Edet Mkapanam (Slika z dovoljenjem Jess Marie Photography) QUINCY, Mass. (Maj 3, 2022) – Neporaženi New Bedford (MA) Prospekt v poltežki kategoriji Edet Mkapanam (6-0, 5 Kos) se bori nazaj pred operacijo mrežnice in rame, zaradi katerih je bil ob strani 16 mesece pred njegovo uspešno vrnitvijo prstana marca.
27-letni Mkapanam se bo maja pomeril s Scottom "Bombzom" Scottom 7th Kartica domačega mesta, predstavila Granite Chin Promotions v sodelovanju z Cappiello Boxing Promotions in Shearns Boxing Promotions, v klubu veteranov Bridgewater v Bridgewateru, Massachusetts (85 Koča St.), zaznamuje prvi profesionalni boksarski dogodek v tem mestu.
Vzgojen v Brocktonu, znano kot »mesto prvakov, Mkapanam je imel skrajšano amatersko kariero (8-3), čeprav je bil zmagovalec v težki kategoriji 2017 Turnir Rocky Marciano, kot tudi drugouvrščeni leto pozneje na prestižnem prvenstvu New England Golden Gloves Championships.
Mkapanam je imel vzporedne operacije, začenši s strganim ligamentom na rami, sledi operacija za popravilo njegove mrežnice na desnem očesu.
»Nisem imel veliko amaterske kariere in sem se učil v službi (kot pro),« je pojasnil Mkapanam. »Učil sem se v sparingu v telovadnici z nekaterimi najboljšimi borci v Novi Angliji, kot je Peter Manfredo, Jr. in Mark Deluca. V mojih mislih, Želel sem se še naprej boriti in med okrevanjem sem trdo delal v telovadnici. Nekateri zdravniki so rekli, da se ne smem več prepirati, zato sem v telovadnici povečal svojo intenzivnost, in ko sem bil ponovno na pregledu, so zdravniki rekli, da je moje oko veliko bolje in da sem se lahko boril. Pred zadnjim dvobojem sem imel težak trening, prvi po mojih operacijah, in med tem bojem nisem niti pomislil na svoje oko."
Mkapanam je bil v svojem marcu videti razmeroma oster 19th povratni boj, ustavil profesionalnega debitantskega borca Igorja Pessoo v tretjem krogu njihovega boja v Derryju, New Hampshire. Zdaj, Edet je na misiji, da nadoknadi izgubljeni čas.
»Delal sem na svojem udarcu in nekaterih drugih stvareh,"Je dejal. »Moj cilj je boriti se na večjih odrih, kar je eden od razlogov, da sem podpisal (Granitni promotor brade) Chris Traietti. Spoštujem Scotta Lamperta, vendar sem v boksu Nove Anglije na povsem drugačni ravni, in to bom dokazal v tem boju. Vem, da mi bo Chris dal priložnosti za boj na večjih odrih."
»Edet je bila nekdo, s katerim sem se v preteklosti zanimal za delo, potem pa so se njegove poškodbe zgodile, preden smo lahko uradno sklenili dogovor,« je pojasnil predsednik Granite Chin Chris Traietti. "Nekoč je dosegel rok in mi povedal, da ima dovoljenje za ponovni boj, Nisem izgubljal časa, da bi mu ponudil, da vzdihne z Granite Chin. Edet je odličen fant, ki trdo dela in se želi boriti. Pogovarjali smo se o načrtu igre za njegovo kariero. Oba sva na isti strani in v bližnji prihodnosti ga boste videli na velikem odru."
Nekdanji prvak Nove Anglije v velterski kategoriji Mike »Bad Man Ohan, Jr. (14-1, 8 Kos), iz Holbrooka, MA, naslovi "Hometown Royalty" v glavnem dogodku v 8 krogih proti argentinskemu nasprotniku Joseju "El Chino" Aubelu (8-9, 7 Kos).
Quincy (MA) lahki Ryan "Poljski princ" Kielczweski (30-6, 11 Kos), a 2008 Državni dobitnik srebrne medalje v Golden Gloves in 2-kratni prvak New England Golden Gloves, se sooči z drugim Argentincem, Mario Lozano (18-5-1, 9 Kos), v 8-krožnem skupnem dogodku.
Moški Brockton v velterski kategoriji David Ribeiro je debitiral v profesionalnem dvoboju v štirih krogih proti Joshui Zimmermanu. (0-8). Ribeiro je bil slaven amater, ki je na tekmovanju osvojil zlate medalje 2020 New England Golden Gloves, 2019 King of the Ring, in regionalni turnir Mike Tyson.
Fall River (MA) Damon Towns v velterski kategoriji (4-0, 3 Kos) spozna Roberta Bricksa (0-9) v 4 krogu dvoboja z.
Kartica velja za spremembe.
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(L-R) – The late, great Marvelous Marvin Hagler, his grandson James Jr., and son James
BOSTON (Februar 15, 2022)– There are few family names in boxing, especially in New England, as universally revered as Hagler and Roach. They are part of boxing royalty.
There is a new connection as James Hagler, Jr., the grandson of the late Hall of Famer Marvelous Marvin Hagler, has signed an exclusive managerial contract with Fighter Locker, owned and operated by the nephew of Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, Boston-based Ryan Roach.
The plan is for Roach to have Hagler fight in Massachusetts, ideally in Brockton, the City of Champions in which Hagler as well as another Hall of Famer, Rocky Marciano, fought out of during their professional careers.
“I was looking for a manager and read about Ryan,” Hagler said. “I looked him up online, talked with him, and met him last weekend for the first time. He is not a greedy person. By far, he offered me the best deal I have ever received. He really wants to help me. Ryan’s a cool dude. I feel good about signing with him.
“Fighting someday in Brockton and Boston means a lot to me, because of my grandfather’s background, and that’s one of the reasons I signed with Ryan. My mother and father are from that area, and I still have a lot of family living on both sides living there. I’ll be the third member of the Hagler family to fight in New England, joining my grandfather and uncle (Robbie Simms).»
(L-R) – Ryan Roach & James Hagler, Jr.
“I’m excited to be managing James,” Roach commented. “Right away, I was interested in a fighter with the Hagler name. I spoke with James and he’s a good kid who is all in. He wants to prove himself on his own and I get that, because I want to make it on my own terms, not my last name. “We’re excited to get him fighting in New England. We’re going to do great things together. We plan on having him fight in Brockton, hopefully this summer, to bring boxing back to Brockton.”
The 31-year-old Hagler, who fights out of Atlanta, didn’t start boxing until he was 24. Why did he start so late?
“My grandfather didn’t want any of us (in the Hagler family) to box,” James explained. “I wanted to be a boxer since I was 3 ali 4. He didn’t want anybody in his family to go through what he did in the Sugar Ray Leonard fight. Moj oče (a boxing promoter in Atlanta) was an amateur boxer who fought in the Olympic Trials. He stopped boxing because my grandfather wouldn’t watch him fight. My father didn’t want to continue fighting.
“There’s a lot of pressure on me fighting because people expect me to be like my grandfather or want me to live up to the Hagler name. I feel good following in my grandfather’s footsteps. When guys fight me, it’s like their championship fight, because they want to say they beat a Hagler for bragging rights. I know that they will always have their best fight against me.”
James (2-1, 1 KO) had a relatively brief amateur career, fighting in Alabama and Georgia, and the southpaw made his pro debut December 14, 2019, in Ohio, when he stopped Michael Widmer in round one. He’s only had two fights since, winning one and losing the other, the latest this past November.
James Hagler, Jr. v akciji
Hagler will fight as a super middleweight for now, but he intends to campaign as a middleweight in the same division his legendary grandfather owned for so many years. He does have a dream fight in mind, rekoč, “I met Muhammad Ali’s grandson (Nico Walsh). I’d love to fight him someday.”
V vse večji hlev nadarjenih boksarjev Fighter Lockerja sodi tudi kalifornijski super muha Rocco "So Cal Kid" Santomauro (21-1, 6 Kos), Newyorški ABF American West super lahek Ray Jay "The Destroyer" Bermudez (16-0, 11 Kos), Super velterski lahek ABF ZDA iz Connecticuta Jimmy "Quiet Storm" Williams (18-5-2, 6 Kos), Koloradov ABF American West prvak v super srednji kategoriji "The Amazing" Shawn McCalman (10-0, 6 Kos), Super lahek Adrian “Tonka” Sosa iz Massachusettsa (12-0, 9 Kos), Florida super bantamweight Daniel “The Dedication” Bailey, Jr. (10-0, 5 Kos), Massachusetts peresna kategorija Troy Anderson, Jr. (4-0, 2 Kos), 2-čas brazilski olimpijec & 2016 Olimpijska srebrna medalja Yuberjen Martinez, Brazilski olimpijec Jorge Vivas, 2-time Dominican Olympian, lahki Leonel de los Santos (5-0, 5 Kos), Dominikanska križarka Roki "Rocky" Berroa (2-0, 1 KO), Dominikanski super velter Juan Solano Santos (1-0, 1 KO), Dominikanski perolasti Orlando Perez Zapata (10-0, 8 Kos), Dominikanska lahka Isaelin Florian Henriguez (8-1, 4 Kos), Pollahek iz Floride Robert Daniels, Jr. (6-0, 5 Kos), Irski poltežek Tommy "The Kid" O'Toole (3-0, 2 Kos), Teksaška super lahka Miranda “La Alacrana” Reyes (5-1-1, 2 Kos), Alex Rivera v super peresni kategoriji v Massachusettsu (3-0, 2 KO), bratje iz Kansasa, velterski Marcus (3-0, 3 Kos) in super lahek Marcell (1-0), in bratje Utah, ABF American West prvak v lahki kategoriji Ignacio Chairez (9-0-1, 5 Kos) in lahki Gabriel Chairez (4-0-1, 2 Kos).
ABOUT FIGHTER LOCKER: Ustanovljen je bil leta 2019, Fighter Locker is a comprehensive sports agency that manages professional boxers. Fighter Locker also helps to brand boxers by finding their voice with a 100-percent customized service. Fighter Locker does not really believe in working models. It believes in partnership optimization models in motion. Fighter Locker uses four creative steps because it believes in “the foundation is everything”: 1. wisely conceived, 2. creatively restrained, 3. Proudly judged, 4. sharply targeted.
