 COLORADO SPRINGS, Volta. (Maig 21, 2018) – Future Hall of Famer Antonio “The Magic Man” Tarver (31-6-1, 1 NC, 22 KOs) has just about done it all as a boxer having been an Olympic medal winner and world champion as an amateur, along with capturing five major light heavyweight world titles as a professional, as well as a pair of L'Anell magazine’s top honors, and four other world championships in two different divisions.“I credit USA Boxing for giving me structure for the first time in my life,” Tarver va explicar. “Everything was scheduled; curfew, eating, entrenament, dormir….tot! I then understood that I had to be accountable for everything I did. I had talent, but I wasn’t structured, and that was bigger than me. I had to adjust to authority. My determination took off, giving me support I never had before. I went on to make speaking engagements and get sponsors. I broke barriers. I’ve been the best at every level that I fought at in the world.”
Tarver was a highly decorated amateur who had an amazing 158-12 registre. He is the only boxer to capture gold medals at World Amateur Championships, U.S. National Championships and Pan-American Games in the same year (1995). The Orlando, Florida-born southpaw won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, losing in the quarterfinals to future world champion Vassiliy Jirov, who Tarver had defeated in the semifinals of the 1995 Campionats del món d'aficionats. Tarver also won top honors at the 1994 National Golden Gloves Tournament and 1995 World Championships Challenge.
“I went on a winning roll in 1995 and went into the Olympics in rare form,” Tarver va dir. “And that’s why I was favored to win a gold medal. I was hitting him (Jirov), the same guy I’d beaten in the World Championships, but no points were registering for me. I had a good second round, but I was down three points, so I threw my game plan away in the third round. I felt I had to do more and got away from my style: counter punching, not getting hit, and being patient. I thought I had won and so did a lot of people. I made up for that, encara que, with a gold-medal professional career.
“I had been faced with a decision about going pro after I was beaten in the ’92 Olympic Trials. I decided to stay in the amateurs, despite not having any guarantees about making the 1996 U.S. Equip olímpic. I sacrificed four years of my pro career, which is why I turned pro at a relatively late age (27). I was determined when I found out the 1996 Olympics were in Atlanta. I think I made the right decision and I have no regrets.
“I had always dreamed of going to the Olympics. I saw Roy Jones, Jr – we first fought each other at 13 – get robbed of gold. I was watching that on television, jumped up, and knew where I was heading: The Olympics! We both suffered horrible decisions in the Olympics and I knew then that our careers would be parallel.
Tarver made his pro debut February 18, 1997 a Filadèlfia, parada Joaquin Garcia (4-0) en la segona ronda.
“I was an Olympic bronze medal winner but when I first turned pro,” Tarver added, “I didn’t have a promoter or manager. Nobody was willing to take a chance on me until I was 4-0, when I signed by first contract with Russell Peltz. I felt nobody could beat me.”
Nobody was able to beat Tarver, at least until his 17º pro lluita, quan Eric Hardingdefeated Tarver by way of a 12-round unanimous decision.
Dos anys més tard, Tarver embarked on a 12-fight murderer’s row stretch during the next seven years, arguably establishing him as the No. 1 lluitador lliura per lliura en el món. It all started with a successful rematch with Harding (21-1-1) in Indianapolis, when Tarver dropped Harding in the fourth round, plus twice more in the fifth, on his way to a fifth-round technical knockout to avenge his lone pro loss to that date.
Next up for Tarver was a showdown with 44-3 Montell Griffin for the WBC and IBF 175-pound division titles, which were vacated by Roy Jones Jr., Abril 26, 2003 al Foxwoods Resort Casino en Mashantucket, Connecticut. In his first world title shot as a pro, Tarver pitched a complete shutout, decking Griffin in the first and last rounds to shut out his opponent by scores of 120-103 dels tres jutges.
Set mesos més tard, però, Tarver lost a controversial 12-round majority decision and his WBC crown (he was stripped of his IBF belt) to WBA Super and IBO champion Jones in Las Vegas. The following May at the venue, Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, encara que, Tarver became the first to knockout Jones, putting him to sleep in the second round.
Tarver then became a mainstream celebrity, appearing on late-night shows and covers ofL'Anell magazine and KO Magazine, and co-hosting an ESPN Divendres Night Fights transmissió per televisió.
“I was robbed in my first fight with Roy,” Tarver insisted. “They called my knockout of Roy the greatest upset in light heavyweight history. Why didn’t they see me coming? I had beaten everybody ranked ahead of me. Roy was the pound-4-pound king, but he knew. I may not be the fastest, the quickest, or the strongest, but I doubt that there’s ever been a pro fighter to enter the ring with a higher IQ than me. Even at my age, I still feel that way today.”
The WBC stripped Tarver of his title in 2004 for fighting IBF champion Glen Johnson (41-9-2) instead of the WBC mandatory challenger. Johnson, irònicament, was stripped of his IBF title for the same reason right before his fight in Los Angeles with Tarver. Tarver and Johnson fought for L'Anell and IBO titles and Johnson won a 12-round split decision.
In their rematch six months later a Memphis, Tarver won a unanimous 12-round decision over Johnson to capture the IBO strap. Tarver completed his trilogy with Jones, retaining his IBO title with a unanimous 12-round decision (117-111, 116-112, 116-112).
Tarver lost a 12-round decision June 10, 2006 in Atlantic City to Bernard Hopkins for the IBO championship, which was soon vacated and recaptured by Tarver with a 12-round majority decision over Elvir Muriqi (34-3).
Tarver traveled to Australia in 2011 to challenge IBO cruiserweight champion and local hero Danny Green, who retired after nine rounds, as Tarver added another title belt to his display case.
Al desembre de 2013 a Temecula, Califòrnia, Tarver knocked out Jonathan Banks (29-2-1) a la setena ronda, and Tarver’s last fight was a 12-round split decision draw with former world champion Steve Cunningham (28-7) a Newark, Nova Jersey.
En 2006, Tarver starred as Mason “The Line” Dixon, the heavyweight champion in the film,Rocky Balboa.
Tarver, as he marches towards his planned history-making performance by becoming the oldest heavyweight world champion of all-time, also has served as a color commentator in boxing for Spike TV and Showtime.
Avui, a l'edat de 49, Tarver is still technically active, and he also trains his son and undefeated middleweight prospect, Antonio Tarver, Jr. (5-0 (4 KOs), where they live in Tampa, Florida.
“I was older than the rest of the boxers on the U.S. Olympic Team and the U.S. National Team,” Tarver va remarcar. “What a team! Guys like Diego Corrales i Zab Judah didn’t make that Olympic Team. I gave Floyd Mayweather, Jr. his first moniker, ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’, until he changed it years later to ‘Money’. We had a bond on that Olympic team with Floyd, Fernando Vargas, David Reid, Zarim Raheem and the others.”
Although at the age of 49 he is still an active fighter, Tarver occassionally does some color commentating and he trains pro and amateur boxers at a gym in Tampa, Florida. “I’m not retired as a fighter,” Tarver commented. “I started a program, ‘Train with The Champ’, and it includes room rent and training. I like to say it’s an AirB&B for boxing. I train my son (5-0 de pes mitjà Antonio Tarver, Jr. ja està. I learned a lot from my early days, training in Orlando with my coach, Lou Harris, and I reunited with Jimmy Williams, que és 90 ara, training my son together in Tampa.
Tarver also is an advocate of the relatively new “Associació d'Antics Alumnes de Boxa dels EUA,” which was created to champion a lifelong, relacions mútuament beneficioses entre USA Boxing i els seus antics alumnes, –boxejadors, funcionaris, entrenadors i aficionats a la boxa — l'Associació d'Antics Alumnes connecta generacions de campions, inspirar i retornar als futurs campions de boxa d'USA Boxing, dins i fora de l'anell de.
“I’m going online to join,” Tarver va dir. “I’m looking forward to attending an Alumni Association meeting, Juny 24-30 during the Junior Olympics in Charleston, Virgínia Occidental.
Everything that goes around, ve al voltant, in USA Boxing. Just ask future Hall of Fame candidate Antonio Tarver.
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Undefeated ‘Korican Kid’ Logan Yoon to Face Former Two-Time World Champion Juan Carlos Salgado at ‘Rumble at the Rock’ This Friday at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino a Hollywood, Florida
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Former World Champ Payano to Face Undefeated Plania in Co-Main at ‘Rumble at the Rock’ This Friday at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino a Hollywood, Florida
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Reyes Headlines Fight Night Promotions Card March 9 at Florida State Fairgrounds
Tampa, Florida (Març 7, 2018) – Welterweight up and comer Mark Reyes will face veteran Larry Yanez in the main event of Fight Night Promotions’ “Divendres Night Fights” Divendres, Març 9 at the Florida State Fairgrounds Entertainment Center in Tampa, Florida.
Tickets are available by calling 813-532-5243. Les portes obren a 6 pm and the opening bell is at 7.
Viure i lluitar fora de Tampa, Reyes started boxing at the age of 6, becoming a multi-time National Champion. His dream was to represent the US in the 2016 Olympics but his path to Rio was derailed by an injury. As a pro, the talented Reyes has a perfect 5-0 registre amb 3 wins by knockout and many industry insiders consider the 21-year-old to be one of Florida’s blue chip prospects.
Originally from Cuba and now residing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Yanez is a fearless fighter who never turns down a challenge. He’s faced the likes of Gary Antuanne Russell, Samuel Seah, Rickey Edwards, Ivan Najera and Yoelvis Gamboa. In Novemebr 2012, Yanez upset previously unbeaten Jairo Martinez via unanimous decision.
The Reyes-Yanez fight is slated for 6 rondes.
En l'esdeveniment co-principal , Female bantamweight sensation Jasmine “The Animal” Artega of Tampa risks her 4-0 record in a four rounder against iron-chinned Louisianan Ivanna Coleman. Artega’s won all of her bouts by knockout, three coming in the first round and she’s quickly built a reputation as a dynamic puncher with championship potential. Un veterà de 9 baralles, all but one of Coleman’s opponents were unbeaten and she’s never been stopped.
Cruiserweight Ramon Nicholas, 10-2 (6 Nocauts) looks to continue his impressive run when he battles Jimmy “Mad Boxer” Owensby, 5-7 (2 Nocauts) of Louisiana in a six round contest. Born in Cuba but now living in Miami, Florida, Nicolas holds impressive victories over renowned spoiler Darnell Boone and former world title challenger Marcus Oliveira. A standout in the World Series of Boxing, both of his Nicholas’ setbacks came via disqualification. Owensby is also riding a wave of confidence, handing 5-0 Richard Brown his first defeat last July.
Junior lightweight Iron Alvarez, 1-0 (1 KO), de Winter Haven, FL meets Alabama’s Jamarkus Harmon, 0-2, in a four rounder. Locals Juan Avila, Ramon De La Paz and Michael Ream will also appear in undercard action.
“There was a lot that went into making this card happen including a last minute venue change,” said William Hunter of Fight Night Promotions. “We’re pleased to be showcasing who we believe are two of Florida’s best up and comers in Mark Reyes and Jasmine Artega. Ramon Nicholas is also a great talent who has never truly been defeated. I hope to see everybody at the Fairgrounds Divendres nit ".
Silva sharp for Saturday showdown with Casarez; targets the best at 135
Ciutat Planta, Florida (Març 1, 2018) – Many in the boxing world best remember Brazilian lightweight William Silva for his gutsy 2016 performance against Felix Verdejo. In the HBO televised bout, Silva showed tremendous heart and toughness but was outpointed over ten rounds in front of a sold out pro-Verdejo crowd.
“I didn’t have the right team or training camp at the time,"Va dir Silva, who entered the Verdejo bout 23-0.
Since relocating to Florida from Arizona, Silva linked up with Jose Rodriguez at the Plant City Boxing Gym and inked a promotional agreement with Tampa-based Fire Fist Boxing Promotions. Al novembre 2017, he returned to the ring after a year and a half layoff to outpoint Ariel Vasquez. Fins ara, everything has paid off and Silva’s currently in top form.
“He’s been training at a fantastic pace, va dir Rodríguez. “His balance and power are extraordinary – he’s ready to fight!"
En Dissabte, Març 3, Silva faces tough Rogelio Casarez in the 10 round main event of a Fire Fist Boxing card at Banquet Masters in Clearwater, Florida. Silva-Casarez is for the NBA World and IBO Continental lightweight championships. Casarez, who has a deceiving 13-6 registre, faced excellent opposition including Jamel Herring and multi-division title contender Cesar Seda, who he took the distance last August.
“I don’t know much about him besides that he’s a tough lefty that comes at you,” Silva said of his opponent.
Even with limited information about the man he’ll swap punches with Saturday evening, Silva’s confident he’ll defeat his Arkansas-based foe before setting his sights on the 135 pound division’s elite.
"(Amb una victòria) I hope to get ranked and fight the top fighters at 135. This is my time to make it happen because I’ve got the right people behind me that believe in my career.”
The card starts at 7 pm i també característiques 7 other bouts including local standouts Nicholas Iannuzzi, Antonio Tarver Jr., Josep Fernández, Ricky Tomlinson and Ozodek Aripov.
Les butlletes estan disponibles a ticketmaster.com and tables can be purchased by calling 813-734-2461. Fans can also watch the eight bout card live anywhere in the world for just $9.99 by going to https://www.fite.tv/watch/
William Silva encapçala març 3 a Clearwater, Florida
Tampa, Florida (Febrer 18, 2018) - El contendent lleuger William "Baby Face" Silva torna al ring dissabte, Març 3 enfrontar-se a Rogelio Casarez al Banquet Master a Clearwater, Florida.
La targeta de vuit combats està promoguda per Fire Fist Boxing Promotions. Les entrades estan disponibles a Ticketmaster.com i es poden comprar taules trucant 813-734-2461. Els aficionats també poden veure la targeta en directe només per $9.99 a Fite.tv/watch/lightweight-
Procedent de Sao Paolo, Brasil però resideix a Florida, Silva té un excel·lent 24-1 expedient professional amb 14 d'aquelles victòries per nocaut. L'antic títol de pes lleuger llatí de l'OMB va lluitar contra el molt promocionat Felix Verdejo a HBO 2016 però es va quedar curt en una actuació atrevida. Silva vol tornar a estar en el punt de mira, però primer ha de passar una dura prova 3rd.
Conegut pel seu sobrenom “El Loco,Casarez ha demostrat la seva voluntat de lluitar contra qualsevol, en qualsevol moment, on sigui. El nadiu d'Arkansas, que és 13-6 amb 5 Nocauts, lluitat 2012 Olympian Jamel Arengada, l'invicte Louis Cruz i el retador al títol mundial de dues divisions, César Seda. En 2016, Casarez va viatjar fins a la Xina per capturar el NABF i l'IBU 130 títols de lliures en superar en dotze rondes el Ronnakit Boontree, invicte anteriorment.
L'enfrontament Silva-Casarez està previst per a deu rondes i és per a l'NBA World i IBO Continental 135 títols de lliures.
El popular pes creuer de Tampa Nicholas "The Showstopper" Iannuzzi torna al cercle quadrat per primera vegada en gairebé quatre anys per enfrontar-se a Lemarcus Tucker d'Arkansas en una ronda de sis.. Conegut per la seva personalitat més gran que la vida, Iannuzzi té un sòlid 18-4 registre amb 10 Nocauts. Tucker, 5-3-1 (3 Nocauts), va tenir les nou baralles professionals durant la pausa d'Iannuzzi i busca una segona victòria consecutiva.
Ricky "Cowboy" Tomlinson de Thonotasassa, FL es troba amb l'invicte Ernest Hall de Baltimore, MD en un concurs de quatre rondes de pes ploma. Tomlinson, 5-3-2 (3 Nocauts) és un gran empat local i va lluitar tota la seva carrera al Sunshine State.
El prospecte de pes mitjà Antonio Tarver Jr. d'Orlando, FL vol fer-se amb el seu rècord 5-0 quan coneix Dallas, El veterà Carlos Dixon amb seu a Texas en un concurs de quatre rondes. Tarver Jr. és fill de l'antic campió unificat Antonio Tarver.
"A Fire Fist Boxing estem desitjant una nit explosiva de boxa amb combats de campionat i una gran carta de baix,” va dir la promotora Jody Caliguire. "Estic desitjant veure tots els aficionats a la boxa per una altra gran vetllada plena de talent internacional i local.”
En altres combats preliminars, Joseph Fernandez es troba amb Thomas Amaro en una ronda de sis, El pes pesat Jordan Sanders desafia a Rodríguez Cade durant quatre rondes, Ozodbek Aripov s'enfronta a Chaklit Ali Redwood en un pes mitjà júnior de quatre rondes i Rufat Huseynov lluita contra Emilio Rivera.
Per obtenir més informació, aneu a Firefirstboxing.net o Facebook.com/Firefistboxing.
L'OR AMATEUR ESTARÀ A LLEGIR A NEF 33 A PORTLAND
Portland, Maine (Febrer 7, 2018) - Lluites de Nova Anglaterra (NEF) torna a Aura a PortlandAbril 14, 2018 amb el següent esdeveniment mixt d'arts marcials de la promoció lluita, “NEF 33: Riptides.” El dia d'avui, NEF va anunciar l'addició d'un combat de títol amateur de pes ploma a la targeta. Taylor Constantine (3-3) es reunirà Shawn llarg (4-0) pel campionat vacant de 145 lliures.
Taylor Costantino és natural de Long Island, Nova York on va començar la seva carrera de MMA 2011 després de coronar-se campió de Sambo dels Estats Units i Panamericà. Després de traslladar-se a Maine, Costantino va continuar entrenant i va debutar a la NEF a principis 2016 amb una victòria per nocaut tècnic de 25 segons sobre Frank Johanson (2-2). Actualment, és membre d'Evolution Athletix amb seu a Saco.
“Estic molt emocionat de lluitar a Portland contra un rival dur,” va dir Constantí. “Mai m'he pres un rival fàcil, i aquesta lluita no és diferent. Tinc moltes coses per demostrar als meus entrenadors, els meus companys i jo mateix – i un home amb alguna cosa a demostrar és un home perillós.”
L'invicte Shawn Lunghi ha estat dominant en dues aparicions anteriors a la gàbia de la NEF. El nadiu de Florida va viatjar per primera vegada al nord a la tardor de 2016, anotant una submissió de segona ronda d'Alex Clark (4-2). El passat cap de setmana, Lunghi va tornar per enfrontar-se a Devin Corson (1-1). Lunghi va trigar poc més d'un minut a aconseguir una altra victòria de presentació al sòl de Maine. Tindrà poc temps per descansar després de la propera batalla a “NEF 33.” A finals d'abril, Lunghi marxarà cap a Fort Bliss, i des d'allà viatjarà a l'Afganistan al maig com a part del seu servei a la Guàrdia Nacional de l'Exèrcit.
"No podria estar més emocionat de tornar a la gàbia de NEF per a NEF 33 i provar el títol de pes ploma,” va dir Long. “Taylor és un experimentat, oponent del joc i espero que estigui preparat per a una guerra. Aquesta serà la meva última lluita durant un temps, ja que em desplegaré amb la Guàrdia Nacional de l'Exèrcit durant l'any vinent, però no se m'acut un millor enviament que guanyar el títol de 145 lliures i celebrar-ho amb el meu equip RMNU a Portland, Maine."
NEF torna a Portland, Maine, a Aura on Dissabte, Abril 14, 2018. Les butlletes estan a la venda a www.AuraMaine.com. Per a més informació sobre l'esdeveniment, si us plau visiti www.NewEnglandFights.com.
Sobre Baralles de Nova Anglaterra
Lluites de Nova Anglaterra ("NEF") és una empresa d'esdeveniments promocions lluita. La missió de NEF és crear esdeveniments de la màxima qualitat tant per als lluitadors com per als aficionats. L'equip executiu de NEF té una àmplia experiència en la gestió dels esports de combat, producció d'esdeveniments, relacions amb els mitjans, mercadeig, legal i publicitat.
Perrella Outpoints Martin; Ready for next Challenge
Desembre 9, 2017 (Hialeah, Florida) – Bryant “Goodfella” Perrella returned to the ring with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Alex “Chi-Town Heat” Martin Friday, Desembre 8.
The eight round welterweight bout took place at the Hialeah Racetrack in Hialeah, FL and aired on FS1.
Fighting for the first time a 14 mesos and coming off a severe injury, Perrella looked to impress from the opening bell. The Fort Myers native came out aggressive and decked Martin with a picture perfect right hook in the opening round. Perrella continued to be the aggressor while the Chicago-based Martin picked his spots and relied on movement. Martin had a few good moments later in the fight but Perrella’s power and punch output earned him a clear-cut victory.
Els puntajes van ser 79-72 dues vegades i 77-74. Perrella improves to 15-1 amb 13 KO’s while Martin is 13-3 (5 Nocauts).
"It felt great to come back” said Perrella. “I didn’t feel any ring rust and I’m satisfied with my performance. I controlled the fight with my jab and ring generalship (even after) he went into survival mode. I’m back and ready for whoever they put in front of me. My goal is still to become a world champion!"
Els fans poden interactuar amb Perrella a Instagram @bryantperrella o Facebook.com/teamperrella