 COLORADO SPRINGS, Tour. (Mai 21, 2018) – Future Hall of Famer Anthony “The Magic Man” Tarver (31-6-1, 1 Caroline du Nord, 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 The Ring 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 a expliqué. “Everything was scheduled; curfew, eating, formation, sommeil….tout! 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 record. 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 World Amateur Championships. 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 dit. “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, bien 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.. Équipe olympique. 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 à Philadelphie, arrêt Joaquin Garcia (4-0) dans le second tour.
“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 17e combat pro, quand Eric Hardingdefeated Tarver by way of a 12-round unanimous decision.
Deux ans plus tard, Tarver embarked on a 12-fight murderer’s row stretch during the next seven years, arguably establishing him as the No. 1 livre pour livre de combat dans le monde. 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., Avril 26, 2003 au Foxwoods Resort Casino à 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 de trois juges.
Sept mois plus tard, cependant, 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, bien 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 ofThe Ring magazine and KO Magazine, and co-hosting an ESPN Vendredi Night Fights émission de télévision.
“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, ironiquement, was stripped of his IBF title for the same reason right before his fight in Los Angeles with Tarver. Tarver and Johnson fought for The Ring and IBO titles and Johnson won a 12-round split decision.
In their rematch six mois plus tard à 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.
En Décembre 2013 à Temecula, Californie, Tarver knocked out Jonathon Banks (29-2-1) au septième tour, and Tarver’s last fight was a 12-round split decision draw with former world champion Steve Cunningham (28-7) à Newark, New 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.
Aujourd'hui, à l'âge 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, Floride.
“I was older than the rest of the boxers on the U.S. Olympic Team and the U.S. National Team,” Tarver remarquer. “What a team! Guys like Diego Corrales et 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, Floride. “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 moyens Antonio Tarver, Jr. là. I learned a lot from my early days, training in Orlando with my coach, Lou Harris, and I reunited with Jimmy Williams, qui est 90 maintenant, training my son together in Tampa.
Tarver also is an advocate of the relatively new “Association des anciens de boxe Etats-Unis,” which was created to champion a lifelong, relations mutuellement bénéfiques entre les Etats-Unis de boxe et ses anciens élèves, –boxeurs, fonctionnaires, les entraîneurs et les amateurs de boxe — l'Association des anciens connecte des générations de champions, source d'inspiration et de redonner aux futurs champions de boxe Etats-Unis Boxe, dans et hors de l'anneau.
“I’m going online to join,” Tarver dit. “I’m looking forward to attending an Alumni Association meeting, Juin 24-30 during the Junior Olympics in Charleston, Virginie De L'Ouest.
Everything that goes around, vient autour, 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 à Hollywood, Floride
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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 à Hollywood, Floride
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Young face à WBA Reymart Eliminator sur Mars 23 au Seminole Hard Rock Hôtel & Casino
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Reyes Headlines Fraye Promotions nuit Carte mars 9 à Florida State Fairgrounds
Tampa, FL (Mars 7, 2018) – Welterweight up and comer Mark Reyes will face veteran Larry Yanez in the main event of Fight Night Promotions’ “Vendredi Night Fights” Vendredi, Mars 9 at the Florida State Fairgrounds Entertainment Center in Tampa, FL.
Tickets are available by calling 813-532-5243. Les portes ouvrent à 6 h and the opening bell is at 7.
Living and fighting out of 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 record avec 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, FL, 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 tours.
En cas de co-principal , Female bantamweight sensation Jasmine “L'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 vétéran de 9 combats, all but one of Coleman’s opponents were unbeaten and she’s never been stopped.
Cruiserweight Ramon Nicholas, 10-2 (6 KO) looks to continue his impressive run when he battles Jimmy “Mad Boxer” Owensby, 5-7 (2 KO) of Louisiana in a six round contest. Born in Cuba but now living in Miami, FL, 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, dans un quatre rond. 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 Vendredi soir."
Silva pointu pour la confrontation de samedi avec Casarez; cible les meilleurs à 135
Ville des Plantes, FL (Mars 1, 2018) - Beaucoup dans le monde de la boxe se souviennent le mieux du poids léger brésilien William Silva pour son courage 2016 performance contre Felix Verdejo. Dans le combat télévisé de HBO, Silva a fait preuve d'un cœur et d'une ténacité formidables, mais a été battu en dix rounds devant une foule pro-Verdejo à guichets fermés..
"Je n'avais pas la bonne équipe ou le bon camp d'entraînement à l'époque,», A déclaré Silva, qui est entré dans le combat Verdejo 23-0.
Depuis son déménagement en Floride depuis l'Arizona, Silva s'est associé à Jose Rodriguez au Plant City Boxing Gym et a signé un accord promotionnel avec Fire Fist Boxing Promotions, basé à Tampa.. En Novembre 2017, il est revenu sur le ring après un an et demi de mise à pied pour devancer Ariel Vasquez. Jusque là, tout a payé et Silva est actuellement en pleine forme.
"Il s'est entraîné à un rythme fantastique, dit Rodriguez. "Son équilibre et sa puissance sont extraordinaires - il est prêt à se battre!"
Sur Samedi, Mars 3, Silva affronte le coriace Rogelio Casarez dans le 10 Tourner l'événement principal d'une carte Fire Fist Boxing au Banquet Masters à Clearwater, FL. Silva-Casarez est pour les championnats NBA World et IBO Continental légers. Casarez, qui a une tromperie 13-6 record, a fait face à une excellente opposition, dont Jamel Herring et le prétendant au titre multi-divisions Cesar Seda, qui il a pris la distance en août dernier.
"Je ne sais pas grand-chose de lui à part le fait que c'est un dur à gauche qui vient à vous,» a dit Silva de son adversaire.
Même avec des informations limitées sur l'homme avec qui il échangera des coups samedi soir, Silva est convaincu qu'il vaincra son ennemi basé dans l'Arkansas avant de jeter son dévolu sur le 135 élite de la division livre.
"(Avec une victoire) J'espère être classé et combattre les meilleurs combattants à 135. C'est le moment pour moi de le réaliser parce que j'ai les bonnes personnes derrière moi qui croient en ma carrière.
La carte commence à 7 h et comporte également 7 autres combats, y compris les vedettes locales Nicholas Iannuzzi, Antonio Tarver Jr., Joseph Fernandez, Ricky Tomlinson et Ozodek Aripov.
Les billets sont disponibles au ticketmaster.com et les tables peuvent être achetées en appelant 813-734-2461. Les fans peuvent également regarder la carte des huit combats en direct n'importe où dans le monde pour seulement $9.99 en allant à https://www.fite.tv/watch/
William Silva fait la une du mois de mars 3 à Clearwater, FL
Tampa, FL (Février 18, 2018) – Le concurrent léger William "Baby Face" Silva revient sur le ring samedi, Mars 3 pour affronter le robuste Rogelio Casarez au Banquet Master à Clearwater, FL.
La carte de huit combats est promue par Fire Fist Boxing Promotions. Les billets sont disponibles sur Ticketmaster.com et les tables peuvent être achetées en appelant 813-734-2461. Les fans peuvent également regarder la carte en direct pour seulement $9.99 sur Fite.tv/watch/lightweight-
Originaire de Sao Paulo, Brésil mais résidant en Floride, Silva a un excellent 24-1 dossier professionnel avec 14 de ces victoires par KO. L'ancien titlist WBO Latino Lightweight a combattu Felix Verdejo très vanté sur HBO en 2016 mais a échoué dans une performance audacieuse. Silva cherche à revenir sous les feux de la rampe mais doit d'abord passer un test difficile sur le 3e.
Connu sous son surnom "El Loco,« Casarez a prouvé sa volonté de combattre n'importe qui, à tout moment, ne importe où. Le natif de l'Arkansas, qui est 13-6 avec 5 KO, combattu 2012 Olympienne Jamel Herring, invaincu Louis Cruz et le challenger du titre mondial en deux divisions Cesar Seda. En 2016, Casarez a voyagé jusqu'en Chine pour capturer le NABF et l'IBU 130 titres de livre en devançant Ronnakit Boontree auparavant invaincu sur douze tours.
La confrontation Silva-Casarez est prévue pour dix tours et concerne le NBA World et l'IBO Continental 135 titres de livre.
Le populaire cruiserweight de Tampa Nicholas "The Showstopper" Iannuzzi revient dans le cercle carré pour la première fois en près de quatre ans pour affronter Lemarcus Tucker de l'Arkansas dans un six rounds. Connu pour sa personnalité plus grande que nature, Iannuzzi a un solide 18-4 record avec 10 KO. Tucker, 5-3-1 (3 KO), a eu ses neuf combats professionnels pendant la pause de Iannuzzi et cherche une deuxième victoire consécutive.
Ricky "Cowboy" Tomlinson de Thonotasassa, FL rencontre l'invaincu Ernest Hall de Baltimore, MD dans un concours de poids plume en quatre tours. Tomlinson, 5-3-2 (3 KO) est un grand tirage local et a combattu toute sa carrière dans le Sunshine State.
Antonio Tarver Jr, espoir poids moyen. Orlando, FL cherche à exécuter son record pour 5-0 quand il rencontre Dallas, Le vétéran basé au Texas Carlos Dixon dans un concours de quatre tours. Tarver Jr. est le fils de l'ancien champion unifié Antonio Tarver.
«Chez Fire Fist Boxing, nous attendons avec impatience une nuit de boxe explosive avec des combats de championnat et une excellente undercard,” a déclaré le promoteur Jody Caliguire. "J'ai hâte de voir tous les fans de boxe pour une autre grande soirée remplie de talents internationaux et locaux.”
En d'autres épisodes undercard, Joseph Fernandez rencontre Thomas Amaro dans un six rounds, le poids lourd Jordan Sanders défie Rodriguez Cade sur quatre rounds, Ozodbek Aripov fait face à Chaklit Ali Redwood dans une inclinaison de poids moyen junior de quatre rounds et Rufat Huseynov combat Emilio Rivera.
Pour plus d'informations, allez sur Firefirstboxing.net ou Facebook.com/Firefistboxing.
AMATEUR GOLD WILL BE UP FOR GRABS AT NEF 33 À PORTLAND
Portland, Maine (Février 7, 2018) - Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (NEF) retourne à Aura à Portland leAvril 14, 2018 avec prochain événement mixte martiaux d'arts de la promotion de la lutte, “NEF 33: Contre-courant.” Plus tôt aujourd'hui,, NEF announced the addition of an amateur featherweight title bout to the card. Taylor Costantino (3-3) se réunira Shawn long (4-0) for the vacant 145-pound championship.
Taylor Costantino is a native of Long Island, New York where he began his MMA career in 2011 after being crowned a USA and Pan American Sambo champion. After moving to Maine, Costantino continued training and made his NEF debut in early 2016 with a 25-second TKO victory over Frank Johanson (2-2). Actuellement, he is a member of Evolution Athletix based in Saco.
“I’m very excited to fight in Portland against a tough opponent,” said Costantino. “I’ve never taken an easy opponent, and this fight is no different. I have a lot to prove to my coaches, my teammates and myself – and a man with something to prove is a dangerous man.”
Undefeated Shawn Lunghi has been dominant in two previous NEF cage appearances. The Florida native first traveled north in the fall of 2016, scoring a second round submission of Alex Clark (4-2). Le week-end dernier, Lunghi returned to take on Devin Corson (1-1). It took just over a minute for Lunghi to pull out another submission win on Maine soil. He will have little time to rest after the upcoming battle at “NEF 33.” In late April, Lunghi will leave for Fort Bliss, and from there will travel to Afghanistan in May as part of his service in the Army National Guard.
“I couldn’t be more excited to return to the NEF cage for NEF 33 and take a shot at the featherweight title,” dit long. “Taylor is an experienced, game opponent and I expect he will be ready for a war. This will be my last fight for awhile as I will be deploying with the Army National Guard for the next year, but I can’t think of a better send off then to win the 145-pound title and celebrate with my RMNU team in Portland, Maine.”
NEF revient à Portland, Maine, à Aura sur Samedi, Avril 14, 2018. Les billets sont en vente dès maintenant à www.AuraMaine.com. Pour plus d'informations sur l'événement, se il vous plaît visiter www.NewEnglandFights.com.
À propos de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Fights
Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (“NEF”) est une entreprise de promotions événements lutte. La mission de NEF est de créer les plus hauts événements de qualité pour les combattants et les fans. Équipe de direction de NEF possède une vaste expérience dans la gestion des sports de combat, production d'événements, relations avec les médias, commercialisation, juridique et la publicité.
Perrella Outpoints Martin; Ready for next Challenge
Décembre 9, 2017 (Hialeah, FL) – Bryant “Goodfella” Perrella returned to the ring with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Alex “Chi-Town Heat” Martin Friday, Décembre 8.
The eight round welterweight bout took place at the Hialeah Racetrack in Hialeah, FL and aired on FS1.
Fighting for the first time en 14 mois 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.
Les scores étaient 79-72 deux fois et 77-74. Perrella improves to 15-1 avec 13 KO’s while Martin is 13-3 (5 KO).
"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!"
Fans can interact with Perrella on Instagram @bryantperrella or Facebook.com/teamperrella