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TWO MORE GREAT ‘ALL CHICAGO’ FIGHTS ADDED TO NEXT WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT ON FRIDAY, Abril 28 AT UIC Pavilion

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A pair of exciting “All Chicago” six-round match-ups have been announced for the undercard at Warriors Boxing Promotions’ següent “Nit de lluita de la ciutat del vent” a Divendres, Abril 28, al pavelló de la UIC de Chicago.
In an battle of undefeated Windy City featherweights, Giovanni Mioletti (6-0, 1 KO) will take his toughest test to date against comebacking and also undefeated William Hernandez (3-0). And in an intriguing super middleweight six-rounder, Chicago’s undefeated Ruben Schobitz (2-0, 1 KO) will face upset-minded spoiler Cesar Ruiz (2-4, 2 KOs).
Both bouts are in support of the eight-round main event featuring undefeated super lightweight Ramiro “El Petit Llop” Carrillo (11-0, 7 KOs), plus separate six-round brawls for undefeated super featherweight Josh Hernandez (5-0, 4 KOs); Jessica lleugera i potent “CasKILLA” McCaskill (3-1, 2 KOs) and lightweight Jose Felix Quezada (11-1, 6 KOs).
In a very special added attraction, Chicago-based bantamweight prospect Shawn Simpson (4-0, 2 KOs) will make his promotional debut under the Warriors banner against Mexico’s Jose Elizondo (2-2) in a six-round match-up.
Les entrades per a Windy City Fight Night ja estan a la venda i tenen un preu de $101, $76, $51 i $36 i estan disponibles als punts de venda de Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster.com; trucant 1-800-745-3000, o les oficines dels guerrers:312-226-5800 o la Taquilla del Pavelló de la UIC: 312-413-5740 o visitant les taquilles de la UIC (Dijous o Divendres 9:00 AM – 4:00 Primer ministre). O es poden comprar la nit de l'esdeveniment. Hi ha una experiència especial a la sala VIP disponible per a patrocinadors seleccionats. Si us plau, truqueu 312.622.7668 per més informació.
“I’m excited to be facing an undefeated boxer and I’m really pumped to be fighting in front of a large crowd of family and friends,” Mioletti said. “I want to put on a great show for them.”
22-year-old Mioletti says he is motivated for the challenge. “I love the level of competition,” ell va dir, “and I love fighting in my hometown.”
“I don’t know much about him. I’m just going in blind,” said 26-year-old Hernandez. “Així, I’ll just go in with confidence and if I train hard I always have a chance to win. I’m training hard seven days a week.”
Hernandez is returning from a six-year layoff that saw him obtain an accounting degree and start a family. The layoff, ell diu, no serà un problema.
“I’m ready and coming into this fight stronger than ever before. I’ve been dying to get back in the ring and it’s almost time.”
The promising Schobitz, from Chicago via Austria, says training is going well and he’s confident there won’t be another upset by his opponent Cesar Ruiz. In January of this year, Ruiz scored a shock TKO 1 over well-regarded, and then undefeated, Martez McGregor at the UIC Pavilion.
“L'entrenament va genial. I’m working out twice or three times a day and focusing a lot on using my legs and getting my legs strong. I sparred him (Ruiz) before and I saw his last fight. He’s a come-forward guy. He knocked out Martez with a long left hook, but he doesn’t have a lot of resources. And like they say, a good big man always beats a good little man.”
Schobitz, who came to the US to train for the Austrian amateur championships, which he won, liked what he saw and returned as a professional, in search of glory.
“I spent all my money I had saved up in Austria as a teen to move here to box. Òbviament, you come here with goals to be world champion and learn as much as you can and gain experience. I want to go as far as I can. Boxing is a sport I love. I love to fight more than anything else.”
Les portes de la Windy City Fight Night s'obren a les 7:00 pm CT i l'acció comença a les 8:00 pm. El Pavelló de la UIC es troba a 525 S. Racine Avenue a Chicago. Tota la targeta de combat està subjecta a canvis.
Sobre Warriors Boxing
Llançat en 2003, Warriors Boxing opera sota una filosofia simple-portar els millors boxejadors en el món per als fanàtics de la boxa, aparellar en baralles competitives, i en fer-ho, ajuda a restablir l'esport de la boxa per a una nova generació.
Amb una sèrie de reeixides Pay-Per-View espectacles i teatre ple en el seu haver, el model de negoci Warriors treballa meravelles en un esport que estava molt necessitat de la innovació i l'energia que l'empresa posa sobre la taula.
Quan s'arriba a això, encara que, una empresa de promoció és només tan bo com els combatents i combat promou. Warriors Boxing ha lliurat a tots els fronts, amb episodis tan destacats com Lara-Molina, Cayo-Peterson, Abraham-Miranda I i II, Miranda-Pavlik, Miranda-Green, Ibragimov-Briggs, Ibragimov-Klitschko, Urango-Hatton, Urango-Bailey, Cayo-Maidana i Ibragimov-Holyfield.
Per obtenir més informació sobre els Warriors Boxing, visiteu el seu lloc web a www.WarriorsBoxing.com.
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WARRIORS BOXING SIGNS CHICAGO BANTAMWEIGHT PROSPECT SHAWN SIMPSON TO PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT

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SIMPSON WILL MAKE PROMOTIONAL DEBUT Abril 28 VS. JOSE ELIZDO AT WINDY CITY FIGHT IN CHICAGO
Warriors Boxing proudly announces the signing of Chicago-based bantamweight prospect Shawn Simpson to a promotional agreement.
23-year-old Simpson (4-0, 2 KOs) will make his promotional debut under the Warriors banner at their next Windy City Fight Night, prevista per Divendres, Abril 28, 2017, al pavelló de la UIC de Chicago.
Simpson will face Mexico’s Jose Elizondo (2-2) in a six-round match-up.
Before turning professional in 2015, Simpson was a heavily decorated amateur boxer. Looking to try different after-school sports, he walked into a gym at age nine.
“By age 13, I started getting good and by 15, I was winning national tournaments,” recounted Simpson. “Jo era un 2012 Suplent olímpic. I won the National Golden Gloves, National PAL three times and I was 2009 National Junior Olympic Champion. I fought the top of the top guys like (former WBA World Champion) Rau’shee Warren and gave them all they could handle. I finished with a record of about 177-20.”
Now an undefeated professional, Simpson trains with former world champion Montell Griffin at Body Shot Boxing Club.
“Ell (Grifó) knows everything,” continued Simpson. “He’s been through everything I want to get to. Així, to learn from him helps me out tremendously and we get along very well. He’s going to help me become a world champion in multiple weight classes.
Simpson says the decision to sign with Warriors was an easy one for he and manager/father Tony Simpson.
“I think they were the best option for me. They have a lot of shows and have some great fighters. They even have a world champion in my weight class. Aquesta és una gran oportunitat per a mi. They do a lot in Chicago too. Leon and Dominic and their company are great people. I’m very comfortable with them and I get good vibes.”
While he professes to not knowing much about upcoming opponent Elizondo, Simpson lists his ability to adjust to any style, in-ring, as one of his best fighting assets, along with his hand speed and counter-punching.
“No puc esperar. I fought for them Gener 21 and I put on a great show. This one will be even better because I will have six rounds to work with. That will give me more time to show what I have in my arsenal.”
Warriors Boxing President Leon Margules says he’s excited for the future of young Simpson.
“Shawn can really fight. We watched about a minute of his fight at our show in January and you can just see he’s special,” said Margules. “And he’s very personable as well as gifted. He’s everything you want in a young fighter, to help them reach the top of their potential in the sport. I believe Warriors has signed a future world champion in Shawn, and I foresee big things happening for him.”
Simpson says it won’t take long for him to join his former compatriots at the top of the bantamweight division.
“A year from now, with my skill level, I should be ready for a big fight. I don’t think I’ll need the development time other fighters need. I fought all the top guys in the amateurs. I had a fight in the World Series of Boxing with a fighter as tough as anybody fighting for a world title right now. 2008 Bantamweight Olympic Bronze Medalist, Veaceslav Gojan from Moldova. Era 30 years old and we fought twice, and each won one. If he was a pro he’d be in the top of the division. If I can beat him, I can beat any of them.”
Other Chicago-based fighters appearing that night will be undefeated super lightweight Ramiro “El Petit Llop” Carrillo (11-0, 7 KOs) en l'esdeveniment principal de vuit rondes, as well as separate six-rounders featuring undefeated super featherweight Josh Hernandez (5-0, 4 KOs); Jessica lleugera i potent “CasKILLA” McCaskill (3-1, 2 KOs) and lightweight Jose Felix Quezada (11-1, 6 KOs).
Les entrades per a Windy City Fight Night ja estan a la venda i tenen un preu de $101, $76, $51 i $36 i estan disponibles als punts de venda de Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster.com; trucant 1-800-745-3000, o les oficines dels guerrers: 312-226-5800 o la Taquilla del Pavelló de la UIC: 312-413-5740 o visitant les taquilles de la UIC (Dijous o Divendres 9:00 AM – 4:00 Primer ministre). O es poden comprar la nit de l'esdeveniment. Hi ha una experiència especial a la sala VIP disponible per a patrocinadors seleccionats. Si us plau, truqueu 312.622.7668 per més informació.
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CARRILLO, HERNANDEZ, MCCASKILL I QUEZADA ES PRESENTARÀ LA PROPERA NIT DE LLUITA DE WINDY CITY EL DIVENDRES, Abril 28

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El Divendres, Abril 28, 2017, al pavelló de la UIC de Chicago, Warriors Boxing Promotions torna amb els seus “Nit de lluita de la ciutat del vent” sèrie de boxa professional. Un aparador per als millors joves talents de lluita de Chicago, aquesta WCFN comptarà amb quatre dels joves prospectes més brillants de la ciutat en combats separats.

Ramiro superlleuger invicte “El Petit Llop” Carrillo (11-0, 7 KOs) apareixerà a l'esdeveniment principal de vuit rondes. I en baralles separades de sis rondes hi haurà invicte súper pes ploma Josh Hernández (5-0, 4 KOs); Jessica lleugera i potent “CasKILLA” McCaskill (3-1, 2 KOs) i, fent el seu retorn al ring, Jose Felix Quezada lleuger (11-1, 6 KOs).

Les entrades per a Windy City Fight Night ja estan a la venda i tenen un preu de $101, $76, $51 i $36 i estan disponibles als punts de venda de Ticketmaster, Ticketmaster.com; trucant 1-800-745-3000, o les oficines dels guerrers: 312-226-5800 o la Taquilla del Pavelló de la UIC: 312-413-5740 o visitant les taquilles de la UIC (dijous o divendres 9:00 AM – 4:00 Primer ministre). O es poden comprar la nit de l'esdeveniment. Hi ha una experiència especial a la sala VIP disponible per a patrocinadors seleccionats. Si us plau, truqueu 312.622.7668 per més informació.

26-Ramiro Carrillo, d'un any, ha estat molt impressionant en les seves 11 baralles invictes com a professional, fins ara. Carrillo va néixer a Mèxic i era un aficionat molt condecorat, anant 215-14. Va ser quatre vegades campió dels guants d'or de Chicago i dos vegades campió nacional dels guants de plata. Carrillo és un boxejador/barallador agressiu que li encanta anar al cos. Tant és així que un alt percentatge dels seus nocauts professionals han vingut de tirs al cos.

22-Quezada, d'un any, és d'ascendència mig mexicana i meitat filipina i un gran favorit dels fans localment.. Un boxejador amateur molt decorat, Quezada va fugir 11 victòries consecutives abans de quedar curt en la seva última lluita. Decidit a tornar millor que mai, Quezada torna a casa del Pavelló de la UIC on ha tingut 9 de la seva 12 baralles.

Un jove d'educació física i ciències de l'exercici a la Universitat De Paul de Chicago, Josh Hernandez, de 21 anys, tenia poc més de 50 baralles i en 2014, va guanyar els Power Gloves i els Chicago Golden Gloves, on va ser nomenat millor boxejador masculí del torneig. Està dirigit i entrenat pel seu pare, antic contendent de pes mitjà i favorit dels fans “mascle” Miguel Hernández.

Originari de St. Louis, ara viu a Chicago, Jessica McCaskill s'entrena sota la coneguda figura de boxa de Windy City Rick Ramos. La jove de 32 anys diu que va començar a la boxa com una tosca, confiant únicament en la seva increïble força natural. Però gairebé tres anys de treball amb Ramos han millorat les seves habilitats de manera espectacular. McCaskill és la primera dona que ha signat un acord promocional amb Warriors Boxing, i merescudament així. El seu emocionant estil de lluita ja l'ha convertit en la preferida del públic.

“Estic content de tornar a un dels nostres llocs preferits, presentant una altra fantàstica Windy City Fight Night,” va dir Leon Margules, President de Warriors Boxing. “Tots els espectacles que hem fet des de la reactivació d'aquesta gran sèrie han estat més grans que l'anterior. Gràcies als fans de Chicago per respondre amb tant entusiasme. Chicago és una gran ciutat de lluita.”

Les portes de la Windy City Fight Night s'obren a les 7:00 pm CT i l'acció comença a les 8:00 pm. El Pavelló de la UIC es troba a 525 S. Racine Avenue a Chicago. Tota la targeta de combat està subjecta a canvis.

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Warriors Boxing Signs Their First Female Fighter, Jessica McCaskill, to a Promotional Contract

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In a historic move, Warriors Boxing proudly announces the signing of their first female fighter, Jessica “CasKILLA” McCaskill to a promotional contract.
McCaskill (2-1, 2 KOs) is a power-punching lightweight originally from St. Louis, now living in Chicago and training under well-known Windy City boxing figure Rick Ramos.
“Signing this deal is very exciting,” said McCaskill. “It’s the first step of many to a world title belt. I’m looking forward to fighting internationally and becoming a strong female presence and helping to bring back female boxing altogether.”
La jove de 32 anys diu que va començar a la boxa com una tosca, confiant únicament en la seva increïble força natural. But nearly three years of working with Ramos has brought significant change.
“I started off as a brawler,” she explained. “In St. Louis, it was really about being flashy and in attack mode all the time. But since I moved to Chicago, Rick has taught me how to be a boxer with more skills. Now I fight like more of a combination of the two styles. I feel my opponents out and then if Rick turns me loose, I’ll go back to being the brawler and stop the show. I turn things off and on. I can hear only him during a fight and whatever he’s telling me to do, això és el que faig. Té 100% of my trust.”
Ramos, who says McCaskill is one of the most powerful and fiercely competitive fighters he’s ever worked with, has high hopes for McCaskill.
“Jessica is very dominant in the ring. She can’t even spar with women anymore. They can’t take her power. She spars with men. When I first started working with her, she was a little wild. I’ve slowed her down and got her organized. And now that she’s signed with Warriors, she can go as far as she wants to go. Warriors took a chance on her and that says a lot. I’m excited to see what they can do. The sky is now the limit.”
McCaskill says signing with a reputable promotional company is a big step for her career. “My network will grow and doors will open and different eyes will see what I can do now. I’ll be looking for six- and then eight-round fights in the next little bit. And a world championship challenge isn’t that far behind. I’m not here to waste any time.”
Dominic Pesoli, Vice President of Warriors Boxing and long-time Chicago boxing figure, says he likes what he’s seen from McCaskill, fins ara.
“Jessica has a very exciting style and her fans show up in large numbers to watch,” said Pesoli. “We are very happy to be working with her as our first female fighter. Women’s combat sports are growing in popularity again and Jessica shows a great deal of promise that we intend to help her develop.”
“She is one of the hardest female punchers in all of boxing right now,” said Warriors Chief Operating Officer, Luis DeCubas. “Leon Margules and I are happy to be working with Jessica. A female knockout artist is a rarity in boxing and Jessica is truly one of them.”
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Warriors Boxing Signs Chicago’s Undefeated Josh Hernandez to Promotional Contract

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Warriors Boxing proudly announce the signing of undefeated Chicago-based super featherweight prospect Josh Hernandez to a promotional contract.
A role model to the city’s youth, when not in training at Sam Colonna’s Gym on Chicago’s south side, the young Hernandez majors in Physical Education and Exercise Science as a junior at Chicago’s De Paul University while working as a personal trainer at Unanimous Boxing Gym.
“Estic emocionat. És una gran oportunitat per a mi,” va dir Hernández. “All my pro fights so far have been with Warriors and I’m very comfortable working with Leon, Luis and Dominic and their team. That’s what matters most. A part d'això, they can offer me some great opportunities. My first three fights were on big PBC cards, so that was exciting. Even my fourth fight was exciting at the UIC Pavilion.”
Com amateur, Hernández (4-0, 4 KOs as a pro) had just over 50 baralles i en 2014, va guanyar els Power Gloves i els Chicago Golden Gloves, on va ser nomenat millor boxejador masculí del torneig.
Està dirigit i entrenat pel seu pare, antic contendent de pes mitjà i favorit dels fans “mascle” Miguel Hernández. The 20-year-old has inherited his father’s exciting style, having KO’d all his opposition, fins ara, in dramatic fashion.
“My father took me to the gym at five years old and I had my first fight when I was seven. We are very close. He’s my best friend. He is my manager and trainer since I started boxing. I’ve learned everything from him. Quan era més jove, he took me everywhere with him in his pro carer. When he sat down to talk business with Dominic, I was in the room. When he auditioned for ‘The Contender,’ I was there. At a young age, I was exposed to the business of boxing and what it takes to be a high-level fighter. I bring a lot of people out to watch me fight, but when I’m in the ring, all I hear is his voice. That’s how close we are. I can block everything out but him.”
Long-time Chicago boxing staple and top promoter Dominic Pesoli, now Vice President of Warriors, says he’s happy to be working with the second generation of Hernandez.
“Josh comes from a good, hard-working family,” said Pesoli. “Despite all his talent, he is an extremely humble young man focused on his goals. He has excellent power and great technical skills in the ring and he’s very smart. I couldn’t be happier to be part of this family affair in boxing. Looking forward to working with them.”
Warriors President, Leon Margules, says Hernandez has shown a great deal of promise so far.
“Luis DeCubas and I couldn’t ask for anything more from Josh so far,” ell va dir. “He trains hard and stays dedicated. And in the ring, he’s been levelling his opponents. It’s always amazing to me to see such a nice young man turn so ferocious in the ring, but he does and the fans love it. Warriors is thrilled he is allowing us to handle his career.”
The elder Hernandez says he’s also optimistic for his son’s ring future.
“I fought for Dominic and we have a good relationship. He treated me fairly and he knows when it comes to my son that I’m going to be a little overprotective. Ell, Luis and Leon are good guys. Warriors is a good company that can take my son to the next level. I’m very happy about this deal.”
Sobre Warriors Boxing
Llançat en 2003, Warriors Boxing opera sota una filosofia simple-portar els millors boxejadors en el món per als fanàtics de la boxa, aparellar en baralles competitives, i en fer-ho, ajuda a restablir l'esport de la boxa per a una nova generació.
Amb una sèrie de reeixides Pay-Per-View espectacles i teatre ple en el seu haver, el model de negoci Warriors treballa meravelles en un esport que estava molt necessitat de la innovació i l'energia que l'empresa posa sobre la taula.
Quan s'arriba a això, encara que, una empresa de promoció és només tan bo com els combatents i combat promou. Warriors Boxing ha lliurat a tots els fronts, amb episodis tan destacats com Lara-Molina, Cayo-Peterson, Abraham-Miranda I i II, Miranda-Pavlik, Miranda-Green, Ibragimov-Briggs, Ibragimov-Klitschko, Urango-Hatton, Urango-Bailey, Cayo-Maidana i Ibragimov-Holyfield.
Per obtenir més informació sobre els Warriors Boxing, visiteu el seu lloc web a www.WarriorsBoxing.com.
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CAMPIONAT PRO BOXA TORNA A HIALEAH PARC AL MARÇ 26

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ESPN Dijous Night Fights Back al sud de la Florida amb

Fort Targeta baralla televisada

El vigent FIB súper ploma campió
Rances Barthelemy espera que aparegui

Hialeah Park serà de nou en el centre d'atenció internacional quan ESPN Dijous Night Fights tornen a aquest lloc emblemàtic amb una nit plena d'acció de la boxa professional campionat en Març 26 a partir de 6 PM ET.

La cartellera plena d'estrelles, que serà transmès en viu als Estats Units i als mercats llatins claus en ESPN2 i ESPN Esports, s'espera que inclogui el debut de pes lleuger de regnar Rances campió de la FIB súper ploma “Kid explosiva” Bartolomé, que és 21-0 amb 12 nocauts.

Leon Margules de Warriors Boxing, co-promotors de l'esdeveniment amb el parc de Hialeah, confirma que la targeta comptarà amb un assumpte de pes welter deu assalts entre Breidis “El Khanqueror” Prescott (27-6, 20 KOs) de Colòmbia i Fredrick “General Okunka” Lawson (23-0, 20 KOs) de Ghana.

“Aquesta serà una baralla clau per Prescott,” Margules relacionats. “Ell és 31, ara. Ha guanyat tres baralles, però es va retirar dos des de l'inici de 2012, així que està més o menys en una situació d'haver de guanyar si vol seguir sent rellevant en la seva divisió.”

Prescott, ara lluitant des de Miami, va guanyar el primer 21 baralles de la seva carrera professional abans de perdre les excursions-back-to-back a la fi de 2009.

Lawson és sis anys menor en 25. Ha guanyat tres diferents baralles de títols regionals vacants des de desembre de 2012, més recentment el títol vacant de la FIB pes welter Internacional al juliol de 2013.

“Lawson no va lluitar als Estats Units fins que reubicat a Chicago l'any passat,” Margules assenyalar. “És un professional sòlid que no necessita un entorn agradable per guanyar. Ha guanyat a Minnesota i Califòrnia des que va arribar a Amèrica.”

Dos peleadores de pes pesat cubà invicte lluitaran a la targeta. Yasmany “El Tiburon” Consuegra té un registre de 16-0 amb 14 nocauts, més en les primeres rondes. Consuegra no ha hagut d'esperar que els quadres de comandament per a ser comptats des que va guanyar una baralla a quatre assalts 5 Fa anys, en tot just la seva tercera lluita de per vida. Robert Alfonso és 4-0 en la seva jove carrera.

Les entrades per ESPN Dijous Night Fights, també considerat com “Nit De Combats,” estan a la venda a través de la Força d'entrades (www.myticketforce.com),www.hialeahpark.com, i en la gàbia Hialeah Park Casino.

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Sobre Warriors Boxing

Llançat en 2003, Warriors Boxing opera sota una filosofia simple-portar els millors boxejadors en el món per als fanàtics de la boxa, aparellar en baralles competitives, i en fer-ho, ajuda a restablir l'esport de la boxa per a una nova generació.

 

Amb una sèrie de reeixides Pay-Per-View espectacles i teatre ple en el seu haver, el model de negoci Warriors treballa meravelles en un esport que estava molt necessitat de la innovació i l'energia que l'empresa posa sobre la taula.

 

Quan s'arriba a això, encara que, una empresa de promoció és només tan bo com els combatents i combat promou. Warriors Boxing ha lliurat a tots els fronts, amb episodis tan destacats com Lara-Molina, Cayo-Peterson, Abraham-Miranda I i II, Miranda-Pavlik, Miranda-Green, Ibragimov-Briggs, Ibragimov-Klitschko, Urango-Hatton, Urango-Bailey, Cayo-Maidana i Ibragimov-Holyfield.

 

Per obtenir més informació sobre els Warriors Boxing, visiteu el seu lloc web a www.WarriorsBoxing.com.
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KENNETH SIMS JR. MILLORA DE 5-0, LOOKS TO HAVE BIG 2015

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (Gener 11, 2015) – Chicago’s undefeated Jr. Prospecte de pes welter, Kenneth Sims Jr. (5-0, 2 KOs) extended on his winning streak this past Dissabte at the Madison Square Garden Theater with a dominating unanimous decision against tough opponent, Christian Steele (4-12, 1 KO).

 

Sims Jr., who was fighting in is second 6-round bout in only his fifth pro fight, showed why he was a top amateur standout, showcasing advanced boxing skills winning every round convincingly. With each fight Sims Jr. feels he’s improving and wants to have a big 2015.

 

“I’m enjoying my journey as a professional,” said Kenneth Sims Jr. “I feel I’m getting better every time I step in the ring. There is always room for improvement and I’m going to continue working hard in the gym. Gary Shaw has said there will be many opportunities for me to take my career to the next level in 2015 and I want take full advantage of everything that comes my way. I’m hoping to make a quick return back to the ring.”

 

“Sims Jr. is progressing nicely as a professional prize fighter,” Gary Shaw dit. “I think he’ll graduate to 8-round bouts after one more fight. He seems to be making the 140 lbs weight limit with ease so we’ll keep him at Jr. Welter. He’s got the height and reach attributes to give anyone in the division problems. I see him having a big 2015.”