MIAMI (Agustus 19, 2015) – Perennial middleweight/super middleweight gatekeeper Marcus Upshaw pungkasanipun kabuka gapura ing bab sabanjure karir ana pungkasan, nuthuk metu prospek Turki sadurunge suwé Bugra Oener ing Stadium Wynwood di Miami, kanggo dijupuk Boxing Dewan Donya kosong mlompong (WBC) judhul middleweight super Mediterania interim.

Ing Upshaw 35-taun-lawas (18-4-4, 9 KOs) nempuh perang ing negara kang ngarep kanggo pisanan ing 2 Setengah taun. He was on a seek-and-destroy mission against reigning WBC Youth super middleweight champion Oener (9-1, 3 KOs).

Upshaw ngakoni considering leren sawise perang sadurungé, kang dropped Las Vegas favorit halamanipun Lanell Bellows (12-1-1) telu durung ilang kaputusan wolung jangka.

“Aku wis juru kunci kanggo supaya dawa nanging pungkasanipun kabuka gapura,” Upshaw ngandika. “Iki perang felt apik tenan, utamané sawisé sandi dawa, long journey. I was stressed out after my last fight. I beat myself up and felt there was no reason for me to continue my boxing career. I felt used and was ready to quit, nanging aku percoyo kanggo menehi iku salah siji liyane dijupuk. Aku siap kanggo nyelehake urip ing baris, arep kanggo lan ora gawe kuatir bab njupuk kenek utawa babras.

“I knew that I had to finish this time. My opponent was related to one of the promoters and, bebarengan karo Sajarah sandi, I knew that I had to keep going to finish the job. I knew I had to knock him out and I trained hard to do just that. I’ve put the past behind me. The problem was always me. This fight was fun. I stepped into the devil’s playground and that brought out the ugly in me to get the job done.”

Perlu koyone aneh sing Floridian long-urip kaya Upshaw punika WBC Mediterania juara middleweight super interim, nanging bangga nampilake sabuk gelar kang kapindho (ndeleng gawan Gambar karo Upshaw Manager Si Stern), kanggo pindhah bebarengan karo tali middleweight Florida State kang menang ing 2009, nalika piyambakipun kalah metu prospek unbeaten liyane ing wektu, Ahsandi Gibb (10-0). Merata aneh padha Cheers krungu saka wong sing serenaded wong karo Tembang saka “USA, USA” minangka piyambakipun mlebet ring karo Florida promosi Dave Johnson waving lan gendera Amérika kang mimpin tim mate kanggo sudhut Upshaw kang.

“Kanggo owah-owahan aku iki onomatopia ing latar mburi lan pembuangan pangrungu surak, 'USA, USA’ motivasi kula kathah,” Upshaw nyatet. “They had my back. I was honored and it got me extra psyched for the fight. I knew had to prove myself. I’m really a middleweight but I took this fight at super middleweight because it was a good opportunity for me.”

Upshaw wis mesthi wis dikenal kanggo toughness kang, arep kadohan, mesthio ing losses, karo juara, contenders lan prospek kayata Mario Antonio Rubio,David Noroña, Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski lan Tarvis Simms.

“Aku seneng banget kanggo Marcus sawise kabeh kang wis liwat,” Manager wektu suwe Upshaw kangSi Star (Manajemen SHS Boxing Ring) ditambahake. “Marcus ana fighter beda ing ring wektu iki….kaya wong ana wong temen beda,” “Marcus wis ditindhes dening wong ing wiwitan kariré sing mbuwang wong ing marang wong lanang ngebotake nganti 175 kilogram, onomatopia mau ing kabar ing backyards pungkasan, lan akèh losses padha kanggo juara donya.

“Marcus wis tansah kagungan daya kang nuduhake marang Oner, nanging iki ora mulang carane mlaku nggunakake daya nganti diwiwiti nggarap (sirah trainer) Langkawi(Cuellar). Marcus is very, kuwat banget lan kang tau ing perang ala. Kang ilang sawetara gelut kang ngirim wis menangaké, but that’s all behind him now. Coming off this fight, Aku pracaya kita bisa njaluk wong perang kanggo judhul regional, lan banjur kita bakal lunga saka ing kono”

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