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Tag Archives: Junior Middleweight
Undefeated prospect Antonio Tarver, Refresh. establishing his own identity in ring
 Tampa (Ka 10, 2016) – Fighting for his young family, as well as to expand the legacy associated with his last name, the son of 5-time world champion and 1996 U.S. Olympian Anthony “Magic Man” Tarver – unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Antonio Tarver, Refresh. – this past weekend continued establishing his own identity in the ring.After a 9-month absence, the 28-year-old Tarver (4-0, 3 Kos) returned to the ring in Lakeland, Florida, emisa Jose Cortez ea bobeli ho pota-pota. Tarver displayed his improving skills, especially a punishing body attack, during a thoroughly dominating performance. He broke-down Cortez and closed the show in style.
“It took me one round to get rid of ring rust,” he explained. “We had a game-plan to go to the body, then the head, body and head, but it took me a round to do it. God’s really blessed me and I owe all thanks to Him. My father and coach, Jimmy Williams, have always told me not to look for a knockout but that it’ll come. I’m not a one-punch knockout fighter. It’s all about setting up shots and putting them together. I may not connect with every single body shot I throw, but if I get in three of four each round, it’ll eventually cause damage. I’m focusing on my opponent’s liver and ribs, trying to be a body-snatcher.”
Tarver was an athlete, playing basketball and football, who didn’t start boxing until he was 19. He had a very brief amateur career and fully realizes that he’s consistently going to be fighting more experienced boxers.
“Ka lesakaneng la litebele,” Tarver o ile a re, “I’m still a baby. My opponents may be much more experienced than me, but I do have a lot of experience around me: my father, coach Williams and Darrell Foreman. My father wouldn’t support me as a fighter until I proved to him that I was worthy (sacrificing and training). I’m worthy now and believe I’m coming into my own as I continue to learn.”
“Joalokaha ntate a,” Tarver Sr., o ile a hlokomela, “I wanted him to know what he was getting into and have the tools to succeed. He’s as tough as nails. When he realizes how strong he really is…..look out. There’s a difference between hitting an opponent with a punch and punching through him like he’s doing now. I just wish he’d get started quicker. He doesn’t get going until he gets hit and then he turns into a beast. A ferociousness comes out from inside that I never had. He’s improving all of the time. He’s putting punches together better and sitting down on his punches.
“Antonio is going to be a fan-friendly fighter. I know I put him under a lot of pressure, but he’s fighting much more experienced guys. I’ve never been worried about him fighting a tough guy. It’s the guys who think in the ring and have amateur pedigree that can be problems for him.”
Understanding that his opponents get pumped to fight him because of his last name, Antonio Jr. rationalizes that, taking advantage of the situation he is in. “It’s very important for my opponents to beat me and the name,” a o ile a lumela. “My father set this stage for me and my name is, Antonio Tarver, Jr., so they’re trying to give us both a loss. I’m fighting for my family and to protect the legacy of my last name. I try and take advantage of being my father’s son and accept everything that goes with that. I don’t try to put pressure on myself but, ehlile, I want to be the best Antonio Tarver Jr. I can be.
“People are always going to compare me with my father but we fight in different weight classes. Light heavyweights, other than Roy Jones Refresh., are slower than junior middleweights, who are much quicker like Floyd Mayweather, Refresh. I’m always going to be fighting opponents taller than me, or sometimes the same height, but I’m 5′ 9″ and a lot of my opponents are going to be 6′ 2″ or so.
The father has another important lesson he’s teaching his son. “Antonio became a father for the first time last September and he was slow getting back in the gym,” Antonio Sr. a phaella ka. “He has to learn how to balance fatherhood with his pro boxing career, making sacrifices to become a champion!”
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Straight Rights and Straight A’s: The Joey Veazey Story
Bakeng sa hang-hang Release
Baltimore, MD (Ka 3, 2016) – In the movie Coach Carter, Samuel L. Jackson famously quipped to his team of academically struggling players “you are student athletes, student comes first.”
Ka bomalimabe, some standout athletes believe their talents supersede performing in the classroom. This has led to high schools and colleges warning or suspending players if their grades didn’t improve.
On the contrary, there are those who take great pride in starring as an athlete and student; such as 17-year-old Joey Veazey.
Known by his moniker of “Bazooka Joe” Veazey is multi-time amateur champion and was ranked internationally. Ka Labonemantsiboea, Veazey fights Chris Perkins for the East Coast junior middleweight championship at Michael’s Eighth Ave in Glen Burnie, MD as a featured fighter on a card promoted by Baltimore Boxing.
The card serves as a tribute to Murray “Bushwacker” Smith Sr., father of Baltimore Boxing’s Jake Smith. Tickets purchased in advance start at $25, boloketsoe ditulo tse ba $35, reserved tables for ten are $350, $50 VIP seats and $500 VIP tables of 10 can be purchased by calling 410-375-9175. Mamati a butsweng ka 6:30 am and the fights begin at 8.
Slated to compete in his 100go th match, Veazy is a big ticket seller in the Baltimore area and regularly draws large crowds when he enters the squared circle. To Veazey however, he is most proud of his accomplishments outside of the ring, where he’s an honor student finishing up his senior year at Northeast High School.
Ka August, Veazey will enroll in college locally and major in either mechanical engineering or computer science. Ka nako e tšoanang, he’ll prepare for his professional debut while still working as a trainer at the Baltimore Boxing Club. Most see being a fighter or student as a full time responsibility, but Veazey believes his work ethic and focus will help him continue to excel in and out of the ring.
"You have to be disciplined in the ring and classroom,” said Veazey. “I know there’s a lot on my plate but I thrive on excelling as a boxer, student and a trainer at the Baltimore Boxing Club. Focusing and paying attention to the task at hand helps keep me dialed in with whatever it is I’m doing at that time. Qetellong, my goal is to continue excelling with my academics and win a world title. I believe both are reachable and can become a reality with continued hard work.”
Smith, who has literally watched Veazey grow as a person and fighter during the last decade, has trained hundreds of fighters and considers Bazooka Joe one of his most special.
"Joey could’ve told himself boxing will be his everything because of how successful he’s been but he’s extremely humble and intelligent far beyond his years,"O ile a re Smith. “He literally goes from one task to another and excels at each of them. Whether he’s a world champion boxer, engineer, computer scientist or all of the above, Joey Veazey epitomizes what it means to be a well-rounded person and I’m very proud of him.”
A ho sebdisana tšobotsi, Upton Boxing’s Tyrell Boyd and 2016 Golden Gloves champion Aston Sykes will do battle for the Maryland State Middleweight title. Boyd is a former East Coast Middleweight titlist and looks for his second belt while Sykes is riding a wave of confidence having won the Golden Gloves in one of America’s toughest regions.
Popular Clayton Frazier faces Elvin Rodriguez in a battle between boxers from the Baltimore Boxing Gym. Frazier, who has only two fights, is a crowd favorite and hopes to claim local bragging rights in what Smith calls the “Battle of Baltimore Boxing.”
Former basketball star Stefon “Showtime” McRay and future pro standout Donald Wallace will also appear on the card in separae bouts.
Bakeng sa tlhahisoleseding e, etela Baltimoreboxing.com
Yory Boy Campas farewell fight against Anthony Bonsante to be streamed LIVE, this Saturday onGFL.TV
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Krrish Refresh. Middleweight contender, Julian ” J Rock” Williams o batla hore ho beha mokhoa le selemo ho pota PED hlahlobo ya
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Demetrius Andrade’s Open media workout Quotes & images
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Returns Oct. 17 ka Mohegan Sun Arena
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(ho feta ditshwantsho tse ka tlase)
Providence (October 9, 2015) – Bosiung ba ho qetela ka Big tse tšeletseng Academy a Providence, Krrish bartolomeo welterweight contender Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) tšoaroa e bulehileng ka mecha ea litaba boithapollo ka pele ho hae October 17go th 10-ho pota-pota ka sehloohong ketsahalo ntoa e bapisiwa le Argentinian lireng Dario Fabian “The Gallo” Pucheta (20-2, 11 Kos) ka Mohegan Sun Arena a Uncasville, Connecticut.
A hlobolisa pele ho moo selemong sena ea hae World Boxing Organization WBO) tlotla ka lebaka la ho se sebetse ka, Andrade tla tobana le Pucheta bakeng sa WBO & Lefatše Boxing Association (WBA) International dihlooho, ho tšoaea la hae la pele ntoa a 16 dikgwedi tse, ho tloha ka 2008 U.S. Olympian ile a khaotsa ho Ha ho. 1 e tlamang contender Brian “The Lion” Rose (25-1-1, 7 Kos) tse supileng garela la hae la pele le feela lefatše tlotla tshireletso.
Andrade ba hapa lolea WBO 154 ea boima ba tlotla November 9, 2013 ka tsela ea e 12 ho pota qeto ka pele e neng e unbeaten 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes “Litorong” Martirosyan(33-0-1, 21 Kos).
Tickets ba tsa rekisoa, ho tloha ho $200.00 ho $25.00 (ho sa kenyeletswe ditefello). Call 401.261.3755 ho reka letenky hammoho le bese khethehileng boitsebiso bo.
Demetriase Andrade:
“Sena se turnout (tsa sechaba) shows the support I have in Rhode Island. It’s been a while since they’ve seen me in the ring, empa ba ile ba tlil'o ho qala ho bona 'na khōlō loana.”
“The cream always rises to the top. I’m going to show that I’m the best 154-pounder in the world.”
“E 'nile ferekanya (16-khoeli layoff). This is something I’ve been doing since I was six and not to do it has been tough. I’ve tried to stay positive, sebetsa ka thata tlelaseng ea boikoetliso, ho lula sebopeho, but sparring in a gym is different than being in a fight when your opponent is trying to take your head off. October 17go th, batho ba tla bona seo ke ntseng ke e le kannete ile a etsa ea.”
“Ke na le litsela tse ling tsa ho etsa e phelang empa ke rata seo ke se etsang letsatsi le letsatsi…lebokose le reng! This is a life-changing business. I’m very happy to get back in the ring October 17go th. “Ke tla ho etsa polelo hore ke bokamoso ba papali ea litebele.”
“The WBO le WBA International dihlooho ba a moleng o ntoeng ena. Ba ile ba ka (WBO lefatše) title and it’s vacant right now. The reason I took this fight is to get ranked in the top 15 'me le loanele lefatšeng le tlotla eo.”
“My lireng (Dario Pucheta) has come all the way from Argentina to win. This is a tough business and to be 20-2 takes a lot of heart and guts. This is an opportunity for to make a statement. He’s hungry and believes because a win over me will make a name for him.”
“I’ve had some bumps in the road and it took a year to get settled. I haven’t suffered any damage in the ring. Ke ikutloa monate. The fans are going to say that they need to see a lot more of Demetrius Andrade.”
“Likampong tsa’ been good and I feel great. I want to thank CES for letting me showcase my skills on their card and to continue to bring great boxing to New England.”
Latela Demetrius Andrade on TwitterAndradeATeam kapaBooBooBoxing.
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John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson – Liam Smith ho feletseng boraditaba video e
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John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson mecha ea litaba boithapollo video e
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Demetrius Andrade ho khutlela Oct. 17 se le makoebeta
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Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
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Providence (October 5, 2015) – All undefeated junior middleweight Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) ea kileng a batla ho etsa ho tloha ha a pele laced ho fihlela para ea litlelafo e le potsanyane ke ho lebokoseng le hore ke hobane'ng ha, ka mor'a hore a 16 likhoeli selelele se sebetse ka, ho feletseng ipitsang ho ntša kotsi, ea 2008 U.S. Olympian e khutlela ka tsa bophahamo ba October 17 ho sehlooho se reng batho bao e seng televised bontša ka Mohegan Sun Arena a Uncasville, Connecticut.
A myriad mabaka a a 'na a le 27 ea lilemo li Andrade ho tsoa ka tsa bophahamo ba le le se nang le sepache a hlahloba ho tloha ka June 14, 2014, ha o ile a senya Ha ho. 1 e tlamang contender Brian “The Lion” Rose (25-1-1, 7 Kos) tse supileng garela, o khahlisang ho hapa ka HBO a seo ba tsoa ho ea ba la hae la pele le feela World Boxing Organization (WBO) tlotla tshireletso. Andrade, ho loantša ho tsoa Providence, qalong ba hapa lolea WBO 154 ea boima ba tlotla November 9, 2013, e boetse e aired ka HBO, hlōla pele e neng e unbeaten 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes “Litorong” Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 Kos) ka tsela ea 12 ho pota qeto ea.
Open MEDIA Workout – SETJHABA kōpa
Demetrius Andrade tla ahlola le bula mecha ea litaba boithapollo ena Labone bosiu (8 p.m. LE qala) ka Big tse tšeletseng Academy, 816 Douglas Ave. a Providence.
Ha a ntse a nakong e fetileng 16 ferekanya dikgwedi tse, Andrade o 'nile ba amohuoa ea hae WBO tlotla, hantle o thibetsoe ho tloha ho loantša ka netweke thelevishene, lahlela tsohle dikatlholo, le ka leeme branded e le oke ba bua e khōlō tai game empa fellang kateng ho fihlela thata ho tlisa lintoa.
“Ke kokololo! Ha le leboha bo loantša hape, haholo-holo haufi le lapeng 'me ka pel'a Fans,” Andrade boleloang ka hore o Oct. 17 loantša Argentinian lireng Dario Fabian “The Gallo” Pucheta (20-2, 11 Kos), e neng e le ea Amerika Boroa 'mampoli, ka 10 ho pota ka sehloohong ketsahalo bakeng sa lolea WBO & WBA International super welterweight championships. “It’s good to finally have a date and I’m very happy to get back in the ring. It isn’t the fight I really wanted but Pucheta has a good record and he always comes to fight. Ke ne ke batla ho loana Delvin Rodriguez, e neng e tla ba 'nile ba e ntle ntoa a Connecticut hobane le hore' s moo a ileng a tsoa ho 'me ke lula Rhode Island, empa, Kea kholoa, batho ba hae ne a sa batle mo ho loantša 'na. Ba lokela ho ho pholosa eena bakeng sa motho e mong.
“E le, Ke ne ke hloka ho nka ntoeng ena (off-TV vs.. batho bao e seng Thailand Ranked lireng) ho khutlela nka bohato, to where I want to be and belong. It’s not like I failed in the ring to lose my title belt. Ke ne ke nyahama ha a lahleheloa ke oona, ehlile, but that’s not what identifies me. People know who the best fighters are in the world. All I ever wanted was to do was fight. I want to stay active and I believe I can fill Floyd ea Mayweather'S lieta e le papali ea litebele a latelang superstar.”
Ha a ntse a nako e telele hiatus ho tloha ka tsa bophahamo ba, Andrade hoeletsa Mayweather, Saule “Canelo” Álvarez, Erislandy Lara, le tse ling tse lefatšeng-sehlopha sa bahlabani ha ho thuse letho, remaining on the shelf waiting to landing a career defining fight that never materialized. Andrade, e 2007 World Championships ka metlele ya gauta mohlodi le tse 'nè ea nako e naha tsenwe' mampoli, o filed le hlahlela nyeoe khahlanong le Roc Sechaba se, bolela le papatso khampani, le ruilweng ke Jay-Z, reneged ka le tšepiso ho mo $550,000.
“Feela ntoa ke leha e le neng ile a hana ne e le khahlanong (Jermall)Charlo,” Andrade o ile a hlalosa, “because I was in that situation with Jay-Z. I thought he and his company could really help me, a ka tsa bophahamo ba le tsa mebaraka ea nang le bohlale. Ke ile ka khetha se ke a nka hore ntoa (Aug. 13, 2014 vs.. Charlo) empa, ha lintho sea ka sa etsahala le Roc Sechaba se, Ke saennweng konteraka ea ho loantša Charlo (Jan. 14, 2015). Ho e-na, he signed a deal to fight Martirosyan. I never knew anything about the (Mat) Korobov ntoa (bakeng sa lolea WBO middleweight tlotla) ho fihlela ka mor'a ho ile ha phatlalatsoa. Ke ne a sa rera ho fallela ho fihlela ho middleweight, ka nako eo, ho loantša mo kapa leha e le mang e mong. Hamorao, Ke ile ka ba ile a ithaopela ho loantša (Anthony) Mundine ea hae mor'a ntlo (Australia) dikhoso tse di khutshwane chelete, feela hore ke tlotla, empa e le hore o ne a sa hlahise ho e ka ba ka. Ke nahana hore tsohle karolo ea tai game.”
Andrade le koetlisitsoeng ka mararo kapa a mane ka beke, ntle ho letsatsi ho loantša, 'me o e matla ho feta leha e le neng, 'meleng le kelellong. He is returning to the ring with a vengeance, tsepisa ho etsa e khōlō polelo Oct. 17 le ho feta.
“Ke tla ho etsa polelo hore ke molemo ka ho fetisisa 154 ea boima ba oke a lefatše le bontša ke hobane'ng ha ha ho motho ea o batla hore ho loantša 'na,” Andrade concluded. “Ke tla showcase kaofela ha tsebo ea ka le October 17go th performance. I’m looking ahead, se ke ua nakong e fetileng.”
Tickets ba tsa rekisoa, ho tloha ho $200.00 ho $25.00 (ho sa kenyeletswe ditefello). Call 401.261.3755 ho reka letenky hammoho le bese khethehileng boitsebiso bo.
Latela Demetrius Andrade on TwitterAndradeATeam kapaBooBooBoxing.
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John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson a fihla ka Manchester, England ka October 10 WBO Junior Middleweight lefatše tlotla loana le Liam Smith
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