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Rahman Junior Opponent Chickens Out in Ring, Seconds Before Scheduled Fight

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The young career of heavyweight contender Hasim Rahman Jr. took an unexpected turn last week, as his scheduled opponent, Joseph Coats, decided not to fight, while in the ring during the introductions and literally left the ring and returned to the locker room.
The four-round Rahman vs. Coats bout was supposed to happen at The Durham Armory in Downtown Durham, Carolina del Nord, last Thursday, Octubre 19. No obstant això, the debuting Coats, trained by reputable trainer Don Turner, initially refused to come out of the locker room. Forty minutes later, Coats finally agreed to get on with the fight only to leave Rahman waiting in the ring for nearly 10 minutes while chickening out for a second time.
He now faces suspension.
Event promoter Michelle Rosado (Esdeveniments de Raging Nabe) and matchmaker J Russell Peltz (Peltz Boxing Promotions, Inc) were as perplexed as Rahman’s promoter, Greg Cohen, by Coats’ sudden departure.
“Russell told me in his 48 years in the sport, he NEVER saw anything like this,” va dir Cohen. “A fighter in the ring rethinks his choice and leaves. I’m told he was out of the building before the announcer finished explaining to the crowd what happened.”
Cohen says he already has the next fight scheduled for the promising slugger Rahman Jr., Novembre 4 a Springfield, Virginia, in a co-promotion with Shabazz Brotherz Boxing Promotions.

“Junior showed class and poise in the way he handled this and he’s to be commended. Sometimes in boxing, strange things happen and this is one of those times.”
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HASIM RAHMAN JR. DEBUT PRO S'AVA MOLT A DIVENDRES, Abril 14 MGM NATIONAL HARBOR A OXON HILL, Maryland

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RAHMAN ENS ENFRONTARÀ A IMES A L'ESDEVENIMENT DE BLOCKBUSTER SHOBOX
NOVA YORK (Març 27, 2017) – Quan el promotor Greg Cohen va anunciar que havia finalitzat els arranjaments per al seu proper esdeveniment, la decisió de retardar el seu prometedor esperançador de pes pesat, Hasim Rahman Jr.'S, El debut en boxa professional dues setmanes més es va convertir en fàcil.
Inicialment programat per convertir-se en professional el març 23, Rahman, natiu de Baltimore, tindrà ara la seva primera lluita a quatre rondes davant d'un gran contingent de familiars i amics de la ciutat natal. Divendres, Abril 14, a MGM National Harbour a Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Rahman s'enfrontarà a Kansas City Brian Imes (1-4, 1 KO) a la part inferior no televisada d'un esdeveniment que inclou la retransmissió en directe d'invictes Dmitri Bivol defensant la seva títol interí de pes lleuger de l'AMB contra Samuel Clarkson en l'esdeveniment principal de 12 rondes d'a ShoBox: La Nova Generació triple (10 p.m. I/PT). En la baralla co-estel·lar, perspectives invictes de pes welter Juan Ruiz i Malik Hawkins s'enfrontarà en un combat de vuit rondes, i el pes ploma invicte de Baltimore Glenn Dezurn obrirà la retransmissió.
Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment, que està co-promocionat per Promocions Greg Cohen i Banner Promotions en col·laboració amb Mundial de Boxa i Promocions de l'aixecament, tenen un preu de $103, $73 i $48 i es pot comprar a www.TicketMaster.com.
“Només tens un debut professional, així que quan Greg va anunciar aquest espectacle, ell i jo vam pensar que seria una gran idea per a mi convertir-me en professional en aquest programa, davant dels amics i familiars de la meva ciutat natal,” va explicar Rahman.
El jove de 25 anys, fill de Hasim “The Rock” Rahman, que va noquear a Lennox Lewis a l'abril 2001 per guanyar els campionats de pes pesat WBC i IBF, diu que estar a casa és una part molt important de la seva missió.
“Ho faig per la meva família, els meus amics i la meva ciutat, així que crec que hauria de començar just davant d'ells,” Va continuar Rahman. “I algun dia els portaré de nou el campionat de pes pesat. No puc esperar per lluitar al mateix programa que el meu germà amb tots els meus éssers estimats mirant. Serà una nit molt gran.”
“No vam tenir l'última paraula que estàvem fent l'espectacle de Maryland fins fa uns dies,” va dir Greg Cohen. “Però un cop vam saber que estava passant, no vam poder deixar passar l'oportunitat de deixar que Hasim Jr. convertir-se en professional a casa. Simplement va funcionar perfectament.”
Barry Tompkins dirà al ShoBox acció des del ringside, amb Steve Farhood i l'ex campió del món Raúl Márquez qualitat d'experts analistes. El productor executiu és Gordon Hall amb Rich Gaughan produir i Rick Phillips dirigent.
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RAHMAN JR. READY TO BEGIN HIS OWN HEAVYWEIGHT LEGACY AT SKYLANDS ECC ON THURSDAY, MARÇ 23

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Having grown up the son of a former undisputed and two-time World Heavyweight Champion, Hasim Rahman Jr., doesn’t mind that the world will be watching from the beginning of his professional boxing career.
“This isn’t new,” va explicar Rahman. “I’m so used to being who I am and having eyes on me that it would be awkward to not have them. It hasn’t mattered who I was my whole life, or what I did. The world was watching because of who my father is.”
Rahman Jr., el pare, Hasim “The Rock” Rahman famously knocked out Lennox Lewis in April 2001 per guanyar els campionats de pes pesat WBC i IBF, will make his professional debut against Kansas City’s Brian Imes (1-4, 1 KO) a Dijous, Març 23, 2017, at Greg Cohen Promotions’ SUPER BRAWL® III, boxing event at the Skylands Event & Centre de Conferències (ECC) in Randolph, Nova Jersey.
Presented in association with Rising Promotions and GH3 Promotions (sponsored by David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions), SUPER BRAWL® III will also feature the Bronx, New York’s Halili brothers: power-punching super-welterweight action hero Skender Halili (13-1, 13 KOs) taking on Ecuadorian veteran Eduardo “El Cheíto” Flors (25-25-3, 15 KOs) en l'esdeveniment principal de vuit rondes, and undefeated Enver Halili (8-0, 2 KOs) facing Nicaragua’s Ariel Vasquez (13-16-2, 9 KOs) in the six-round welterweight co-main.
Tickets for SUPER BRAWL® III are priced at Golden Ringside $150, Primera fila $100 i Admissió General $50 and can be purchased by calling the GCP office: 212.851.6425 o en línia en gcpboxing.com.
“My dad is like an advisor,” va continuar. “My dad is the only person I know that truly has my best interests at heart. Anybody else I ever dealt with, it always came down to money at the end of the day. My dad never asks me for anything. I know he knows the game and I know that with him on my team, the sky is the limit.”
25-year-old Rahman is getting a later-than-expected start at his highly-anticipated boxing career. Coming off his successful 100-fight run as an amateur, the buzz was all around the 6′ 3″ 250-lliures. lluitador, but a fatal car accident in 2012 saw him serving a 2- to 5-year sentence with the Department of Corrections.
Recently released and now ready to go on with life, Rahman says the entire experience changed him for the good. “It was an eye-opener for me. Going through that really changed my career and how I felt as a person, and a son, un pare, and a husband. It changed me. I am grateful god blessed me to be in this position today.”
Rahman says he doesn’t know much about first opponent Imes, but he and trainer Kenny Ellis are hard at work at Upton Boxing Center in Baltimore.
“Em sento molt bé. I’m really anxious, but the nervousness hasn’t kicked in. It will around fight time. My team says it’s a good fight for me. Being off for two and a half years, I’m looking to get in some rounds.”
Despite the delayed start, Team Rahman has no plan on rushing things.
“I just want to stay busy as I can and learn as much as I can and fight for a world title when I’m ready. I’m not going to rush. There’s no rush. It’s not like I’m going to wait forever. I will fight for the title when I’m ready and I know if it put in the work, I’ll be ready in a about two years. That’s the goal for me. If it takes three or four years, it does. Whatever the case may be. I’ll keep racking up the knockouts until it happens.”
For Rahman, the decision to follow in his famous father’s footsteps was a rational one.
“I’ve always been taught to plan ahead. When I was in middle school, I was really into football. I played tight end, running back and wide receiver. I had dreams. But it dawned on me how many people have the same dream that I do. Per exemple, there are a million young African American men wanting to go to the NBA every year. 400,000 of them will play high school basketball. 4000 of those will play college. 35 will be drafted. Out of the that 35, només 7 will start. That means there are a million people trying to get 7 ocupacions. And the average career in the NBA is four years. That’s a problem. People have to look at their odds. I did. Així, I said ‘know what? Instead of being in this giant pool of people trying to be the next Ray Lewis. I rarely run across someone who wants to be heavyweight champion of the world,’ so that’s what I decided to do. No father and son duo have ever become heavyweight champions. It’s never been done. For me to be in the position to cement our family name in heavyweight championship history is very motivating and I’m ready to take full advantage of it.”
Signing with Greg Cohen Promotions was an easy decision, according to Rahman, who has known the Jersey-based promoter for most of his life.

“I really want to thank Greg Cohen for the chance he’s given me,” ell va dir. “I’ve known Greg since I was a kid and he has always believed in me. He has always supported me and kept in contact and followed me. He has a real genuine interest in me. Greg already knows he has the best new heavyweight in the world. I’m really dedicated to making him and my father and the City of Baltimore proud.”
SUPER BRAWL® III will be broadcast, tape-delayed, on Sportsnet New York (SNY). En la nit del combat, portes s'obren a les 6:00 pm i l'acció comença a les 7:00 pm. The Skylands ECC is located at 792 Ruta 10 West in Randolph, Nova Jersey. Telèfon: 973.328.8600.
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