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Sampson Boxing Signs The Cuban Menace, Pablo Vicente, para um contrato promocional

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Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing proudly announces the signing of power-punching Cuban super featherweight Pablo “The Cuban Menace” Vicente to an exclusive promotional contract.


Vicente, currently residing in Panama City, Panamá, but originally hailing from Havana, Cuba, is currently ranked #10 no mundo pelo WBC. A former decorated amateur on the vaunted Cuban National Team, Vicente (17-1, 15 KOs) se tornou profissional em 2016 and has gone on to stop all but three of his professional opponents.


The 28-year-old will make his Sampson Boxing debut on Friday, Outubro 29, at the Centro de Convenciones Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Bella Vista, in his adopted home of Panama City in a 10-round showdown against Argentina’s Javier Herrera (17-4-1, 8 KOs) for the WBC Continental Americas Super Featherweight Championship.


“I am very happy to have gained a promoter who can properly move my career in Sampson,” said Vicente. “Our plan is to begin fighting in the US and start climbing up the ladder to a world championship. I am going to train like never before because I know I have been given the opportunity of a lifetime to reach all my dreams as a fighter.”


Lewkowicz, boxing’s premier talent scout, says Vicente will make a great addition to his ever-growing stable of contenders, prospects and champions.


“The Cuban Menace will be a world champion,” said Lewkowicz. “He is a very strong fighter with excellent power in his combinations and the skill level you would expect from an elite fighter. We will continue his development and move him into the fights he needs to become another great champion from the Island of Cuba.”







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IBF World Champion ‘Manny’ Rodríguez will train in Cuba for Inoue Clash

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Carolina,Puerto Rico – The IBF world bantamweight champion, Emmanuel “Manny”Rodríguez (19-0, 12 KOs) and his team left for Havana, Cuba to continue training for his unification fight against WBA world champion Naoya Inoue (17-0, 15 KOs). This is the semifinal round of the acclaimed World Boxing Super Series.

The date and venue of the event will be announced soon.

“I will be quartered in Cuba for 77 dias. It will not be easy to be away from myfamily for so long, but the sacrifice will be worth it”, said Rodríguez.

“We trust the plan that we have with my new coach William Cruz, and on the track with veteran José Bonet. The results will show in the fight. The chemistry that we developed in these past weeks of light training has been very good. This will be the first time that I’m not the favorite in a fight, and the motivation is incredible. It’s very huge. I like challenges. Our goal and focus is to take the victory and that Puerto Rico continues to shine in boxing”, said an emotional Rodríguez, from the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in the city of Carolina, Puerto Rico.

Rodríguez’s promoter, Juan Orengo of Fresh Productions Boxing, explained that “this camp will not have room for distractions. It will have a lot of boxing and teamwork. Manny will be in top condition. Também, prospect Jonathan ‘Bum Bum’ López is joining us in Cuba. He is another fighter from our squad, and will fight where the Manny Rodríguez fight takes place. We are very enthusiastic about everything that is happening. Manny was always looking to fight Inoue, and it’s finally happening.”

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Banner Promotions signs undefeated Lightweight Mohamed Soumaoro

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PHILADELPHIA, PENN.(Novembro 8, 2018)–Banner Promotions has signed it’s 2nd undefeated lightweight this week as the promotional company has signed Mohamed Soumaoro.

 

 

 

O 25 year-old Soumaoro is out of Montreal, Canada by way of Conakry, Guinea and Havana, Cuba.

 

 

 

He has amassed a professional record of 6-0 com três knockouts.

 

 

 

Growing up in Havana as a youth he enjoyed walking, playing soccer, going to school and learning. During this time he was introduced to karate and taekwondo. He did not pursue those sports because in 2008, he moved to Blainville, Quebec to live with his sister. It was while watching television that he discovered an interest in boxing.

 

 

 

After a 53-fight amateur career, he turned professional on April 8, 2017 with a 1st round stoppage over Antonio Vergara.

 

 

 

Soumaoro has continued his success as he has made two starts this year. Em sua última luta, he stopped Ramon Urbina in one round on September 15th in Managua, Nicarágua.

 

 

 

He considers himself as a counterpuncher as he is heavily influenced by future Hall of Famer, Juan Manuel Marquez.

 

 

 

“I started boxing at age 15 after watching fights on television. I started fighting a little bit in the streets when I was in Guinea,” said Soumaoro.

 

 

 

“I am happy to sign with Banner Promotions. My manager Otis Grant has said great things about Banner Promotions, and I see big things. I am happy. This is going to be a good journey. I am ready to make a statement, and realize my American dream.”

 

 

 

“We are happy to add Mohamed to our roster,” disse Promoções bandeira presidente, Artie Pelullo. “His manager Otis Grant has glowing things to say about him, and we feel that we will take him to the next levels of the sport. We look forward to helping him develop into a future champion.”

 

 

 

 

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Pan-American Championship Official Promo

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History will be made October 7-9 when Chile hosts the inaugural World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) Pan-American Championship – CHILE 2016 — in Santiago.

 

Initiative on MMA as a sport will build on the well-earned reputation of previous martial arts history in terms of addressing, sharing and discussing significant developments and social advancements that will impact the future of MMA:

 

 

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FITE TV announces television carriage deal for the WMMAA Pan-American Division Championships October 8-9 in Chile

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Go to FITE TV interview with host Jim “J.R.” Ross and
WMMAA Pan-American Division president Tomas Yu
NOVA IORQUE, Nova Iorque (Agosto 26, 2016) — TV FITE, in conjunction with the World MMA Association (WMMAA), announced today that it will be broadcasting the inaugural WMMAA Pan-American Division Championships live on FITE TV starting with the preliminary matches Sábado, Outubro 8, and the final Sunday October 9, 2016.
FITE is a television network, via a downloadable app, that specializes in all things fighting, including boxing, luta, MMA and Martial Arts. FITE is a free app that is available for download at the Google Play or iTunes app stores.
Em Outubro. 8-9, the WMMAA is bringing the top amateur MMA competitors from around the world to Santiago, Chile for a two-day competition. Mais do que 12 countries will be represented in eight different weight classes (6 homens, 2 women classes). Michelle Bachelet, the President of Chile, is slated to participate in the opening ceremonies and preside over the closing of the event. In addition to the in-ring MMA competition, the weekend will feature a fitness expo and Ring Girl Latina 2016 pageant. As of today, 12 countries have committed to participating in the event, including the United States, México, Cuba, Aruba, Nicarágua, Costa Rica, Colômbia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolívia, and Brazil.
“We are thrilled to be able to offer free viewing of one of the most anticipated MMA events in the Pan-American region each year on the innovative FITE TV app,” WMMAA Pan-American Division President Tomas Yu comentou. “Agora, if you are not able to be at the event to watch the action live, you can now see it anywhere in the world.”
“With the addition of such a prestigious event to FITE TV, we continue to increase the diversity of the combat fighting programming, now offered live and on a VOD basis on the app,” dito Michael Weber, Senior Vice President of Marketing for FITE. “It is a honor to work with MMA professionals such as Tomas Yu and his team who continue to increase the visibility of their organization worldwide.”
The television programming schedule and additional participating countries will be announced in the immediate future.
About FITE TV: FITE TV is a product of Flipps Media and is a free mobile app that is a one-stop shop for viewing all sports within the fighting discipline globally including MMA, wrestling profissional, boxe, and traditional martial arts. With only access to a smartphone and a connected TV, with the FITE app, viewers can watch live events, on-demand programming, interviews and fighting sports related movies and documentaries on the big TV screen. Mais informações podem ser encontradas em www.fite.tv.
About Flipps Media: Flipps delivers on-demand entertainment to any nearby connected TV from your mobile device without any additional hardware. The company has offices in San Mateo, New York and Sofia, Bulgaria and is backed by Tim Draper, Earlybird Venture Capital, Aslanoba Capital and LAUNCHub. Flipps’ patented technology immediately works with over 350+ million connected TVs and is compatible with over 7,000 manufacturer models requiring no set up, no pairing devices, no cables, no dongles and no set top box. The Flipps mobile application is free and available on iTunes and Google Play. Mais informações podem ser encontradas em www.flipps.com.
About WMMAA: The goal of the World MMA Association is to provide unbiased structure and guardrail the growth of MMA as the official world governing body for Mixed Martial Arts. A organização sem fins lucrativos fundada em 2012, WMMAA está em uma missão para desenvolver uma organização padronizada e regulamentado, incluindo a concorrência, treinamento, oficiando, e testes de crescimento, quando necessário. Mais do que 50 países foram concedidas a adesão WMMAA.
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Cuba defeats Team Pittsburgh, 7-4 na frente de mais de 2,500 fans at Battle on the Bridge

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Pittsburgh, PA (Agosto 1, 2016) – A group of some of the best amateurs from boxing hotbed Cuba defeated Team Pittsburgh 7-4 no sábado night in front of a packed crowd of over 2,500 on the Roberto Clemente Bridge adjacent to to PNC Park.
The meet, which was a year in the making that saw the team from Pittsburgh travel to Cuba in May for a dual-training session between the teams and culminated with the historic event.
Not only was the meet staged in front of a capacity crowd, but was broadcast live back to Cuba with an estimated viewing audience of 11 million people.
In attendance were 1996 Olympic Gold Medal winner Maikro Romero of Cuba, who came over as an ambassador for his home country as well as two-time world champion, Steve “USS” Cunningham, who was a coach for Team Pittsburgh and father of team participant, Steve Cunningham Jr.
The younger Cunningham, along with teammates Nehemiah Hollinger, Sylvio Cercone & Kiante Irving were the four members from Team Pittsburgh to have their hand’s raised.

For more information on the event, www.cubasipgh.org
History of the Event

In the sport of amateur boxing, Cuba has established itself as a world power house. Despite only having a population roughly equal to that of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Cuba has won an unbelievable 67 Olympic medals in boxing, 34 of which are Gold. By all accounts, Cuba is a world leader in the sport.

In November of 2015, a diverse delegation of business and community leaders led by Congressman Mike Doyle, County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, and Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak traveled to Cuba to invite Cuba to take on Team Pittsburgh. Hoje, Julho 30, 2016, right here in Pittsburgh, you are a witness to an unprecedented athletic exchange with Cuba. While Pittsburgh has had a long-standing relationship with the City of Matanzas, Cuba and has engaged in countless academic, cultural, and humanitarian exchanges with our friends in Cuba, this athletic exchange will be a first. Our belief is that if Pittsburgh wants to be the best in the world, we have to learn from the best in the world. Having the opportunity to compete against Cuba provides our athletes with a tremendous opportunity to challenge them to become better boxers while making friends and learning about a different culture

This competition will be unique in the fact that unlike the athletic exchanges of the past between USA and Cuba, this event will be a “friendly” club match. Each of the bouts athletes are evenly matched. The goal of the evening’s competition is to provide young boxers of all skill levels a chance to compete on the international level and ultimately grow as boxers and individuals. Because of the historic nature of this event, we endeavored to stage the boxing match in a manner that reflects its significance. Matanzas is Cuba’s City of Bridges, and Pittsburgh holds that designation in the U.S.A. Because of the need to create a symbolic bridge between the U.S. and Cuba to move past the Cold War Era, we have chosen to hold this match on the Roberto Clemente Bridge, honoring at the same time a man who gave his life building unity among nations.

History of Pittsburgh Matanzas
The Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership was founded to create an opportunity for our residents, public officials, and leaders of organizations to engage in mutually beneficial ‘people to people’ exchanges with the residents of Matanzas, Cuba. Em fevereiro de 20, 1998 a signing agreement took place in Matanzas officially designating our sister city relationship.

The Mission of the Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership is to expand our sister city relationship between the City of Pittsburgh and the City of Matanzas, Cuba, to foster understanding and bilateral cooperation through mutually beneficial exchanges between individuals, government officials, community groups, organizations, educational, environmental, cultural, esportes, business, and other institutions. It is important that ordinary people be able to experience Cuba for themselves and form their own opinions. Ao longo dos anos, our work has expanded to encompass bilateral relationships within the entire nation of Cuba.
Our work focuses on these 4 objectives:
1. Lift the illegal and immoral blockade (Extra-territorial economic and trade sanctions that impact world trade)
2. Lift the Travel Ban (Allow Americans the same freedom of travel enjoyed by every other democratic nation.)
3. Building International Relations that respect the independence and Sovereignty of Cuba
4. Ending the illegal and immoral occupation of Guantanamo Bay (US is in outright violation of Treaty)

Despite decades of travel restrictions placed on U.S. residents by our own government that remain in place even to this day, as do crippling economic sanctions against Cuba, which have been condemned worldwide as immoral and illegal under international law, we have continued our work to engage in peaceful and constructive activities with the people and institutions of Cuba.

History of Hibernian Celtic Athletic Fund

The Celtic Athletic Fund was created by members of Ancient Order of Hibernians to help make sports accessible for low-income Pittsburgh youth of all nationalities through “Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity”.
Boxing on the Bridge is the brainchild of the organization.

Michael Diven, a former Pittsburgh councilman and former state representative, is a member of the Hibernian Celtic Athletic Fund and the Pittsburgh Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership. For the past three years on St. Dia de São Patrício, the fund has sponsored an exchange with Irish boxers called the Donnybrook organized by Mr. Diven.

The Cuban Constitution guarantees “access to study, culture and sports.” But in the U.S., youth sports, as well as art and music, are among the first to be cut when school district funding shrinks. “Boxing on the Bridge” continues the work of the fund to support sports initiatives for Pittsburgh’s youth and builds on decades of work by the Pittsburgh-Matanzas Sister Cities Partnership

For Pittsburgh, it will be a unique opportunity for our amateur youth boxers to learn from the best boxers in the world. And for our nation, it will help build bridges with Cuba and public support for congressional action to finally end the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba, which continues, despite President Obama’s March visit to the island.
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Aguirre choca Tareh; “Lil Pacquiao”, Alvarez, Guillen e Woodall pontuam nocautes em St. Petersburg

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St. Petersburg, FL (Abril 3, 2016) - Jacksonville, Juan Aguirre, da FL, estragou o que era esperado para ser um regresso a casa para o popular peso júnior Ali Tareh no sábado, Abril 1 no Bayfront Hilton em sua cidade natal. Petersburg, FL.
A atração principal Mad Integridade Luta Sports’ “Bombas Away 5” The Main Event Boxers entrou no ringue para a luta de oito médios juniores para uma multidão de apenas uma sala de pé, que empacotou o local antes do início da primeira luta. Um grande vendedor de ingressos que tinha um grande grupo de apoiadores à mão, Tareh levou um tempo no início. Aguirre, um lutador de pressão, Procurei fechar a lacuna e se conectar com um tiro duro no andar de cima. Com segundos restantes na estrofe de abertura, Aguirre viu uma abertura e desencadeou um devastador gancho esquerdo que derrubou Tareh frio em2:59.
Aguirre é agora 7-17-1 com 1 suprimir. Tareh, que recebeu uma ovação de pé ao se levantar, desliza para 13-12-5 com 6 vitórias por nocaute.
A luta de seis rodadas co-feedas marcou o retorno do peso de penas altamente elogiado Jose "Lil Pacquiao" Resendez de Bradenton, FL. Saindo de um ano e meia de demissão, Resendez também, uma vez batida, Raul Chiino de Miami. Uma imagem cuspida de um Manny Pacquiao, com mão direita, fisicamente e estilisticamente, Rendendez foi trabalhar com o sino de abertura. Rendendez dominou a ação com combinações rápidas em chamas no corpo e na cabeça antes de deixar Chirino no final do primeiro.
Resendez voltou ao trabalho no segundo e machucou seu inimigo novamente, mas o jogo Chirino pendurou-se duro e acertou alguns balcões contra o ultra-agressivo Resendez. Cheirando o sangue dos danificados que ele fez nas duas rodadas anteriores, Resendez continuou a atacar agressivamente Chirino com combinações duras. Resendez foi creditado com seu segundo knockdown da noite, quando o árbitro governou as cordas manteve Chirino. Dazed de dar muitos socos limpos, Ele não estava em posição de continuar e a luta foi interrompida em 2:03 do terceiro.
Resendez, que foi preenchido por fãs de fotos depois da vitória, melhora a 5-0 com 2 KO. Chirino é agora 7-2 com 3 KO.
O peso médio de Armando "The Gentleman" Alvarez, de Miami, marcou um knockout sobre um soco sobre o Lee "Holliwood" de Tampa, Dawson, no segundo de sua luta de oito rodadas. Depois de dominar a primeira rodada, jogando uma infinidade de socos contra o defensivo Dawson, Alvarez o deixou com a mão direita dura para a contagem de dez 1:24 da segunda rodada.
Alvarez usa seu ledger profissional para 9-0 com 5 nocautes enquanto o recorde de Dawson desliza para 2-2-4.
No que estava sem dúvida a luta da noite em uma noite cheia de ação, Junior Lightweight Michael “Choko Guillen marcou uma parada dramática de última hora de Rafael“ Junito ”Rivera. Guillen imediatamente chegou a Rivera Winging Agressive Shots para o corpo e cabeça. Rivera, que reconheceu seu oponente se deixou aberto durante o ataque implacável, marcou um knockdown de flash com um gancho de balcão esquerdo. Não se abreteria, Guillen continuou a enxamear Rivera em um ritmo frenético no segundo e terceiro, enquanto o último encontrou sucesso marcando seu oponente aberto com chutes de contador nítido.
Com a multidão de pé na quarta e última rodada, Guillen encurralou Rivera e o largou com um tiro difícil para o corpo. Rivera imediatamente vomitou e foi contado em 2:29.
Guillén, de Edgewater, FL, é agora 2-0 com 1 suprimir. Rivera de Tampa é 1-2 (1 KO).
Altamente elogiado o peso médio júnior cubano Yordan deeta foi a distância pela segunda vez como profissional contra Farkhad "Crazy Russian" Sharipov. Deeta, que agora liga para Miami de lar, era o lutador mais movimentado e mostrou energia nas duas mãos. Sharipov, no entanto, forçou -o a trabalhar de Bell a Bell, socando de diferentes ângulos enquanto alternava regularmente entre ortodoxo e canhoto.
Escores foram 59-55 e 60-54 duas vezes. Frometa's Record é agora 8-0 (6 KO). Sharipov, de Kissimmee, FL por meio do Quirguistão, é 4-8 com 1 suprimir.
Prospect de peso médio Steed "The Stallion" Woodall de Houston, TX por meio de Birmingham, Reino Unido quebrou Bradenton, Juan Raya, Bolivian Raya, baseado em FL, a caminho de uma terceira rodada TKO. Com Ronnie Shields, de renome mundial em seu canto, Woodall dominado completamente com tiros duros para o corpo e a cabeça até que Raya's Corner jogou a toalha em 2:40 do terceiro.
Woodall melhora para 10-1-1 com 7 KO. Raya desliza para 2-5 com 1 suprimir.
"Este foi um cartão incrível de ponta a ponta,"Disse Joey Orduna de Mad Integridade Luta Sports. “Os fãs definitivamente receberam seu dinheiro e eu devo um agradecimento especial a todos os envolvidos com o evento. Lutas como essas são sobre o que se trata o esporte e se continuarmos a dar entretenimento aos fãs, O interesse no esporte só crescerá. ”
Para atualizações sobre esportes de luta de integridade louca, Visite Facebook.com/MadIntegrityFightSports
Outros resultados:
Pesos pesados: Jose Medina (2-0 winter Haven, FL) UD4 Todd Bradley (0-2 Brandon, FL) 40-36 3X
Super-médio: Arnold Hill (6-10 4 Ko's st. Petersburg, FL) MD4 Rashad Jones (4-7-2 2 Ko Selma, AL) 38-38 e 39-37 2X
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Unbeaten Frometa and Prospect Woodall Added to Bombs Away 5!

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St. Petersburg, FL (Março 28, 2016) – Joey Orduna of Mad Integrity Fight Sports is proud to announce that unbeaten junior welterweight knockout artist Yordan “Cuba” Frometa and middleweight prospect Steed “The Stallion” Woodall have been added to the “Bombs Away 5” Fight Card Sábado, Abril 2 no Bayfront Hilton no St. Petersburg.
A limited number tickets are still available by calling 813-507-5110. As portas abrem às 6:30 and the opening bell will sound at 7 pm.
Hailing from Pinar del Rio, Cuba and currently based in Miami, FL, Frometa puts his 7-0 record on the line against fellow Florida transplant Farkhad “Crazy Russian” Sharipov of Kissimmee in a six round contest. Deeta, who has six wins by knockout, captured the U-17 and junior world championships as part of Cuba’s globally renowned amateur program. The hard-hitting Frometa however faces his toughest opponent to date on the 2nd.
Em 4-7 com um nocaute, Sharipov doesn’t have a glossy record but has already proven he’s willing to fight anybody, a qualquer hora, em qualquer lugar. The 31-year-old has faced seven unbeaten foes including 2008 US Olympian Raynell Williams, well-regarded Semajay Thomas and Kevin Watts. The iron-chinned Sharipov has never been stopped and is a standout mixed martial artist who has a solid 15-6 professional ledger.
Born in the United Kingdom and residing in Miami, Woodall started his career 9-0-1 with six of those wins coming by knockout. Em sua última luta, Woodall fought on ShoBox: The New Generation for the NABF title but was stopped in the fourth round by Steve Rolls. To get back on track, Woodall’s been working hard in Houston, TX under top trainer Ronnie Shields.
Opposing Woodall will be Juan Fernando Raya of Bolivia. Raya, 2-4 (1 KO), is fighting for the third time in Florida and most recently dropped a decision to undefeated Omar Albanil in Tampa.
"I’m glad we were able to add two more quality fighters to the card,” said Orduna. “The locals were already raving about other fights on the card and now there’s even more to be excited about. Tickets are close to being sold out and there will be no better place to be than the Bayfront Hilton on Abril 2.
With the additions of Frometa-Sharipov and Woodall-Raya, Mad Integrity Fight Sports will have a total of ten fights. Headlining is popular Ali Tareh, 13-11-5 (6 KO) de Tampa contra Juan Aguirre, 6-16-1, of Jacksonville in an eight round welterweight matchup as well as the much discussed featherweight fight between St. Jose de Petersburgo "Lil’ Pacquiao "Resendez, 4-0 (2 KO), and Miami’s Raul Chirino, 7-1 (3 KO), over six rounds.
Other match ups include welterweight Armando “The Gentleman” Alvarez (8-0) of Miami against Tampa’s Lee “Holliwood” Dawson (2-2-3) junior lightweight Michael Guillen (1-0) of Port Orange versus Tampa’s Rafael Rivera (1-1) and St. Petersburg welterweight Viktor Kulakovski (4-2) challenging Paulie Simpson (2-1) de Tampa. Light heavyweight “King” Kenmon Evans (2-0) of New Smyrna Beach, St. Petersburg middleweight Raynard Hill (5-10) and heavyweight Jose Medina (1-0) of Winter Haven will also appear in separate bouts.
Para obter mais informações e atualizações, Visite Facebook.com/Madintegrityfightsports.
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Kevin Dever Gestão do Desporto assina Invicto cubano-pesado Luis Garcia

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(L-R – Kevin Dever, Luis Garcia e Patrick Brown)
Peekskill, N.I.. (Dezembro 1, 2015) – Kevin Dever Gestão do Desporto anunciou a assinatura de invicto dos meio-pesados ​​perspectiva cubana Luis “O Leão” Garcia para um contrato exclusivo de gestão.
Quase oito anos atrás,Garcia (12-0, 9 KOs) desertou de Cuba para o México com o colega boxer Alexei Acosta. Garcia (12-0, 9 KOs), que se estabeleceu em Cork, Irlanda, made his professional debut in 2008. He now lives in Peekskill, Nova Iorque.
“Foi uma mudança maior quando me mudei para a Irlanda do que há seis semanas atrás, quando me mudei para cá,” the 28-year-old Garcia explained. “It was a lot harder in Ireland because I didn’t speak a word of English. I learned English from the street, watching TV and reading. It’s not a big change for me to move around because I traveled all over the world when I was a member of the Cuban National Team.”
Garcia não lutou em quase quatro anos devido a questões gerenciais anteriores, mas seu retorno é agendado neste sábado noite, Dezembro 5, against an opponent to be determined in a six-round bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. His last fight was a win by eight-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated (12-0) Alexander Johnson em dezembro 30, 2011 em Cabazon, Califórnia.
“Não foi minha decisão de não lutar nos últimos quatro anos,” Garcia added. “Something happened with my now former manager and promoter. I trained all the time, brigaram muito, and did as much as I could do in the gym. I still had a contract until it expired. I’ve known Kevin for 2-3 anos. He asked me why I wasn’t fighting and I told him everything. He said to call him when my contract expired because he wanted to manage me and that’s what I did.
“América me oferece uma boa oportunidade, melhor do que a Inglaterra ou Irlanda, and I’m going to finish my boxing career here. I’m fighting December 5th and taking things step by step. I’m not going to rush. There are a lot of great fighters in the light heavyweight division and I hope to be in the mix next year.”
Duas lutas de Garcia Antes de sua última contra Johnson foram impressionantes 2010 nocautes técnicos do ex-campeão mundial Byron Mitchell (28-6-1) e Jorge Rodriguez Olivera (19-1), respectivamente, nas segunda e sexta rodadas.
“Deixei de boxe com um gosto ruim na minha boca, mas eu estava olhando para voltar para o boxe,” dito Kevin Dever, que co-gerencia Garcia com Patrick Brown. “I knew him from Ireland and I always wanted to manage this kid. He called to tell me his contract had expired and we worked out a deal that brought him here to live in New York.
“I honestly don’t see any rust watching him spar. I know sparring isn’t fighting but everybody in the gym stops to watch him workout. Eu acho honestamente que, uma vez que ele tem algumas boas lutas em seu currículo, ele vai ser um contendor superior na divisão dos meio-pesados. Luis Garcia é o melhor lutador que eu já trabalhei.”
Garcia, um medalhista de ouro do Campeonato Mundial Júnior, desertou porque ele estava desiludido após ter sido negado um lugar no 2008 Cuban Equipe Olímpica, apesar de ele derrotar eventual medalhista de prata olímpico Emelio Correa, Jr. in the Cuban Olympic Qualifier. Correa is the son of 1972 Campeão olímpico Emelio Correa, Sr., que ainda estava envolvido no boxe amador cubano quando seu filho foi selecionado sobre Garcia para representar Cuba na 2008 Jogos Olímpicos. Correa lost in the championship final to James Degale, o britânico que atualmente é a Federação Internacional de Boxe (IBF) campeão dos super-médios.
Não é um boxeador cubano típico defesa-primeiro, Garcia é conhecido como um perfurador nítido que muitos insiders acreditava tinha mais cabeça do que qualquer pugilistas cubanos que desertaram já, outside of Guillermo Rigondeaux e Yuriorkis Gamboum, que ambos se tornaram campeões mundiais em tempo múltiplo como profissionais.
Garcia está trabalhando fora do Be First Boxe em Peekskill e Westchester Boxing Club em White Plains (Nova Iorque), onde ele é treinado por Entalhe “Knuckles” Delury e seu assistente, o ex-desafiante ao título mundial Larry Barnes (44-3, 17 KOs). A former No. 1 classificado contendor welterweight no mundo, Barnes’ apenas três derrotas como profissional foram campeões do mundo Felix “Tito” Trinidad, Saul Mamby e Luis Ramon “Yuri Boy” Escola.
“Ele é um grande garoto, muito inteligente e respeitosa,” Delury comentou. “Há um pouco de ferrugem de estar fora de quatro anos, mas Luis vive um bom, healthy lifestyle and he hasn’t suffered any damage in the ring. Ele é 28, educado, and a true gentleman. It’s been a pleasure working with him. Luis is a gifted boxer. He’s extremely exciting to watch and has a perfect blend of offense and defense.”
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GH3 Promoções assina destaque amador cubano Hector Frometa ao contrato promocional

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Fará estréia em 06 de novembro em Las Vegas

Nutley, New Jersey (Outubro 20, 2015) – GH3 Promoções de Vito Mielnicki tem o prazer de anunciar a assinatura de Welterweight Hector Frometa a um contrato de exclusividade promocional.

Frometa de Cuba teve uma excelente carreira amadora como ele acumulou um histórico de 195-22 para o programa amador mais ilustres do mundo.
Ele tem viajado o mundo e ganhou muitos torneios amadores.
“Estamos entusiasmados para adicionar ao nosso Hector estável,”disse o presidente da GH3 Promoções, Vito Mielnicki. “Ele vem do grande sistema amador cubano e com esse pedigree e sua fome de ser grande, nós sentimos que nós adicionamos uma outra perspectiva superior para a empresa.”
“Eu sou muito abençoado e feliz por estar com GH3 Promoções. Eu sou muito grato e estou 150% focada em tornar-se um campeão do mundo,” Disse Frometa.
Frometa tem sido chamado de um bom boxeador que é agressivo.
Frometa fará sua estréia profissional em 06 de novembro na parte off-tv de um ShoBox: O show Nova Geração em Las Vegas.
“Estou tão feliz que minha primeira luta será em Las Vegas. I will be able to show my skills in front of the best boxing people in the world.”
A duas vezes campeão Nacional de Cuba tem sido nos Estados Unidos durante três meses e animado para estar em seu lar adotivo de Miami.
“Foi duro em Cuba. It was hard to live there. I had to fight like a dog just to get to the United States. I will make the most of this great opportunity. I consider myself a real student of boxing as I eat, beber e dormir o esporte.”
“Eu só quero dizer que uma tempestade está vindo. I plan to take over the 147-pound division and show why Cuban boxers are the best,” terminou o 24 year-old Frometa.
GH3 Promotions apresenta invicto dos médios Antoine Douglas, Do Super Middleweight Jerry Odom & Derrick Webster, invicto Super Bantamweight Adam Lopez, bem como Boxcino 2015 Jr. Campeão Middleweight John Thompson, Jr., de Welterweight invicto Jerrell Harris & Keenan Smith, Light Heavyweight Lavarn Harvell, Jr. Leve O'Shanique Foster & Super Middleweight Andrew Hernandez ao GH3 Promotions estável.