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Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame Hatari ya 2015 alitangaza rasmi

Lou DiBella, Shelly Finkel, Arnie Bayer, Carey Mace, George Russo, Peter Timothy & Kifo Sharnik
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Septemba 15, 2015) – Promoter Lou DiBella na meneja / promota Shelly Finkel kusababisha saba wanachama Hatari ya 2015 ndani ya Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF). New members will be inducted at the 11THmwaka CBHOF Gala chakula cha jioni Induction Ijumaa usiku,Novemba 13 katika Ballroom Uncas katika Mohegan Sun.
Mpya inductees CBHOF pia ni pamoja na kamishina wa zamani wa ndondi Peter Timothy na, posthumously, mabondia Carey Mace na George Russo, ndondi mwandishi Kifo Sharnik na ndondi wakili Arnie Bayer.
“Sisi katika Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame ni msisimko sana kutangaza darasani mwaka huu wa inductees,” new CBHOF president John Laudati alisema. “We have a great mix of internationally recognized boxing legends and a wonderful and most deserving group of Connecticut’s boxing royalty. Binafsi, Mimi hivyo radhi kwa kuanzisha darasa hili katika mwaka wangu wa kwanza kama rais wa shirika hili ajabu. Mimi kuangalia mbele kuona zote Connecticut yetu ndondi mashabiki katika Mohegan Sun Novemba 13th.”
Msingi katika jiji la New York, DiBella (pichani kushoto) ni Mkuu wa zamani wa ndondi kwa HBO, kujenga mafanikio sana “Boxing After Dark” mfululizo. Kampuni yake ya uendelezaji, DiBella Entertainment, 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 “Ireland” Micky Ward, na Andre Berto miongoni mwa mashuhuri zaidi. Kuhitimu Harvard Law School, DiBella pia ni mafanikio movie uzalishaji.
Finkel (pichani na haki kwa marehemu Emanuel Steward), pia kutoka New York City, ni International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee ambaye alikuwa fixture katika Connecticut mapambano kwa miaka mingi kama ama promoter au meneja. 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 na Wladimir Klitschko.
Timothy (pichani kushoto na Sugar Ray Leonard) ilikuwa ndondi kamishina wa Mashantucket Pequot kikabila Tume ya Taifa katika Foxwoods kutoka 1995 kwa 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 umewekwa mamia ya matukio wanaounga mkono, Ikiwa ni pamoja na 90 cheo kupambana. Highlights of his reign included CBHOF inductee John RuizEvander Holyfield III kwa WBA dunia Heavyweight michuano na, labda, mapambano makubwa katika historia Foxwoods, IBF dunia cheo cruiserweight mapambano kati James Toney na Vassily Jirov. Other stars who fought at Foxwoods when Timothy was in charge include Roy Jones, Jr., Diego Corrales, Shane Mosely na Acelino Freitas, pamoja na CBHOF inductees Dana Rosenblatt, Peter Manfredo, Jr. na U.S. Olympian Lawrence Clay-Bey.
Rungu (72-18-2), alizaliwa mwaka Hartford, started fighting professionally in the late 1940s. His most notable victory came in 1950, kuacha bingwa wa zamani wa dunia Joe Giardello. Mace was a member of CBHOF charter member Willie Pep's imara na ilikuwa katika nafasi kwa wakati mmoja kama juu kama No. 8 welterweight in the world. Rungu, ambao mwisho bout ilikuwa hasara kwa CBHOF mwanachamaGaspar Ortega katika 1962, aliishi katika Manchester wakati yeye alifariki dunia akiwa na umri wa 73 katika 2003.
Russo alikuwa 85 mapambano kati ya wanaounga mkono 1922 na 1934. He moved to Bridgeport when he was six and he eventually became a local legend in boxing, gyms uendeshaji kama Red mtu Hall, Acorn Club and East Washington Avenue. Katika 1992, akaleta ndondi nyuma baada ya kukosekana muongo mzima kwa jengo la Kale PAL katika Bridgeport. Russo pia ilikuwa kutambuliwa kama “Johnny Duke wa Kusini mwa Connecticut.”
Alizaliwa mwaka New Haven, marehemu Sharnick aliishi karibu maisha yake yote katika Norwalk, kabla ya kurejea Florida, ambapo yeye alichaguliwa ili Florida Boxing Hall of Fame katika 2012, largely for founding the Smart Boxer Institute. Sharnik was a boxing writer for 23 miaka Sports Illustrated, yalionyesha na chanjo yake ya Cassius ClaySonny Liston Mimi, alinukuliwa akisema wildly kwa, “Liston ina ngumi kama 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 Starling, kuwavuta baadaye bingwa wa dunia wa kuongeza Eddie Futch as his head trainer. Futch’s assistant, CBHOF mwanachama Freddie Roach, hatimaye kutoa mafunzo kwa Starling alipoanza dunia welterweight bingwa.
Bayer alikuwa sana kuheshimiwa kama mtetezi wa kweli wa ndondi, daima haraka kutoa mikopo mkono kusaidia, kama vile kufungua mkoba kusaidia msaada ndondi Gyms katika miji kama CBHOF inductee Johnny Duke ya Boys Club Gym katika Bellevue Square, Hartford.
Tiketi kwa ajili ya CBHOF 11th kila mwaka Gala chakula cha jioni Induction, sababu bei katika $90.00, ni juu ya kuuza sasa kwa kupiga Kim Baker katika Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) au Sherman Cain Manchester Journal Inquirer (1.800.237.3606 X321). Milango wazi katika 5:30 p.m. NA, Visa katika 6 p.m. NA, ikifuatiwa na chakula cha jioni.
Kwenda online kwa www.ctboxinghof.org kwa maelezo ya ziada kuhusu Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame, 11t wakeh kila mwaka Gala chakula cha jioni inductee, fursa tukio udhamini, au CBHOF inductees uliopita.
WASILIANA:
Bob Trieger, Kamili Mahakama PRESS, bobtfcp@hotmail.com,978.590.0470, fightpublicist
KUHUSU CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 kwa heshima na kusherehekea kazi ya watu bora kushiriki katika michezo ya ndondi. Induction yake ya uzinduzi Sherehe & Chakula cha jioni ulifanyika katika 2005. Tajiri ndondi historia Connecticut wa hawezi hata flourished kama si kwa mafanikio ya wale zilizopo katika Hall of Fame.
Kama shirika lisilo la kiserikali, Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame ni undani nia ya kuweka mapigano roho ya Connecticut thriving kupitia michango mbalimbali ya hisani.

Kiungo kwa CBHOF tovuti

Trey Lippe-Morrison lawama vikosi na Freddie Roach!

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Tulsa, OK (Agosti 4, 2015) - Heavyweight mtoano mfalme Trey Lippe-Morrison sasa ni mafunzo chini ya Freddie Roach katika pori Kadi Gym katika Los Angeles.
Chama cha saba wakati Boxing Waandishi wa Marekani (BWAA) Mkufunzi wa Mwaka, Resume Roach ni miongoni mwa mkubwa katika historia. Wakati wa mwisho wa karne ya robo, Roach mafunzo greats isitoshe ikiwa ni pamoja na Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, Mike Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko, James Toney, Michael Moorer, Ruslan Provodnikov Amir Khan na Guillermo Rigondeaux miongoni mwa mambo mengine. Katika 2012, Roach aliingiza ndani Boxing Hall of Fame.
"Freddie na mimi kushikamana vizuri wakati wa kikao chetu cha kwanza,"Alisema Lippe-Morrison, ambao hapo awali mafunzo na wenzake hadithi Jesse Reid kabla vifaa amicably kumalizika uhusiano wao. "Ina maana dunia ambayo Freddie anataka kufanya kazi na mimi kwa sababu mimi nina tu 8-0. Wengi wa wapiganaji wake ni katika ngazi michuano na mimi nina bado hajafika bado. Natarajia kupata sparring kubwa katika kadi Wild Gym na kupokea maoni mara kwa mara kutoka kwa wafanyakazi wa mafunzo. "
Pamoja na kamilifu 8-0 rekodi, Nguvu nguvu Lippe-Morrison ya kuchomwa na Roach raving miongoni mwa rika yake katika Kadi pori. On Mei 30, Morrison aliendelea njia yake ya uharibifu, kuacha Thomas Jones katika Stanza pili. Kuwa inayotolewa kulinganisha na marehemu baba yake Tommy Morrison, Trey ya kufanya kazi kwa bidii sana ili kuboresha na kuonyesha ndondi duniani ujuzi wake kufanya naye anastahili makini, si jina lake iliyopita. kikuu katika Buffalo kukimbia Casino katika Miami, Sawa kama sehemu ya "Nne State Franchise", Lippe-Morrison ina nini inachukua kuwa wa Marekani ijayo Heavyweight kubwa kwa mujibu wa Roach.
"Mimi nina kweli kuangalia mbele kufanya kazi kona Trey kwa mara ya kwanza baadaye mwezi huu,"Alisema Roach. "Ana nguvu kubwa katika mikono miwili. Tunakwenda kubisha mengi ya watu nje!"
Lippe-Morrison ya Promoter Tony Holden wa Holden Productions ni amefurahi kwamba matarajio yake prized ni mafunzo na mtu kwa kiasi kikubwa kuchukuliwa mkufunzi bora katika michezo na anaamini anga ya kikomo.
"Mimi nina msisimko wa kuwa na Freddie kwenye bodi,"Alisema Holden. Nilijua Trey ilikuwa maalum lakini Freddie kufanya kazi pamoja naye unathibitisha kwamba. Baba Trey ilikuwa mpiganaji mkubwa ambaye ni kubwa sifa alikuwa nguvu. Trey ana nguvu zaidi kuliko mbichi baba yake alivyofanya na mimi kweli maana kwamba. Ni kwenda kuwa kubwa kuona kazi yake kuendeleza chini Freddie Roach.”
Lippe-Morrison ya mechi ya kwanza chini ya udhamini wa Roach inakuja Agosti 29 katika Memorial Hall katika Joplin, MO.

 

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

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, asili, 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.

North Philly’s Own Cheesesteak, Sumo Steaks, is Proud of Philadelphia Boxers, Bryant Jennings and Jesse Hart

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aprili 24, 2015North 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 na 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
Hii Jumamosi, Aprili 25, Philadelphia’s own undefeated American boxer, Bryant “By-By” Jennings, (19-0, 10 Kos) takes on Wladimir “Dr. Steel Nyundo” 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 (kushoto); Sumo Steaks owner Billy Creagh and Eugene “Kimbunga” 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, katika 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 “Kimbunga” 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 calledthe 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 usiku wa leo, because everybody is here usiku wa leo.”

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. Kwa habari zaidi, kwenda sumosteaks.com.

Meneja John Seip ishara Italia super middleweight matarajio Daniele Marco Scardina

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

 

MIAMI (Aprili 6, 2015) – Mkongwe ndondi meneja John Seip ina saini sana decorated Italia Amateur boxer Daniel Mark Scardina kwa kipekee usimamizi mkataba.

 

Seip ni bora inayojulikana kwa ajili ya kuongoza Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin kwa World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight cheo dunia. asili New Yorker pia itaweza kupanda British super middleweight Steed “Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).

 

21 mwenye umri wa miaka Scardina anayetoka Rozzano, mji wa chini ya 40,000 watu katika Mkoa wa Milan. Alianza ndondi katika 2008 katika umri wa miaka 16, kufuatia nyayo mjomba wake ambaye alikuwa bondia wakati huo, vilevile Daniele ya mfano wa kuigwa.

 

Scardina, ambaye alikuwa 56 kikohozi amateur, alitekwa heshima ya juu katika mbalimbali mashindano ya Italia ikiwa ni pamoja na Rovereto Taifa, National Silver Glove, na mbili Golden National kinga. Yeye pia alishinda medali ya shaba katika tukio International.

 

Katika 2013, yeye Boxed kwa Italia Thunder Boxing Team katika World Series of Boxing, kushinda mechi yake tu dhidi ya mpinzani German.

 

Scardina kwanza hawakupata tahadhari Seip ya saa maarufu duniani 5th St. Gym katika Miami Beach, awali kufunguliwa katika 1950 na Chris Dundee, na nyumba ya mabingwa wa dunia isitoshe mafunzo huko ikiwa ni pamoja na Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston na Willie Pep. utamaduni tajiri unaendelea katika mpya 5th St. Gym, iko karibu katika 1434 Alton Street, ambapo wapiganaji juu kutoka duniani kote kama vile Bernard Hopkins bado mafunzo.

 

“Mimi kwanza kuona naye mafunzo katika 5th St. Gym na yeye anaonekana kama amateur kawaida,” Seip alielezea. “Akatupa kukwepa makonde pana na hakujua jinsi ya kutupa jab nzuri. Trainers Guy Laieta na Dino Spencer kuanza kufanya kazi pamoja naye na sasa yeye kutumia kufikia yake, kupambana katika umbali, na kutupa mchanganyiko wa jabs na kulabu. Yeye ni passionate kuhusu ndondi, kusikiliza na kujifunza kila siku. Daniele ana mkono kasi nzuri na nguvu. Yeye ni mtoto mzuri, pia. Niliona kitu ndani yake, intangibles, na kuamua kutia saini yake.

 

“Dino ni mmiliki ambaye imeunda top-notch mazoezi na nafasi kubwa sparring katika anga akishirikiana wapiganaji wengi wenye vipaji ambao kwa kweli --buburushana. Ni tayari dhahiri kwamba Danielle umeongezeka mafunzo yake ujuzi kuna. Yeye kwa muda mrefu, haraka na nguvu. Kazi yake ya maadili ni ajabu; yeye kwanza katika mazoezi, mwisho kuondoka. Huwezi kuumiza mtoto huyu, ama. Sisi wote wanaamini kwamba ana baadaye mkali sana.”

 

Scardina hits nzito-mfuko katika 5 St. Gym katika Miami Beach

Tofauti na wapiganaji kutoka Russia na mataifa wa zamani wa Urusi-kambi, pamoja na wale kutoka Amerika ya Kusini wanaokuja United States kuanzisha ndondi kazi zao za kitaaluma, Wapiganaji mwiitaliano mara chache wamefuata njia hiyo kama Scardina, ambaye alihamia Miami mwaka jana na kulala kwenye sakafu ya ghorofa ya ndugu yake.

 

lone mwiitaliano bingwa wa dunia ambao walipigana kitaaluma katika Amerika ni Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), ambaye alikuwa WBC / WBA middleweight bingwa katika 1979-1980. Antuofermo, ingawa, wakiongozwa na familia yake Brooklyn kutoka Puglia, Italia alipokuwa 17 naye kujifunza jinsi ya sanduku katika Amerika.

 

“Mimi siku zote alitaka kuwa bingwa katika Amerika,” Scardina alisema. “Hiyo ni ndoto ya Marekani kwa ajili yangu. Nadhani itabidi kuwa na nafasi kubwa katika nchi hii kuwa bondia mkubwa naweza kuwa na msaada wa kulia. John Seip ni meneja haki kwa ajili yangu kwa sababu anaamini tunaweza michuano ya dunia kwa pamoja kama timu.”

 

Scardina ya favorite mabondia ni Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux na Miguel Cotto. “Mimi nina kazi ya ukamilifu kama mpiganaji nje na kuu mikono yangu karibu,” Scardina aliongeza. Mimi nina kupambana na kuwa bingwa wa dunia.”

 

Scardina anatarajiwa kufanya mechi yake ya kwanza pro hii Mei au Juni.

 

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

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

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Picha ya Mikopo: Golden Boy Promotions

LAS VEGAS (Jan. 17) – Golden Boy 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, Mwanzilishi na Rais wa Golden Boy Promotions Oscar De La Hoya, Baadaye Hall ya Famer na Golden Boy Promotions Mpenzi 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. Nataka kupambana bora.

 

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 othersstyles and other champions, but I never mimic them.

 

OSCAR DE LA HOYA, Mwanzilishi na Rais wa Golden Boy 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, Baadaye Hall ya Famer na Golden Boy Promotions Mpenzi

 

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 ‘feelingsof 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: moja, he signed with Golden Boy Promotions; mbili, he has talent in many ways, not only is he a fan favorite he is a good defensive fighter; three, 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 boxingand 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, Makamu wa Rais wa Golden Boy 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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Kwa habari zaidi tembelea www.goldenboypromotions.na na www.eottm.com on Twitter @GoldenBoyBoxing, OscarDeLaHoya, EOTMVD, lemieuxboxing, kuwa shabiki juu ya Facebook katika www.Facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing na www.facebook.com/EyeoftheTigerManagement or follow on Instagram @GoldenBoyBoxing, @OscarDeLaHoya and@DavidLemieuxBoxing.

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

Picha ya Mikopo: Greg Gorman

PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 15, 2015) – Boxing legend Bernard Hopkins hujulikana kwa majina mengi – “Mnyongaji,” “Mgeni” na “B-Hop” kwa jina wachache. Kuanzia leo, atakuwa na bado moniker mwingine – “50-umri wa miaka.”

 

Hii ni hatua muhimu katika maisha ya Hall baadaye ya Famer. Yeye ni kuadhimisha siku ya kuzaliwa kwamba kwa wanariadha wengi huja kwa muda mrefu baada ya kustaafu yao. Ni ajabu kwamba yeye si tu bado hai, lakini miezi tu kuondolewa kutoka kupambana wakati wa kilele sana ya mchezo wake.

 

Hopkins ni surefire kwanza Aidha kura ya Kimataifa Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) wakati anakuwa na haki. Wake kukimbia muongo mrefu kama bingwa wa dunia, pamoja na kuunganisha wote wa mikanda katika mgawanyo, inampa wanadai kuwa middleweight mkuu wa wakati wote. ukweli kwamba yeye kuweka pamoja pili kazi hiyo walipomwona kuunganisha mwanga vyeo Heavyweight lends credence kwa Hopkins’ madai kwamba yeye ni “si wa ulimwengu huu.”

 

“Mimi kuja kutoka umri wa shule ya ndondi ambapo kupambana bora huko nje na kuthibitisha mwenyewe,” ulisema Hopkins. “Nataka kuwa mfano kwa ajili ya wapiganaji vijana kuja juu kwamba ili kuwa na mafanikio katika mchezo, una kujikinga wakati wote. Hiyo ina maana ndani na nje ya pete. Nimekuwa na uwezo wa kufanya hivyo kama mimi bado anapambana na wakati pia kuadhimisha siku ya kuzaliwa yangu 50. Hii ni agano yangu kwa mafanikio.”

 

Katika kazi yake Hopkins kamwe yanayoambatana chini kutoka inakabiliwa bora. Kupambana-na-mapambano yake anayesoma kama nani ni nani katika ukumbi wa famers, mabingwa wa dunia na juu-kukimbia mabondia. Hopkins wanakabiliwa wapiganaji zote tatu aliingiza ndani ya IBHOF katika 2014, kuwa kupigwa Oscar De La Hoya na Felix Trinidad na kuacha uamuzi wa Joe Calzaghe. Yeye ana rekodi nyingi kwa ajili ya kuendesha yake katika middleweight, ikiwa ni pamoja na utawala mrefu kama bingwa wa dunia (10 miaka, miezi miwili na 17 siku) na kwa zaidi mtawalia ulinzi (20).

 

Katika mwanga Heavyweight na ndani ya arobaini yake aliendelea kufanya historia. Mwezi Mei 2011, Hopkins kushindwa Jean Pascal kwa michuano ya Dunia WBC Mwanga Heavyweight, kupita George Foreman kama kongwe boxer milele kushinda cheo dunia (46 miaka, miezi minne na siku sita).

 

Yeye kuvunja rekodi yake mwenyewe miaka miwili baadaye wakati yeye kushindwa Tavoris Cloud kwa michuano ya Dunia IBF Mwanga Heavyweight (48 miaka, mwezi mmoja na 22 siku). Katika 2014 yeye kuweka rekodi nyingine kama yeye akawa mpiganaji kongwe kuunganisha majina dunia wakati aliwashinda Beibut Shumenov kuongeza michuano ya Dunia WBA Mwanga Heavyweight kwa taji yake IBF.

 

“Hakuna anayeweza kukana urithi kwamba nimepata kuundwa katika mchezo huu. Mimi ni kweli fahari ya nini mimi, ambao mimi vita, jinsi mimi matured njiani. Najisikia mzuri kuhusu kitu hakuna mtu anaweza kuchukua mbali au kukataa nafasi yangu katika michezo’ historia,” ulisema Hopkins.

 

Hopkins’ haina matumaini ya kuacha urithi zaidi ya mchezo wa ndondi, hasa kama nguzo ya afya na fitness kwa ajili ya African-American jamii na juu-40 umati. Wote wa Hopkins’ wazazi alifariki kabla ya umri wa 50, kutokana na matatizo ya ugonjwa wa kisukari na ugonjwa wa moyo. Hii imesababisha CHAMP juu ya kampeni yake kwa ajili ya maisha safi kwamba inampa kuridhika katika vyakula hai kwamba yeye wapishi mwenyewe.

 

“Sisi tu kuishi mara moja na miili yetu ni mahekalu yetu. Mimi si kwenda kula kitu ambacho si nzuri kwa ajili ya mfumo wangu,” ulisema Hopkins. “Mimi mafuta mwenyewe na vyakula nishati kuzalisha. Bila hii tabia ya kila siku mwili wangu ulitakiwa juu yangu muda mrefu uliopita.”

 

Hopkins pia muda mrefu vita kwa haki za wake mabondia wenzake. Maarufu ushuhuda wake mbele ya Congress katika msaada wa Muhammad Ali kitendo. Katika 2014, Hopkins alionekana katika United States Capitol jengo kusaidia kupandisha hadhi ya Lou Ruvo Center kwa ajili ya ubongo Afya utafiti wa kina ya mabondia wa kitaalamu na athari mchezo wao ana juu ya ubongo wao.

 

Katika miaka kumi iliyopita, Hopkins imekuwa kuchangia michezo kama promoter. Tangu yake 2005 middleweight title unification bout na Oscar De La Hoya, Hopkins na “Golden Boy” kuwa na sumu kushirikiana na Hopkins kumiliki asilimia ya Golden Boy Promotions na kusaidia kukuza mapambano yao yote juu ya nchi.

 

On Januari 20, Golden Boy heshima Hopkins’ 50th birthday with a special edition of Golden Boy Live! juu ya Fox Sports 1 na Fox Deportes kuishi kutoka 2300 Arena katika Hopkins’ mji wa Philadelphia. Philly ya mwenyewe Eric “Outlaw” Hunter mapenzi kichwa cha habari usiku wa mapambano. Yeye kuchukua juu ya Rene “Twin” Alvarado katika raundi 10 featherweight bout.

 

“Naamini katika kuwekeza katika mchezo huu na kwamba maana wanazidi juu ya sahani kama mwanamichezo na kama promoter,” ulisema Hopkins. “Nina nafasi na wajibu wa wapiganaji na mashabiki kufanya mchezo huu bora inaweza kuwa.”

 

Kama wewe admire yake kwa ajili ya kazi yake ndani ya pete, au njia anaishi maisha yake nje, hakuna kukana kwamba Hopkins ni moja ya-ya aina-. Wakati yeye hatimaye majani mchezo itakuwa bittersweet, kama yeye mara moja alisema:

 

“Kufurahia hii wakati unaweza. Usijali kuhusu wakati au jinsi mimi nina kwenda kuondoka au kuvunja. You guys ni binadamu wote, Ninaelewa, lakini huna kunielewa.”

 

Unataka Bernard 'Happy Birthday’ juu ya TwitterTheRealBHop na kutumia hashtag # BHOP50.

COMCAST SPORTSNET YASHEREHEKEA LEGENDARY bondia BERNARD HOPKINS’ LIFE

“Hopkins saa 50” Debuts Kesho, Januari 14 katika 6:30 pm

PHILADELPHIA (Januari 13, 2014) – Kesho, Januari 14, Comcast SportsNet inaadhimisha maisha ya hadithi boxer Bernard Hopkins katika usiku wa siku yake ya kuzaliwa 50. “Hopkins at 50,” mwenyeji na Neil Hartman, ni dakika ya 30 kukaa chini mahojiano kwamba inaonekana nyuma miaka yake mapema, kama vile nini ni mbele kwa boxer kama yeye mbinu alama nusu karne.

Katika mahojiano, Hopkins ni kutafakari sana kama yeye mazungumzo juu ya miaka yake ya kwanza kwamba jukumu muhimu katika maendeleo yake katika pete na kuhusu barabara yake kwa mafanikio, ikiwa ni pamoja na kutetea Middleweight michuano ya Dunia yake 20 mara katika kipindi 12-mwaka. Mpango huo pia ni pamoja na kuonekana mara chache video ya Hopkins ndondi katika gereza Graterford.

Bernard anatembea chini kumbukumbu Lane kama yeye anarudi GERMANTOWN ambapo alikua na relives baadhi ya mikutano yake ya kukumbukwa vyombo vya habari. Watazamaji pia kupata glimpse ya mafunzo yake ya kawaida ya ajabu kwamba anaendelea naye katika sura ya juu kuweka ndondi katika umri wake.

“2015 ni mwaka kwamba chochote band, kundi, mchezaji kwamba unataka unaweza kuona mara moja zaidi, hakuna jambo era, I’m that person you want to see in 2015,” ulisema Hopkins, ambaye anatarajia hatua katika pete saa kadhaa zaidi ya mara mwaka huu.

“Hopkins saa 50” debuts kesho, Januari 14 katika 6:30 p.m. juu ya Comcast SportsNet na replays juu ya tarehe zifuatazo na mara:

Comcast SportsNet:
Alhamisi, Januari 15 katika 12:30 a.m. na 4:30 p.m.
Jumapili, Januari 18 katika 7:30 p.m.
Jumatatu, Januari 19 katika 1:30 p.m. na 6:30 p.m.
Jumatano, Januari 21 katika 4:30 p.m. na 11 p.m.
Ijumaa, Januari 23 katika 3:30 p.m.
Jumanne, Januari 27 katika 11:30 p.m.
Alhamisi, Januari 29 katika 11 a.m.

Network Comcast:
Alhamisi, Januari 15 katika 6:30 p.m.
Alhamisi, Januari 22 katika 7:30 p.m.

“Hopkins saa 50” pia hewa juu ya Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic juu ya:
Jumamosi, Januari 17 katika 7 p.m.

Na juu ya Comcast Network Mid-Atlantic juu ya:
Ijumaa, Januari 16 katika 7 p.m.
Jumatano, Januari 21 katika 10:30 p.m.
Alhamisi, Januari 27 katika 10:30 p.m.

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