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Mercado outlasts Vazquez in classic slugfest
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Philadelphia, PA (Cuaj hlis 27, 2018) – This past Tuesday night, one of the most thrilling fights in recent memory, Anthony Mercado thiab Victor Vazquez waged an eight-round war for the ages that saw Mercado overcome a horrible cut over his right eye, a knockdown, and multiple instances where the fight could have been stopped to persevere and somehow comeback to win the fight.
Lub bout, for which some at ringside were saying it was the best fight in Pennsylvania, headlined a nine-bout card at Lub Sands Npelehees kev tshwm sim Centerand was promoted by King’s Promotions.
The show was streamed live to a record audience of over 500,000 views on Facebook Fightnight Live. The show can be seen on-demand by txhaj ntawm no
Mercado was cut badly over his right in round two from an accidental headbutt. Nyob rau hauv round peb, Mercado landed a hard flurry on the ropes that forced Vazquez into the ropes, and referee Gary Rosato ruled that ropes kept Vazquez from being knocked down and administered an eight-count. Vazquez fought back in round four and landed a couple of booming left hooks that rocked Mercado.
The continued to trade heavy shots at will, which led to some brutal exchanges with each guy landing some vicious power punches. In round six, Vazquez landed some booming shots that had Mercado in trouble for much of the round, One such flurry had Mercado seemingly a punch or two a way from getting stopped. At the end of the round, Vazquez landed a flush left hook to the jaw that put Mercado plummeting to the canvas. Mercado got up just as the bell rang, and he stumbled to the corner. Vazquez went in for the finish in round seven, but Mercado, with blood now covering the whole right side of his face, was able to stabilize himself and work his way back into the fight. Mercado made it all the way back, and was able to box his way to win the decisive eighth round.
Mercado, 140.8 lbs of Puerto Rico won by scores of 77-74 thiab 76-75 twice to raise his mark to 12-5. Vazquez, 137.9 lbs of Yonkers, New York fought a great fight, but now falls to 10-5.
“I just thought of my dad. I thought the fight was close to being stopped. It was not easy, he is a good boxer. I did not feel the cut. I will have to talk to my team, but money talks for a rematch,” said Mercado
Vazquez said,”It could of went any way. He is a good opponent. He is tough. We both have power. We both came ready for the fighter. Today we are both winners.”
Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Raeese Aleem stopped Alcides Santiago at the end of round five of their scheduled six-round super bantamweight bout.
Aleem beat Santiago down, and scored a knockdown in round five.
Aleem, 121.9 lbs of Las Vegas, was making his first start under new trainer and former world champion Bones Adams, yog tam sim no 12-0 with six knockouts. Santiago, 122.6 lbs of Arecibo, PR yog 6-3.
Joe Hanks stopped Terrance Marbra at 2:54 of round one of their six-round heavyweight bout.
Hanks scored one knockdown before the fight was halted.
Hanks, 253 phaus ntawm Newark, NJ yog 23-2 nrog 15 knockouts. Marbra, 220 lbs of Saint Petersburg, FL is 9-7.
Erik Caij nplooj ntoos hlav took a six-round unanimous decision over James Robinson in a rematch of junior middleweights.
Spring sealed up the fight with a knockdown late in round six, and came home home with the win by scores of 59-54 ob zaug, thiab 58-55.
Caij nplooj ntoos hlav, 153.3 lbs of Reading, PA yog tam sim no 11-2-2. Robinson, 152.9 lbs of York, PA is 5-12-5.
Colby Madison remained undefeated with a six-round unanimous decision over Nicoy Clarke in a heavyweight bout.
Clarke fought most of the bout with a cut over his left eye that was caused by a punch.
Madison, 241 lbs of Owings Mills, MD won by scores of 60-54 ob zaug thiab 59-55, thiab yog tam sim no 7-0-2. Clarke, 211.5 lbs of Jersey City, NJ yog 2-2.
Good looking prospect Money Powell IV won a six-round unanimous decision over Josue Obando in a middleweight contest.
Powell, 163.1 lbs of Fort Mitchell, AL won by scores of 60-54 ob zaug, thiab 59-55 to go to 8-0. Obando, 165 lbs of Jalisco, MEX is 16-23-1.
Michael Coffie scored four knockdowns en-route to a 2nd round stoppage over Curtis Head in a scheduled six-round heavyweight bout.
Coffie registered the knockdowns evenly as he put Head on the canvas twice in each round, thiab lub bout twb nres ntawm 1:57.
Coffie, 270.5 lbs of Brooklyn, NY is 4-0 nrog peb knockouts. Head, 257 lbs of Southfield, MI is 4-3.
Martino Jules thrilled his hometown fans by dropping Felix Sosa in round’s one and three, which paved the way for a four round unanimous decision in a contest featuring undefeated featherweights.
Jules, 124.5 lbs of nearby Allentown, PA won by tallies of 40-34 rau tag nrho cov phaib, thiab yog tam sim no 5-0. Sosa, 124.1 lbs of Jersey City, NJ yog 1-1.
Kenny Robles dropped Corey Gulley in round two, and finished him at 2:13 of round three from a wicked flurry of punches in a junior welterweight fight scheduled for six-rounds.
Robles, 138.2 lbs of Staten Island, NY is now 4-1 nrog ob tug knockouts. Gulley, 140.6 lbs of Killeen, TX yog 2-3-2.
KING’S PROMOTIONS RETURNS TO SUGARHOUSE CASINO ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH. THAT SHOW WILL FOLLOWED UP BY KING’S PROMOTIONS RETURN TO THE SANDS BETHLEHEM EVENT CENTER ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, DETAILS ON BOTH SHOWS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
TUESDAY NIGHT FIGHTS! FIGHTNIGHT LIVE AND KINGS BOXING CLOSE OUT SEPTEMBER AT THE SANDS
Fan-friendly, interactive FREE series Powered by Everlast makes Tuesday night debut from Bethlehem, Pa.
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TSHIAB YORK (Xya. 21, 2018) – Following a Season II opener viewed by almost 197,000 and the revelation of its new title sponsor, FIGHTNIGHT LIVE Powered by Everlast partners with King’s Promotions once again, closing out the month of September with Tuesday Night Fights. Fans can catch all of the action in the center of the ring on Tuesday, Xya. 25, ntawm 7 p.m. live from the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pa.
“Tuesday Night Fights! We love being able to present weeknight shows filled with up-and-coming fighters, giving fans the opportunity to relax in their living rooms and catch all the action on any device, including their big screens,” hais tias Mark Fratto, Principal and Director of Business Development, Linacre Media. “We’re looking forward to four or so hours of action, so catch us at home or on the go live, or anytime next week on demand through the miracle of Facebook.”
“King’s Promotions is ecstatic about almost 200,000 views for our Sept. 14 qhia tau tias, especially on short notice,” hais tias Marshall Kauffman of King’s Boxing. “We continue to be one of the busiest promoters anywhere and we’re excited to bring the best-quality boxing to fight fans on Facebook.”
In the main event on Tuesday, Anthony Mercado (11-4, 9 Kos) of Philadelphia and Puerto Rico takes on Victor Vazquez (10-4, 3 Kos) in what figures to be an exciting super lightweight bout scheduled for eight-rounds for the World Boxing Foundation Silver International title. Tsis tas li ntawd nyob rau hauv cov kev txiav txim, undefeated featherweight prospect Stephen Fulton (13-0, 6 Kos) of Philly meets veteran Esteban Aquino (12-5, 7 Kos) ntawm cov koom pheej Dominican. Middleweight Money Powell (7-0, 4 Kos), rising featherweight prospect Raeese Aleem (11-0, 5 Kos), heavyweights Colby Madison (6-0-2, 4 Kos) thiab Michael Coffie (3-0, 2 Kos) thiab featherweight Martino Jules(4-0) will all risk their undefeated records.
Now in its second season, FIGHTNIGHT NYOB, Powered by Everlast is the fan-friendly series that – among other aspects – prides itself on the real-time conversations held between fight commentators and the viewing audience. FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has showcased more than 340 fighters and 11 promotions during 18 live event broadcasts since May 2017, and in doing so, the interactive platform has generated the loyal interest of fight fans from across the United States and around the globe, including significant audiences in Mexico, the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, and even fans in South America, Asia and Australia.
At more than 1.6 million views for the series, FIGHTNIGHT LIVE has continued to deliver impressive numbers throughout its first 18 shows:
- Since May 2017, the numbers on the 18-show FIGHTNIGHT LIVE series showed promise and potential for the new platform with an average of 90,001 views per eventthiab ntau tshaj 6 million total views.
- The Sept. 2017 “Real Deal Promotions: faj tim teb chaws State” los ntawm Resorts World Twv txiaj yuam pov (225,000), the August 2017 CES “Super Saturday” los ntawm Foxwoods (203,000), lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. 2018 “Card Fit For Kings” from Philadelphia (195,620), lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj Tim. 2017 CES “Twin River Twinbill” los ntawm Lincoln, R.I. (157,000) and the March 17, 2018, Murphy’s “St. Patrick’s Day Clash” (151,253) all logged 150,000 or more views, and collectively the 18-show series has seen a total of 1,620,014 views across all devices.
- Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub nyoos viewership xov tooj, lub siab-sib tham sib, fan-friendly productions have seen ntau tshaj 183,000 collective nyob ncej engagements(ntau tshaj 10,100 per show), nrog rau ntau tshaj 124,000 “yam koj nyiam” los yog “hlub,” ntau tshaj 31,000 comments and more than 10,000 shares.
- The Sept. 2017 “Real Deal Promotions: faj tim teb chaws State” set a new bar with 224,658 viewsand the Sept. 2017 DiBella-CES doubleheader carried the series to three-quarters-of-a-million views in just over four months. The Sept. 2017 DiBella card saw ntau tshaj 40,000 tuav cov kev sib tshuam including almost 39,000 “yam koj nyiam” los yog “hlub” and the March 17, 2018, Murphy’s “St. Patrick’s Day Clash” set a new high-water mark for shares with 2,182.
- The FIGHTNIGHT LIVE page on Facebook has more than 80,000 fans and more than 83,000 followers. And Facebook itself has taken notice – the world’s No. 1 social network recently profiled FIGHTNIGHT LIVE on its “Success Stories” media blog, noting the series’ use of industry best practices for production and interactivity: https://www.facebook.com/facebookmedia/success-stories/fightnight
Tsim thiab ua los ntawm Linacre Media tawm ntawm New York City, lub FIGHTNIGHT NYOB series nta kev announcers, ntau cov koob yees duab ces kaum, TV graphics, replays thiab qab-lub-scenes saib thiab sib tham. Lub streamed qhia tau hais tias yog muaj thooj plawv peb txog qhov twg Facebook yog muaj. Cov teg num tsis tau tsuas yog ua tom kiv cua los ntawm ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb no mus tune nyob rau hauv, tab sis kuj muab-thiab-los tua hluav taws lub ntiaj teb no platform rau showcase lawv lub peev xwm, muab promoters ib tug siv tau “broadcast” tov thiab muab sponsors cov muaj peev xwm mus cuag ib tug loj cov neeg tuaj saib ntawm cov khoom muaj npe ntsiab lus.
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Anthony Mercado takes on Victor Vazquez in main event on Tuesday, September 25th at The Sands Bethlehem Event Center
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Npelehees, PA (Lub yim hli ntuj 27, 2018) – Super Lightweight’s Anthony Mercado thiab Victor Vazquez will headline a big night of boxing on Tuesday, September 25th ntawm Lub Sands Npelehees kev tshwm sim Center.
The nine-bout card is promoted by King’s Promotions.
Mercado of Arecibo, Puerto Rico muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 11-4 nrog cuaj knockouts.
Lub 24 year-old is a six-year professional, who won his first 10 xaus. Mercado holds a 3rd round stoppage over previously undefeated Tyrone Crawley, Jr. (7-0) on March 2nd. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntau sib tw, Mercado dropped an eight-round unanimous decision to undefeated Mykal Fox on May 11th in Philadelphia.
Vazquez of Yonkers, New York muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 10-4 nrog peb knockouts.
Lub 22 year-old Vazquez is a four-year professional, and has built a reputation as being an upset specialist.
Vazquez has wins over Bievenido Diaz (2-0), Jerome Conquest (6-1), Ricardo Garcia (14-0) and David Gonzales (8-2-2). Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag sib ntau sib tw, Vazquez was stopped by Josue Vargas on April 21st in Brooklyn.
In a 10-round co-feature, undefeated featherweight Stephen Fulton will see action against an opponent.
Fulton of Philadelphia has a record 13-0 with six knockouts.
Lub 24 year-old Fulton has showed a willingness to take on all comers as evidenced by wins by his wins over Sam Rodriguez (3-0), Joshua Greer , Jr. (3-0-1), Adalberto Zorilla (6-0), Luis Rosario (8-0-1), Adas Lopez (8-0), & and his bout when he took out Jesus Ahumada on June 16th in Frisco, Texas.
In six-rounds bouts:
Joe Hanks (22-2, 14 Kos) ntawm Newark, NJ battles Terrance Marbra (9-6, 7 Kos) of Saint Petersburg, FL in heavyweight bout.
Erik Caij nplooj ntoos hlav (10-2-2, 1 KO) Nyeemntawv, PA battles James Robinson (5-11-5, 1 KO) ntawm York, PA in a super welterweight bout.
Colby Madison (6-0-2, 4 Kos) ntawm Owings Mills, MD takes on Nicoy Clark (2-1) ntawm Jersey nroog, NJ in a heavyweight bout.
Kenny Robles (3-1, 1 KO) ntawm Staten Island, NY fights Lennard Davis (3-1-3, 2 Kos) of Oakland, CA in a junior welterweight bout.
Michael Coffie (3-0, 2 Kos) ntawm Brooklyn, NY takes on Curtis Head (4-2, 3 Kos) of Southfield, MI in a heavyweight attraction.
Nyob rau hauv plaub-round bouts:
Martino Jules (4-0) ntawm Allentown, PA battles Bryann Perez (2-11-1, 1 KO) ntawm Carolina, PR in a featherweight contest.
Paul Koon (3-0, 1 KO) ntawm Philadelphia, PA fights Langston Campbell (1-0-1) ntawm Cincinnati, OH in a heavyweight fight.
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Mykal Fox continues winning ways with unanimous decision over Anthony Mercado
Ntoo khaub lig, Yunusov, Ortiz and Coffie remain undefeated
“The Fighting Ring Announcer” Alex Barbosa returns to ring with victory
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Philadelphia, Penn. (Tej zaum 14, 2018)–This past Friday night, junior welterweight Mykal hma liab remained perfect by winning a eight-round unanimous decision over Anthony Mercado.
The bout headlined an eight-fight card at SugarHouse Casino, and was promoted by King’s Promotions.
Hma liab ntawm Forestville, Maryland controlled the action by using his long reach that set up combination punching. Lub 22 year-old was solid throughout, and cruised home to the victory by scores of 79-73 ob zaug thiab 78-74.
Fox is now 17-0, Mercado of Camuy, Puerto Rico is 11-4.
“The Fighting Ring Announcer” Alex Barbosa came back after a nearly two-year layoff to win a four-round unanimous decision over Sergio Aguilar in a super bantamweight bout.
Barbosa of Philadelphia won by scores of 40-36 thiab 39-37 twice to raise his mark to 6-3-1. Aguilar of Homestead, Florida is 2-8.
Romuel Cruz bloodied the nose of Bryann Perez on his way to a four-round unanimous decision in a super bantamweight bout.
Cruz of Philadelphia won by scores of 40-36 ob zaug thiab 39-37 to stay undefeated at 2-0. Perez of Carolina, Puerto Rico falls to 2-10-1.
New King’s Promotions signee, Anvar Yusunov shook of a flash knockdown to win a four-round unanimous decision over Deo Kizito in a super featherweight bout.
Nyob rau hauv round peb, Kizito landed a straight left that made Yusunov’s glove hit the canvas. It was Yusunov’s power shots that bloodied the nose of Kizito, and was the difference in the fight.
Yusunov, who is a three-time Olympian from Tajikistan won by scores of 40-36, 39-37 thiab 38-37 to improve to 2-0. Kizito of Dubai, United Arab Emirates is 3-2.
Jerrod Miner and Desmond Moore battled to a four-round split draw in a bantamweight contest.
Each fighter won a scorecard 39-37 and a third card was even at 38-38.
Miner of Philadelphia is 1-1-2. Moore of Bethlehem, PA is 1-0-1.
Nyob rau hauv qhov kev sib ntaus ntawm lub hmo ntuj, Joshafat Ortiz got off the deck in round one, to come back to stop Jordan Peters in round two of their scheduled four-round super featherweight bout.
Peters dropped Ortiz in the first frame with a vicious right hand. Ortiz was not only able to shake that off, but come back and land a booming right hand that dropped Peters in next frame. Peters got up, but ate a huge combination, and the fight was stopped at 2:13.
Ortiz of Reading, PA is 4-0 nrog 2 knockouts. Peters of Washington, DC yog 2-2-1.
Michael Coffie remained undefeated by stopping Lamar Lewis in the first round of their scheduled four round heavyweight bout.
Coffie landed a big combination to the top of the head that sent Lewis down, and the fight was stopped 75 seconds into the fight.
Coffie of Brooklyn is 3-0 nrog 2 knockouts. Lewis of Conway, Arkansas is 0-2.
Joel Flores of Christopher Burgos fought to a spirited four-round majority draw in a junior lightweight bout.
Flores of Passaic, New Jersey won a card 39-37, but that was overruled by two 38-38 cards.
Flores is 0-0-2. Burgos of Philadelphia is 0-2-1.
Undefeated Mykal Fox continues quest for big fights this Friday night at SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia
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Card taking shape for Friday, May 11th at SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia
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Mykal Fox takes on Anthony Mercado in main event on Friday, May 11th at The SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia, Penn. (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 13, 2018)–Undefeated junior welterweight Mykal hma liab will continue his towards being a top contender when he takes on Anthony Mercado in the eight-round main event of a card that will take place on Friday, May 11th nyob rau ntawm lub SugarHouse Casino nyob rau hauv Philadelphia.
Lub card yog nce los ntawm huab tais lub Promotions.
Nyob rau hauv lub yim-round co-feature, junior welterweight’s Tyrone Crawley, Jr. yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Zack Ramsey
Hma liab ntawm Forestville, Maryland muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 16-0 nrog plaub knockouts.
Lub 22 year-old Fox is a four-year professional, who has been a main event fighter for the better part of two years.
Fox is coming off an eight-round unanimous decision over Ricardo Garcia (14-1) on February 13th in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Mercado of Arecibo, Puerto Rico muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 11-3 nrog 10 knockouts.
Lub 23 year-old Mercado is a six-year professional, who is coming off a 3rd round stoppage over Crawley (7-0) in a bout that took place on March 2nd at The SugarHouse Casino.
Crawley of Philadelphia has a record of 7-1.
Lub 32 year-old son of former world title challenger Tyrone “Butterfly” Crawley is a six-year professional, who will be looking to get back in the win column after being forced to retire in his bout with Mercado with a wrist injury.
Ramsey of Springfield, Massachusetts has a record of 8-3 nrog 4 knockouts.
Lub 28 year-old Ramsey is a six-year professional who has wins over undefeated fighters Edwin Soto (9-0-2) and Divante Jones (9-0).
Ramsey is coming off being stopped by Josue Vargas on March 10th in Brooklyn, New York.
In a six-round heavyweight bout, undefeated heavyweight’s Colby Madison (6-0-2, 4 Kos) ntawm Owings Mills, Maryland takes on Michael Coffie (2-0, 1 KO) ntawm Brooklyn, New York.
Returning to the ring will fighter-turned ring announcer, Alex Barbosa (5-3-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia in a four-round super bantamweight bout.
Also scheduled to appear will be bantamweight Romuel Cruz (1-0, 1 KO) in a four-round bout.
Ib tug tag nrho undercard yuav qhia tawm uas tsocai.
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Undefeated Super Bantamweights Marcus Bates and Raeese Aleem battle in co-feature bout This Friday Night at the 2300 Arena In Philadelphia
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Mykal Fox decisions Ricardo Garcia in main event of King’s Promotions card at Sands Bethlehem Event Center
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