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Rising Star Elena Gradinar rau Fim Olivia Gerula rau IBF intercontinental Championship nyob rau hauv Narva, Estonia, on Lub peb hlis ntuj 24

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Rising poj niam lub hnub qub, Elena Gradinar ntawm Saint Petersburg, Russia, yuav lwv rau lub thawj championship siv ntawm nws tus kws ua hauj lwm thaum nws yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no yeej Olivia “lub Predator” Gerula rau lub IBF intercontinental Featherweight Championship.
Lub 10-round Gradinar vs. Gerula sib ntaus sib tua yuav coj qhov chaw nyob rau Saturday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 24, nyob rau Energia Kev ua si nawv Hall nyob rau hauv Narva, Estonia.
Lub undefeated 27-xyoo-laus Gradinar (8-0, 2 Kos) mus 73-8 raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, winning heev heev lub teb chaws thiab thoob ntiaj teb pib xyaum ua tournaments. Gradinar kuj attained los ntawm kev ua si nawv Master ntawm Russia.
Ib tug zoo-saib taus thiab ua tiav kev, Gerula, los ntawm Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, yog tus qub WBC ntiaj teb Poj niam Super Featherweight zus thiab ua rau ob vam meej defenses. Nws kuj muaj nyob rau hauv lub zoo-respected WIBA ntiaj teb Championship.
“Kuv zoo siab heev rau sib ntaus sib tua rau IBF intercontinental siv tiv thaiv qub WBC ntiaj teb tau zus ib Olivia Gerula,” hais tias Gradinar. “We will bring for boxing fans a dramatic and exiting clash between us. Kuv zoo siab heev hais tias kuv yuav sawv cev rau kuv lub teb chaws Russia thiab kuv cia siab hais tias IBF intercontinental siv yuav nrhiav tau qhov chaw nyob nyob rau hauv lub glorious Lavxias teb sab nroog ntawm St. Petersburg!”
“Kuv pog heev txog dab tsi tuaj. I look forward to visiting Estonia and soaking up some of its culture while proudly representing Canada,” hais tias Olivia Gerula. “Kuv paub Elena muaj ib tug impressive pib xyaum ua cov ntaub ntawv thiab ib tug undefeated kev cov ntaub ntawv, tab sis kuv tsis ntseeg hais tias nws tau puas tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog ib tug fighter ntawm kuv zoo thiab kev, li ntawd kuv thiaj xav tias yuav co yam.”
Gerula tus co-neeg pab txhawb Dmitriy Salita, nrog rau Lavxias teb sab-raws li Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group, hais tias lub Gerula sib ntaus yuav ua pov thawj ib tug ntau yam txog Gradinar tus hloov mus rau cov kev ibyam.
“Qhov no yuav tsum yog tus toughest kev xeem ntawm Elena lub cov tub ntxhais ua hauj lwm,” Hais lus. “Olivia Gerula tau tiv thaiv thiab nrua ntaus ntau top-level poj niam fighters nyob rau hauv lub division. Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej mus rau ib tug zoo sib ntaus thiab, nrog ib tug yeej, lub txuas ntxiv txoj kev loj hlob ntawm peb cov neej yav tom ntej ntiaj teb no tus yeej.”
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Salita Promotions Adds to World-Class Women’s Boxing Roster, Signs Top Female Prospect Franchon Crews-Dezurn to a Promotional Contract

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Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions proudly announces the signing of Baltimore-based female super middleweight prospect and former amateur world standout Franchon Crews-Dezurn to a promotional contract.
Crews-Dezurn joins a Salita Promotions women’s boxing roster that includes superstar Claressa Shields, European star Christina Hammer, and Russian future champion Elena Savelyeva.

30-year-old Crews-Dezurn, 2-1, 1 KO as a professional, is a former highly decorated, elite amateur boxer. Among her many championships, she was an eight-time US Open National Champion, a four-time National Female Golden Gloves Champion, a four-time Pan Am Continental Champion, a two-time National PAL Champion, and a two-time US Olympic Team Alternate.

She also represented Team USA in numerous international competitions, thiab nyob rau hauv 2011, Crews-Dezurn made history by becoming the first of three women in the United States to qualify and compete in the debut of women’s boxing at the Pan American Games.

Since stepping up on short notice and losing a decision in an exciting fight to women’s superstar and former amateur rival Claressa Shields in her pro debut in November 2016, Crews-Dezurn spent 2017 beating Louisiana-based contenders Latashia Burton (LEEJ TWG 1) in March and Sydney LeBlanc (UD 4) nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj.

She will make her debut fighting under the Salita Promotions banner against North Carolina’s Tiffany Woodard on Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 12, on the untelevised undercard of WBC/IBF World Champion Claressa Shields’ 168-pound title defense versus mandatory challenger Tori Nelson, nyob rau SHOWTIME (10 p.m. THIAB/PT) los ntawm lub siav Pob zeb Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Verona, New York.

“I’m very excited and grateful for the opportunity to have such a great platform for me and for women’s boxing,” said Crews-Dezurn. “There’s a lot of excitement in the Super Middleweight and Middleweight divisions and I can’t wait to be right in the thick of it.”

Crews-Dezurn says she’ll be looking to rise in the rankings on her way to high-profile showdowns, including a possible rematch with Shields.
“I love what Dmitriy has done with Claressa and he just signed Christina Hammer. Kuv yog ib tug dav hlau tua rog. I’d like to fight a few six- and eight-rounders, build myself up inside and outside the ring through hard work. There are some great fights out there. Kuv pog. There’s Claressa, Rauj, Cornejo, Nikki Adler, Tori Nelson. I want to fight for a world title before the end of the year, but my competitive side says let’s do it right now.”
Crews-Dezurn trains at the Headbangers Boxing Gym in Washington, DC, under well-regarded trainer Barry Hunter, as well as Patrice “Boogie” Harris, Jamie Harris and her husband Glenn Dezurn Jr.

“I’ve been training there for the last three years. The whole team is amazing. You’re in there with world champs and title contenders. The level of intensity is always very high. And it’s a family atmosphere I love it there.”

“Women’s boxing is suddenly flooded with great talent and Franchon, as a pioneering woman of the modern boxing age, deserves to be part of that group,” Hais Dmitriy Salita. “I’m happy to have reached an agreement with her. With her tremendous skill and marketable personality, Franchon has the potential to become another women’s superstar in a golden age for the sport.”

Tsis tas li ntawd featured rau lub Lub ib hlis ntuj 12 telecast, Uzbekistan hwj chim-xuas nrig ntaus Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) yuav fim khub undefeated thiab sab saum toj-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos) ntawm Toledo, Ohio. Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super bantamweight bout.

Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Salita Promotions, yog tam sim no rau cov muag khoom rau $75 rau thawj ob kab ntawm ringside, $65 rau seem ringside rooj thiab tag nrho lwm cov luv nqi tom $49 thiab $37, ntxiv rau tej uas siv tau cov nqi. Daim pib yuav raug muas nyob rau hauv tus neeg los yog los ntawm hu rau tus siav Pob zeb Resort Box Office ntawm 800.771.7711 lossis hauv online ntawm Ticketmaster.

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Salita Promotions congratulates Shields Nyob 2017 Xyoo-End txeeb

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Promoter Dmitriy Salita ntawm Salita Promotions xav pab zoo siab nws fighter, poj niam superstar, ob-lub sij hawm Olympic kub medalist thiab WBC thiab IBF Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib, Claressa “T Rex” Shields, rau nws impressive daim ntawv teev cov victories nyob rau hauv lub 2017 xyoo-end khoom plig.
Nyob rau hauv cia li nws tus thawj tag nrho xyoo raws li ib tug kws, Flint, Michigan lub Shields lub npe hu ua Teb chaws USA no: Poj niam Fighter ntawm lub xyoo, Yahoo Cov kev ua si: Poj niam Fighter ntawm lub xyoo, WBA: Kub Rising Star thiab WBAN: Feem ntau cov Inspirational, raws li zoo raws li Lub Qab zib Science tus Prospect ntawm lub xyoo.
Shields yog tseem nominated rau tus BWAA lub Christy Martin poj niam Fighter Ntawm Lub xyoo thiab Bill Crawford puav pheej rau siab tawv nyob rau hauv Overcoming kev nyuaj siab txeeb, uas yuav tsum tau nthuav tawm nyob rau hauv Lub ob hlis ntuj.
Tom qab xa cov kev nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 2016, Shields nyob peb lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 2017, ua boxing keeb kwm nyob rau hauv Showtime los ntawm kev ua tus thawj poj niam mus tawm xov xwm ib tug boxing kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv hwm TV. Nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj, Shields yeej lub WBC thiab tsis muaj IBF Super Middleweight Championships los ntawm yav tas los unbeaten thiab mas ntshai yeej Nikki Adler nyob rau hauv hom zam. Thiab nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj, tseem nyob rau Showtime, nws nres Hungary lub Szilvia Szabados nyob rau hauv plaub rounds.
Shields kuj yeej lub WBC Nyiaj Super Middleweight Title nyob rau hauv tsuas yog nws thib peb kev sib ntaus los ntawm tw ib tug unanimous shutout kev txiav txim siab tshaj Louisiana lub rugged Sydney LeBlanc nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm nws adoring kiv cua nyob rau hauv Michigan nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj.
“2017 yog ib tug heev kom muaj raws li xyoo rau kuv,” hais tias Shields. “Txoj siav pro thiab winning kuv thawj ob lub ntiaj teb no lub npe twb loj thrills. Tab sis kuv feem ntau txaus siab txog tus thawj poj niam mus tawm xov xwm ib tug tseem ceeb tshwm sim nyob rau hauv TV thiab muaj ob tug ntawm kuv fights nyob rau Showtime, raws li nws yog kuv lub hom phiaj mus ua poj niam boxing tshiab heights.”
Promoter Salita hais tias lub ntuj yog cov kev txwv rau 22-xyoo-laus Shields, raws li nws lub koob meej tseem tos momentum nrog txhua txhua dua sib ntaus.
“Claressa yog ib tug tshwm sim nyob rau hauv boxing; ib tug superstar fighter resurrecting tag nrho kev ua si nawv ntawm cov poj niam boxing nrog nws amazing txuj ci,” Hais lus. “Cov khoom plig zoo-deserved thiab tsuas yog thawj ntawm ntau, raws li nws ua keeb kwm thoob plaws dab tsi yuav yuav nws legendary hauj lwm. Kuv zoo siab yuav tsum tau ua hauj lwm nrog rau qhov no zoo kawg cov tub ntxhais poj niam thiab muab nws kuv sincerest nrog koj zoo siab.”
Shields yuav tom ntej no yuav pom Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 12, raws li nws defends nws 168-phaus lub npe rau ShoBox: Tus Tshiab Tiam tiv thaiv undefeated IBF yuav tsum tau challenger Tori Nelson nyob rau Showtime (10 p.m. THIAB/PT) los ntawm lub siav Pob zeb Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Verona, New York.
“Kuv yuav tsis tos mus ntxiv rau cov lus nyob rau hauv 2018, beginning with my Lub ib hlis ntuj 12 sib ntaus sib tua tiv thaiv Tori Nelson rau Showtime,” txuas ntxiv Shields. “Kuv saib rau pem hauv ntej mus rau ib tug kev koom ua ke sib ntaus nrog Christina Rauj nyob rau hauv lub caij ntuj sov. Kuv ua Vajtswv tsaug, kuv tus kivcua ntsawj, rau hauv xov xwm, Salita Promotions, thiab kuv pab rau tag nrho cov nyiaj them yug.”
Tsis tas li ntawd featured rau lub Lub ib hlis ntuj 12 telecast, Uzbekistan hwj chim-xuas nrig ntaus Shakh Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) yuav fim khub undefeated thiab sab saum toj-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos) ntawm Toledo, Ohio. Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super bantamweight bout.
Highlights ntawm lub tebchaws United States sib ntaus sib tua debut ntawm tam sim no WBC thiab WBO Middleweight poj niam tau zus ib, thiab yav tom ntej Shields tus nrog sib ntaus, Christina “poj niam Rauj” Rauj (22-0, 10 Kos) yuav kuj yuav tau.
Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Salita Promotions, yog tam sim no rau cov muag khoom rau $75 rau thawj ob kab ntawm ringside, $65 rau seem ringside rooj thiab tag nrho lwm cov luv nqi tom $49 thiab $37, ntxiv rau tej uas siv tau cov nqi. Daim pib yuav raug muas nyob rau hauv tus neeg los yog los ntawm hu rau tus siav Pob zeb Resort Box Office ntawm800.771.7711 lossis hauv online ntawm Ticketmaster.
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Salita Promotions Signs Women’s Superstar Christina Hammer to Multi-Fight Promotional Contract

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Promoter Dmitriy Salita proudly announces the signing of undefeated women’s unified world middleweight champion Christina Hammer to a multi-fight promotional contract.
Already a superstar in Europe, “poj niam Rauj” (22-0, 10 Kos), from Dortmund, Lub teb chaws yelemees, (via Novodolinka, Kazakhstan) is the current WBC and WBO Middleweight Champion. She has also previously held the WBF Middleweight, as well as WBO and WBF Super Middleweight Championships.
Under Salita’s promotional direction, Hammer will make her United States boxing debut on Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 12, nyob rau ntawm lub Txoj siav pob zeb Resort Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Verona, New York, on the non-televised undercard of a ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam telecast (10 p.m. THIAB/PT), featuring unified Women’s Super Middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields’ WBC and IBF title defense against mandatory challenger Tori Nelson. Hammer is scheduled for a 10-round fight, highlights of which will be shown on SHOWTIME.
“I never had any doubt that my manager Harald Pia and I would reach an agreement,” said a happy Hammer of the signing. “I love the U.S.,” nws txuas ntxiv mus. “If you are successful here, you will be successful everywhere. Since the beginning of my boxing career it has been a dream of mine to fight in the U.S.. Kuv yuav tsis tos rau Lub ib hlis ntuj 12.”
Hammer joins the Salita Promotions roster that also includes women’s superstar, unified super middleweight champion and two-time gold medalist Claressa Shields, as well as world, European (2X) thiab Lavxias teb sab (6X) amateur champion and 2012 Olympian, Elena Savelyeva.
“Christina has all the tools to become a star in the U.S.,” Hais Dmitriy Salita. “Her skills, personality and appeal outside the ring make Christina a unique and special fighter in the talent-filled middleweight division. Kuv ntseeg hais tias 2018 is going to be a historic year for women’s boxing all over the world.”
Hammer is a technically outstanding boxer, but her outstanding physical strength is what separates her from the rest of the world’s 160-pound fighters. She was voted WBF Female Fighter of the Year in 2011 thiab 2013; the WBO Female Fighter of the Year in 2013; the BDB Female Boxer of the Year in 2016; the HERQUL Female Boxer of the Year in 2017 and is the only woman in Europe to earn the Diamond Ring of the WBO.
“It is always a pleasure to work with highly professional partners,” said manager Pia of the deal. “I’m confident we have a contract that is good for all parties. Christina is very happy to be fighting in the U.S. It is a dream of hers to be successful over here and she can’t wait to show the U.S. public who Christina Hammer is!”
Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm Salita Promotions, yog tam sim no rau cov muag khoom rau $75 rau thawj ob kab ntawm ringside, $65 rau seem ringside rooj thiab tag nrho lwm cov luv nqi tom $49 thiab $37, ntxiv rau tej uas siv tau cov nqi. Daim pib yuav raug muas nyob rau hauv tus neeg los yog los ntawm hu rau tus siav Pob zeb Resort Box Office ntawm 800.771.7711 lossis hauv online ntawm Ticketmaster.
In the telecast opener Uzbekistan power-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev (11-0, 11 Kos) yuav fim khub undefeated thiab sab saum toj-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 Kos) ntawm Toledo, Ohio. Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 Kos) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 Kos; 1-3 WSB) nyob rau hauv ib tug 10-round super bantamweight bout.
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Salita Signs Co-Promotional Deal with Russian Heavyweight KO Artist Apti Davtaev

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Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions proudly announces the signing of Russian heavyweight prospect Apti Davtaev (13-0-1, 13 Kos) mus rau ib tug co-promotional kev pom zoo, in association with KA promotions and Kazbek Aslambekov.
Already the promoter of top heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller, Salita says that the 6′ 5″ KO artist Davtaev has strong potential to also rise to the top of the big man’s division.
“The heavyweights are once again infused with lots of talent, and Aptis’ punching power and size will make him a real threat to the best in the division,” Hais lus. “I am very happy to team up with and work together with KA promotions and Kazbek Aslambekov in progressing Apti to the heavyweight world title.”
The heavy-handed 28-year-old Davtaev hails from Kurchaloi, Russia, and is trained by Hampasha Magomedov in the city of Grozny in the Ahmat Boxing Club. A relentless pressure fighter, he won the WBC Slovenian title in just his tenth pro fight.
Lub hom phiaj, he says is to fight in North America and enter the world stage.
“My goal is to become the heavyweight champion of the world,” said Davtaev. “I am very confident that I will accomplish this goal with Salita Promotions and Kazbek Aslambekov. Professional boxing is on a high level, especially in my weight class, in the USA, so that is where I want to be.”
“I am very happy about our working relationship with Salita Promotions,” said Aslambekov. “It’s a company that is shown great results and fast growth in the boxing world. I am very impressed with the work that they have done for their various fighters the proper tools and strategic guidance quickly elevates the boxers they work with.”
Salita says his newest heavyweight will be getting the preparations necessary to become a star in boxing.
“We will bring Apti to our training base in the US, where he will get world-class training
and continue his development as a fighter,” continued Salita. “I am proud to be working with him and his team.”

Davtaev is scheduled to fight Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 20, in a 10-round fight in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and then will be travelling to the US to continue his training for his first fight in North America.
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Undefeated Junior Welterweight KO Artist Shoh Ergashev Added to Jacobs vs. Arias Undercard

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The one to watch, 25-year-old knockout sensation Shohjahon “Descendant of Tamerlane” Ergashev has been added to the untelevised undercard of the Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 11, Danny Jacobs vs. Luis Arias and Jarrell Miller vs. Mariusz Wach boxing event at NYCB LIVE: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
Jacobs vs. Arias and Miller vs. Wach are presented by Matchroom Boxing USA, in association with Brooklyn Sports & Lom ze, Salita Promotions and Roc Nation Sports. It will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m. THIAB/PT. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, NYCBLIVE.com, los ntawm hu xov tooj 800-745-3000 or at the Ticketmaster Box Office at the Coliseum.
Considered one of the best current prospects coming out of Central Asia, the popular Ergashev (9-0, 9 Kos) is a former four-time national champion in his home country. Raws li ib tug kws, the dangerous southpaw has won his last five fights in the first round.
“I came to the US to show that I am the best fighter in the world,” said Ergashev. “I look for the knockout in every fight and Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 11 is no different. It’s my biggest stage and I will put on a show!”
To prepare for his six-round showdown, Ergashev is training at Kronk Gym in Detroit with well-known Javan SugarHill Steward, who says he is looking fearsome in sparring.
“He’s a big puncher, with good athleticism and great potential,” said Steward. “I look forward to working with him and seeing him develop in the talent-rich junior welterweight division.”
Promoter Dmitriy Salita says although Ergashev is a new name in the United States, he is already well-known in his Uzbek community.
“Shoh has the power, skills and charisma to be a star in boxing,” Hais lus. “He has a very loyal fan base as well. Although it’s his first fight in the US, he will have hundreds of people from his community in New York City and from around the country, and even from Russia, coming to support him on Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 11.”
In his last appearance, in June at the Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy in Zhukovka, Russia, Ergashev needed less than a minute to knock opponent Sunatollo Rakhmatulloev down twice and stop him at 0:50 ntawm cov thawj puag ncig.

In other action that night, undefeated New York City police officer Dimash “Xob Laim” Niyazov (12-0, 5 Kos) born in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, now residing in Staten Island, NY, will also fight in a six-round lightweight bout on the non-televised portion of the undercard.

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Salita Promotions Signs Elite Russian Female Elena Gradinar to Co-Promotional Contract

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The female fighting stable of promoter Dmitriy Salita has grown again, as Salita proudly announces the signing of Russian featherweight Elena Gradinar to a co-promotional contract (nrog rau Lavxias teb sab-raws li Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group).
Lub undefeated 27-xyoo-laus Gradinar (6-0, 1 KO) raws li ib tug kev boxer, mus 73-8 raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, winning heev heev lub teb chaws thiab thoob ntiaj teb pib xyaum ua tournaments.
A resident of Saint Petersburg, Russia, Gradinar has attained the designation of Sport Master of Russia. Raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, she notched victories over current World Amateur Bantamweight Champion Dina Zheloman of Kazakhstan, current European and Russian Amateur Super Lightweight Champion Alexandra Ordina, current Russian Featherweight Champion and Bronze medalist of Europe, Natalia Samokhina, as well as two victories over former Russian Featherweight Champion Ekaterina Sycheva.
Trained and managed by well-known Russian boxing figure Igor Shafer, Gradinar says she hopes the co-promotional deal with Salita will improve her visibility in North America, leading to greater opportunities.
“I am very proud to sign with a Russian/American promoter, Dmitry salita, who is doing great work with Claressa Shields and becoming one of the main North American promoters of female boxers,” hais tias Gradinar. “I look forward to fighting in the United States against the best they have to offer and becoming a world champion.”
“Elena is a talented boxer that will add international flavor to the outstanding female bantamweight division which includes outstanding boxers like Heather Hardy, Cindy Serrano, Jelena Mrdjenovich and others,” Hais Dmitriy Salita. “Russia has many male world champions and Elena will follow in their footsteps.”\

Elena Gradinar will fight for the first time under her new co-promotional banner in a 10-rounder against Maria Jose Nunez in Narva, Estonia, rau Lub kaum hli ntuj 21.
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Salita Signs Super Bantamweight Powerhouse Jesse Angel Hernandez to a Promotional Contract

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Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions proudly announces the signing of super bantamweight prospect Jesse Angel Hernandez to an exclusive promotional contract.
A 26-year-old southpaw from Fort Worth, Texas, Hernandez (9-1, 7 Kos) first came to Salita’s attention last Lub yim hli ntuj 4, at a Salita Promotions event at the MGM Grand Detroit, and live on ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam, where he sored an impressive TKO 5 over Russia’s formerly undefeated Vladimir Tikhonov (16-0). Tikhonov, a Salita fighter, was overwhelmed by the strength, heavy hands and fearsome body attack of Hernandez.
It was a display of offensive firepower that promoters look for in a prospect.
Hernandez compiled a 68-6 record as an amateur before turning pro in 2009. Hampered by inactivity for five years, due to managerial issues and a shortage of local gyms, he has rededicated his career since returning in 2014.
Hernandez comes from a boxing family and is one of 16 brothers and sisters. Nine of the boys were boxers and six turned professional, including Jose “El Loco” Hernandez, who scored a draw against former world champion Mickey Bey, and Rodrigo Hernandez, who fought to the only draw with Leo Santa Cruz.
“It’s like a blessing to sign with Salita,” Hais Hernandez. “I feel like we are very good fit. A company with great potential to make hardworking fighters into championship level athletes. I plan on making a name for myself and eventually win a world title.”
A true force in the ring, Hernandez says as he progresses to bigger fights, his relentless style will become even more effective.
“I was made for 12 rounds or more. I have an advantage that will help me reach my plan of dominating the 122-lb. division and eventually move up and hopefully do the same at higher divisions. I would like to fight anybody who holds a title once I get my opportunity. I want to fight whoever is the best when I get to that level. I fear no one. If you have ranking points or a title, I hope to see you in my future.”
“Jesse has an exciting, aggressive TV-friendly style,” Hais Dmitriy Salita. “I am confident that with more fights and exposure he will be on his way to being a big name in the super bantamweight division.”
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Salita Signs Russia’s Heavily Decorated Former Amateur World Champion Elena Savelyeva to a Co-Promotional Contract

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Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions is proud to announce the signing of one of the most decorated female amateur boxers in the world, Russia’s Elena Savelyeva, to a co-promotional contract, nrog rau Lavxias teb sab-raws li Alexander Nevskiy Promotion Group.
Savelyeva, tam sim no 1-0 raws li ib tug kev boxer, mus 134-15-1 raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, winning the world, European (2X) thiab Lavxias teb sab (6X) championships during her illustrious career. She represented her homeland in the 2012 Summer Olympics and competed in the first-ever women’s Olympic boxing match in history.
Turning her sights on professional boxing, she is now looking to win a world title in the pros and looking to settle the score with her amateur arch rival Nicole Adams.
“My goal is to become a world champion in all the major sanctioning bodies and be recognized as one of the best boxers in the world,” said Savelyeva. “Signing with Salita Promotions will progress my career and open doors for me to help me reach my goals. I look forward to fighting the best in the world and reaching the highest levels of pro boxing soon.”
Lo lus, who already promotes women’s superstar Claressa Shields, says his latest signing will add spice to an already heating-up world of women’s boxing.
“Elena is one of the most accomplished female boxers in the world,” Hais lus. “And with her numerous international, national and world titles, she will add flavor and excitement to the growing sport of woman’s professional boxing. Russia has some of the best boxers in the world and now there is a very skilled lady boxer joining that elite group.”

Salita’s co-promoter, Alexander Nevskiy, says the deal with Salita will give Savelyeva greater reach and strengthen her possibilities. “This is a great initiative to do a joint boxing business with a growing US promotional company, said Nevskiy. “This partnership is very important for us to develop and advance both our male and female boxers from the FSU territories in the US and Global market.”

Savelyeva’s next fight is scheduled for Cuaj hlis 23 in Borisov, Belarus. It will be an eight-rounder against fellow Russian Eugenia Zablotskaya.
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Claressa Shields Dominates to Win WBC Silver Belt, Sets Detroit Brawl Gate Record; Has Sights on World Championship Next

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In just her first eight-round fight, Claressa “T-Rex” Shields scored a spectacular unanimous decision victory last Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 16, at the Masonic Temple in Detroit to win the WBC Silver Super Middleweight Title.

Shields (3-0, 1KO) dominated tough Sydney “Ginger the Ninja” LeBlanc (4-2-1), winning all eight rounds on all three judges’ scorecards en route to adding the WBC Silver belt to her NABF Middleweight Championship belt. LeBlanc was simply no match for the blazing fists of crowd favorite Shields, who has convincingly established herself as a world championship-class contender in women’s boxing after just three professional fights.
Shields’ bout was the main event of a jam-packed Detroit Brawl event which set a new gate record for promoter Dmitriy Salita’s popular Detroit-based series.

“Claressa is one of the best boxers in the world!” Hais Dmitriy Salita. “Regardless of gender, her skills and experience are that of the elite fighters in the world. She is improving with each fight and the sky is the limit. Claressa is ready for the top fighters in her division and we will work on making a big championship fight happen next.”

In the 10-round co-main event, transplanted Detroit cruiserweight Alexey Zubov moved to 15-1, 9 KOs with a surprisingly easy 10-round decision over Detroit’s highly regarded Demetrius Banks (9-1, 4 Kos).
Los ntawm cov qhib tswb, the superior work rate of Zubov told the story, as the confused Banks had no answers for the big Russian’s jab. Tag nrho peb cov txiav txim tua nkag rau hauv lub sib ntaus 99-91. There were no knockdowns.
“Two of the best cruiserweight prospects in the world met in Detroit,” continued Salita. “The winner is now a real contender, ready to fight the best in the world. Alexey is much improved since his time training with Sugar Hill at the Kronk Boxing Gym. The magic of Kronk is alive and came to life in Alexey’s performance. Great things on the horizon for him!”
Another of Salita’s growing stable of promising contenders, Detroit bantamweight Ja’Rico O’Quinn (7-0, 5Kos) had too many tools for the outgunned David Martino (2-3, 2 Kos) and won by dominant unanimous decision (60-54, tag nrho peb cov txiav txim). A talent to watch, O’Quinn basically walked the determined Martino into his lightning-fast shots for six rounds.
“Ja’Rico’s defense was superb in his fight. His opponent was rarely able to even touch him. He is going to be a force at 118 phaus. in the not-too-distant future.”
Another surging contender from the Salita stable, junior welterweight wrecking ball Bakhtiyar Eyubov (13-0, 11 Kos) yuav tsum tau cia li 1:41 of round one to chew up and spit out Mexico’s Cesar Soriano. Eyubov targeted the body of Soriano and took away his breath with thudding left hoods to the liver that ended things quickly. Eyubov is an animal.
“Bakhtiyar went up a weight class because no one will fight him. This fight showed why,” Hais lus. “He is too strong for most fighters to stay in with for very long. He will be in a big fight in the near future. He’s ready.”
In other results, Michigan’s Antonio Urista (8-2, 2 Kos), pulled off a surprising upset with a six-round unanimous decision (59-53 thiab 58-54 thiab 58-54) over Turkmenistan’s Serdar Hudayberdiyev (3-1, 2 Kos). Urista dropped Hudayberdiyev with a looping right hand and he never fully recovered. Both fighters suffered cuts in this rugged affair.
To open the show, Michigan light heavyweight Darren Gibbs (1-2, I KO) picked up his first professional victory with a 30-second TKO1 over debuting Scott McCurdy; Jacob Bonas (3-0-1, 2 Kos) scored a TKO3 over Tony Brooks (1-2) and Dimash Niyazov (10-0-3, 5 Kos) stayed undefeated with a fifth-round TKO over a surprisingly determined Ramon Guevara (10-24-2, 6 Kos).
“Thank you to everyone involved in this terrific show,” Hais Dmitriy Salita. “The fans of Michigan asked for world-class boxing and they’ve responded by filling the Masonic Temple. And thank you to all my great sponsors for all their help and congratulations to all the fighters for their brave performances. It is onward and upward for Claressa Shields, who will be back later this summer against a world-class fighter. Kom meej meej, she is ready for anyone in the world.”
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