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Connecticut Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej Class of 2015 officially tshaj tawm

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Lou DiBella, Shelly Finkel, Arnie Bayer, Carey mace, George Russo, Peter Timothy & Tuag Sharnik
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Cuaj hlis 15, 2015) – Pab txhawb Lou DiBella thiab saib xyuas / txhawb Shelly Finkel ua ib tug xya-neeg Class of 2015 mus rau hauv lub Connecticut Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11THtxhua xyoo CBHOF Gala Induction noj on Friday hmo ntuj,Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 13 nyob rau hauv lub Uncas Ballroom ntawm Mohegan hnub.
Tus tshiab CBHOF inductees kuj muaj xws li yav tas los boxing tsoom fwv Peter Timothy thiab, posthumously, boxers Carey mace thiab George Russo, boxing txawj sau ntawv Tuag Sharnik thiab boxing tus kws lijchoj Arnie Bayer.
“Peb nyob rau lub Connecticut Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej yog heev siab heev tshaj tawm hais tias xyoo no hauv chav kawm ntawv ntawm inductees,” new CBHOF president John Laudati hais tias. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Tus kheej, Kuv thiaj txaus siab ua kom paub no hauv chav kawm ntawv nyob rau hauv kuv thawj xyoo raws li tus thawj tswj hwm ntawm no zoo kawg lub koom haum. Kuv saib rau pem hauv ntej kom pom tag nrho peb cov Connecticut boxing kiv cua ntawm Mohegan tshav ntawm lub kaum ib hlis 13th.”
Raws li nyob rau hauv New York City, DiBella (pictured mus rau sab laug) yog tus qub lub taub hau ntawm Boxing rau HBO, tsim lub zoo heev “Boxing Tom qab Tsaus” series. Nws promotional lub tuam txhab, DiBella Lom ze, has promoted countless boxing events at Mohegan Sun Arena and Foxwoods Resort Casino during the past two decades. DiBella also owned the Connecticut Defenders minor league baseball team that was based in Norwich. His top fighters have included Sergio Martinez,Bernard Hopkins, Paulie Malignaggi, Jermain Taylor, CBHOF inductee “Irish” Micky Ward, thiab Lwm yam Berto ntawm cov ntau notables. Ib tug Harvard txoj cai lij choj tsev kawm ntawv kawm tiav, DiBella kuj yog ib tug zoo movie tsim.
Finkel (pictured rau txoj cai nrog lub caij Emanuel Steward), kuj los ntawm New York City, yog ib tug thoob ntiaj teb Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej inductee uas yog ib tug fixture tom Connecticut fights rau ntau xyoo raws li yog ib tug neeg pab txhawb los yog tus neeg saib xyuas. He is also a successful manager in the music industry. In the early 1990s, Finkel was arguably the most powerful manager in boxing. His most celebrated clients included Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao, Pernell Whitaker, Meldrick Taylor thiab Wladimir Klitschko.
Timothy (pictured mus rau sab laug nrog Qab Zib Ray Leonard) yog boxing tsoom fwv ntawm lub Mashantucket Pequot pab pawg neeg National Commission ntawm Foxwoods los ntawm 1995 rau 2009. He was mentored by the late John Burns, who was the founder of the CBHOF of which he is also an inductee. During his tenure at Foxwoods, Timothy tswj pua pua ntawm cov txheej xwm pro, kuj muaj 90 title sib ntaus. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John Ruiz–Evander Holyfield III rau lub WBA ntiaj teb no heavyweight championship thiab, tej zaum, qhov loj tshaj kev sib ntaus nyob rau hauv Foxwoods keeb kwm, lub IBF ntiaj teb no cruiserweight title kev sib ntaus ntawm James Toney thiab Vassily Jirov. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, Jr., Diego Corrales, Shane Mosely thiab Acelino Freitas, nrog rau CBHOF inductees Dana Rosenblatt, Peter Manfredo, Jr. thiab U.S. Olympian Lawrence av nplaum-Bey.
Mace (72-18-2), yug nyob rau hauv Hartford, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, siv ceev xwmphem qub ntiaj teb champion Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie PEP's ruaj khov thiab muaj ranked ntawm ib tug taw tes raws li high school raws li Tsis. 8 welterweight in the world. Mace, uas nws kawg bout yog ib tug tsis mus CBHOF neegGaspar Ortega nyob rau hauv 1962, nyob rau hauv Manchester thaum nws tau dhau mus lawm nyob rau lub hnub nyoog ntawm 73 nyob rau hauv 2003.
Russo muaj 85 pro sib ntaus ntawm 1922 thiab 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, kev khiav hauj lwm gyms zoo li liab txiv neej lub Hall, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. Nyob rau hauv 1992, nws coj boxing rov qab tom qab ib xyoo caum-ntev tsis tuaj kawm ntawv rau hauv lub qub NPAWG tsev nyob rau hauv Bridgeport. Russo tseem twb paub li cov “Johnny Duke ntawm yav qab teb Connecticut.”
Yug nyob rau hauv Tshiab Haven, lub caij Sharnick nyob ze li ntawm tag nrho cov nws lub neej nyob rau hauv Norwalk, ua ntej yuav rov mus Florida, qhov uas nws tau raug xaiv los mus rau lub Florida Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej nyob rau hauv 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 xyoo nyob rau hauv Cov kev ua si taw qhia, tseem ceeb los ntawm nws kev pab them nqi ntawm Cassius av nplaum–Sonny Liston Kuv, hais wildly hais tias, “Liston muaj ruaj ruaj zoo li cannonballs.” He moved on to become the chief for consultant at CBS for nine years and was chief advisor and the lone true believer in George foreman‘s comeback bid eventually leading to another world heavyweight title. Sharnick also was an advisor for CBHOF member and two-time world champion Marlon qab tej ceg ntoos, yaum rau yav tom ntej lub ntiaj teb champion ntxiv Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, CBHOF neeg Freddie Roach, yuav nws thiaj li qhia tej ceg ntoos thaum nws los ua lub ntiaj teb no welterweight zus.
Bayer mas dav hwm raws li ib tug yeej muaj tseeb tus kws lijchoj ntawm boxing, yeej ib txwm ceev yuav tau qiv ib pab txhais tes, raws li tau zoo raws li qhib lub hnab nyiaj rau pab txhawb boxing gyms nyob rau hauv lub zos zoo li CBHOF inductee Johnny Duke lub tub hluas Club Gym nyob rau hauv Bellevue Square, Hartford.
Daim pib rau lub CBHOF 11th txhua xyoo Gala Induction noj, tubntxhais luv nqi tom $90.00, yog on muag tam sim no los ntawm hu xov tooj Kim neeg ua mov ci ntawm Mohegan hnub (1.860.862.7377) los yog Sherman Ka-ees nyob rau Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 5:30 p.m. THIAB, cocktails ntawm 6 p.m. THIAB, ua raws li los ntawm noj hmo.
Mus online rau www.ctboxinghof.org rau cov lus qhia ntxiv txog lub Connecticut Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej, nws 11th txhua xyoo Gala Inductee noj, kev tshwm sim lub sij hawm sponsorship, los yog yav dhau los CBHOF inductees.
TIV TAUJ:
Bob Trieger, Tag nrho cov tsev hais plaub XOVXWM, bobtfcp@hotmail.com,978.590.0470, fightpublicist
HAIS TXOG CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 kom ua raws li kev zoo siab thiab lub hauj lwm kav ntev ntawm koj tus neeg muab kev koom tes nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv ntawm boxing. Nws inaugural Induction Ceremony & Noj hmo twb muaj nyob rau hauv 2005. Connecticut tus nplua nuj boxing keeb kwm yuav tsis tau flourished yog hais tias nws twb tsis yog rau lub achievements ntawm cov enshrined nyob rau hauv lub Hall ntawm koob meej.
Raws li ib tug uas tsis yog-profit cov koom haum, lub Connecticut Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej yog heev ua mus coj sib ntaus sib tua ntsuj plig ntawm Connecticut thriving los ntawm ntau yam kev siab hlub kev pab.

Txuas mus rau CBHOF lub vas sab
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Trey Lippe-Morrison koom rog nrog Freddie Roach!

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Tulsa, OK (Lub yim hli ntuj 4, 2015) - Heavyweight knockout huab tais Trey Lippe-Morrison yog tam sim no cob nyob rau hauv Freddie Roach ntawm qus Card Gym nyob rau hauv Los Angeles.
Ib tug xya-lub sij hawm Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Tus kws qhia ntawm lub xyoo, Laum lub hnab los yog nyob hauv lub loj tshaj nyob rau hauv keeb kwm. Thaum lub sij hawm tas los peb lub hlis twg ib puas xyoo, Roach kawm countless greats xws li Manny Pacquiao, Oscar tsib La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, Mike Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko, James Toney, Michael Moorer, Ruslan Provodnikov Amir Khan thiab Guillermo Rigondeaux nrad lwm tus. Nyob rau hauv 2012, Roach tau inducted rau hauv lub Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej.
"Freddie thiab kuv cob cog rua zoo thaum lub sij hawm peb cov thawj kev sib kho,"Hais tias Lippe-Morrison, uas tau yav tas los kawm los ntawm cov khub lus dab neeg Jesse Reid ua ntej logistics amicably twb lawv kev sib raug zoo. "Nws txhais tau tias lub ntiaj teb no uas Freddie xav mus ua hauj lwm nrog kuv vim hais tias kuv tsuas 8-0. Feem ntau ntawm nws tua hluav taws yog nyob rau hauv lub championship theem thiab kuv tsis muaj tsis tau. Kuv xav tias yuav tau zoo sparring ntawm qus Card Gym thiab tau txais qhov tswv yim los ntawm cov kev cob qhia neeg ua hauj lwm. "
Nrog ib tug zoo meej 8-0 cov ntaub ntawv, Lippe-Morrison lub dynamic xuas nrig ntaus hwj chim muaj Roach raving nrad nws cov phooj ywg ntawm qus Card. Rau Tej zaum 30, Morrison hais ntxiv nws txoj kev ntawm kev puas tsuaj, siv ceev xwmphem Thomas Jones nyob rau hauv lub thib ob zaj paj huam. Muaj twv sib piv rau nws lig txiv Tommy Morrison, Trey tus ua hauj lwm tsis tshua muaj neeg nyuaj los txhim kho thiab qhia rau cov boxing ntiaj teb no nws txawj ua rau nws tsim nyog ntawm cov xim, tsis yog nws lub xeem lub npe. Ib tug staple ntawm tus Twm Khiav Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Miami, OK raws li ib feem ntawm lub "Plaub lub xeev Franchise", Lippe-Morrison muaj dab tsi nws yuav siv sij hawm los ua America tus tom ntej zoo heavyweight raws li Roach.
"Kuv yeej nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau kev ua hauj lwm Trey lub ces kaum rau tus thawj lub sij hawm tom qab lub hlis no,"Hais tias Roach. "Nws muaj zog heev muaj hwj chim nyob rau hauv ob txhais tes. Peb yuav mus khob ib tug ntau ntawm cov neeg tawm!"
Lippe-Morrison tus neeg pab txhawb Tony Holden ntawm Holden Productions yog overjoyed hais tias nws prized prospect yog kev kawm nrog tus txiv neej lug suav hais tias yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws tus kws qhia nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv thiab ntseeg hais tias lub ntuj lub cov kev txwv.
"Kuv pog mus muaj Freddie on board,"Hais tias Holden. Kuv paub Trey yog tshwj xeeb tab sis Freddie ua hauj lwm nrog nws pom zoo hais tias. Trey txiv yog ib tug zoo fighter uas biggest attribute yog hwj chim. Trey muaj ntau nyoos hwj chim tshaj li nws txiv tau ua thiab kuv hais tiag txhais tau hais tias. Nws yuav tsum zoo saib nws cov hauj lwm tsim nyob rau hauv Freddie Roach.”
Lippe-Morrison thawj match nyob rau hauv lub tutelage ntawm Roach los Lub yim hli ntuj 29 ntawm Memorial Hall nyob rau hauv Joplin, MO.

 

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Seconds Out Promotions Signs Light Heavyweight Powerhouse Marcus Oliveira to a Promotional Agreement

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Tony Grygelko of Minneapolis-based Seconds Out Promotions proudly announces the signing of hard-punching former world-title challenger Marcus Oliveira to a promotional contract.

 

From Menominee, Wisconsin, and of Menominee Nation, haiv neeg, heritage, 36-year-old Oliveira (25-1-1, 20 Kos) is also a former NABF and WBA Fedebol Light Heavyweight Champion.

The promotional agreement is a reunion of sorts, as Grygelko was Oliveira’s promoter for much of his early professional career.

 

“I used to promote Marcus, prior to him signing with Don King, and it’s truly an honor to be able to promote him again and help position him for another world title shot,” said Tony Grygelko. “It seems that with his previous promoter not actively seeking fights, and his loss to Jurgen Brähmer, that Marcus has been written off, but the truth is he is extremely focused and has a burning desire to show all his fans that he has the talent to win a World Championship! He plans to shake off some ring rust off with a couple fights and then he’ll be looking to go after some of the big names in the division, such as Andrezj Fonfara, Sergey Kovalev, Bernard Hopkins, and a rematch with Brähmer.”

 

Oliveira, who was a heavily decorated amateur boxer before turning pro in 2006, said he feels his career had been stalled by an agreement he signed with another promoter. He says he happy to now be free of that contract and back to working with someone he trusts.

 

“I was looking for someone who could get me to the next level in my career and Tony has already done that for quite a few guys, so it was an easy decision,” said Oliveira. “He’s always straight-up with me and treats me well. I have a great relationship with him. I’m very happy about this new direction.”

 

“We’re very excited to be back working with Tony,” said Oliveira’s Manager, Douglas Ward from the Underground Boxing Company. “It’s good to be working with a promoter that has our same set of goals.”

 

Oliveira joins a Seconds Out stable that also includes Carson Jones and recent world-title challenger Caleb Truax.
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North Philly’s Own Cheesesteak, Sumo Steaks, is Proud of Philadelphia Boxers, Bryant Jennings and Jesse Hart

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24, 2015– North Philly’s Own Cheesesteaks, Sumo Steaks, is proud to announce that their friends, fellow North Philadelphians, and big-hearted local community role models, Bryant Jennings thiab Jesse Hart, will both soon be making major career defining strides. Bryant Jennings will be fighting for the World Heavyweight Championship and Jesse Hart will be fighting on the undercard of the most anticipated Fight of the Century, Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.
Bryant Jennings enjoying a Sumo (Vegetarian Seitan) Cheesesteak
No Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 25, Philadelphia’s own undefeated American boxer, Bryant “By-By” Jennings, (19-0, 10 Kos) takes on Wladimir “Dr. Steel Rauj” Klitschko (63-3, 54 Kos) from Kiev, Ukraine at the famed Madison Square Garden. Jennings will be joined by the legendary trainer Fred Jenkins and promoter Gary Shaw. “Bryant is very focused with a strong work ethic. We believe he’s going to upset Klitschko and are looking forward to “By-By” bringing the World Heavyweight Championship belts back to Philadelphia.” said Billy Creagh of Sumo Steaks.
Jesse Hart (tshuav); Sumo Steaks owner Billy Creagh and Eugene “Cyclone” Hart

Sumo Steaks is equally excited for Jesse Hart (16-0,13 Kos) and D&D Management Team (Doc Nowicki & David Price) who will be fighting Mike Jimenez (17-0,11 Kos) from Chicago IL, on the biggest boxing card in history, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. They will come together on May 2nd, nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, NV. at the MGM Grand for the USBA Super Middleweight Title. He will be joined by his cornermen, Fred Jenkins Sr, Danny Davis, Corey AKA Hundew MacDonald and Jesse’s father, Eugene “Cyclone” Hart, along with his promoter Top Rank’s Bob Arum.

Coincidentally In 1971, North Philadelphia’s Joe Frazier beat Muhammad Ali and won the World Heavyweight Championship at Madison Square Garden in which was called “the Fight of the Century.” It was so big the ring announcer said, “Ladies and Gentlemen, we are not going to introduce the celebrities at ringside hmo no, because everybody is here hmo no.”

Located in North Philadelphia, home to boxing champions, Bernard Hopkins, Danny Garcia and the late Joe Frazier, Sumo Steaks opened in 2013 and was recently voted top Cheesesteak in Philly. They have been fortunate to get to know both Jesse and Bryant and their teams through various charity events and other activities. Sumo Steaks is also a proud sponsor of boxing events in Philadelphia. Yog xav paub ntxiv, mus rau sumosteaks.com.
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Manager John Seip kos Italian super Middleweight prospect Daniele Marco Scardina

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(L-R) – Daniel Mark Scardina thiab John Seip

 

Miami (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 6, 2015) – Qub tub rog boxing saib xyuas John Seip muaj kos npe heev dai kom zoo nkauj Italian pib xyaum ua boxer Daniel Mark Scardina mus rau ib qho kom managerial daim ntawv cog lus.

 

Seip yog zoo tshaj plaws paub coj Peter “Kid Qhob noom xim kasfes” Quillin rau lub Ntiaj Teb Boxing Organization (WBO) lub ntiaj teb no Middleweight title. Cov neeg Tshiab Yorker kuj tswj nce British super Middleweight Steed “Lub Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).

 

Lub 21-xyoo-laus Scardina hails los ntawm Rozzano, ib lub zos ntawm tsawg tshaj li 40,000 cov neeg nyob rau hauv lub xeev ntawm Milan. Nws pib boxing nyob rau hauv 2008 nyob rau ntawm lub hnub nyoog ntawm 16, nram qab no nyob rau hauv nws tus txiv ntxawm tus footsteps uas yog ib tug boxer nyob rau ntawm lub sij hawm, raws li zoo raws li Daniele lub luag hauj lwm qauv.

 

Scardina, uas muaj 56 pib xyaum ua bouts, yuav rau sab saum toj honors nyob rau hauv ntau Italian tournaments xws li cov Rovereto National, Teb chaws nyiaj hnab looj tes, thiab ob National Golden hnab looj tes. Nws kuj yeej ib bronze puav pheej nyob rau ntawm ib International kev tshwm sim.

 

Nyob rau hauv 2013, nws boxed rau lub Italia Thunder Boxing Team nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb Series ntawm Boxing, winning nws tsuas match tawm tsam ib tug German tus nrog sib ntaus.

 

Scardina thawj ntes tau Seip lub mloog ntawm lub ntiaj teb no nto moo 5th St. Gym nyob rau hauv Miami puam, Ameslikas qhib nyob rau hauv 1950 los ntawm Chris Dundee, thiab lub tsev ntawm sauv rov qab lub ntiaj teb no yeej muaj kev kawm muaj xws li Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston thiab Willie PEP. Tus nplua nuj kev lig kev cai tseem nyob rau ntawm lub tshiab 5th St. Gym, nyob ze ze 1434 Alton Street, qhov twg sab saum toj neeg tua hluav taws los ntawm ib ncig lub ntiaj teb no xws li Bernard Hopkins tseem qhia.

 

“Kuv pom nws cob qhia nyob rau ntawm lub 5th St. Gym thiab nws ntsia zoo li ib tug raug kev pib xyaum ua,” Seip piav. “Nws tau muab dav punches thiab tsis paub tias yuav ua li cas muab pov ib tug zoo jab. Trainers Txiv leej tub Laieta thiab Dino Spencer pib ua hauj lwm nrog nws thiab tam sim no nws yog siv nws ncav tsis cuag, sib ntaus sib tua ntawm ib tug deb, thiab ntuav ob peb ua ke ntawm jabs thiab hooks. Nws yog passionate txog boxing, mloog thiab kev kawm txhua txhua hnub. Daniele muaj zoo tes ceev thiab lub hwj chim. Nws yog ib tug zoo nraug kas, heev. Kuv pom ib yam dab tsi nyob rau hauv nws, intangibles, thiab txiav txim siab los kos npe rau nws.

 

“Dino yog ib qho tswv uas tau tsim ib sab saum toj-nqis siab tshaj gym nrog zoo sparring lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv ib qho chaw featuring li ntawd ntau feemxyuam neeg tua hluav taws uas yeej thawb txhua lwm yam. Nws yog twb khees tias Danielle tau kho nws cov kev txawj kev kawm muaj. Nws yog ntev, ceev ceev thiab muaj hwj chim loj. Nws ua hauj lwm zoo yog zoo kawg; nws yog thawj nyob rau hauv lub gym, kawg tawm. Koj yuav tsis raug mob no kas, yog. Peb tag nrho ntseeg tias nws muaj ib tug heev ci yav tom ntej.”

 
Scardina hits hnyav-hnab ntawm 5 St. Gym nyob rau hauv Miami puam

Tsis zoo li neeg tua hluav taws los ntawm Russia thiab yav tas los Soviet-bloc haiv neeg, raws li zoo raws li cov neeg los ntawm Latin America uas tuaj mus rau hauv lub tebchaws United States los tsim lawv cov kev boxing hauj lwm, Italian-yug tua hluav taws tsis tshua muaj tau ua raws li cov tib txoj kev raws li Scardina, uas tsiv mus rau Miami xyoo tas los thiab pw rau hauv pem teb ntawm nws tus tij laug lub chav tsev.

 

Cov leeg Italian-yug ntiaj teb no yeej uas tiv thaiv tso nyob rau hauv America yog Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), uas yog tus WBC / WBA Middleweight yeej nyob rau hauv 1979-1980. Antuofermo, tab sis yog, tsiv nrog nws tsev neeg mus Brooklyn los ntawm Puglia, Ltalis thaum nws 17 thiab nws kawm tau li cas rau lub thawv nyob rau hauv America.

 

“Kuv muaj ib txwm xav los ua ib tug champion nyob rau hauv America,” Scardina hais tias. “Qhov ntawd yog qhov American npau suav rau kuv. Kuv xav tias kuv yuav muaj ib lub sijhawm zoo nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws no ua tus loj boxer kuv yuav ua tau nrog txoj cai kev pab. John Seip yog txoj cai saib xyuas rau kuv vim hais tias nws ntseeg hais tias peb ua tau lub ntiaj teb no championship ua ke ua ib pab.”

 

Scardina nyiam boxers yog Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux thiab Miguel Cotto. “Kuv ua hauj lwm rau tag nrho raws li ib tug sab nraum fighter thiab lub ntsiab kuv txhais tes los ze zog,” Scardina ntxiv. Kuv sib ntaus sib tua los ua lub ntiaj teb no tus yeej.”

 

Scardina yuav tsum ua kom nws debut pro no May los yog rau hli ntuj.

 

Ua raws li ntawm Instagram Scardinadanieletoretto.

 

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GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS AND EYE OF THE TIGER MANAGEMENT HOLD A SPECIAL MEDIA ROUNDTABLE TO DISCUSS SIGNING OF DAVID LEMIEUX

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LEMIEUX’S FIRST BOUT UNDER THE GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS BANNER TO AIR ON HBO®

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Las Vegas (Jan. 17) – Golden Tub Promotions alongside Eye of the Tiger Managementheld an intimate roundtable at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, to discuss the recent signing of David Lemieux (33-2, 31 Kos) to Golden Boy Promotions. The impressive middleweight contender Lemieux, Founder thiab Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Golden Tub Promotions Oscar tsib La Hoya, Yav tom ntej Hall ntawm Famer thiab Golden tub Promotions khub Bernard Hopkins, President of Eye of the Tiger Management Camille Estephan, and Senior Vice President of Golden Boy Promotions Eric Gomez were all in attendance.

 

The hard-hitting Montreal native’s next bout was confirmed to be broadcasted on HBO and Lemieux expressed his interest in fighting the best in the middleweight division. Below is what the Montreal native, his promoters and his management had to say:

 

DAVID LEMIEUX, Middleweight Contender

 

“I have put in the work. What you saw in Brooklyn was only 50 percent of what I can do and I feel like I can be a lot better. I want to show that in my next fight.

 

“I fear no man, I want to go after the top of the food chain. Oscar and Bernard came up fighting the best and I am of the same mind.

 

“Canelo is a younger, hungrier fighter. He is explosive. He is a tough fighter and it would be a good match up.

 

“Everyone is on the list. Kuv xav mus tua qhov zoo tshaj plaws.

 

“The reason I started so young was because I was a trouble maker. I was fighting in the streets. My neighbor was a boxer and he told me to come fight real fighters. I got my ass kicked a few times but I fell in love with it.

 

“We want to make a good run at 160 and then think about moving up in weight.

 

“I have always liked power punchers and I respect others’ styles and other champions, but I never mimic them.”

 

Oscar DE LA Hoya, Founder thiab Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm Golden Tub Promotions

 

“We are exploring every option. We can go to Montreal, we can go back to New York City, we can come to Las Vegas; that’s the beauty of David. He can fight anywhere and people will come out to watch him.

 

“He’s still growing. We haven’t seen his full potential which is very exciting. He has explosiveness and power.

 

“We will be working hand and hand with Eye of the Tiger Management. We are partners and we want the best fights, the best deals. We will be working together in the best interest for David.

 

“A future fight with Canelo is possible. Canelo wants to fight the best. Lemieux wants to fight the best. For now we want to focus on 160-pounds weight class and on Cotto, Andy lee and Golovkin.”

 

Bernard Hopkins, Yav tom ntej Hall ntawm Famer thiab Golden tub Promotions khub

 

“We got this guy [Lemieux], he is tough. I know Gabriel Rosado and he handled him easily. I know what I am looking at. I have an eye for talent and he has it.

 

“We are going to continue and show you that we will put on the best fights and give the fans quality. I’m in it to make the best fights. The ratings speak for themselves. The fans speak for themselves. Judge us by the quality of the matches you see and don’t get caught up in the ‘feelings’ of it.

 

“I want to put a call out to everyone, that is how Oscar was brought up, that is how I was brought up, fighting the best.

 

“Three things about David: ib, he signed with Golden Boy Promotions; ob, he has talent in many ways, not only is he a fan favorite he is a good defensive fighter; peb, he has good looks.

 

“I am seeing now the molding of another legacy, his legacy. But at the end of the day he has an opportunity in the middle weight division, I am glad to be here with a middleweight who I feel already has a lot of respect.

 

CAMILLE ESTEPHAN, President of Eye of the Tiger Management

 

“Canelo is on the list. Cotto is on the list. Golovkin is on the list. Andy Lee is on the list. Everyone is on the list.

 

“I definitely think he is the most popular boxer, the numbers prove it. He has a lot of potential and the sky is the limit.

 

“I got a call yesterday from someone in the boxing world about how exciting it is to be working with Golden Boy and he said ‘David is like a sunshine that beams on the world of boxing’ and it is very heartwarming. It’s heartwarming to sit down with Oscar, Bernard and Eric, whom I have gotten to know very well since the Rosado fight. This is great group of people and I think that we can build something together that will make a huge impact in the boxing world.

 

“David is the one guy, that as soon as I saw him the first time in the gym, the first sit-up he did and the last sit-up he did were exactly the same, he doesn’t cheat. He has the ultimate confidence because he doesn’t cheat himself and I have the ultimate respect for him. I am very proud of him as a person.

 

Eric Gomez, Senior Vice President ntawm Golden tub Promotions

 

“After the Rosado fight, Lemieux was impressive and we began talks with Camille. People love David and it made sense. David has an exciting style.

 

“We are looking at HBO, the ratings against Rosado were some of the best all year. They are very excited about David.”

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BOXING LEGEND AND FUTURE HALL-OF-FAMER BERNARD HOPKINS CELEBRATES 50

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Yees duab Credit: Greg Gorman

Philadelphia (Jan. 15, 2015) – Boxing lus dab neeg Bernard Hopkins yog paub los ntawm ntau lub npe – “Lub executioner,” “Lub Alien” thiab “B-Hop” mus rau npe rau ob peb. Pib hnub no, nws yuav muaj tsis tau lwm moniker – “50-xyoo-laus.”

 

Qhov no yog ib qho tseem ceeb milestone nyob rau hauv lub neej ntawm lub neej yav tom ntej Hall ntawm Famer. Nws yog kev zoo siab ib xyoos uas rau feem ntau ncaws pob los ntev tom qab lawv ua hauj lwm. Nws yog zoo tshaj plaws uas nws yog tsis tsuas tseem active, tab sis cia li hlis tshem tawm sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau ntawm lub heev pinnacle ntawm nws kev ua si nawv.

 

Hopkins yog ib tug surefire thawj daim ntawv xaiv tsa tas li ntawd mus rau lub International Boxing Hall ntawm koob meej (IBHOF) thaum nws yuav tsim nyog tau txais. Nws caum-ywg raws li lub ntiaj teb no yeej, ua ke nrog unifying tag nrho cov koj cov menyuam nyob rau hauv division, muab nws ib tug thov nyiaj mus ua tus loj tshaj Middleweight txhua lub sij hawm. Qhov tseeb hais tias nws muab tso ua ke ib tug thib ob-txoj hauj lwm uas pom nws koom ua ib lub teeb Heavyweight npe lends credence rau Hopkins’ neeg pab leg ntaubntawv hais tias nws yog “tsis ntawm no lub ntiaj teb no.”

 

“Kuv tuaj los ntawm ib tug laus lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm boxing qhov twg koj tua qhov zoo tshaj plaws tawm muaj thiab ua pov thawj rau koj tus kheej,” Hais Hopkins. “Kuv xav mus yuav ib qho piv txwv zoo rau cov ntxhais neeg tua hluav taws los txog tias nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav muaj kev vam meej nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv, koj yuav tsum tiv thaiv koj tus kheej txhua lub sij hawm. Nws txhais tau tias nyob rau hauv thiab tawm ntawm lub nplhaib. Kuv twb tau ua li ntawd raws li kuv tseem sib ntaus sib tua thaum tseem qhuas kuv thaum 50 xyoos. Qhov no yog kuv ua tim khawv rau kev kawm tau zoo.”

 

Thoob plaws hauv nws cov hauj lwm Hopkins yeej tsis ceev cia los ntawm txojkev zoo tshaj plaws. Nws sib ntaus-by-sib ntaus nyeem zoo li ib tug uas yog uas los ntawm Hall ntawm Famers, lub ntiaj teb no yeej thiab sab saum toj-flight boxers. Hopkins ntsib tag nrho peb tua hluav taws inducted rau hauv IBHOF nyob rau hauv 2014, muaj nrua ntaus Oscar tsib La Hoya thiab Felix Trinidad thiab xa me nyuam rov txiav txim rau Joe Calzaghe. Nws tuav ntau cov ntaub ntawv rau nws mus dhia nyob rau tom Middleweight, nrog rau cov longest reign li lub ntiaj teb no yeej (10 xyoo, ob lub hlis thiab 17 hnub) thiab rau feem ntau cov sib law liag title tiv thaiv (20).

 

Ntawm lub teeb Heavyweight thiab mus rau hauv nws forties nws tseem yuav ua rau keeb kwm. Nyob rau hauv lub Tsib Hlis 2011, Hopkins yeej Jean Pascal rau lub Qhov teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb Championship, dua George foreman li cov hiob boxer rau puas tau yeej lub ntiaj teb title (46 xyoo, plaub lub hlis thiab rau hnub).

 

Nws tsoo nws tus kheej cov ntaub ntawv ob xyoos tom qab thaum nws yeej Tavoris Huab rau IBF teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb Championship (48 xyoo, ib lub hlis thiab 22 hnub). Nyob rau hauv 2014 nws teem lwm cov ntaub ntawv raws li nws tau los ua tus hiob fighter los koom ua lub ntiaj teb no lub npe thaum nws yeej Beibut Shumenov mus ntxiv lub WBA teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb Championship rau nws IBF yas.

 

“Tsis muaj ib tug yuav tsis kam lees lub legacy tias kuv twb tsim nyob rau hauv no kev ua si nawv. Kuv yeej zoo siab rau kuv ua li cas, uas kuv tiv thaiv, yuav ua li cas kuv matured raws txoj kev. Kuv xav tias zoo tiag tiag txog ib yam dab tsi tsis muaj ib tug yuav noj tam sim ntawd los yog tsis kam ua kuv qhov chaw nyob rau hauv cov kev ua si’ keeb kwm,” Hais Hopkins.

 

Hopkins’ tsis cia siab tawm ib txojsia tshaj kev ua si nawv ntawm boxing, uas raws li ib tug ncej ntawm kev kho mob thiab kev nyab xeeb rau cov African-American zej zog thiab lub tshaj-40 pawg neeg. Ob Hopkins’ cov niam txiv tso tseg ua ntej lub hnub nyoog ntawm 50, vim teeb meem ntawm cov ntshav qab zib thiab kab mob plawv. Qhov no tau coj lub champ rau rooj txhawb siab rau huv si nyob uas muab nws txaus siab nyob rau hauv cov organic khoom noj uas nws tse nws tus kheej.

 

“Peb tsuas nyob ib zaug thiab peb lub cev yog peb tej tuam tsev. Kuv tsis tau mus noj ib yam dab tsi uas yog tsis zoo rau kuv lub cev,” Hais Hopkins. “Kuv roj kuv tus kheej nrog lub zog ua zaub mov. Tsis muaj no txhua txhua hnub cwj pwm kuv lub cev yuav tau muab rau kuv ib tug ntev lub sij hawm dhau los.”

 

Hopkins kuj ntev tiv thaiv rau cov cai ntawm nws cov khub boxers. Famously tim khawv ua ntej Congress nyob rau hauv them nyiaj yug ntawm Muhammad Ali ua. Nyob rau hauv 2014, Hopkins nyob ntawm lub tebchaws United States Capitol tsev los pab tsa lub profile ntawm lub Lou Ruvo Center rau lub hlwb Health tej kev kawm txog kev boxers thiab cov nyhuv lawv ua si nawv muaj nyob rau ntawm lawv lub hlwb.

 

Nyob rau hauv lub xyoo caum kawg, Hopkins tau pab rau kev ua si nawv raws li ib tug neeg pab txhawb. Txij li thaum nws 2005 Middleweight title kev koom ua ke sib ntau sib tw nrog Oscar tsib La Hoya, Hopkins thiab “Lub Golden Tub” tau tsim ib tug sib koom tes nrog Hopkins owning ib tug feem pua ​​ntawm cov Golden Tub Promotions thiab pab txhawb lawv cov sib ntaus tag nrho cov thoob lub teb chaws.

 

Rau Lub ib hlis ntuj 20th, Golden tub yuav hwm Hopkins’ 50th birthday with a special edition of Golden Tub Live! rau hma liab kev ua si 1 thiab hma liab Deportes nyob ntawm lub 2300 Arena nyob rau hauv Hopkins’ hometown ntawm Philadelphia. Philly tus kheej Eric “Lub outlaw” Hunter yuav tawm xov xwm rau hauv lub hmo ntuj ntawm fights. Nws yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv René “Twin” Alvarado nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round featherweight sib ntau sib tw.

 

“Kuv ntseeg tias nyob rau hauv investing nyob rau hauv no kev ua si nawv thiab nws txhais tau tias stepping mus txog rau lub phaj raws li ib tug neeg ncaws kab taub thiab raws li ib tug neeg pab txhawb,” Hais Hopkins. “Kuv muaj ib lub sij hawm thiab ib tug luag hauj lwm mus rau lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua ua no kev ua si nawv qhov zoo tshaj plaws nws yuav ua tau.”

 

Seb koj puas qhuas nws vim nws ua hauj lwm hauv lub nplhaib, los yog txoj kev nws nyob nws lub neej sab nraum, yog tsis muaj tsis uas Hopkins yog ib-rau-ib-zoo. Thaum nws nws thiaj li yoojyim kev ua si nawv nws yuav phem, raws li nws ib zaug hais tias:

 

“Txaus siab rau qhov thaum koj ua tau. Tsis txhob txhawj txog thaum twg los sis yuav ua li cas kuv yuav mus tawm los yog ua txhaum down. Koj hais mav yog tag nrho cov tib neeg, Kuv to taub koj, tab sis koj tsis to taub kuv.”

 

Xav Bernard ib tug 'Happy Birthday’ on TwitterTheRealBHop thiab siv cov hashtag # BHOP50.
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Comcast SPORTSNET ua kev Txhawbnqaa Txwm legendary BOXER Bernard Hopkins’ LUB NEEJ

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“Hopkins ntawm 50” Debuts Tag kis, Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 ntawm 6:30 pm

Philadelphia (Lub ib hlis ntuj 13, 2014) – Tag kis, Lub ib hlis ntuj 14, Comcast SportsNet ua koomtxoos nco txog lub neej ntawm legendary boxer Bernard Hopkins nyob rau Eve ntawm nws thaum 50 xyoos. “Hopkins at 50,” hosted by Neil Hartman, yog ib tug 30-feeb zaum sib tham hais tias zoo rov qab rau nws thaum ntxov xyoo, raws li zoo raws li dab tsi yog ua ntej rau lub boxer raws li nws txuas cov ib nrab-xyoo pua cim.

Nyob rau hauv cov kev sib tham, Hopkins yog heev paab raws li nws hais txog nws thaum ntxov xyoo uas ua si ib tug tseem ceeb luag hauj lwm nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev loj hlob nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib thiab txog nws txoj kev mus rau kev kawm tau zoo, xws li tiv thaiv nws lub ntiaj teb no Middleweight Championship 20 lub sij hawm thaum lub sij hawm ib tug 12-xyoo lub sij hawm. Qhov kev pab cuam kuj muaj xws li tsis tshua muaj pom video ntawm Hopkins boxing ntawm Graterford tsev lojcuj.

Bernard mus taug kev mus nco txoj kab raws li nws rov qab los rau Germantown qhov chaw uas nws loj hlob thiab relives ib co ntawm nws feem ntau nco xovxwm rooj sib tham. Cas rau cov neeg yuav tau txais ib ib nyuag ntsia ntawm nws zoo kawg kev kawm niaj hnub uas yuav uas rau nws nyob rau hauv sab saum toj zoo kom boxing nyob rau ntawm nws hnub nyoog.

“2015 yog ib lub xyoo uas txawm qhab, pab pawg neeg, neeg uas ua ntawv uas koj xav koj yuav pom ib tug ntau lub sij hawm, tsis muaj os tus era, I’m that person you want to see in 2015,” Hais Hopkins, uas cia siab mus rau kauj ruam nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib ntawm ib tug ob peb ntau lub sij hawm xyoo no.

“Hopkins ntawm 50” debuts tag kis, Lub ib hlis ntuj 14 ntawm 6:30 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet thiab replays nyob rau nram qab no cov hnub thiab cov sij hawm:

Comcast SportsNet:
Thursday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 15 ntawm 12:30 a.m. thiab 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 18 ntawm 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 19 ntawm 1:30 p.m. thiab 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 21 ntawm 4:30 p.m. thiab 11 p.m.
Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 23 ntawm 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 27 ntawm 11:30 p.m.
Thursday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 29 ntawm 11 a.m.

Lub Comcast Network:
Thursday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 15 ntawm 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 22 ntawm 7:30 p.m.

“Hopkins ntawm 50” kuj yuav pa ya rau Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic rau:
Saturday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 17 ntawm 7 p.m.

Thiab nyob rau Lub Comcast Network Mid-Atlantic rau:
Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 16 ntawm 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 21 ntawm 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 27 ntawm 10:30 p.m.

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