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CONFIDENT, POWER-PUNCHING KIKO MARTINEZ PREDICTS UPSET VICTORY, SAYS WRITING HIM OFF AGAINST CHAMP LEO SANTA CRUZ IS “MAJOR MISTAKE”

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Challenger Vows To Take Advantage Of Unexpected Opportunity, Ceja-Ruiz II In Co-Main Sabato, Febbraio. 27, In diretta su Showtime® From Honda Center In Anaheim, Calif.

Showtime Championship Boxing® Tripleheader Begins With
Unbeaten Heavyweights Gerald Washington vs. Oscar Rivas

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Febbraio. 16, 2016) – Spain’s Kiko “Sensación” Martinez is a soft-spoken, hard-hitting former IBF Super Bantamweight World Champion and a three-time European champion at 122 libbre. He’s a come-forward, comes-to-win, aggressive-minded slugger who makes for exciting fights and has been in with excellent opposition.

 

The ultimate road warrior, the 5-foot-5, 29-year-old Martinez has fought more than one-third of his fights outside his native Spain, where he has tussled 26 volte. He’s also fought four times in Ireland, three times in England, three times in Northern Ireland and one time each in Japan, Argentina, France and South Africa.

 

So don’t expect Martinez (35-6, 26 KO) to be in awe of the surroundings in his second start in the United States when he challenges unbeaten, defending featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 KO) su Sabato, Febbraio. 27, in caso principale di un Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader in diretta su ORARIO DELLO SPETTACOLO (10 p.m. E/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

 

Martinez won his U.S. debut and the IBF 122-pound crown with a sixth-round TKO overJhonatan Romero il ago. 17, 2013. “That was a great night for me,’’ Martinez said. “I’m confident of another great performance on Feb. 27.''

 

A winner of three in a row in his homeland, including a fourth-round TKO over Miguel Gonzalez ultimo Dicembre. 12, Martinez aims to make amends after losing three high-profile fights in recent years to super bantamweight world champions – twice to Carl Frampton(IBF) and once to Scott Quigg (WBA).

 

Martinez gets an opportunity against Santa Cruz in a fight he never saw coming.

 

“I’m thrilled to be fighting Leo Santa Cruz, but getting this fight was a total surprise because I already had a fight scheduled,’’ said Martinez, who trains at his friend and manager, ex campione mondiale dei pesi medi super Sergio Martinez’ gym in Spain. “I had been scheduled to fight for the European title. When this opportunity came up, I decided to give up the European title to come to America.

 

“I was very happy and very emotional when I heard about this fight. It was one of the best days of my life when I agreed to fight Santa Cruz. Ora, more boxing fans will get to see me. I will not take one step back. I will come forward the whole fight.

 

“I’m thankful to SHOWTIME and I’m excited for the challenge. It’s a huge fight in the United States and a great opportunity. Some people don’t think I can fight because I lost to those guys [Frampton and Quigg], but they are wrong. I am as determined as ever. I’m going to fight a great fight and come out with a victory.’’

 

While respectful of the champion, Martinez is no stranger to fighting on foreign soil and is poised to pull off a stunner.

 

“I will surprise many people who don’t believe in me,'', Ha detto. “I’m working so hard for this fight. People doubting me has me even more motivated. They will see on Feb. 27 and everyone will change their minds.

 

“I love fighting in my opponent’s backyard. That is not a problem for me at all. People who know boxing know I will give everything to this sport. I want to give great shows and entertain people. I’m coming forward and throwing punches and I don’t give up.

 

“I’m going to give 100 percent and it’s going to be a tremendous fight. I have a ton of respect for Leo Santa Cruz. He’s a world champion and a great fighter who’s clearly one of the very best featherweights in the world and a Top 10 libbra-per-pound caccia. I am very conscious of that point.

 

“Leo and I are true warriors so this will be a brutal war. But I have what it takes. I’ve been working very hard with my longtime trainer, Gaby Sarmiento, and I will be victorious.’’

 

A lifelong resident of Spain, Martinez was born in Granada, Spagna, and resides in Alicante. He has two sisters and two brothers but is the only one in the family who boxes professionally. He turned to boxing as a young teenager.

 

“I started in boxing because when I was about 13 I was smaller and other kids bullied me all the time. So I began looking for a way to learn to defend myself,'', Ha detto. “Once I decided to start boxing and dedicated myself to it I fell in love with the sport.’’

 

Come un dilettante, Martinez went 47-2 and won a Spanish national amateur championship, but he had no international amateur experience. “I had a good amateur career but never thought about the Olympics,'', Ha detto. “My mind was always on being a pro fighter.’’

 

A dangerous puncher who’s at his best when he pressures his opponents and wears them down, Martinez turned pro in June 2004. He was victorious in his initial 17 combattimenti, winning all but three by knockout.

 

Martinez met Sergio Martinez [no relation] about nine years ago. “I met Sergio in the gym in Spain that he used to train himself in and we became good friends. When I started boxing I looked up to Julio Cesar Chavez and I am now a big fan of Marcos Maidana. I like to fight like him.

 

“But I’ve always had a special relationship with Sergio, who inspired me because he came from poverty like me. He has taught me so much. It’s like looking into a mirror because he knows where I came from. He’s taught me so much inside and outside the ring. We were very poor growing up and my father worked very hard.’’

 

Se trionfante, Kiko Martinez says “I would like to stay at this weight because I feel much stronger. But I would definitely love a rematch with Frampton or Quigg.’’

 

Regarding the Frampton-Quigg 122-pound world title unification that also takes place onFebbraio. 27 (a Manchester, Inghilterra, vivere SHOWTIME EXTREME®), Martinez didn’t hesitate when picking a winner.

 

“Frampton will win against Quigg,’’ Martinez said. “He’s the more complete boxer. He is stronger as well.”

 

Nel Febbraio. 27 co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, hard-hitting Mexican warriors Luglio Ceja (30-1, 27 KO) e Hugo Ruiz (35-3, 31 KO) will box in a rematch of an exciting, two-way slugfest for the WBC 122-pound world title that Ceja won from Ruiz on a fifth-round knockout last August

 

Rounding out the televised tripleheader is a 10-round fight between undefeated heavyweights Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 KO) of Vallejo, Calif., and Montreal-based Colombian Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 KO).

 

I biglietti per l'evento dal vivo, che è promossa da Promozioni TGB, sono al prezzo di $27, $54, $104 e $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster punti vendita o chiamando 800-745-3000. I biglietti sono disponibili anche presso il Centro Honda Box Office.

 

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UNBEATEN 2012 U.S. OLYMPIAN MICHAEL HUNTER, MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER PAUL MENDEZ & FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDER CLAUDIO MARRERO FEATURED IN UNDERCARD ACTION SATURDAY, Febbraio. 27 FROM HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, CALIF.

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Showtime Championship Boxing® Tripleheader Headlined By
Unbeaten Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Against
Former World Champ Kiko Martinez
ANAHEIM, CALIF. (Febbraio 12, 2016) – Imbattuto 2012 U.S. Olimpionico Michael Hunter (10-0, 7 KO), medi contendente Paul Mendez (20-2-2, 10 KO) and exciting featherweight contender Claudio “The Matrix” Marrero (19-1, 14 KO) will compete in separate bouts that highlight undercard action on Sabato, Febbraio 27 from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The event is headlined by a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader featuring undefeated three-division world champion Leone “Terremoto” Santa Cruz making his first featherweight world title defense against former world champion Kiko Martinez.Nel co-feature incontrofe, Mexican warriors Luglio Ceja e Hugo Ruiz will meet again in an awaited super bantamweight world title rematch and opening the telecast, pesi massimi Gerald “Il Gallo Nero” Washington e Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas will put their unblemished records on the line in a 10-round matchup. The telecast will air live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. E/7 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
I biglietti per l'evento dal vivo, che è promossa da Promozioni TGB, sono al prezzo di $27, $54, $104 e $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster punti vendita o chiamando 800-745-3000. I biglietti sono disponibili anche presso il Centro Honda Box Office.
Hunter will compete in an eight-round cruiserweight bout while Mendez will enter the ring in a 10-round middleweight affair against Joshua Okine (22-4, 15 KO). Marrero takes on Jonathan Arellano (16-6-2, 4 KO) in a 10-round featherweight attraction.
The action continues with 27-year-old Ceferino Rodriguez (20-1, 11 KO) of Spain in an eight-round welterweight bout against Mexico’s Ernesto Ortiz (10-3, 7 KO) plus 29-year-old South Korean brawler Min Wook Kim (14-1, 11 KO) in a super lightweight contest against Mexico’s Jose Luis Rodriguez (14-6, 9 KO).
Rounding out the night of fights is unbeaten 25-year-old Los Angeles-native Anthony Flores (9-0, 5 KO) in an eight-round super lightweight bout against Daniel Nava (7-3-2, 3 KO) while Leo Santa Cruz’s cousin,Antonio Santa Cruz (1-2, 1 KO) enters the ring in a four-round bantamweight fight against California’s Jorge Perez (2-0, 1 KO) and undefeated Mexican Re Vargas (25-0, 20 KO) in azione piuma.
Dal passaggio al professionismo nei primi mesi 2013 seguendo i Giochi Olimpici di Londra, il 27-year-old Hunter, combattimento da Las Vegas, NV, ha continuato a brillare. With four victories in 2015, the last three by knockout, he will be looking to march again into the win column to kick off his 2016 campagna.
Fighting out of Delano, California, the 26-year-old Mendez looks for his seventh straight victory when he gets in the ring on Febbraio 27. Egli viene in questa lotta al largo di vittorie su David Alonso Lopez, Santiago Perez, Raul Casarez, Andrik Saralegui and Ernesto Berrospe twice. He takes on the experienced Okine, who was born in Ghana but who fights out of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Dopo aver vinto una medaglia d'argento al 2007 Pan American Games, oltre a diversi altri riconoscimenti amatoriali, Marrero della Repubblica Dominicana ha vinto il primo 14 uscite della sua carriera da professionista. The 26-year-old brings a five-fight winning streak to the ring and in his most recent bout he delivered a sensational one-punch knockout victory over former world champion Rico Ramos. Marrero takes on the 28-year-old Arrellano out of Commerce, California.
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JULIO CEJA & HUGO RUIZ READY TO PUT ON ANOTHER SHOW IN SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE REMATCH SATURDAY, FEBRARY, 27, LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM HONDA CENTER SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader Headlined By Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Against Former Titleholder Kiko Martinez

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Febbraio 9, 2016) – Hard-hitting Mexican warriors Luglio Ceja (30-1, 27 KO) e Hugo Ruiz(35-3, 31 KO) engaged in a memorable back-and-forth battle for the WBC 122-pound world title last August and they are eager to meet in the ring again to deliver another explosive fight. The eagerly awaited return bout is part of a tripleheader on ORARIO DELLO SPETTACOLO CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® in diretta su Showtime® (10 p.m. E/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Headlining the event is undefeated featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz in his first title defense against former champ Kiko Martinez. Rounding out the televised tripleheader is a 10-round fight betweenundefeatedheavyweights Gerald Washington e Oscar Rivas.
Ceja recovered from a third-round knockdown to claim world title glory with a fifth-round stoppage of Ruiz, and he has promised once again to leave the fans thrilled.
“One thing I can tell you, is that this fight will be as exciting as the first one,” said Ceja. “Non si vuole perdere. War is coming.”
When Ceja and Ruiz clashed in Los Angeles last August, it was the U.S. debut for both and was also on a card headlined by Santa Cruz.
“I knew it was a big step up in my career to get a fight in the U.S.,” said Ruiz, “It was very emotional to be fighting in front of so many Mexican fans on such an important card.”
In an excellent two-way matchup contested in the middle of the ring, Ceja and Ruiz combined to throw 373 power punches in just five rounds, with Ceja benefiting from a 96-67 advantage in power punches landed. It was the sharp-shooting Ruiz who struck the first big blow of the match however, as he caught a lunging Ceja with a perfect left hook that put him down with just under a minute left in the third round.
“He definitely hurt me with that punch,” said Ceja. “I went straight into his hand and to the floor. But thanks to my great conditioning, I recovered fast. I train in the altitude in Mexico and that gives me the strength to fight 15 round. I’m working just as hard this camp.”
“I feel like I have the advantage in speed and power,” said Ruiz. “I was looking for the knockout from the beginning and I will do that again on Febbraio 27.”
Showing little effect from the knockdown, Ceja made it through the third and had a solid fourth round against the lanky Ruiz. He began to work effectively inside the long reach of Ruiz and buzz him with left hooks and uppercuts. It was a perfectly timed left hook with 58 seconds remaining in the fifth round that put Ruiz down. Ruiz made it to his feet, but Ceja continued to batter him with both hands until the referee, Raul Caiz Sr., stepped in and stopped the fight at 2:34 nel turno.
“Ceja came into the fight very aggressively and he put just the right amount of pressure on me,” said Ruiz. “This defeat is behind me now, but I did gain experience from the defeat that I will take into this fight.”
Both men know that there is plenty of work to be done in training camp.
“There is no way to get into a comfort zone against Ruiz,” said Ceja. “Just because I beat him, it doesn’t make this fight easier. He’s smart, experienced and he won’t make the same mistakes again. He’s a guy who works distances perfectly and knows when to attack. We made mistakes in the first fight that we’re going to fix.”
“I’m working on my defense and on putting more pressure on him throughout this fight,” said Ruiz. “I have to be aware of his left hand. The hook hurt me last time so I have been working on getting my right hand up to block it. I have to use my skills to be victorious.”
With a world title on the line once again, expect similar fireworks when these two proud Mexican sluggers share the ring in Anaheim.
“I want all my Mexican fans to come out and watch this fight, you will not regret it,” said Ceja. “I want to keep my belt for a long time and I want the fans to remember my name.”
“This is going to be another very explosive fight,” said Ruiz. “Expect a lot of punches, but this time I will be walking out a world champion.”
I biglietti per l'evento dal vivo, che è promossa da Promozioni TGB, sono al prezzo di $27, $54, $104 e $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster punti vendita o chiamando 800-745-3000. I biglietti sono disponibili anche presso il Centro Honda Box Office.
Per ulteriori informazioni, visitare www.SHO.com/Sports seguire su TwitterSHOSports, @LeoSantaCruz2, @MartinezKiko, TGBPromotions, @HondaCenter and @Swanson_Comm or become a fan on Facebook atwww.Facebook.com/SHOSports. La suanta Cruz vs. Martinez is sponsored by Corona Extra, Finest Beer.
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UNBEATEN HEAVYWEIGHTS COLLIDE AS GERALD WASHINGTON TAKES ON OSCAR RIVAS ON SATURDAY, Febbraio 27, IN OPENER OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® TRIPLEHEADER FROM HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA

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Exciting Night Of Action Features Undefeated Leo Santa Cruz vs. Kiko Martinez
& Julio Ceja vs. Hugo Ruiz 2 In A Pair Of World Title Bouts
ANAHEIM, CALIF. (Febbraio 2, 2016) – Unbeaten brawlers Gerald “Il Gallo Nero” Washington (16-0-1, 11 KO) e Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (18-0, 13 KO) will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Sabato, Febbraio 27, in the opening bout of a Showtime Championship Boxing® tripleheader from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The telecast features two world title fights. Nel main event, undefeated three-division world champion Leone “Terremoto” Santa Cruz will make the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez. Televised coverage begins live on ORARIO DELLO SPETTACOLO® (10 p.m. E/7 p.m. PT) with the exciting super bantamweight world title rematch between Mexican power-punchers Luglio Cejae Hugo Ruiz.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting so close to home in front of all my friends and family,” ha detto che Washington. “Oscar Rivas is a hard puncher but he’s never faced anyone as big and strong as I am. I’m anxious to get in the ring and continue to prove myself on my way to a world title opportunity.”
“I’m very excited to be fighting Gerald Washington in my first fight in Southern California,” Detto Rivas. “I know that he is a very tough, strong fighter. I will be prepared to come out victorious and stay undefeated as I head towards my goal of becoming a world champion.”
“The heavyweight division has been revived and Gerald Washington and Oscar Rivas are two guys to keep your eyes on,” ha detto Tom Brown di Promozioni TGB. “Both are undefeated and hungry to earn their shot at a world title.”
I biglietti per l'evento dal vivo, che è promossa da Promozioni TGB, sono al prezzo di $27, $54, $104 e $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster punti vendita o chiamando 800-745-3000. I biglietti sono disponibili anche presso il Centro Honda Box Office.
Un giocatore a due vie (tight end e defensive end) presso la University of Southern California, Washington trascorso del tempo con le squadre Seattle Seahawks e Buffalo Bills pratica sul suo percorso non convenzionale che lo ha portato alla boxe. Il 33-year-old anche lavorato in Marina Militare come meccanico elicottero prima di andare a USC e non ha ottenuto il suo inizio nel pugilato professionistico fino 2012. Combattimento da San Jose, California, he is yet to lose in his latest endeavor after fighting to a draw with Amir Mansour in October and defeating Jason Gavern in March last year.
Rivas, who represented Columbia at the 2008 Olimpiadi, fought exclusively as a pro in his adopted hometown of Montreal before making his U.S. debut with a first-round knockout of Jason Pettaway in June 2015. The 28-year-old is riding a seven-fight knockout streak and most recently took down Joey Abell in the second round of a November 2015 lotta. He will be looking to impress against the toughest opponent of his career onFebbraio 27.
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Author Jeff Daniels Joins the FNU Combat Sports Show

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Our guest on this week’s podcast is a true class act. Jeff Daniels is a man who knew his brother’s story needed to be told and took to the task with a passion for posterity and a supreme sense of attention to detail. Despite having no book-writing experience, Jeff created what he considered as good as a Beatles album when he finished crafting his masterpiece about a bygone era in the sport of boxing. You can buy the book here: http://amzn.to/1WQMNFO, access Jeff’s site here: http://jeffdanielscompany.com/index.php/about-the-author and watch a short YouTube video promoting the book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PDH_Laa6lY. Jeff shares some insights into the writing process and takes us back in time in this episode. Tom, Tony and Rich are also back together to chat about the boxing and mixed martial arts news and events. We discuss the heavyweight divisions in both sports and end with a discussion on MMA and fighter pay.

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After Sensational Victory over Donovan Dennis, The Sky is Now the Limit for Heavyweight Slugger Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Mugnaio

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Promoter Greg Cohen of Greg Cohen Promotions says he could not be happier with the performance turned in last Friday night by the fighter he co-promotes (with Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions), undefeated heavyweight slugger Jarrell “Big Baby” Mugnaio.
Mugnaio, ora 16-0-1, 14 KO, showed both his frightening power and excellent boxing skills while scoring a brutal TKO 7 over an extremely game Donovan Dennis. Fighting in the co-main event of a nationally televised ShoBox: The New Generation from the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona, Miller made believers out of many by displaying depth and ring intelligence to go with his sledgehammer fists.
“Jarrell showed he’s not just a big puncher,” ha detto Greg Cohen. “He showed the ability to change up his game plan during a fight. That’s very important at the higher levels of the division. He nearly took Dennis’ head off in the first round, but when he saw that somehow he was going to survive for a while, he switched up to boxing and re-established his dominance that way. It was exactly what he should have done in there.”
Mugnaio, who won the NABA Heavyweight Championship with the victory, is now in line for an even higher-profile showdown with a rated contender.
“Jarrell is a force to be reckoned with and with his power, skill, athleticism and charisma, he can become a worldwide star and be the man to restore the heavyweight division to its glory of yesteryear,” continua Cohen. “People love him and can’t enough of him!”
Cohen says that even though Miller called out the champions of the division after the victory, the probable next step will be a top-ten fighter in one of the sanctioning organizations.
“We believe he can beat any of the champions right now, oggi. But to get him there we will have to next focus on someone rated above him and take their spot by force. But I have every confidence we are less than a year away from getting Jarrell the world title shot he wants more than anything.”
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New Heavyweight Champ Charles Martin Says: ‘My Time to Shine Will Come!’

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Brand new IBF Heavyweight Champion “Principe” Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KO) should be on cloud nine.
In just his seventh year of boxing and slightly over third as a professional, Martin already finds himself the sixth southpaw to have ever won a heavyweight championship after scoring a TKO 3 over Ukrainian top contender Vyacheslav Glazkov last Saturday night, Gennaio 16, at the Barclay’s Center in New York.
Winning any world title is an amazing accomplishment that most never reach in decades of boxing. Add in that Martin took out the 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight bronze medalist to become the second current American heavyweight champion in a suddenly rejuvenated division.
“Si sente bene,” admits Martin. “I wanted to do it fast. I couldn’t wait,” he explains of his quick ascension. “Some things they say take time but when you’re really determined to do something, you’ll do it as soon as possible.”
With his place already assured in the boxing history books and several lucrative possible showdowns on the near horizon, why isn’t Martin the happiest man on the planet?
It was the way he won.
“I have an empty feeling right now,” said the 29-year-old champion. “I was in front of so many people and it was my time to shine on Showtime and show the world my skills. I felt that he had no power and said to myself that he would be easy work. I knew I was going to have a great night. I was going to KO him and then everyone would love me… but it didn’t happen like that.”
Glazkov stopped fighting in round three due to torn ACL in his knee and Martin was declared the winner of the then-vacant title by way of injury-induced TKO.
“I wanted to win the belt my way,” continued the disappointed Martin. “He would have got knocked out eventually. It was coming to him. I never even got to use my uppercut on him, but it’s all good.”
Humble and extremely likeable, Martin remained polite, post-fight and expressed his condolences to the disappointed Glazkov. Tuttavia, since that night, Glazkov has gone on to say he had “figured Martin out” and that the championship would have certainly been his had he not been injured.
“Oh my goodness, I’m trying to stay humble about the situation, but that’s so crazy what he said,” ha detto Martin. “If he really thinks that, he’s tripping. Things were about to get a lot worse for him. Te lo prometto, once he started slowing down, my combinations would have started to come out. I was throwing the one/two because he was getting out of the way pretty good in the first few rounds. I was just getting started. I thought I would box him for a while and then start going at him and whip his butt. I promise you I could have. That injury saved him. It broke my heart that I didn’t get to do what I wanted. How does that happen? I was having fun.”
Martin says his team and friends and relatives have been good to remind him the abbreviated ending was out of his control. He also says he’ll take a quick vacation and then get right back to work.
So what comes next for the new American heavyweight champion?
“Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder. I want them both. I want all the best. That’s the next move. My time to shine will come. I’m a world champion now and I can say that the belt is in the right hands. I’m not going to sit around. I want to fight.”
Martin also says that is Britain’s world champ, Tyson Fury, ever points his taunting antics at him, he won’t mind.
“It’s good for boxing for him to do that kind of stuff. Mi piace che. It’s all business. At the end of the day he has no crazy beef with anybody. Nobody choked anybody’s mother. It’s just boxing. You got to get attention somehow. He makes people want to see a fight. We’re in the entertainment and hurt business. It’s definitely a real fight in the ring though. It’s a non-personal thing that very gets personal once they step in the ring with me. That’s two guys’ livelihood in there. That’s our income for our families.”
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“BRONCO” BILLY WRIGHT: “Nessuno può negare che ho guadagnato il diritto di combattere Deontay Wilder per il suo titolo WBC”

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LAS VEGAS (Dicembre 7, 2015) – WBC Latino e FECARBOX campione dei pesi massimi, Bronco Billy Wright (49-4, 38 KO), is willing and able to step up and challenge Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KO) per il suo titolo mondiale. Attualmente nominale #20 dal WBC, Bronco Billy Wright è attualmente in sella a una striscia vincente di 20-lotta con 17 di queste vittorie arrivano in via di eliminazione diretta.
Se Wilder, che è attualmente alla ricerca di un avversario per la sua programmata Gennaio 16, 2016data, dovesse prendere questa lotta, egli si troverebbe di fronte un avversario di gioco a Wright, who hasn’t lost a fight since 1998. Con 31 primo ko turno al suo attivo, Billy sente di avere quello che serve per detronizzare Wilder.
“Nessuno può negare che ho guadagnato il diritto di combattere Deontay Wilder per il suo titolo WBC,” disse Bronco Billy Wright. “Sono stato classificato tra i primi 20 with the WBC for the last three years. This is the American Dream for a fighter like myself who’s been waiting patiently to get an opportunity to fight for a world championship. Ho pagato i miei debiti e sono pronto ad affrontare questa sfida.”
“Non vi è alcun motivo per cui questa lotta non dovrebbe accadere,” detto agente di Wright Ivaylo Gotzev. “Dal giorno in cui Billy ha fatto il suo ritorno fino ad ora, he’s made a believer out of me with everything that he’s accomplished. This is America where everyone should have an opportunity to fulfill their dreams, that’s what makes this country great. The man is active having just fought last month. Age should not be a factor. Se George Foreman e Bernard Hopkins possono combattere a livello di campionato in loro ultimi anni, then the networks should not have a double standard when it comes to Bronco Billy. He wants to raise the bar and become the oldest heavyweight champ in boxing history. He currently holds two WBC belts which makes him more than qualified. There should be no discrimination in this matter. Billy è pronto a combattere Wilder ora!”
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Re'zin FF annuncia staffe torneo, Matchups per otto uomini torneo dei pesi massimi in dicembre 29 e 31

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Fighters comment on the highly-anticipated tournament that will award its winner a $300,000 grand prize

TOKYO, GIAPPONE (Novembre. 30, 2015) -A Disegno per determinare le staffe torneo e la prima fase matchups per la Rizin LOTTA GRAND PRIX- 2015 otto uomini, torneo dei pesi massimi che si svolgerà nel corso di due giorni – Dicembre 29 e dicembre 31 – and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

Bamma Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer, che era stato programmato per competere nel torneo, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Prima del disegno, Presidente Nobuyuki Sakakibara dichiarato, "Questo torneo sarà il momento clou di Rizin. Combattenti di tutto il mondo che sono orgogliosi di rappresentare la loro promozione e del paese, e sono desiderosi di utilizzare questa piattaforma per incrementare la loro carriera per fare un nome per se stessi si sono riuniti nel torneo. La maggior parte dei media che si sono riuniti oggi non può sapere molto su questi atleti, ma quando K-1 prima ha dato il via a 1993, nessuno conosceva Branko Cikatić o Mike Bernardo. I combattenti che aprono le nuove porte sono quelle che superano le loro aspettative ".

The seven contestants slated for tournament action appeared at the press conference. Each drew an envelope numbered one through seven, and those who drew numbers one through four received the opportunity to choose their respective places in the tournament draw.

The first stage tournament matchups will be as follows:

Incontro # 1: Lawal vs BAMMA fighter
Incontro # 2: Aukstuolis vs Cappelozza,
Incontro # 3 Ishii vs Prochazka,
Incontro # 4: Reljic vs Nemkov.

A tournament reserve bout between Valentine Moldovsky and Yuta Uchida was also announced during the press conference.

Citazioni Fighter:

– 1st pick = “Re Mo” Lawal – selezionato Slot A

"Sono onorato di lottare per Rizin. Sono entusiasta di mostrare le mie capacità davanti ai tifosi giapponesi e ottenere il lavoro fatto. Sono felice di essere in grado di scegliere il numero uno. Io sono sempre il numero uno. Sono in una posizione in cui altri mi verranno a prendervi, il mio lavoro è quello di schiacciare chi sta accanto a me. "

“"Attualmente non ho un avversario, ma sono sicuro che Bamma invierà un buon combattente per me. Ma purtroppo chi viene otterrà fracassato in modo da meglio essere preparati. Penso che Ishii fatto una scelta intelligente, evitando me e la mia staffa. Buon per lui."

"Questo è un sacco di soldi! Mi piacerebbe comprare un po 'di gelato, alcuni bei vestiti, e andare a Disney World e vedere un mucchio di film. Mi piacerebbe andare a Las Vegas e festa, e acquistare tonnellate di accessori in oro. "
– 2nd Scegli = Theodore alto (BUSHIDO Europe Champion) – Slot selezionato C

"Sono grato di essere data una tale opportunità. A questo livello di competizione, dovete essere pronti a combattere chiunque quindi non mi interessa chi sarà il mio avversario. Io credo in me stesso e sono pronto a combattere nessuno ".

"Per me, diventare il campione in più importante del denaro. Il denaro seguirà come conseguenza di essere un vero campione. La mia mente è impostata per vincere il torneo. "

"Il motivo per cui sono qui è perché credo in me stesso. Mi batterò per rappresentare il mio piccolo paese. Il mio avversario ha sorprendente cinghiale ma non vi è alcun motivo per cui avrei perso. Io metterò su uno spettacolo e uscito vittorioso.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (L'ex campione dei pesi massimi Luce KSW) – Slot selezionato G

"Non mi interessa chi mi combatte. Il mio sogno da quando ero un bambino era quello di combattere in Giappone, e sto vivendo il sogno in questo momento, il mio obiettivo è quello di mostrare la mia migliore prestazione a Capodanno. "

"Mi piace il matchup. Mi sono allenato con il campione del mondo Sambo Blagoi Ivanov e sono familiarità con lo stile di lotta Sambo. So che viene da una grande squadra, ma sarò pronto a prendere tutto quello che ha da offrire, quindi sarà una bella lotta. "

"Sto vivendo un sogno d'infanzia. Io sono più concentrati sulla continuare il mio viaggio al mio sogno di diventare un campione in Giappone. Io penserò a cosa fare con i soldi una volta ho raggiungere il mio obiettivo. "

– 4° pick = Satoshi Ishii (Olimpiadi di Pechino Judo Medaglia d'oro) – Slot selezionato E

"La preparazione è buona. Io non credo che una lotta è una lotta, la battaglia su NYE è appena iniziata. "

"Il mio piano è quello di investire la metà del premio in denaro nel gioco d'azzardo e doneranno il resto."

"E 'stata una buona offerta che non potevo rifiutare. Un torneo di MMA, Buone avversari, buono premio in denaro. Non voglio mettere a fuoco troppo sul vincere il torneo perché questo influisce sul mio gioco mentale, quindi mi concentrerò su un combattimento alla volta. "

– 5° pick = Bruno Cappelozza (Campione 100kg Jungle Lotta) – Slot selezionato D

"Io davvero non conosco nessuno qui oggi dei combattenti, quindi mi scegliere il mio avversario e spero io sono fortunato ".

"Questo tipo di soldi cambierà la mia vita e la vita della mia famiglia. E anche diventare un campione. Questi due aspetti saranno enormi successi per me.”

"E 'stato il mio sogno di combattere in Giappone. Non so troppo il mio avversario, ma sono sicuro che ci sia essere pronti per una lotta emozionante. Penso che questa sarà una lotta eccellente. "

– 6° pick = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Union Heavyweight Champion) – Slot selezionato H

"Sarò rappresento Sambo. Vorrei mostrare la bellezza del Sambo e l'arte di Sambo.”

– 7° pick = Jiri Prochazka (GCF ceco Light Heavyweight Champion) – selezionato Slot F "Sono molto entusiasta di essere in grado di mostrare le mie capacità in un paese in cui è nato il Samurai. Non ti deluderà. "

"Tutti qui è dura. Dal momento che sarà la lotta il favorito città natale, la mia lotta sarà la raccolta di attenzione. Vorrei cogliere l'occasione e la sfida per diventare la prossima grande cosa. "

"E 'così tanti soldi non so da dove cominciare. Io credo che il denaro verrà più tardi. Così fin d'ora, il mio obiettivo è quello di dare tutto quello che ho per fare Rizin orgogliosi che mi hanno scelto per un partecipante. "

Direttore Generale Nobuhiko Takada ha preso il microfono dopo il disegno, "Mi sento un familiare, clima ancora teso comodo in questo momento. Sono solo felice di assistere alla nascita di future stelle. Spero Ishii in grado di eseguire in modo dove farà noi appassionati giapponesi orgoglioso. Prima realizzazione di Ishii stava vincendo la medaglia d'oro, ma non abbiamo visto alcun risultato eccezionali da lui in MMA. Spero davvero che possa usare questa opportunità per realizzare la più grande realizzazione della sua carriera.”
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Trey Lippe-Morrison annienta Bobby Thomas in 90 secondi!

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Miami, OK (Novembre 14, 2015) - L'aumento pesante sensazione Trey Lippe-Morrison di Tulsa, OK continuato la sua marcia verso diventare un giocatore nella divisione dei pesi massimi segnando un devastante 80 ko al secondo di Bobby Thomas al Casinò Buffalo Run a Miami, OK.
Combattere di fronte a una folla tutto esaurito e con il leggendario allenatore Freddie Roach nel suo angolo, Lippe-Morrison era un uomo in missione dalla campana di apertura. Con i suoi fan lo incita nella speranza di un altro ko, Lippe-Morrison collegato con un duro gancio destro di Thomas’ testa poco più di un minuto nella strofa iniziale, invio Thomas alla tela. L'arbitro ha iniziato a contare prima di rendersi conto di Thomas non era in grado di continuare, rinuncia l'incontro alla fermata 1:20.
"Mi piace lavorare con Freddie Roach perché lui sta facendo mi lucido,"Lippe-Morrison ha detto dopo la prestazione dominante. «Non ho avuto una carriera amatoriale, in modo che davvero mi aiutano con la curva di apprendimento."
Lip-Morrison, che è ora 10-0 con tutte le sue vittorie per KO, è soddisfatto della sua prestazione, ma insiste che non è a caccia di ko.
"Che ci crediate o no, Non sto sparando per KO veloci ma stanno arrivando e sono felice per compiacere i tifosi. Sto continuando a migliorare come un pugile sotto l'orologio di Freddie e consulterà con la mia squadra per il prossimo passo ".
Tony Holden, promotore di Lippe-Morrison, crede che il suo combattente è sulla strada verso la celebrità.
"Trey sembrava un futuro campione e ha combattuto con incredibile fiducia. Ha boxed solo 12 giri come un professionista e appena buttato giù un combattente che è andato cinque giri con un campione del mondo due divisioni in Beibut Shumenov. Stiamo cercando di ottenere Trey arrotonda intensificando la concorrenza, ma lui continua a bussare ragazzi fuori in maniera devastante ".
In azione undercard, compagno imbattuto dei pesi massimi Kenzie Witt di Bartlesville, OK, ha segnato un impressionante secondo turno ad eliminazione diretta di Jordan Brown. Witt, che ha migliorato a 6-0-1 con 5 Knockouts seguire la vittoria, è il fratello di Lippe-Morrison e il figlio del campione dei pesi massimi Tommy Morrison in ritardo.