגט. "17 אפריל וועט האָבן אַן עלעמענט פון יבערראַשן און קאַמף פֿאַר אַלעמען, פון מוזיק פאַנס צו די גלייַכגילטיק און שווער קאַמף פאָכער. די וועג מיר וועלן פאָרשטעלן די נאַכט אין דעם מאָדערן אָרט וועט פאָרזעצן צו רידיפיין קאַנסומער באַשטעלונג פֿאַר אַ גלאבאלע קאַנסומער, מיט פּאַרטנערס פון וועלט קלאַס ווי iNDemand און FITE, וואָס פאַרבינדן אונדז ניט נאָר פֿאַר דעם געשעעניש, אָבער פֿאַר די אנדערע מיר וועלן האָבן אין 2021 און ווייטער."
"מערסעדעס-בענז סטאַדיום וועט פאָרזעצן צו זיין דער אָרט ווו די ביגאַסט געשעענישן פון ספּאָרט און פאַרווייַלונג זענען געהאלטן, און מיר באַגריסן טרילער פייט קלוב פֿאַר דעם ספּעציעל געשעעניש,"האט געזאגט מאַנשאַפֿט זולאַווסקי, הויפּט רעוועך אָפיציר פֿאַר AMB ספּאָרט און פֿאַרווייַלונג. "מיר קוקן פאָרויס צו ווייַזן אונדזער סטאַדיאָן צו די גלאבאלע וילעם וואָס Ryan און זיין מאַנשאַפֿט בויען, און זענען שטאָלץ צו זיין אַ טייל פון דעם היסטארישן נאַכט פון באַקסינג און פאַרווייַלונג.
מערסעדעס-בענז סטאַדיום סערוועס ווי דער היים סטאַדיאָן פון די אַטלאַנטאַ פאַלקאָנס פון די נאַשאַנאַל פוטבאָל ליגע (נפל) און אַטלאַנטאַ פֿאַראייניקטע פון הויפּט ליגע פוסבאָל (MLS). איינער פון די מערסט אַקליימד ווענוז אין דער וועלט, די סטאַדיום האט כאָוסטיד די קאָלעגע פוטבאָל פּלייַאָפף נאַשאַנאַל טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ אין 2018, MLS All-Star שפּיל און עטלעכע פון די ביגאַסט מוזיק און פאַרווייַלונג געשעענישן אין אַדישאַן צו די NFL און MLS טענאַנץ. עס וועט זיין קיין ציבור פאַרקויף פון טיקיץ פֿאַר די געשעעניש. א זייער לימיטעד נומער פון פאַנס און געסט וועט זיין אויסגעקליבן צו פאַרבינדן די לעבן געשעעניש, מיט דעטאַילס צו זיין מודיע אין די קומענדיק וואָכן, און אַלץ וועט זיין אונטערטעניק צו סטרינדזשאַנט היגע, שטאַט און פעדעראלע פּראָטאָקאָלס רעכט צו COVID 19.
"מיר זענען טרילד צו אַרבעטן מיט טרילער ווידער נאָך די גלייבן הצלחה פון אונדזער טיסאָן ווס. דזשאָנעס דזשוניער. פּפּוו געשעעניש לעצטע נאוועמבער - דאָס איז געווען איינער פון די בעסטער-סעלינג פּפּוו געשעענישן פון אַלע מאָל,"האט געזאגט מארק באָקאַרדי, INDemand ס SVP, פּראָגראַממינג & מאַרקעטינג. "2021 וועט זיין אַ גרויס יאָר פֿאַר די פּייַ-פּער-וויעוו געשעעניש קאַטעגאָריע, און מיר וויסן אַז דזשייק פאולוס און בן אַסקרען וועלן שטעלן אַ יקסייטינג הויפּט געשעעניש אויף אפריל 17.
“טרילער פייט קלוב האט שוין ריינווענטיד די זשאַנראַ פון קאַמף ספּאָרט פּרעזענטירונג, און מיר זענען יקסייטאַד צו זיין אַ טייל פון ברענגען דעם געשעעניש צו אַ גלאבאלע וילעם,” האט מיכאל וועבער, COO פון FITE. “טרילער און FITE זענען די שליימעסדיק פּאָר צו צושטעלן אַ פלאָלאַס, ניט-פילער פאָכער דערפאַרונג ווערט פון דעם מאָמענט.”
די 17 אפריל קאָרט וועט זיין דער ערשטער אין אַ סעריע פון טרילער קאַמף קלוב 2021 ספּעציעלע געשעענישן, נאָך די דעבוט רעקאָרד באַשטעטיקן Tyson vs. דזשאָנעס דזשוניער. PPV קעמפן אין 2020, וואָס שאַטערד אַלע דיגיטאַל קאַמף PPV רעקאָרדס און געווארן דער אַכט מערסט געראָטן קאַמף PPV אין געשיכטע. די געשעעניש וועט ווייַזן דזשייק פאול זיך קעגן געוועזענער בעללאַטאָר און ONE טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ מייַסטער בן אַסקרען אין די כעדליינז פון די נאַכט. פאולוס, וועמענס באָקסינג דעבוט קעגן געוועזענער פאַכמאַן אַטלעט Nate Robinson שטעלן אַלע מינים פון רעקאָרדס פֿאַר פאָכער באַשטעלונג, וועט זיין פּנים אַסקרין, וואָס טראַנזישאַנז צו באָקסינג נאָך אַ MMA רעקאָרד פון נייַנצן ווינס און צוויי לאָססעס, זעקס נאָקאַוץ און זעקס סאַבמישאַנז. Askren געמאכט זיין פאַכמאַן MMA דעבוט אין 2009 קעגן דזשאָש פלאָווערס ווו ער וואַן דורך TKO אין דער ערשטער קייַלעכיק. ווי אַ געוועזענער בעללאַטאָר מייַסטער, איין טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּ טשאַמפּיאָן, PAN אמעריקאנער טשאַמפּיאָן אין פרעעסטילע ראַנגלעריי, צוויי מאָל NCAA ראַנגלערייַ מייַסטער פֿאַר מאַזעראַ און צוויי מאָל געווינער פון די Dan Hodge Trophy, Askren דזשאָינס טרילער ס קאַמף קלוב מיט אַ באַטייטיק סומע פון דערפאַרונג אין די רינג.
אין דערצו צו זיין אַ מיט-באַזיצער, Snoop אויך גיט סטראַטידזשיק אַדוואָקאַט צו Triller Fight Club, העלפּינג צו אויסקלייַבן פייטערז און מוזיקאַליש אקטן פֿאַר די ווייַזן-סטאָפּפּינג events. אַ פאַרוויילונג עקספּערט וואָס האט הצלחה מאַנוווערד דורך אַ קייט פון פּראַדזשעקס אין אַ פאַרשיידנקייַט פון פאַרשידענע פעלדער, Snoop סיקיורד זיין אָרט ווי אַ באַליבסטע פאָכער בעשאַס טרילער ס ערשטער ספּאָרטינג געשעעניש, Tyson vs.. דזשאָנעס.
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קאָלאָראַדאָ ספּרינגס, שויס. (מאַרץ 8, 2021) – In the 2019 USA National Boxing Championships, Amir Andersonwas a relatively unknown competitor from Syracuse (נ.י.), 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 USA באָקסינג לאַנדיש טשאַמפּיאָנשיפּס, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic from last December to March 25 אַפּריל 3, in Shreveport, די.
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. איך ווילן צו געווינען!
“Last time I had nothing to lose at Nationals. איצט, 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 and 2019 Eastern Regional Open, in addition to finishing in the runner-up position at the 2018 & 2019 National Junior Olympics.
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, צו. When my gym opened-up last July 2נד, 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, צו. 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.
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UNDEFEATED STAR CITES JUNE IN LAS VEGAS FOR HER MMA DEBUT; CALLS OUT KATIE TAYLOR AND SAVANNAH MARSHALL IN POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW (פרייַטיק, מאַרץ 5, 2021 – Flint, מיין) Women’s superstarClaressa Shieldsfurthered her claim as boxing’s “GWOAT” Friday night and became the unified WBC, וובאָ, יבף & WBA Super Junior Middleweight World Champion, by scoring a one-sided 10-round unanimous decision overMarie-Eve Dicaireof St-Eustache, קוועבעק, קאַנאַדע, in the 10-round main event of the historic all-women’s “SUPERWOMEN: SHIELDS VS. DICAIREevent at the Dort Financial Center and live on pay-per-view in Shields’ hometown of Flint, מישיגן. שיעלדס (11-0, 2 קאָס) 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 by all three judges) 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. אין די סוף פון די טאָג, 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. עס זענען 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 (in Flint). I started boxing here at Berston Fieldhouse at 11 יאר אַלט. 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. איך האב 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. אין די סוף פון די טאָג, 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. זאל ס האַלטן עס פאַקטיש. 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,” said Dicaire. “Tonight, she was the best. Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn. הייַנט בייַ נאַכט, 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 לאָססעס. I box to beat champions. הייַנט בייַ נאַכט, 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.
שיעלדס, who says her much-publicized MMA debut will likely be in Las Vegas in June, threw 409 punches in the fight and landed 128 אַרייַנגערעכנט 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.”
In the night’s co-main event, Houston’s undefeatedDanielle Perkins (3-0, 1 קאָ) showed marked improvement and had a much easier time in her rematch against Georgia’sMonika “Lay Em Down” Harrison (2-2, 1 קאָ), 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. אין מאל, 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.
די סקאָרז זענען 80-72 from all three judges.
“I apologize for not getting a knockout. I swear next time I’ll come back and give it to you, Flint,” said Perkins, פּאָסטן-קאַמף. “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 אַרייַנגערעכנט 40.9% of her power shots. Harrison threw 273 shots, but only found a home for 21 פון זיי.
“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 “The Miracle” Mitchell(6-0-2, 43 קאָס) of Pacific Grove, קאַליפאָרניאַ, looked impressive in battering and stopping more-experienced veteranNoemi “La Rebelde / No-No” Bosques (12-16-3, 2 קאָס) 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, פּאָסטן-קאַמף. “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, און 40% (94/234) of her total punches. Noemi Bosques only landed 24 פון 153 פּאַנטשיז.
“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 Olympic bronze medalistMarlen Esparza(9-1, 1 קאָ) 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 (איצט 4-4-2, 2 קאָ).
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 לבס. 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, לאַנדינג 126, אַרייַנגערעכנט 26 body shots and 38.4% of her power shots. Barnett threw 291 and landed 49. די ריכטער 'סקאָרז זענען 60-54, 6-53 רענטגענ 2.
On the free pre-show portion of the pay-per-view, middleweight Timur Kerefov stayed undefeated (11-0, 6 קאָס) with a TKO 3 over Saint Petersburg, Florida veteran Manny Woods (איצט 16-11-1, 6 קאָס). 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, threw 190 punches in the abbreviated encounter, לאַנדינג 80, אַרייַנגערעכנט 24 body shots. Woods threw 122 and landed just 17.
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Biloxi, פאַרפירן. (מאַרץ 5, 2021) – Fort Worth (טקס) מידדלעוועיגהטJohn “The Phenom” Vera סטאַפּטקלעאָטיס פּענדאַרוויסin the opening round of last night’s RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS main event at Biloxi Conference Center in Biloxi, Mexico.
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Vera vs. Pendarvis suddenly and surprisingly ended midway through the opening round, when Pendarvis (21-8-2, 9 קאָס), a former USBA champion, stopped throwing punches and went to his knees. He was counted out with what is believed to be a hand injury.
“Well,” Vera (20-1, 12 קאָס) said after the fight, “the way my fight ended was anticlimactic. I was feeling really good and calm in there. I was just finding my range, establishing my jab and calculating. He threw a jab to the body and I blocked it with my elbow. I felt his knuckle hit my elbow. Sucked ut ended that way, אָבער וואָס קענען איר טאָן?"
Vera has now won his last two fight since suffering his only loss as a professional back in 2018, when he traveled to France as a world rated fighter to take onמיטשעל סאָראָ(31-2-1) for the WBA Interim junior middleweight title, in which Vera lost a 12-round unanimous decision.
In Vera’s previous fight this past in August, “The Phenom” won a 6-round unanimous decision in Las Vegas overRavshan Hudaynazarov (17-2), a former world-rated fighter from Uzbekistan.
“I would like to get in the ring as soon as possible,” Vera added. “I wanted rounds, so it’s time to get right back in there. I’m unscathed and in shape.”
אין די גלויבנס-ארויסגעשטעלטע געשעעניש, ABF West super lightweight championטשריסטאָן עדוואַרדס (12-2, 6 קאָס) won a 6-round unanimous decision from Texas welterweightJonathan Steele (9-7-1, 6 קאָס) in a non-title fight.
Eridson Garcia (11-0, 7 קאָס), of Houston by way of the Dominican Republic, won a split decision againstJose Miguel Diaz Valenzuela (6-1, 1 קאָ), פון פיניקס, in a battle of undefeated super featherweights. Scoring, כאָטש, was odd as Garcia won 60-54 און 59-55, but the third judge scored it a draw, 57-57.
Tennessee super lightweightTyler “Short Fuse” Tomlin געבליבן ונדעפעאַטעד, improving to 10-0 (6 קאָס) with a quick stoppage of overmatched Venezuelan veteranRicardo Ocampo (12-11, 7 קאָס), who was knocked out at the 53-seconds mark of round one.
סאַן וואַן, 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, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ, and live on NBC Sports Network.
Despite flashing athleticism and quick hands throughout the fight, אַדאַמס (23-3, 15 קאָס) 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.”
אַדאַמס, who hails from Watts, קאַליפאָרניאַ, 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, אוקריינא, and now resides in Los Angeles, entered the fight with a pristine professional record, highlighted by his 100% knockout percentage through 18 פייץ. 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 קאָס) פון בייַאַמאָן, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ, scored an impressive third-round knockout againstCarlos Zambrano (26-2, 11 קאָס). 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. אין די דריט קייַלעכיק, 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. איך בין זייער צופרידן מיט מיין פאָרשטעלונג. I am the best 126-pounder in all of Puerto Rico.”
Opening the telecast on NBC Sports Network, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ סDanielito Zorrilla (15-0, 11 קאָס) and Kazakhstan’sRuslan Madiyev (13-2, 5 קאָס) 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. אין די פינפט קייַלעכיק, Madiyev was docked a point for a punch behind the head and at 1:16 of the eighth round, 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. פּערסאַנלי, 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.
Earlier in the evening, 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, קינג(2-0, 2 קאָס) 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, קינג, under the tutelage of his father – two-time super welterweight world champion Fernando Vargas, מר, 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,” said Vargas, דזשוניער. “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, פּאָרטאַ ריקאָ, Harold Laguna (2-0, 2 קאָ) 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 קאָ) 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. אַדאַמסon 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 titlistאַלבערטאָMachado(22-2, 18 קאָס) פּנימער ונדעפעאַטעדרייזינג ויסקוקHector Tanajara(19-0, 5 קאָס) in a 10-round lightweight main event. אויף מאַרץ 25, Ring City will highlight one of the biggest fights in women’s boxing between seven-division world champion and future Boxing Hall of Famerאַמאַנדאַ סערראַנאָand current two-division titlistDaniela Bermudezfor Serrano’s WBO and WBC featherweight world titles.
Ring City, which launched in 2020, is boxing’s newest sports media platform. Working in tandem with a variety of promoters and talent, its new boxing series places an emphasis on competitive matchups that genuinely test the fighters and excite the fight fans. Ring City provides great fights in the ring and compelling shoulder programming outside of the ring. Ring City is the proving ground where up-and-coming talent can earn their stripes and launch themselves into the upper echelon of boxing stardom.
BOSTON (מאַרץ 2, 2021) – New Haven (קאָרט) super welterweight boxerJimmy “Quiet Storm” Williamswill finally get what he calls “his world title fight” tonight against former world championיורי 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.
Foreman (35-3, 10 קאָס), קאַמף פון ברוקלין, captured the World Boxing Association (וובאַ) 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, ניו דזשערזי,” 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; ער ס 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! געווינען, lose, or draw, 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.”
ווילליאַמס (16-5-2, 5 קאָס) 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 (Fighter Locker) 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’ (וועלט מייַסטערDemetrious Andrade) and those guys there has Jimmy where he needs to be for this fight.”
Williams has been promoted byJimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports (סעס) 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,מוכאַמאַד עלי.
“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 קאָס), טרוי, NY ABF American West super lightweightRay Jay “The Destroyer” Bermudez(12-0, 9 קאָס), יבער מידדלעוועיגהט“The Amazing” Shawn McCalman(6-0, 4 קאָס), יוז. Army super bantamweightDaniel Bailey, דזשוניער. (2-0, 1 קאָ), לייטווייטLeonel de los Santos (2-0, 2 קאָס), אַ2-time Dominican Republic Olympian, pro-debuting Boston featherweightTroy Anderson, דזשוניער., pro-debuting Dominican Republic welterweightJuan Solano, and Salt Lake City, Utah brothers, יבער לייטווייטIgnacio Chairez (7-0-1, 4 קאָס) and lightweightGabriel Chairez (3-0, 2 קאָס).
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