Miami (August 19, 2015) – Perennial middleweight/super middleweight gatekeeper Marcus Upshaw ugu dambeyntii albaabka u furi cutubka xiga ee uu mustaqbalkiisa Sabtidii lasoo dhaafay, reebtay rajo Turkish hore badinin Bugra Oener at Wynwood Stadium ee Miami, in lagu soo qabto jagada bannaanaatay World Boxing Council (WBC) meel gaarka ah Mediterranean horyaalka dhexe super.

35-sano jirka ah Upshaw (18-4-4, 9 KOs) diriray uu gobolka guriga markii ugu horeysay ee 2 ½ sano. He was on a seek-and-destroy mission against reigning WBC Youth super middleweight champion Oener (9-1, 3 KOs).

Upshaw qirtay inuu ciyaaraha ka fadhiisto kadib markii uu dagaalka hore, taas oo uu ku hoos Las Vegas jecel magaaladiisa Lanell Bellows (12-1-1) saddex jeer weli laga badiyay sideed go'aan-wareega ah.

“Waxaan tii albaabka ilaalinaysay, waayo, sidaas dheer laakiin waxaan ugu dambeyntii albaabka u furi,” Upshaw yiri. “Tani dagaalka dareemay cabsi badan, gaar ahaan ka dib markii muddo dheer aan, 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, laakiin waxaan iska dhaadhiciyay inaan iyaga siinayo hal darbo oo dheeraad ah. Diyaar u ah inay naftayda on line ah waxaan ku jiray, fuulaana waxay u ah oo aan ka werwerayn oo ku saabsan is ku dhacay ama dhaawici.

“I knew that I had to finish this time. My opponent was related to one of the promoters and, oo ay la socoto aan taariikh, 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.”

Waxay u muuqataa wax qariib ah in Floridian nolol-dheer sida Upshaw ah waa WBC Mediterranean horyaalka ku meel gaarka dhexe super, laakiin kibirsan aawadeed, isagaa ku tusaysaa in uu suunka horyaalka labaad (arki socda sawirka la Upshaw iyo tababare Si darantahay), si ay u tagaan oo ay la socdaan suunka dhexe Florida State waxa uu ku guuleystay in 2009, markii uu ka soo reebtay rajo kale laga badin waqtiga, Ahsandi Gibbs (10-0). Sidoo kale qalaad ahaayeen hadaaqaan, wuxuu maqlay dadkii badnaa ka mid ah in isaga serenaded la hadalo ah “USA, USA” sida uu soo galay giraanta la Florida horumariyaha Dave Johnson lulaya calanka Maraykan ah sida uu hoggaaminayay oo socda kooxda geeska Upshaw ee.

“Wixii isbeddel ah ayaan ku Dagaalami aan Backyard iyo taageerayaasha maqalka qaylin, 'USA, USA’ igu dhiirisey badan,” Upshaw xusay. “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 waxaa mar walba lagu yaqaan qalleyf, masaafada u socda, Alxamdu khasaaraha, iyadoo kooxda heysata horyaalka, U Tartami iyo rajada sida Mario Antonio Rubio,David Lemieux, Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Ms iyo Tarvis Simms.

“Aad ayuu ugu farxay Marcus waxaan ahay ka dib markii uu soo maray oo dhan,” Tababaraha qotoda dheer ee UpshawSi Star (Maamulka SHS Boxing) hadalkiisa raaciyay. “Marcus ahaa dagaalka ka duwan in giraanta waqtigan….sida uu ahaa nin aad u kala duwan,” “Marcus la dhaqmay dad qaybta hore ee mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed oo tuureen ee ka dhanka ah guys ka fakareysa in ay 175 pounds, iyaga oo dagaal ku taal ogeysiiska soo daahay ee backyards ay, iyo wax badan oo khasaare ahaayeen in kooxda heysata horyaalka adduunka.

“Marcus ayaa had iyo jeer xoog ah ka gees ah Oner uu tusay, laakiin ma uusan baray sida loo isticmaali xooggiisa ilaa uu la shaqeeyo bilaabay (Tababaraha madaxa) Orlando(Cuellar). Marcus is very, aad u xoog badan oo uu marna dagaal xun. Waxa uu badiyay dagaal qaar ka mid ah uu ku guuleystay waa in, but that’s all behind him now. Coming off this fight, Waxaan aaminsanahay in aan ka heli kartaa isaga u dagaalamaan horyaalka goboleed, oo markaas waannu tegi doonaa halkaas ka”

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