FREEPORT, Grand Bahamas (Април 24, 2018) – Bahamian boxing icon Шерман “Резервоар” Вилијамс and Bahamian Sons Promotion presents live professional boxing, “Backyard Rumble”, мај 26 at A Social Affair and Convention Center in Freeport, Grand Bahamas.
“Bahamian Sons Promotions seeks to create an exciting venue in Freeport and across the Bahamas for live and televised professional boxing,” рече Kimberly Williams, Sherman’s wife and president of Bahamian Sons Promotion. “Easy access to the beautiful islands of the Bahamas are the perfect place to train and get away.”
Fighting at home in the 10-round event, Вилијамс (39-15-2, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави, 21 КО) takes on former world light heavyweight title challenger Epifanio “Diamante” Mendoza (43-26-1, 37 КО), the Colombian knockout artist.
Williams has been stopped only once in 57 про тепачки, extending former world champion Joseph Parker и Ruslan Chagaev, as well as top contenders Кристијан Перфоратори,Robert Helenius и Manuel Charr, the full distance in their fights. “Резервоар” defeated former world cruiserweight champion Ал “Мраз” Кол, fought world title challenger Jameel McClineto a draw, and was leading Hall of Famer Evander Холифилд until their 2011 fight was stopped due to questionable referee decision and declared a “no contest.”
During his 20 ½-years pro career, Williams has used his vaunted “conch (overhand right) удар” to knockout 21 противници. His many heavyweight titles have included World Boxing Organization (WBO) China National, Oriental and Asia Pacific, PABA, Светскиот боксерски совет (Земјите од Западен Балкан) Caribbean Boxing Federation, Светската боксерска асоцијација (ВБА) Fedecaribe and World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental championships.
Mendoza lost his world light heavyweight title fight in 2007 на Чад Досон. The still dangerous Colombian defeated previously undefeated Рубин Вилијамс (19-1). He has fought world champions Џеф дантелен, Shumenov Beibu, yunier Dorticos, as well as world title challengers Саливан Барера, Луис Ортиз и BJ Flores.
Popular Florida heavyweight Chris Vendola (8-6, 8 КО) faces former Mid-American cruiserweight champion Terry Porter (15-26-3, 9 КО) во шест круг рунда. Носете, a veteran boxer from Arkansas, has been in the ring with world champions Џејмс Toney, Samuel Peter и William Guthrie, in addition to infamous Ike Ibeabuchi.
Texas heavyweight Eugene “Mean Gene” Хил (34-1, 22 КО), a former World Boxing Association International champion, meets an opponent to be determined. Hill is unbeaten in his last 19 тепачки (18-0-1).
Also fighting on the “Backyard Rumble” undercard is Houston (Соединетите Американски Држави) супер боксер од полусредна категорија Star Johnson (6-28-1), Vero Beach, Florida welterweight Johnathan Pierre (2-0), and New Providence, Bahamas heavyweight Amron “Sandman” Sands (3-0, 3-0).
All fights and fighters subject to change.