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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD AND POWER-PUNCHING COLOMBIAN ALEXANDER BRAND FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS

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SHOWDOWN SET FOR SATURDAY, AUGUSTI 6

AT Oracle Arena i Oakland, KALIFORNIEN

TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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OAKLAND, SÅSOM (Augusti 4, 2016) - På torsdag, Augusti 4, Roc Nation Sports värd den avslutande presskonferensen för två-Time världsmästare och topprankad pund-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Märke (25-1, 19 Kos) vid sjön Merritt amfiteater i Oakland, California in advance of their August 6 kämpa på Oracle Arena i Oakland. Ward and Brand will meet in 12-round WBO Intercontinental title fight televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET / PT.

 

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf sent senior special advisor, Penny Moore, to kick off the press conference with an official proclamation honoring Ward’s contribution to the city and declaring August 4 as Andre Ward Day.

 

Below is what the fighters and dais guests had to say at the press conference:

 

 

Andre Ward, Två-Time världsmästare och topprankad pund-for-pound fighter:

“The Bay Area is a beautiful place. I’m blessed to be here in my city and to represent you all. I’ve gotten a lot of heat in the press about fighting here but I won’t apologize. I dreamed about fighting here and being a headliner. We’re going to continue to headline. I’m thankful for all the sponsors that were named, HBO and everybody who supported on a small and big level.

 

“I’m excited about the future. I want to be the lightweight champion of the world, a two division champion. Alla vet att, but it’s impossible for me to overlook this man (Brand). I’m not built like that. I wasn’t raised like that. I wasn’t groomed like that. As a young fighter, I don’t operate like that. This man is coming, this is his super bowl. Because this is his super bowl, it has to be my super bowl. My ribs are showing, Jag är hungrig. I’ll see you all Saturday night.”

ALEXANDER BRAND, Former WBC Latino Super Middleweight Champion:

“I want to thank you all for being here today. It’s a pleasure for me to be in this wonderful city. All I want to do is give a good show and make sure that I give that to my fans here in Oakland. I want to have a good fight and work hard. It’s really a true honor to be in the ring with a champion like Andre Ward.”

MICHAEL YORMARK, President och Chief of Branding & Strategy – Roc Nation:

“Over the last year and a half this city has become our home away from home, with Saturday marking Roc Nation Sports’ third big Bay Area fight in the last 16 månader. Viktigare, Oakland is also the home to the world’s greatest pound-for-pound boxer and Olympic gold medalist, your very own Andre Ward and now the new home of another Roc Nation star athlete, Kevin Durant. On Saturday at Oracle Arena and live on HBO, Andre looks to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand.”

 

VIRGIL HUNTER, Andre Ward’s Trainer:

"Thanks to the city of Oakland for coming out and supporting Andre. We hope you continue to do that as we continue to grow in his career and his journey. Much respect for Team Brand. We consider him a very formidable opponent. He cannot be taken lightly. We know he can fight, we know he is a great competitor. It is also an honor for us to be in the ring with him and his team.”

 

JAMES PRINCE, Andre Ward’s Manager:

“I like to thank God for this opportunity, HBO, Roc Nation, Antonio Leonard Promotions and Team Alexander Brand. Alexander Brand has over 400 amateur fights so this is an opponent we’re not taking lightly. Anybody who has 400 fights has a lot of experience so we look forward to fighting him. We had him on our radar a few months ago but we didn’t reel him in. We were injured and he got away from us. Come Saturday night, we’re going to put an S.O.G brand on Alexander Brand.”

ALEX CAMPONOVO, Alexander Brand’s Manager:

“It’s been a long road for Alexander Brand. He’s worked very hard to get where he is today. He was given the opportunity by HBO last December for a fight in Florida on HBO Latino and he showed his true colors. This is a great opponent, one of the greatest of all time, in Andre Ward. We know that this champion probably has never lost a round inside the ring and that is what Brand is here to do, to prove himself and to show that if you try and work hard, you can go very far.”

 

 

TONY WALKER, Vice President, HBO Betala-Per-View:

“On behalf of our executive Vice President Peter Nelson and the rest of the HBO Sports staff, I’d like to say that we’re very happy to be here in Oakland. We are looking forward to a great card on Saturday night. We’ve done three shows from Oracle, and each time, Andre Ward has put on an outstanding performance and showcased his skills as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. We consider Andre one of the HBO family as he’s been able to showcase his skills, become one of the best boxers of this generation, recognized as a champion and he’s all done it with great character and great professionalism. He’s a joy to work with us at the network.

 

“I’d like to welcome Alexander Brand to the network as he’s here to spoil the party. Anytime you get in the ring, anything can happen as we’ve seen in boxing over the years. We welcome him and know that he’s going to give a great performance as he tries to elevate his own career.

 

“There seems to be an opportunity that people have been talking about this fall for Andre. With what we’ve seen in boxing over the past few years, I think we should wait to see what happens Saturday night, then start talking about what happens after that. The telecast starts at 10:35 p.m. ET / PT. We have a great broadcast crew, we guarantee you some informative and exciting discussion on boxing and a great night of television.”

 

 

Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight for the WBO Intercontinental title, presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Shoe Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 år. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®beginning at 10:35 p.m. ET / PT.

Biljetter kostar $250, $100, $70, $40 och $30, tillämpliga serviceavgifter och skatter exklusive, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online på Ticketmaster.com och laddning via telefon på (800) 745-3000.

 

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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD AND POWER-PUNCHING COLOMBIAN ALEXANDER BRAND MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES AND PHOTOS

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SHOWDOWN SET FOR LÖRDAG, AUGUSTI 6 AT Oracle Arena i Oakland, KALIFORNIEN; TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ®

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OAKLAND, SÅSOM (Augusti 3, 2016) - På tisdag, Augusti 2, Två-Time världsmästare och topprankad pund-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) and power-punching Colombian Alexander Märke (25-1, 19 Kos) deltagit i en medie träningspass på Kings gym i Oakland, Kalifornien i förväg Augusti 6kämpa på Oracle Arena i Oakland. Ward and Brand will meet in 12-round WBO Intercontinental title bout televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:35 p.m. OCH/PT.

 

Efter shadowboxing i ringen och några rundor på slagsäckar, both fighters participated in interviews with media members in attendance. Also on hand to catch the hometown hero were a dozen members of the West Oakland Boys and Girls Club chapter. Ward surprised the group of local youths with tickets to Lördagens slagsmål.

 

Nedan är vad de stridande hade att säga under den sista medie träning:

 

Andre Ward, Två-Time världsmästare och topprankad pund-for-pound fighter:

“It was good to get back in camp right after the last fight. I was a lot sharper early in camp than I normally am. The last couple of years, typically, you have to get the rust off first, then work on getting sharp, work on technique and the game plan. This training camp was continuous of the last training camp, I probably put in over 130 rundor. Jag känner mig riktigt bra.

“I know enough about Brand. He’s got everything to gain and nothing to lose. He swings for the fences with every punch. He’s a dangerous guy to fight.

“It feels good to be back at Oracle Arena multiple times this year. I don’t know how much stock you can put into the last couple of years. A lot of people are talking about it, but people have to weigh in the amount of time I have been doing this, which is all my life. You look at Floyd Mayweather, he took a couple of hiatuses and it may have given him two or three more years. It was a mental break and it was a physical break. Taking those couple years where maybe you’re not fighting as frequently, it’s not always a bad thing, especially late in your career.

“I came up a little different in my Olympic days. Virgil Hunter is the type of coach who will get you away from everybody and turn your phone off. We didn’t have snapchat in 2004, we didn’t have Instagram in 2004. We had a room that we all had to huddle around with desktop computers where we all had to get news about what was going on. But now, i 2016, I see the USA team snapchatting and Instagramming. Part of you wants to tell them to shut it down and do it like I did it, but that may not be the right thing. Understand why you’re there, understand you’re not going to get this moment again. You don’t typically repeat when you go for the Olympics. Understand why you’re there, take it seriously and everything else will fall in place.

“The key is to have a good team. I’ve got a great lawyer, a great manager and a great promotional team in Roc Nation Sports. They are going to make sure the details are right. This is a very much a business, and before there’s combat, business has to be handled and taken care of. I think fighters and all athletes should be unapologetic about taking care of business. På så sätt, when you get into that ring or field or court, your mind can be free.

“Unfortunately, our women don’t get the respect they deserve, they don’t get the notoriety. They don’t get the exposure that they probably should get. Raquel Miller, who will be on the card, and other female fighters, they do what we do. They’re training and grinding but they are not always noticed. I remember the Christie Martin days where she fought on the Mike Tyson undercards with Laila Ali. They got some good publicity and shine. Emellertid, there are so many other young female fighters coming up, ones who are established and have been fighting, whom people don’t know about. It’s a beautiful thing. I’m happy for Raquel and excited to have her on the card. I don’t believe when people say there is no market for women’s boxing. Let’s create a market then, let’s create some buzz!

“Sergey Kovalev is not on my mind at all. I’ve got a job to do. I haven’t even talked about Kovalev. We can talk about Kovalev on August 7th, that’s what I told my team. I didn’t watch his last fight, he’s not my next opponent but I know what happened and what people are saying about it.

“I’ve never seen Brand in person. It’s tricky, in my last fight, Sullivan Barrera was a little bit bigger than me. Everyone made a big deal about that, and Brand is smaller than me. You’ve got to be able to get it done, short or tall, explosive or wild. Brand is wild, so it’s going to take a few rounds to break him down and tame him before we start doing what we want to do. As a championship-caliber fighter, you’ve got to be able to deal with everything, every style and size. I’ve never seen the guy in person, so it’s hard to gauge.

“Taking away my opponents’ best weapon away is a skill that I developed as a kid, right here at King’s Gym. Virgil was a really, really good coach. He’s probably the last of the great teachers. I’ve been in here with pros at 13 och 14 år gammal. Seasoned veterans hitting me on my head, trying to discourage me, trying to bully me. I would go back to the corner and say, ‘Man he hit me on my head. Man he’s pushing my head back.’ And Virgil would say, ‘Then make him stop.’ In other words, I had to figure it out. Having those sessions here year after year, I had to get my respect in here first before I could even fight others. I had to learn to adjust here first before I had the chance to adjust in a big fight. Så, it started here. Och, it carried over. Även i dag, we bring in top sparrers. Sparring is different than a fight, but we bring in top sparrers to make sure my senses are on point. I don’t like to lose a second of a round so even when I am tired, I try to figure it out mentally. What can I do to offset him? How can I take that away from him? Exploit his weakness? That is constantly on my mind. I think it shows when the lights come on.

“Being back at home, it’s two-fold. Part of me wants to stop and take it in. Go down memory lane and remember all the times I’ve walked into the gym, all the battles I’ve had in here. Remember the good days and the bad days. Then there is another part of me that doesn’t like looking back too soon. I’ve got to stay in the moment. It’s kind of surreal. It’s surreal to be in the arena that I have driven past for years. Driving down 880 and wishing I could headline. Jag är välsignad. Not a lot of people get the opportunity. I know a lot of great fighters who didn’t get the opportunity for one reason or another. And to have that opportunity, I don’t take it lightly.

“I’ve been given a tremendous opportunity. God has blessed me a lot. There’s an inscription in the bible that says to whom much is given, much is acquired. He’s given me a talent, and I’m probably not the most talented, but I want to make sure I use it the best I can. I’m running my race right now in this professional game, and when I look back I want to say that I didn’t cheat anybody, that I gave everything that I had, and this is what I have to show for it. Finishing strong is really important to me. Becoming an all-time great is really important to me. I’m just giving God a return on his investment, because he’s invested a lot in me. I’m thankful.”

 

ALEXANDER BRAND, Former WBC Latino Super Middleweight Champion:

 

“I didn’t want to show too much at this media workout but I’ve got something in store for the day of the fight.

 

“It doesn’t really matter that the fight is in Ward’s hometown, it’s going to be a fight. Wherever it is, whether it’s in his backyard or anywhere else, I’m coming to fight and that’s the most important thing.

 

“It’s nothing new for me, Jag slogs på 175 pounds in the amateurs. My last fight in December was at 175 pounds against an undefeated Russian when Andre Ward got hurt and couldn’t fight me on the Cotto-Canelo card.

 

“Whatever Ward brings, I’m going to have something for him.

 

“Ward still has 12 rounds to fight before he can think about Kovalev.”

 

Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight for the WBO Intercontinental title, presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Jordan Brand, Shoe Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 år. Evenemanget kommer att sändas i TV live på HBO VM Boxing början på 10:35 p.m. ET / PT.

 

Biljetter kostar $250, $100, $70, $40 och $30, tillämpliga serviceavgifter och skatter exklusive, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online på Ticketmaster.com och laddning via telefon på (800) 745-3000.

 

För mer information, besök www.rocnation.com. Följ Roc Nation på Twitter och Instagramrocnation och på Facebook på www.facebook.com/RocNation.

 

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Raquel Miller Added to Ward vs. Brand Undercard

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Roc Nation Sports is pleased to announce the addition of San Francisco’s Raquel Miller (1-0, 1 KO) to the undercard of Andre Ward vs. Alexander Brand at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on Augusti 6, 2016. This will be the first Roc Nation card to feature a female fighter.

Bayview-Hunters Point native Raquel “Pretty Beast” Miller will be making her second professional start since debuting against Sara Flores on May 21, 2016 in Richmond, Kalifornien. In her augural pro fight, the former amateur standout wasted no time, scoring a technical knockout over her opponent within the first minute and 14 sekunder av den första rundan. Miller was the 2012 Women’s World Championships Silver Medalist, 2012 USA Boxing Women’s National Champion and 2012 US. Olympic Team Trials Bronze Medalist, serving as the U.S Women’s Olympic alternate in the London Games. Miller will be taking on an opponent to be determined on Augusti 6 på Oracle Arena.

Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) kommer att återvända till ringen på Lördag, Augusti 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) på Oracle Arena i Oakland, Kalifornien. Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight for the WBO Intercontinental title, presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Shoe Palace, Kingsford, Autocom Nissan, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 år. Evenemanget kommer att sändas i TV live på HBO VM Boxing början på 10:35 p.m. OCH/PT.

Biljetter kostar $250, $100, $70, $40 och $30, tillämpliga serviceavgifter och skatter exklusive, are available at all Ticketmaster locations, online på Ticketmaster.com och laddning via telefon på (800) 745-3000.

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ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTERS FOR ANDRE WARD VS. ALEXANDER BRAND

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PÅ LÖRDAG, AUGUSTI 6 AT Oracle Arena i Oakland, KALIFORNIEN

WARD VS. BRAND TO BE TELEVISED LIVE

ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

BEGINNING AT 10:35 p.m. OCH/PT

NEW YORK, NY (Juli 26, 2016) – Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) kommer att återvända till ringen på Lördag, Augusti 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) på Oracle Arena i Oakland, Kalifornien. Händelsen, which will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:35 p.m. OCH/PT, will now include six bouts of non-televised action for ticketed fans to enjoy before the main showdown.

 

The promising undercard lineup will feature East Bay familiar, Bilal Mahasin and a collection of Roc Nation Sports’ brightest prospects including, Daniel "Twitch" Franco, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga Jr. och Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock. Roc Nation Sports’ sparkplug Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker also looks to ignite Oracle Arena as the card’s co-feature in a 10-round NABO Junior Welterweight Title clash against Tyrone Barnett.

 

Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (20-0-2, 15 Kos) was born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, where he found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. His natural talent was soon noticed resulting in him competing as an amateur, during which time he participated in over 100 slagsmål, compiling a record of 97 segrar och bara 7 förluster, med 67 victories coming by way of knockout. Hooker turned professional on April 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 och 38-38, making the fight a split draw. Undeterred, in his next fight on June 24, 2014, Hooker scored his first professional win, knocking out Wilbert Mitchell in the first round at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. Eleven wins (eight by knockout) later, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos on January 17, 2014 in a bout that was featured on ShoBox from the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. After eight close, hard-fought rounds, the judges saw the fight a draw. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo on June 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship. “Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory. På Oktober 17, 2015, Hooker successfully defended his title at Madison Square Garden in New York City against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma. The 10-round decision win came on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux and was featured on the event’s “freeview” as well as streamed online around the world. “Mighty Mo” made his debut under the Roc Nation Sports banner on the undercard of Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera, this past March at Oracle Arena in Oakland, SÅSOM, where he annihilated opponent Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas of Columbia in the first round of a 10-round junior welterweight bout by way of technical knockout. Hooker looks to advance his undefeated record when he takes on Tyrone Barnett (23-4-1, 15 Kos) på Augusti 6 på Oracle Arena. Barnett was in action this past February, with a technical knockout victory over Daniel Attah at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The D.C. native is eager to stop Maurice Hooker’s momentum and take home the NABO title.

 

Hailing från Riverside, Kalifornien och slåss ut ur boxning grogrund för Oxnard, obesegrad junior lättvikts Daniel "Twitch" Franco (13-0-3, 8 Kos) började boxning vid åtta års ålder, amassing en amatör register över 67-15, vinna Oxnard PAL Championship 2006 och California State Silver Gloves Championship i 2007 längs vägen. Under Francos professionella debut på December 18, 2010, Han besegrade Emanuel Machorro på Club 401 i Ontario, Kalifornien via en tredje omgången teknisk knockout. Franco imponerade i början av sin karriär, sammanställa en obesegrad rekord med två oavgjorda på platser över hela Kalifornien i slutet av 2013. En av dem drar kom mot Alejandro Ochoa på Quiet Cannon i Montebello, Kalifornien september 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa scoring en sex-runda enhälligt beslut seger på Westin Bonaventure Hotel i Los Angeles. På Juni 20, 2015, during Ward’s return to the ring at Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016 på Oracle Arena i Oakland, California on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, the unbeaten Twitch met Mexico’s German “Panteonero” Meraz in an eight-round featherweight bout. Franco scored a technical knockout over the veteran fighter in the final round of the fight.Augusti 6 will be Franco’s third appearance at Oracle when he takes on Renton, Washington’s Marcelo Gallardo (7-3-2, 3 Kos). The 26-year-old Gallardo has been known to play the spoiler role, scoring unanimous decision victories over unbeaten prospects Christopher Diaz and Vic Pasillas in 2015.

Having compiled an exceptional amateur record of 99-8, Rudy “The Revelation” Puga. Jr. (8-0, 7 Kos), the promising prospect from Salinas, California made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, scoring a fourth round technical knockout victory over Raul Talamontes at the Sports Complex in his hometown. Back in the ring less than two months later, Puga Jr. raised his record to 2-0 with a first round technical knockout of Jose Jesus Hurtado at the Sherwood Inn in Salinas. I juni 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a little more than a year away from the ring, he rededicated himself to the “sweet science” with a vengeance and on February 17, 2014, Puga Jr. made his comeback stopping Charon Spain in the third round with an overpowering body shot at the Salinas Storm House in his native Salinas. Puga Jr. rounded out 2015 with a four-round technical knockout of Katrell Straus and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas. På Februari 12, Puga Jr. extended his undefeated streak to 7 fights by knocking out Alejandro Osuna in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, Kalifornien. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016 på Oracle Arena i Oakland, California on HBO’s Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard, Puga Jr. extended his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano by way of a technical knockout in the sixth round. The Southern California native returns to the Bay Area on Augusti 6 to face an opponent to be announced.

 

Brooklyn’s undefeated Junior “The Young God” Younan (9-0, 7 Kos) is considered one of New York City’s best boxing prospects. Younan, trained by his father Sherif, a former professional boxer himself, began fighting competitively at age eight and only two years later was called a “boxing prodigy” by the New York Times. He compiled an amateur record of 90-5, racking up an impressive series of titles along the way including nine Junior Olympic championships, nine Junior Metro championships, eight New York State Silver Gloves championships and five Regional Silver Gloves championships. I 2011, he was crowned National Junior Golden Gloves champion and was U.S.A. Boxing’s number one rated junior boxer in his weight class. Less than a month after his 18th födelsedag, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, New York, stopping Kenneth Schmitz in the first round. During his recent match up on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard that took place March 26, 2016, Younan scored a four round unanimous decision over Christian Solarzano, pitching a shutout on all three scorecards. Facing his stiffest test to date on May 13, 2016 on the undercard of throne boxing’s Dusty Hernandez-Harrison vs. Mike Dallas, Jr. on BET and Tidal.com, Younan overwhelmed Rodrigo Almeida of Woburn, Massachusetts with a technical knockout in the first round at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. Returning to Oakland on the Ward vs. Brand undercard, Younan is set to take on Jaime “Zarco” Solorio (5-2-2, 4 Kos) på Augusti 6. Fighting out of Baja, Kalifornien, the Mexico native is riding an undefeated streak in his last six fights.

 

Vid en ålder av 20, Darmani Rock (3-0, 3 Kos) is already drawing comparisons to former heavyweight greats of the past. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Rock was brought to a local boxing ring by his father at age twelve after he lost a street fight to neighborhood bullies. Standing at 6’4”, he moves with an unparalleled lightness and speed for a fighter his size. Rock earned nation-wide accolades following a banner year in 2014 when he took home the USA Boxing Junior and Youth Open, Youth Continental and Youth World super heavyweight titles. During the 2014 Junior and Youth Open in Reno, Nevada, Rock shut out the 2013 National Youth Champion, John Luna, 3-0. This impressive performance was followed by another super heavyweight title at the Youth Continental Championships in March 2014 in Quito, Ecuador where he defeated Argentina’s Kervin Espinola 3-0. Rock then took home the gold medal at the prestigious World Youth Championships in Bulgaria in April 2014 by a 2-1 decision over Germany’s Peter Kadiru. Rock also took home the 2014 World Junior Amateur Championship and capped off 2014 by being named Philadelphia’s Amateur Boxer of the Year at the annual Briscoe Awards. His most noteworthy win, emellertid, came in May 2015 when he beat Cam Awesome in Las Vegas for the National Golden Gloves title. Rock also captured the 2015 US. National Amateur super heavyweight championship. He ended his amateur career as the number one rated super heavyweight in the United States (and the number five rated super heavyweight in the world) gå 19-5 in national tournaments. Rock made his highly anticipated professional debut, after signing an exclusive promotional agreement with Roc Nation Sports, against Rockville, Maryland’s Carlos Black on May 13, 2016, as the co-feature of Roc Nation’s throne boxing card at the Armory in Washington, D.C. Following a devastating left hook, Rock brought his opponent to the floor with a right-left combination at the 1:54 markera av den första rundan. Without wasting any time, Rock followed his impressive debut by demolishing his next two opponents, Bobby Favors and Hassan Lee, both by way of knockout in the first round of the respective bouts. Making his Oracle Arena debut on Augusti 6, Rock looks to keep his fierce win streak alive when he takes on Mike Kyle (1-2-1, 1 KO). The Boise, Idaho native seeks to reaffirm the impression he has set on Oakland where he scored his first career win and knockout over James Kirby this past January.

 

Bilal “Rebellious” Mahasin (8-3-1, 1 KO) is no stranger to Oakland fight fans. A resident of the Bay Area’s eastern shore, Mahasin made his professional debut in 2002 with great promise, winning his first three fights. På November 10, 2013, he fought one of the area’s top junior welterweight fighters, Moris Rodriguez, at the Red Lion Hotel in Sacramento, Kalifornien. East Bay supporters made the trek to the state’s capital for Mahasin’s triumphant return which came by way of a six-round unanimous decision. Mahasin has accrued a ring record with a majority of the results coming as wins, and has transitioned up a weight class to super welterweight. He last fought on June 11, 2016 vid 16th Street Rail Station in Oakland, going the distance with a six-round unanimous decision over Vincente Guzman. Mahasin is ready to take on journeyman Luis Alfredo Lugo (14-25-1, 5 Kos) på Augusti 6 at Oracle Arena in front an ever-steadied fanfare.

 

Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, Verizon, ProSupps, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Brand Jordan, Verizon, Shoe Palace, Ticketmaster and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 år.

 

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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD AND POWER-PUNCHING COLOMBIAN ALEXANDER BRAND SET FOR SATURDAY, AUGUSTI 6 SHOWDOWN AT ORACLE ARENA IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO®

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NEW YORK, NY (Juni 28, 2016) - Roc Nation Sports är glada att meddela att två-Time världsmästare och topprankad pund-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (29-0, 15 Kos) kommer att återvända till ringen påLördag, Augusti 6, to continue his conquest of the light heavyweight division when he takes on power-punching Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, Kalifornien. The event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing® börjar vid 10:30 p.m. OCH/PT.

 

Ward and Brand were slated to face each other last November on the pay-per-view undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez, but a leg injury forced Ward to withdraw from participation in the event.

 

Biljetter kostar $300, $120, $90, $60 och $30, tillämpliga serviceavgifter och skatter exklusive, go on sale Tuesday, Juni 28 vid 5:00 p.m. PT and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, online på Ticketmaster.com och laddning via telefon på (800) 745-3000.

 

Ward vs. Brand is a 12-round fight presented by Roc Nation Sports and sponsored by Corona Extra, the motion picture HANDS OF STONE: The True Story of Roberto Duran, Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS) and The Clorox Company, supporting the Bay Area Community for over 100 år.

 

“We can get it on, just nu,"Sade Ward. “August 6th, I will be ready, so come out to Oracle Arena or tune in live on HBO. Don’t miss it.”

 

“It will be a great honor to face Andre Ward on August 6 and better yet in his own backyard,” said Brand. “Fighting somebody with such an illustrious career, facing a guy that perhaps hasn’t lost a round in his entire life, is even more thrilling. We were set to face each other last November, but he was forced to pull out of the fight with an injury. Now the time has come to fight him and I can’t wait to derail his future plans. I’ll work hard to spoil them.”

 

“Andre Ward’s quest to become the best light heavyweight on the planet and boxing’s number one pound-for-pound fighter continues on Augusti 6,"Sade David Itskowitch, COO of Boxing Roc Nation Sports. “Alexander Brand has been waiting for this fight since last year and we have no doubt he is going to enter the ring hungry for a huge victory. There’s a lot on the line in this fight for Andre who knows he can’t look past Brand towards a much discussed clash with Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev.”

 

“Undefeated for the last two decades, technically brilliant and the last American man to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing, Andre Ward is one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world,” said Peter Nelson, Vice VD, HBO Sports. “On August 6th, Andre continues his move up in weight to campaign in the 175-pound division against challenger Alexander Brand in front a hometown crowd at the Oracle.”

 

Känd för sin starka karaktär och integritet utanför ringen och hans krigare instinkt inuti, 32 year-old Andre Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, culminating in a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 2004 Olympiska spelen i Aten, grekland. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold in the past

decade, Ward gick med något liknande av Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard och Oscar De La Hoya. Han blev professionell december 18, 2004, scoring a second round technical knockout victory over Chris Molina at Staples Center in a fight that was televised live on HBO. He has gone on to rack up 27 more victories since then, building an ever-growing legion of fans in the process. Efter att ha blivit Ring Magazine och WBA Super mellanvikt världsmästare, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Fighter of the Year Award (ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Ring Magazine och Boxning Writers Association of America), meddelades att Ward tecknat ett exklusivt marknadsföringsavtal med Roc Nation Sports i januari 2015, öppna ett nytt kapitel i sin storied boxning karriär. Bay Area produkten återvände till ringen i juni 20, 2015 på Oracle Arena framför hans hemstad fans i Oakland, Kalifornien och gjorde en nionde omgången knockout över Paul Smith, continuing his unbeaten streak which dates back to when he was a 12-year-old amateur. In his most recent fight on March 26, 2016, Ward made his highly publicized 175-pound debut against Cuba’s undefeated and IBF number one rated light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera in front of frenzied crowd at Oracle Arena that including luminaries such as Michael B. Jordanien, Stephen Curry, Marshawn Lynch and Draymond Green. Ward expertly managed the fight and began to unravel his opponent in the third round when he caught Barrera with a counter left hook, dropping him to the canvas. The rest was a routine victory for Ward, who scored a dominating dispatch of Barrera by way of unanimous decision after 12 rundor. Ward looks forward to a formidable challenge in Brand who is now the only obstacle in the way of his anticipated showdown against Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev in the fall.

 

Bogota, Colombia native Alexander Brand (25-1, 19 Kos) turned professional at the relatively late age of 32 following a long and accomplished amateur career that saw him tally over 400 vinner. He burst on to the professional scene in 2009, scoring knockout wins in his first 12 fights and winning 15 av hans första 17 bouts inside the distance. His first and only professional setback came via an eight-round split decision loss to current WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Badou Jack in a 2012 fight that many ringside observers thought Brand had won. Eftersom denna kamp, Brand har klarat varje ringtest med glans, notching eight consecutive victories. I sin sista match, Brand faced the sternest test of his career since the Jack fight when he fought a favored, undefeated and highly touted light heavyweight Medzhid Bektemirov on December 5, 2015 at Osceola Heritage Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Brand weathered an early Bektemirov blitz, including recovering from a first round knockdown, and notched a 10-round split decision victory by the scores of 98-91, 98-91 och 94-95. Den 39 year-old Brand, who has held several regional title including the WBC Latino Super Middleweight and the WBC Silver Interim Super Middleweight Championships, will be looking to pull off another upset on Augusti 6 and thrust himself into light heavyweight title contention.

 

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ROC NATION SPORTS & MIGUEL Cotto ERBJUDANDEN PRESENT tronen boxning: Wilfredo VAZQUEZ JR. VS. RAFAEL RIVERA MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES och foton

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Puerto Rico VAZQUEZ JR. AND MEXICO’S RIVERA CLASH ON DECEMBER 5, 2015 AT OSCEOLA Heritage Park I Kissimmee, FLORIDA BO PÅ HBO LATINO® BOXNING

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KISSIMMEE, FL (December. 4, 2015) - Roc Nation Sport och Miguel Cotto Promotions värd en media träning inför tronen boxning: Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. vs. Rafael Rivera som är satt för Lördag, December. 5 från Osceola Heritage Park Exhibit Hall A i Kissimmee, Florida TV live på HBO Latino Boxing början på 9:45 p.m. OCH/PT. Tidigare WBO Junior Fjäder världsmästare Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (24-1-5, 19 Kos) av Bayamon, Puerto Rico och obesegrad Rafael "Big Bang" Rivera (20-0-2, 14 Kos) av Tijuana, Mexiko utarbetat inför deras tio-runda fjädershowdown helgen.

 

Nedan är vad de stridande hade att säga om sina kommande matcher.

Wilfredo VAZQUEZ JR., TIDIGARE WBO JUNIOR FJÄDERVIKT VÄRLDSMÄSTARE:

"Jag känner mig explosiv och redo. Jag har den motivation som håller mig på. Jag har jobbat på min hastighet och rörelse precis som jag gjorde när jag började min karriär.

 

"Rivera är en klassisk mexikansk fighter som kommer att försöka sätta press på mig. Vi är redo att hantera och ta hand om vad han ger Lördag natt. "

RAFAEL "BIG BANG" RIVERA, UNDEFEATED FJÄDERVIKT:

 

"Precis som mitt smeknamn säger, Jag kommer att använda min hastighet och min smidighet för att vinna. Jag kommer att använda alla de strategier som jag har tränat med under de senaste två månaderna."

 

Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. vs. Rafael Rivera, en tio-runda fjäder bout, skerLördag, December. 5 på Osceola Heritage Park Exhibit Hall A i Kissimmee, Florida. Denna tronen boxning händelse presenteras av Roc Nation Sport och Miguel Cotto Kampanjer och sponsras av Corporate Travel Management Solutions (CTMS), Tequila Cazadores, Venue Kings och SportsLock. Också presenterat kommer att vara Alexander Brand vs. Medzhid Bektemirov in a ten-round light heavyweight bout which is presented in association with Camponovo Sports and Gary Shaw Productions. The doubleheader will be televised live on HBO Latino beginning at 9:45 p.m. OCH/PT.

 

Biljetter kostar $65 och $33, plus tillämpliga serviceavgifter, Det finns biljetter att köpa på www.ticketmaster.com och www.ohpark.com. För att ladda via telefon, call Ticket vid (800) 745-3000. Biljetter finns också att köpa på Osceola Heritage Park box office som är öppen vardagar från 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. och på Lördag, December. 5 börjar vid 8:00 a.m.

 

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DUSTY HERNANDEZ-Harrison till nu står inför AMMETH DIAZ december 5 HBO LATINO® BOXNING TV-SÄNDA

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ICKE-Televised tronen boxning card staplas med

Boxing hetaste unga UTSIKTER

AT OSCEOLA Heritage Park

I Kissimmee, FLORIDA

 

NEW YORK, NY (December 2, 2015) - På grund av att en viseringsfrågan, Kanadas Steve Claggett inte kommer att kunna delta i helgens December. 5 televised co-feature bout against (28-0, 15 Kos). Hernandez-Harrison kommer nu att möta Ammeth Diaz (32-12, 23 Kos) av Panama City, Panama i tio-runda weltervikt bout som kommer att vara den främsta stöd till förre WBO Junior Fjäder världsmästare Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (24-1-5, 19 Kos) av Bayamon, Puerto Rico against Rafael "Big Bang" Rivera (20-0-2, 14 Kos) av Tijuana, Mexiko. Öppna HBO Latino Boxing serien TV händelse, som kommer luft leva med början vid 9:45 p.m. OCH/PT från Osceola Heritage Park Exhibit Hall A i Kissimmee, Florida, kommer att bli en tio-runda lätt tungvikt bout med colombianska slugger Alexander Märke (24-1, 19 Kos) och ryska knockout konstnär Medzhid Bektemir (16-0, 12 Kos).

 

Diaz, en före detta VM-titel utmanare som har vunnit fem av sina sju senaste matcher, kommer att se ut för att sätta en fläck på Hernandez-Harrisons obesegrad rekord denna lördag. Panamas har haft både WBA Fedelatin och WBC Latino Lätta titlar och äger en seger över Raymundo Beltran.

 

Förutom en spännande December. 5 TV uppställning, några av boxning hetaste stigande stjärnor kommer att presenteras på den icke-TV undercard. Roc Nation Sports standouts Luis Arias och Wellington Romero tillsammans med Miguel Cotto Promotions " Angel Acosta,Charlie Clemente, Josean Figueroa och Ricardo Rodriguez och Freddie Roach protégé Mike Melykian alla kommer att se åtgärder på December. 5 och syftar till att hålla fansen på fötterna från öppningen klockan genom början av main event.

 

Biljetter kostar $65 och $33, plus tillämpliga serviceavgifter, Det finns biljetter att köpa på www.ticketmaster.com och www.ohpark.com. För att ladda via telefon, call Ticket vid (800) 745-3000. Biljetter finns också att köpa på Osceola Heritage Park box office som är öppen vardagar från 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. och på Lördag, December. 5 börjar vid 8:00 a.m.

 

Han är född i Milwaukee, Wisconsin nu bosatt i Fort Lauderdale, Florida, obesegrad Luis "Kuba" Arias (12-0, 6 Kos) började boxning vid sju års ålder och sammanställt en amatör rekord av 140-25, tjäna USA Boxning nummer ett för män junior ranking i 2006, de nummer ett männens under 19 ranking i 2008 och nummer ett för män ranking i 2010. Han fångade U.S.A. Män är under-19 National Championship i 2008 och två U.S.A Mäns SM i 2009 och 2010. Arias professionella debut ägde rum på November 10, 2012 på Staples Center i Los Angeles, där han besegrade Josh Thorpe via en fyra-runda enhälligt beslut. Han har reeled av 11 segrar sedan, varav tre i 2015 with his last two coming by way of knockout. På December. 5, han kommer att se till att hålla hans vinnande sätt går i en åtta-runda super mellanvikt bout mot Miranda Dinisio 22-12-2 (19 Kos) Miami, Florida.

 

Slåss av Newburgh, New York, men kom från Santo Domingo i Dominikanska republiken, Wellington "W.A.R." Romero (8-0-1, 3 Kos) var en högt dekorerad amatör som var en stolt medlem av 2012 Dominikanska Olympic Boxing Team på 2012 Spelen i London. Dessförinnan, han fångade en bronsmedalj på 2010 Centralamerikanska spelen och gjorde rygg mot rygg framträdanden på 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championship och 2011 Pan American Games. På Oktober 26, 2013, Romero gjorde sin pro debut, besegra Victor Galindo via en fyra-runda enhälligt beslut på Boardwalk Hall i Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sedan dess har han vunnit sju av sina åtta matcher, med sin ensamstående bakslag är en OKTOBER 15, 2015 majoritet oavgjort mot Lazar Stojadinovic att många ringside observatörer hade honom att vinna. I sin senaste match oktober 17, 2015 Romero gjorde en sex-runda enhälligt beslut seger mot Ramesis Gil. På December. 5, han står inför Noel Echevarria(11-6, 6 Kos) Winston-Salem, North Carolina i en sex-runda junior weltervikt bout. Guayama, Puerto Rico Echevarria senast utmanade Rod Salka på Maj 16 för den vakanta WBA-NABA USA Super Featherweight titel, men kom upp kort att stoppas i den sjätte omgången.

 

En annan produkt i Puerto Rico, Angel "Tito" Acosta (11-0, 11 Kos) kommer att se till att hålla hans perfekta rekord intakt på December. 5 mot Felipe Rivas (2-2, 1 KO) av Nogales, Mexiko i en sex-round Mellanvikt bout. På Mars 14 i år, San Juan infödda Acosta tog på Armando Vazquez för den vakanta WBC Fecarbox Ljus Flyweight Championship på Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza i Caguas, Puerto Rico och kom undan med titeln genom att göra en viskös knockout i den sjunde omgången. Den obesegrade utsikter senast inför Luis Almendarez augusti 8, 2015 vid Coliseo Hector Sola Bezares i Caguas, stoppa sin motståndare med en första omgång knockout.

 

Undefeated Charlie Clemente (10-0, 4 Kos) av Carolina, Puerto Rico kommer också att se att fortsätta sina vinnande sätt på December. 5. I sin senaste match på Augusti 8, han gjorde två knockdowns på väg till en fyra-runda enhälligt beslut seger mot Elias Polanco på Gimnasio Wilfredo Rivera i Santo Domingo, Dominikanska republiken. Han ser att förbättra sin obesegrad rekord när han tar på en motståndare som skall fastställas i en sex-round Mellanvikt bout.

 

I en sex Ligt junior fjäder skjutningen, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Josean Figueroa (9-3-2, 7 Kos) kommer att möta Antoney Napunyi (11-13, 6 Kos) av Pahokee, Florida. I sin sista match på Juni 6, Figueroa gjorde en åtta-runda enhälligt beslut seger över Jonell Nieves på Coliseo Ismael Delgado i Aguada, Puerto Rico.

 

I andra icke-televised card åtgärder, två Puerto Rico infödda kommer att utmana en annan i en sex Ligt junior fjäder skjutningen när Ricardo Rodriguez (5-0, 4 Kos) av Mayaguez ansikten Bryan Perez (2-2, 1 KO) av Carolina. Rodriguez kommer att se att förlänga hans obesegrad strimma som han gjorde senast mot Luis Hernandez på Augusti 8 på Coliseo Hector Sola Bezares i Caguas när han vann en fyra-runda enhälligt beslut. Perez kommer att se att studsa från en tredje omgång knockout mot Marquel Jones på Mars 14 vid Sfinxen Club i Washington, DC.

 

Öppning showen blir Freddie Roach skyddsling Mike Melykian Los Angeles som kommer att göra sin pro debut mot Jimmy Rosario (0-1) av Bayamon i en fyra Ligt weltervikt bout. Rosario gjorde sin pro debut på Maj 16, förlora ett enhälligt beslut mot Ryan Pino på Coliseo Pedrin Zorilla i San Juan.

 

Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. vs. Rafael Rivera, en tio-runda fjäder bout, skerLördag, December. 5 på Osceola Heritage Park Exhibit Hall A i Kissimmee, Florida. Denna tronen boxning händelse presenteras av Roc Nation Sport och Miguel Cotto Kampanjer och sponsras av Tequila Cazadores, CTMS (Corporate Travel Made Simple) Venue Kings och Sportslock. Också presenterat kommer att obesegrade Dusty Hernandez-Harrison vs. Ammeth Diaz i en tio-runda weltervikt bout och Alexander Brand vs. Medzhid Bektemirov in a ten-round light heavyweight bout which is presented in association with Camponovo Sports and Gary Shaw Productions. The tripleheader will be televised live on HBO Latino beginning at 9:45 p.m. OCH/PT.

 

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MEDZHID “B-52” BEKTEMIROV lovar att KOMMA EXPLOSIVA KAMPEN FÖR ALEXANDER BRAND

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HOUSTON, TX (December 2, 2015) – Undefeated WBA #12 och WBC #13 lätt tungvikt utmanare, Medzhid “B-52” Bektemirov (16-0, 12 Kos), lovar att föra en explosiv kamp för att Alexander Märke (24-1, 19 Kos) när de två är vända mot varandra på lördag, December 5, 2015 vid Osceola Heritage Center i Kissimmee, Florida. The scheduled 10-round bout that will be shown live on HBO Latinobörjar vid 9:45 p.m. OCH/PT.
“Första intryck varar för evigt och jag ska göra mitt minnesvärd med en explosiv kamp,” Said Medzhid “B-52” Bektemirov. “Fans kan förvänta mig att kasta några stora bomber, “B-52″ stil, against Brand who I know is coming to fight. Fighting on HBO is something I’ve been working toward since I became a professional boxer and I want to thank my promoters Gary Shaw and Lou Savarese for making this fight. Jag kommer att titta för att avsluta kampen tidigt, att du kan satsa på.”
“Savarese och jag tror Bektemirov kan bli nästa stora stjärna i lätt tungvikt divisionen.” saGary Shaw. “He’s up against a very good fighter and he knows what’s on the line. The fans are in for a treat denna lördag och jag kan inte vänta och se “B-52″ släppa några bomber.”
“Det finns en trevlig telefon om denna kamp eftersom båda killarna kommer att lämna allt i ringen kommer Fight Night,” sa Lou Savarese. “Bektemirov har möjlighet att ta sin karriär till nästa nivå med en seger och jag tror att han ska komma ut på toppen.”
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MEDZHID “B-52” BEKTEMIROV TALKS HBO debut mot ALEXANDER BRAND

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HOUSTON, TX (November 23, 2015) – Obesegrad lätt tungvikt utmanare, Medzhid “B-52” Bektemirov (16-0, 12 Kos), återgår till ringen December 5, 2015 vid Osceola Heritage Center i Kissimmee, Florida. Medzhid will square off against Alexander Märke (24-1, 19 Kos) i en planerad 10-runda bout som kommer att visas live på HBO Latino början på 9:45 p.m. OCH/PT.
Bektemierov, rankad WBA #12 och WBC #13, är co-främjas av Gary Shaw Productions och Savarese kampanjer. Alexander Brand will be a major step up in class for Bektemierov, definitely his toughest fight as a professional. Training out of Houston, Texas, Bektemierov, ger sina tankar om att bekämpa Brand på HBO, hans första televised bout.
“Mot Alexander Märke, Jag kommer att vara på mitt bästa,” Said Medzhid “B-52” Bektemirov, som har slagit ut tre av sina fyra senaste motståndare. “I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to show the world that I’m a real contender. Gary Shaw and Lou Savarese did their part on getting me this fight on HBO, now it’s time to do mine. They won’t be disappointed. Everyone watching on television can expect to see a lot of bombs being thrown from me. I’m always going to be gunning for the knockout early, men vara beredd att gå avståndet om jag behöver.”
“Bektemierov har varit i gymmet arbetar på sitt hantverk sedan hans sista match tidigare i år,” sa Gary Shaw. “Han väntade tålmodigt för en chans att slåss på tv, and the fans watching on HBO are going to see B-52 drop some heavy artillery. This is a real fight with two top level contenders. Everyone should be tuning in, Detta kommer att bli ett krig.”
“Gary och jag vet att detta är ett stort steg upp för Bektemierov, men vi känner att han har talang och färdigheter för att bli en världsmästare,” Lou Savarese sa. “The fight will be shown to millions watching on HBO and we feel our B-52 can come out on top. These are the type of fights that build the character of a champion.”

Biljetterna kostar $60, $35 och $20, tillämpliga serviceavgifter och skatter exklusive, och finns det erbjudanden nu. Biljetter finns på www.ticketmaster.com och www.ohpark.com. För att ladda via telefon, call Ticket vid (800) 745-3000.

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ROC NATION SPORTS & MIGUEL COTTO KAMPANJER PRESENT

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Wilfredo VAZQUEZ JR. VS. RAFAEL RIVERA

PÅ DECEMBER 5, 2015 AT OSCEOLA Heritage Park

I Kissimmee, FL BO PÅ HBO® LATINO

 

NEW YORK, NY - Roc Nation Sport och Miguel Cotto Kampanjer är glada att tillkännage sin nästa co-promotion som en del av HBO Latino Boxing serien. På Lördag, December. 5, tidigare WBO Junior Fjäder världsmästare Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (24-1-5, 19 Kos) av Bayamon, Puerto Rico kommer att ta på undefeated Rafael Rivera (20-0-2, 14 Kos) av Tijuana, Mexiko i en tio-runda fjädershowdown från Osceola Heritage Park Exhibit Hall i Kissimmee, Florida TV live på HBO Latino början på 9:45 p.m. OCH/PT.

 

I TV-sam-feature, Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (28-0, 15 Kos) kommer att ta på Steve Claggett (23-1-3, 16 Kos) i en tio-runt weltervikt co-featured bout. Öppna HBO Latino telecast kommer att bli en tio-runda lätt tungvikt lutning med colombianska slugger Alexander Märke (24-1, 19 Kos) och ryska knockout konstnär Medzhid Bektemir (16-0, 12 Kos) som presenteras i association med Camponovo Sport och Gary Shaw produktioner.

 

Biljetterna kostar $67 och $35. Biljetterna släpps torsdag, November 19 vid 12:00 PM ET och kommer att finnas tillgänglig på www.ticketmaster.com ochwww.ohpark.com. För att ladda via telefon, call Ticket vid (800) 745-3000.

 

"Jag är mycket nöjd med mitt team och välsignat av Gud för att ha möjlighet att göra det jag gör bäst som är kampen,"Sade Vazquez Jr. "Jag kan se att Rivera är en utmärkt kämpe som vill gå långt i den här branschen, men jag kommer att ge det mitt allt. Jag måste övervinna denna utmaning för att klättra tillbaka till ett nummer ett betyg och vinn en VM-titel bälte. Det är alltid spännande att vara en del av denna stora rivaliteten mellan Puerto Rico vs. Mexiko och detta kommer inte att vara ett undantag. "

 

"Det är en riktig ära att kunna bekämpa en före detta världsmästare och att göra det på nationell tv med HBO Latino,"Sade Rivera. "Jag är ung och hungrig för att vara framgångsrika i sporten boxning och jag kan inte vänta med att handla skott med Papito Vazquez."

 

"Igen, Roc Nation Sport och Miguel Cotto Promotions har åtagit sig att tillhandahålla kampen fans med en fartfylld kväll boxning påDecember. 5,"Sade David Itskowitch, COO Boxning, Roc Nation Sport. "The HBO Latino sändningen kommer att visa upp tre spännande matcher med några av de ljusaste unga talanger i sporten."

 

"Vi är glada att komma tillbaka till Orlando, Florida för att ge fansen stora slagsmål,"Sa Hector Soto, Vice ordförande i Miguel Cotto Promotions. "PåDecember. 5, Vazquez Jr. har möjlighet att visa att han fortfarande har vad som krävs för att vara på den översta nivån i boxning när han står inför en tuff mexikansk fighter som är hungrig och villig att göra en stor kamp. Detta kommer att bli en annan stor kapitel i anrik rivalitet i Puerto Rico vs. Mexico."

 

Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. har vuxit fram ur den stora skuggan av sin far, Puerto Rican legend Wilfredo Vazquez, att göra sig ett namn inne i kvadrat cirkeln. The 30-year-old former world champion from Bayamon is on a quest to capture a world title belt in the featherweight division. After storming out of the gates with an 18 bekämpa unbeaten strimman, Vazquez fångade WBO junior fjäder VM genom att besegra då kollega obesegrad Marvin Sonsona via en fjärde omgången knockout februari 27, 2010 i sin hemstad. Two successful title defenses followed before Vazquez lost his title to Three-Time World Champion Jorge Arce in an all-out war that the judges had a draw at the time of the twelfth round stoppage. En annan värld titel utmaning kom mot Six-Time världsmästare Nonito Donaire februari 2, 2012, men Vazquez kom upp kort, släppa en delad beslut till mästare. I sin sista match på Juni 6,Vazquez förlorade via ett enhälligt beslut mot Fernando Vargas i en åtta-runda bout på Barclays Center i Brooklyn på undercard av Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale. December. 5 är en sann vägskäl kämpa för tidigare världsmästare.

 

Undefeated fjäder boxare Rafael "Big Bang" Rivera gjorde sin pro debut på Aril 27, 2012 mot Mario Lemus och kom ut med en teknisk knockout seger i andra omgången. Sedan dra in två av sina kommande fyra matcher, Rivera har reeled av 17 vinner med 12 av dem kommer genom knockout. I hans sista match, Rivera gjorde en åtta runda enhälligt beslut vinna mot Cancun, Mexico infödda Ruben Garcia i en åtta runt bout på Cache Creek Casino Resort i Brooks, Kalifornien. På December. 5, Rivera ser att hålla fast vid sin undefeated rekord när han kämpar mot Vazquez Jr.

 

Washington, DC Dusty Hernandez-Harrison gjorde sin professionella debut som den yngsta licensierade professionell fighter i USA i juni 11, 2011, mindre än en månad efter hans 17th födelsedag. Tjugofyra raka segrar skulle följa innan Hernandez-Harrison rubricerade Roc Nation Sports "konstituerande tronen boxning händelse på teatern i Madison Square i ett slagsmål televised av FOX Sports 1 januari 9, 2015, fånga den vakanta WBC Continental Americas Welterweight Championship med en dominerande tio-runda enhälligt beslut seger över Tommy "The Razor" Rainone. Sedan dess, han fortsatte sina vinnande sätt, scoring tre segrar, inklusive en första omgång knockout över James Wayka i sin sista kamp på September 26. På 5th av december, han kommer att se till att hålla det tempot uppe mot Steve Claggett.

 

Claggett (23-3-1), från Alberta, Kanada, innehar Kanada Professional Boxing Council weltervikt titel över hans senaste slåss om Stuart McLennan i tredje omgången TKO och Kanada weltervikt titel från sin seger genom enhälligt beslut tidigare i år mot Tebor Brosch. Han ser ut att avsluta sin vinnande år, and Hernandez-Harrison’s unbeaten streak, påDecember. 5.

 

Bogota, Colombia infödda Alexander Brand rider en sju kamp Winning Streak med anor från juli 2012. Det strimma började efter hans enda professionella nederlag som kom i händerna på nuvarande världsmästaren Badou Jack via en åtta-runda delad beslut maj 11, 2012. Eftersom denna kamp, Brand har klarat varje ringtest med glans, notching sju raka segrar. I sin sista match på Augusti 9, Han besegrade Bernard Donfack genom enhälligt beslut. Han står inför sternest testet av sin professionella karriär på December. 5 När han möter Bektemirov.

 

Född i Makhachkala, Ryssland, Medzhid Bektemirov började sin professionella karriär i 2009 i Houston Texas, där han bor för närvarande. Obesegrade Rustamov s 16-0 post innehåller 12 Kos. Han kämpade senast april 18, 2015 vid University of Texas mot Michael Gbenga, där han vann en åtta-runda bout genom enhälligt beslut. Han ser ut att stanna obesegrad mot Brand på December. 5.

 

Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. vs. Rafael Rivera, en tio-runda fjäder bout, sker Lördag, December. 5 på Osceola Heritage Park Exhibit Hall i Kissimmee, Florida och kommer att sändas i TV live på HBO Latino. Kampen presenteras av Roc Nation Sport och Miguel Cotto Promotions.

 

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