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King’s Promotions Thomas “KO” Snow ready for statement win over Del Valle Friday night in Washington, DC

Washington, DC (Mai 12, 2016)– Denne fredagen night in Washington, DC, Thomas Snø will meet Luis Orlando Del Valle (21-2, 16 KO s) in the co-feature bout of nationally televised show live on BET.

The show is promoted by Roc Nation Sports.

Snow of Washington, DC has a record of 18-2 med 12 knockouts and this is a big opportunity fighting on a big platform.
“Treningsleir gikk bra. It was a perfect camp and now it is time to do something, and I am going out there to get the win.
Asked what he knew about Del Valle, Snow did know much other than some basic information.
Del Valle is a conventional fighter from Puerto Rico. He has a similar record, but hasn’t fought many good guys. I saw his fight with (tidligere verdensmester) Vic Darchinyan. (A fight that Del Valle lost via unanimous decision in 2012).
This is a fight that most boxing experts believe is a crossroads fight, with the winner leaping into contention, but Snow does not feel the pressure of the fight.

I think he has more to lose then me. I am moving up two weight classes. I would prefer to be fighting at 115 pounds, but the opportunities have been coming at higher weights. Med det blir sagt, I don’t think he is on my level. So I am confident in this fight and the win will be an awesome breakthrough.
Despite fighting in his hometown, Snow does not think that plays any part in who will win the fight.
There is no advantage to that. In boxing, it just takes one punch and that crowd I not help that.
I know what I did in training camp and I am prepared. I am not fearful of any man. God blessed me with skills and I am going to do the work. I just know by keeping God in your life, everything will go great for you.
Said Snow’s promoter, Marshall Kauffman of King’s Promotions, “This is a great opportunity for Thomas. He has shown throughout his career that he has talent. His only losses have been to undefeated guys, but he has had a tremendous camp, og på fredag night he will show that he should be one of the top contenders in the super bantamweight division

throne boxing PRESENTED BY ROC NATION SPORTS AND CORONA EXTRA WASHINGTON, D.C.’S UNDEFEATED DUSTY HERNANDEZ-HARRISON VS. MIKE DALLAS JR. MAIN EVENT & UNDERCARD FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS

 

FIGHTS SET FOR Fredag, MAI 13

AT THE DC ARMORY IN WASHINGTON, Likespenning.

TELEVISED LIVE ON BET AND

STREAMED LIVE GLOBALLY ON TIDAL.COM

 

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Photo Credit: Roc Nation Sports/Tom Hogan Photography

 

WASHINGTON, Likespenning. (Mai 11, 2016) - På onsdag, Mai 11, Washington, D.C.’s undefeated Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (29-0, 16 KOs) and Bakersfield, Californias Mike “The Silent Assassin” Dallas Jr. (21-3-1, 10 KOs) participated in the final press conference at The Hamilton Live in Washington, Likespenning. in advance of their May 13 fight at the DC Armory. Hernandez-Harrison vs. Dallas Jr. will headline a tronen boksing event in a 10-round welterweight bout that will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 pm. OG/PT and streamed live on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL.com. Co-featured fighters including Dorado, Puerto Rico Orlando “Orlandito” Del Valle (20-2, 15 KOs) som står overfor Thomas “KO” Snow (18-2, 12 KOs) av Washington, Likespenning. and Philadelphia heavyweight prospect Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock (Pro Debut) who takes on the beltway’s ownCarlos “DC Diamond Cutter” Black (1-3) were also in attendance at the press conference onsdag.

 

Nedenfor er det jagerfly, promoter and other dais guests had to say at the press conference:

DUSTY HERNANDEZ-HARRISON:

“I want to thank Mike Dallas Jr. for coming into D.C. He has my respect for coming into my hometown and fighting. I’m really ready for this fight. I may have gotten in the best sparring that any fighter has ever gotten [for a fight]. I went from [sparring with] Canelo and came home to spar with Demetrius Hopkins, Austin Trout and Lamont Peterson. I don’t know if there’s better sparring than that. Camp has been great. I’m definitely ready for the fight. I want to thank FILA and Geico for supporting me. I hope everyone comes out on Friday, Mai 13 at the DC Armory. I know we will put on a good show.”

 

 

MIKE “THE SILENT ASSASSIN” DALLAS JR.:

“I want to thank God for giving me this opportunity and keeping me strong through hard times. I had a good camp. I want to thank BET for having me on. Slik som Fredag, it’s going to be a good fight. I’m mentally and physically there. I dug deep in camp and I’m ready to bring it in this fight. I wish my opponent the best. Det kommer til å bli en tøff kamp. I’m ready to go in there, give it my all and give you guys a great show. Come and watch the fight on Mai 13."

 

ORLANDO “ORLANDITO” DEL VALLE:

“I would like to thank God, Roc Nation Sports and their entire staff for believing in me and giving me a second shot at my career. I won’t let you guys down. Becoming a world champion will be my only way to thank you guys so after this fight I’m ready for that.

 

“Thank you BET and TIDAL for allowing us to showcase our skills on national TV and over the internet so that boxing fans around the world can have a glimpse of what the near future holds.

 

“This fight means a lot to me. Det er den største kampen i min karriere. I need to win this fight if I really want to get closer to a title shot. I’m in the greatest condition and shape of my life. På fredag natt, expect nothing but fireworks from Orlando Del Valle. I guarantee you that a title shot for Orlando Del Valle will be coming. A champion for Roc Nation Sports is very, svært nær. So once again, thank you all and don’t miss the action på fredag natt. "

 

 

DARMANI “ROCK SOLID” ROCK:

“I’m just looking forward to seeing everyone come out on May 13 at the DC Armory when I make my pro debut.”

DAVID ITSKOWITCH, COO Boxing - Roc Nation Sports:

 

“An action packed undercard of emerging and established talent and exciting entertainment from the boxing hotbed of Washington, Likespenning. telecast live on BET and streamed live on TIDAL.com…May 13 is an event that no one should miss.

 

“This event would not have been possible without the support of a number of people and organizations and I would like to take a moment to thank the following…our sponsors: Crown, FILA, Bedrifts Reise Management Solutions (CTMer), Glad, Shoe City, Pepsi, RCN and The DC Lottery. I’d also like to thank Stephen Hill, Connie Orlando and their team at BET as well as Greg O’Dell and the staff of Events DC for helping us bring a throne boxing event to Washington, Likespenning.

 

“BET’s vision and commitment for putting together innovative live entertainment is a big reason why we are here today. We are thrilled to be partnered with BET to bring another tronen boksing event to fans across the country. We’re also excited about the fact that as a non-traditional boxing network, they have thrown their hat into the ring which we believe has, and will continue to, attract new fans to the sport.

 

“Events DC works tirelessly to bring high profile events to Washington, Likespenning. and of late, they have helped to turn the District into a boxing hotbed.

 

 

STEPHEN HILL, President of Programming – BET:

“BET Networks is excited to partner with Roc Nation Sports to broadcast the second live tronen boksingevent on BET. Fredag, Mai 13 will be lucky for us as we get to bring to the world this top-notch sporting event showcase including live entertainment from Roc Nation’s own Justine Skye, DJ Cipha Sounds and BET personality Big Tigger, who will be welcomed back to BET with open arms.

 

“At BET Networks we’re committed to delivering more variety and original programming and like tronen boksing, our content is engaging, emotional and entertaining. We are thrilled to welcome tronen boksingback to BET. We know audiences love live sporting events like boxing, so this partnership fits like a glove.

 

“Last but not least, thank you to Washington D.C., the birthplace of BET Networks, og meg selv, for hosting us in this great city. We look forward to a great fight på fredag natt. "

ERIK MOSES, Senior Vice President and Managing Director – Events DC Sports and Entertainment Division:

“Boxing is back in Washington in a very big way. We have had the pleasure of hosting three championship bouts in the last three months at the DC Armory, which is a great place to watch a fight if you have not been there.

 

“This fight card in particular has a very special place in my heart, as it should for others from Washington, because it’s about as local as it can be. We’ve got a hometown hero, som, if you have not seen him fight, see him now before you can’t afford to see him. Dusty Hernandez-Harrison is going to be a big star and he represents Washington, Likespenning. in a way that few do. Check him out now before you’re paying big money in Vegas to see him fight.

 

“The fight is also being broadcasted by another home-grown institution, and that is BET. It’s great to see sports back on BET, and boxing in particular, coming from the DC Armory as the host venue. Billetter er fortsatt tilgjengelig. We look forward to hosting everyone who wants to come out and cheer on all these fighters, but Dusty in particular so we can have another championship fighter in D.C.”

 

 

ANDREW HUFF, DC Boxing Commission:

 

“Roc Nation Sports and Events DC are helping to ensure that the legacy of the District’s boxing history continues. On behalf of Mayor Muriel Bowser, Adam Weers, who is the chairman of the District’s Boxing and Wrestling Commission, Miss Kimberly Lockett, who is another commissioner and myself, welcome to Washington, D.C.”

 

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Hernandez-Harrison vs. Dallas Jr., a 10-round welterweight fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports takes place Friday, Mai 13, 2016 ved like Armory i Washington, Likespenning. This fight headlines a throne boxing event presented by Corona Extra and will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 pm. OG and streamed live on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL.com. The event is also sponsored by FILA, Bedrifts Reise Management Solutions (CTMer), Glad, Shoe City, Pepsi, RCN and The DC Lottery. I tillegg til den gode virkning inne i ringen, the May 13 edition of throne boxing on BET will feature several notable Roc Nation Sports touches that offer a unique fan experience including a live musical performance by Justine Skye as well as DJ Cipha Sounds and event host Big Tigger who will keep the energy at a high level throughout the event. Doors open on fight night at 6:30 PM og den første kampen begynner på 6:45 PM. Følg samtale med #throneboxing.

 

Billetter priset til $75, $50 og $35, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter er tilgjengelig på alle Ticketmaster steder, online på Ticketmaster.com (http://bit.ly/may13throneboxing) og lade på telefon (800) 745-3000.

 

For mer informasjon, vennligst besøk www.rocnation.com. Follow Roc Nation on Twitter @rocnation, on Instagram @rocnation/@rocnationsports and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RocNation.

 

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WASHINGTON, D.C.’S UNDEFEATED DUSTY HERNANDEZ-HARRISON VS. MIKE DALLAS JR. MAIN EVENT & UNDERCARD MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES AND PHOTOS

 

throne boxing PRESENTED BY ROC NATION SPORTS AND CORONA EXTRA

FIGHTS SET FOR Fredag, MAI 13

AT THE DC ARMORY IN WASHINGTON, Likespenning.

TELEVISED LIVE ON BET AND

STREAMED LIVE GLOBALLY ON TIDAL.COM

 

Klikk HER for Bilder

Photo Credit: Roc Nation Sports/Tom Hogan Photography

 

WASHINGTON, Likespenning. (Mai 11, 2016) - På tirsdag, Mai 10, Washington, D.C.’s undefeated Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (29-0, 16 KOs) and Bakersfield, Californias Mike “The Silent Assassin” Dallas Jr. (21-3-1, 10 KOs) participated in a media workout at Urban Boxing DC in Washington, Likespenning. in advance of their May 13 fight at the DC Armory. Hernandez-Harrison vs. Dallas Jr. will headline a tronen boksing event in a 10-round welterweight bout that will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 pm. OG/PT and streamed live on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL.com. Co-featured fighter Thomas “KO” Snow (18-2, 12 KOs) av Washington, D.C, who faces Dorado, Puerto RicoOrlando “Orlandito” Del Valle (20-2, 15 KOs), and undercard fighters Mike Balogun (5-0, 4 KOs) of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, who will fight Capitol Heights, Marylands Devon Mosley (0-4-1), and Greenbelt, Marylands Sam “Vanilla Gorilla” Crossed (2-0, 1 KO) of who takes on Damion Reed (2-13, 1 KO) of Danville Virginia were also in attendance during the media workout på tirsdag.

 

After shadow boxing around the ring and a few rounds working the bags, all five fighters participated in interviews with invited media members.

 

Below is what the fighters had to say during the workout:

 

DUSTY HERNANDEZ-HARRISON:

“I think a lot of people are underestimating Mike Dallas Jr. I think they’re counting him out too early. A lot of times when people come back from a tough loss they train harder, they take it more seriously and erase all the mistakes they made in previous training camps, so that’s what I’m expecting him to do. Luckily Barry Hunter [Hernandez-Harrison’s trainer] knows him well as a fighter, so I’ve been going off of what he says.

“I’ve been getting great sparring in. I came home from sparring Canelo Alvarez and went right into to sparring with Lamont Peterson, Austin Trout, Demetrius Hopkins and other fighters on the card. Just really good sparring.

 

“I’m excited to fight on BET. It’s pretty cool. I think it’s good to bring boxing to a new audience. Forhåpentligvis, I put on a good fight to get them entertained. And we have Justine Skye performing before our bout. She’s got a completely different fan base than I do and I think it’s another good way to add a new audience to our event.

 

“I took a lot of things out of training with Canelo at his training camp. It was good to get a different perspective of a training camp. Usually it’s all about me, everything is catered to me and everyone is concerned about me, so it was good to take a step back and see how someone like him at the top level prepares for a world title fight. Luckily, I walked away knowing I’ve been doing everything right.

 

“Fighting in my hometown of Washington, Likespenning. is better for me. I feel like I have more to fight for. I have more to lose, which for me helps. You’ll never hear me say “no mas” in D.C.

 

“At my age, my preparation changes with every fight. I remember fighting in Connecticut in April then Miami in August, which seems really close, but Billy Briscoe [Hernandez-Harrison’s assistant trainer] was there and said ‘you’ve gotten so much stronger.’ That’s just the age that I am right now. I’m really maturing and getting that man strength. Every fight I feel a lot stronger.”

 

 

MIKE “THE SILENT ASSASSIN” DALLAS JR.:

“I feel very good ahead of this fight…confident and strong. I’m just ready to go out there and perform. There’s more pressure on him than me fighting in his hometown.

 

“I’ve gotten good training in for this fight. The Bay Area has a lot of good sparring out there right now. I had good training with Ben Bautista [Dallas Jr.’s trainer] and we’ve been pushing it. I had to dig deep in training to get through it and I’m ready to dig deep in the fight.

 

“I took some time off to let my body rest and heal and to let my mind get together. Now I feel great. I’m ready to come back and get back on top of things. I’m going to go out there and do my thing.

 

“I know Dusty is a pretty good fighter. I know he can box. I’m just ready to go out there, be smart and execute the game plan. I’m ready for people to know I’m back and there mentally. I’m ready to get back in the game and take care of these people in these bigger fights.”

 

 

THOMAS “KO” SNOW:

“I know my opponent [Orlando Del Valle] is a conventional fighter from Puerto Rico. He’s a basic fighter…a basic one-two puncher. He’s the best opponent I’ve faced to date. Both of us have two losses, so I know it’s a crossroads fight for us. We’re going to go in there and do what we came to do.

“I’ve fought in D.C. a lot of times. It’s my home.

 

“It’s awesome because I’ve known Dusty since he was six years old. We used to run together. We were just talking about that over in the corner. If you watch at any of his amateur fights, you’ll hear me in the background cheering him on. I’ve been in his life for a long time and it’s awesome seeing a young guy get his opportunity and make the sport of boxing grow.

 

“I know our amateur program in D.C. is awesome so you have to give a shout out to all the amateurs. Likespenning. is about to be the mecca of boxing once again. We will have six, seven or eight champions in the District of Columbia. It’s rich with boxing.

 

“I think fighting on BET is a great thing. I think it’s great that boxing is on free TV now and people don’t have to pay for it. For those people who can’t afford those things, I think it’s awesome for them and I think it will make the sport of boxing better.

 

“I’ve changed a lot over the years. I’m supposed to be dead, locked up or in jail. Having God in your life, your perspective of life and everything changes. I’m calm and comfortable in my situation. I thank God for the opportunity. I thank Roc Nation Sports for the opportunity and I thank everybody who is supporting Thomas “KO” Snow. We’re ready to do it.”

 

 

MIKE BALOGUN:

“During my career, when I was playing football, I used boxing as another form of training for cardio. After my career was over, it was natural for me to keep training and now we’re here. Football is a business. I got released and had another opportunity to play in the Canadian Football League as well as the Arena Football League, but football takes a toll on your body and I played the game for a long time. It was just natural for me to transition. I still needed something to stay active, because without activity, I didn’t feel like myself.

 

"Jeg vet ikke mye om min motstander [Devon Mosley]. I know he’s a southpaw just like me That’s pretty much all I know and all I need to know.

 

“I’ve prepared for this fight just like any other fight…hard work and dedicating myself to my craft. At the end of the day I’ll reap the fruits of my labor.”

 

 

SAM “VANILLA GORILLA” CROSSED:

"Jeg vet ikke så mye om min motstander [Damion Reed]. I know he is a tall left-handed guy. I only watched a little video of him. I’ve been sparring a lot of left handers and then we just happened to get a left-handed guy, so it worked out pretty well.

 

“I’m still a little disappointed about my last performance in D.C., so I am going to come out and put on a show on Fredag, Mai 13.

 

“Anyone you get in the ring with poses a threat, men samtidig, I am confident in what I have done to prepare. I’ve been sparring guys with 20 pro kamper, så, I think I’m good.

 

“I played football and baseball growing up. I utgangspunktet, what got me into boxing was that I got picked on when I was younger and smacked around on the basketball court. I always said when I grow up I want to be able to beat up the dudes that picked on me. What’s funny is that a lot of guys that bullied me are now begging me for tickets to my fights.”

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Hernandez-Harrison vs. Dallas Jr., a 10-round welterweight fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports takes place Friday, Mai 13, 2016 ved like Armory i Washington, Likespenning. This fight headlines a throne boxing event presented by Corona Extra and will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 pm. OG and streamed live on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL.com. The event is also sponsored by FILA, Bedrifts Reise Management Solutions (CTMer), Glad, Shoe City, Pepsi, RCN and The DC Lottery. I tillegg til den gode virkning inne i ringen, the May 13 edition of throne boxing on BET will feature several notable Roc Nation Sports touches that offer a unique fan experience including a live musical performance by Justine Skye as well as DJ Cipha Sounds and event host Big Tigger who will keep the energy at a high level throughout the event. Doors open on fight night at 6:30 PM og den første kampen begynner på 6:45 PM. Følg samtale med #throneboxing.

 

Billetter priset til $75, $50 og $35, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter er tilgjengelig på alle Ticketmaster steder, online på Ticketmaster.com (http://bit.ly/may13throneboxing) og lade på telefon (800) 745-3000.

 

For mer informasjon, vennligst besøk www.rocnation.com. Follow Roc Nation on Twitter @rocnation, on Instagram @rocnation/@rocnationsports and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RocNation.

 

For ytterligere informasjon, besøk www.bet.com. Join the conversation on the following social media platforms: on Twitter by using hashtag #BET #throneboxing and follow at @BET; on Facebook by liking the fan page at www.facebook.com/BET; and on Instagram @betnetworks.

 

For information on the DC Armory, besøk www.eventsdc.com and follow on Twitter at @dcsportsent.

ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES CO-FEATURE & NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FOR DUSTY HERNANDEZ-HARRISON AND MIKE DALLAS JR. WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON FRIDAY, MAI 13 AT THE DC ARMORY IN WASHINGTON, Likespenning.

throne boxing PRESENTED BY ROC NATION SPORTS AND CORONA EXTRA FEATURES HERNANDEZ-HARRISON VS. DALLAS JR., ORLANDO DEL VALLE VS. THOMAS SNOW AND DARMANI ROCK VS. CARLOS BLACK TELEVISED LIVE ON BET BEGINNING AT 10:00 Pm. OG/PT

EVENT ALSO TO BE STREAMED LIVE GLOBALLY ON TIDAL.COM

JUSTINE SKYE, DJ CIPHA SOUNDS & HOST BIG TIGGER TO PROVIDE IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS

NEW YORK, NY (Mai 5, 2016) – Two televised bouts and four non-televised undercard bouts will round out the card when Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (29-0, 16 KOs) av Washington, Likespenning. returnerer til ringen på Fredag, Mai 13 to take on Bakersfield, California’s Mike “The Silent Assassin” Dallas Jr. (21-3-1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight bout at the DC Armory in Washington, Likespenning. The fight will headline a tronen boksing event that will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 pm. OG and will also be streamed live on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL.com.

 

Opening the telecast will be an eight-round featherweight showdown between Orlando “Orlandito” Del Valle(20-2, 15 KOs) og Thomas “KO” Snow (18-2, 5 KOs). The second televised fight will see the professional debut of highly touted Philadelphia heavyweight prospect Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock against the beltway’s own Carlos “DC Diamond Cutter” Black (1-3).

 

The non-televised undercard will feature Caguas, Puerto Rico Abner “Pin” Cotto (19-3, 9 KOs) mot veteran Juan Jose “Pinocho” Beltran (29-25-3, 18 KOs) Los Mochis, Mexico in an eight-round junior welterweight matchup; Brooklyn’s undefeated Junior “The Young God” Younan (8-0, 6 KOs) facing Breedon, West Virginia’s Austin “Speedy” Marcum (10-6-1, 5 KOs) in a six-round light heavyweight fight; former NFL linebacker Mike Balogun (5-0, KOs) of Upper Marlborough, Maryland and Devon Mosley (0-4-1) av Capitol Heights, Maryland squaring off in a four-round heavyweight bout; and Greenbelt, Marylands Sam “Vanilla Gorilla” Crossed (2-0, 1 KO) mot Damion Reed (2-13, 1 KO) av Danville, Virginia in a four-round cruiserweight fight. 2008 Olympisk sølvmedalje Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (8-0, 6 KOs) Zhengzhou, China will also see action in a six-round heavyweight bout against an opponent to be determined.

 

Roc Nation Sports will bring names from the entertainment world to the event, which will showcase a special performance by Roc Nation’s own breakout artist singer/songwriter Justine Skye. The Brooklyn songstress and social media maven who garnered attention, and over two million YouTube views, with her cover of Drake’s “Headlines” and current single, “I’m Yours” featuring Vic Mensa, is currently taking over radio airwaves nationwide. The evening will also feature a DJ set from Roc Nation’s multi-talented Cipha Sounds who will keep the energy up between bouts. Darian “Big Tigger” Morgan, afternoon host on Atlanta’s V-103, former host of BET’s Rap City and 106 & Park, and currently featured on Oxygen’s “Like A Boss”, will serve as the event’s host.

Billetter priset til $75, $50 og $35, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter er tilgjengelig på alle Ticketmaster steder, online på Ticketmaster.com (http://bit.ly/may13throneboxing ) og lade på telefon (800) 745-3000.

 

Orlando Del Valle made his professional debut on April 11, 2008 at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey where he knocked out Rey Rivera in the third round. By October 2009, he had compiled a record of 7-0, including a third-round knockout victory over Christopher Rivera at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Juni 6, 2011, at Roseland Ballroom in New York City, he notched an impressive ten-round unanimous decision victory over Dat Nguyen in a fight telecast on Showtime’s ShoBox. September 29, 2012, Dalen, med en registrering av 16-0, made is HBO debut at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut against Three-Time World Champion Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan. Darchinyan controlled a majority of the bout, relying on his experience to pressure the young contender. In the ninth round Del Valle’s perseverance almost carried the day when he staggered Darchinyan with a tremendous left hook, badly hurting the former world champion. Darchinyan, men, was able to survive the round and hold on for a ten-round unanimous decision victory. After the defeat, Del Valle moved to Mexico City to train with Hall of Fame trainer Nacho Beristain. He rebounded in 2013 with two technical knockout victories over Andre Wilson and Juan Jose Beltran. Mai 31, 2014, in a bout televised by HBO Latino from the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Del Valle faced another tough opponent in undefeated fellow Puerto Rican Luis Rosa. The ten-round, evenly matched fight went the distance producing a memorable, crowd-pleasing battle. Etter den femte runden, Del Valle sent Rosa to the canvas with a left hook and in the seventh round Rosa was deducted a point for a late punch, but in the end Rosa was awarded a unanimous decision victory. Since the Rosa setback, Del Valle has won all three of his fights, with none of them going the distance, including his last fight on April 9, in which he scored a second round technical knockout win over Josh Crespo at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire. Del Valle will look to keep that streak going on May 13 against Snow.

 

Deeply rooted in D.C. and the capital community, Thomas Snø is an experienced fighter with an impressive record of 18-2 (10 KOs). Snow, who supplements his boxing earnings by working as a floor technician at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland, began boxing at the age of ten at Round One Gym in Capitol Heights, Maryland, compiling a stellar amateur record of 129-10, which included three Washington D.C. Metro Golden Gloves championships. I 2004, he took home the national PAL amateur tournament title in the 119-pound weight class. November 5, 2005, he made his professional debut with authority, knocking out Ronald Viera in the first round at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He would go on to win his next nine fights, with seven of those wins coming by way of knockout, before he ran into fellow undefeated prospect and future world title challenger Teon Kennedy who dealt Snow his first professional loss in July of 2008. A streak of six consecutive wins would follow before he suffered another setback, again against an undefeated prospect in Nate Green. Following the defeat, Snow took nearly two and a half years off from boxing. The southpaw returned to the ring on March 6, 2015 and continued to live up to his “KO” moniker with a first round technical knockout win over Christopher Sanchez at the Omar Shrine in Charleston, South Carolina. Snow followed that win with a second round knockout of Tibor Nadori on December 4, 2015 at the Rosecroft Raceway close to home in Fort Washington, Maryland. He now faces a crossroads fight when he takes on Del Valle on May 13.

 

At the age of nineteen, Darmani Rock is already drawing comparisons to former heavyweight greats of the past. Rock has received high praise for his powerful jab and ambidexterity. Standing at 6’4”, he moves with an unparalleled lightness and speed for a fighter his size. Rock earned nation-wide accolades following a banner year in 2014 when he took home the USA Boxing Junior and Youth Open, Youth Continental and Youth World super heavyweight titles. During the 2014 Junior and Youth Open in Reno, Nevada, Rock shut out the 2013 National Youth Champion, John Luna, 3-0. This impressive performance was followed by another super heavyweight title at the Youth Continental Championships in March 2014 in Quito, Ecuador where he defeated Argentina’s Kervin Espinola, 3-0. Rock then took home the gold medal at the prestigious World Youth Championships in Bulgaria in April 2014 by a 2-1 decision over Germany’s Peter Kadiru. Rock also took home the 2014 World Junior Amateur Championship and capped off 2014 by being named Philadelphia’s Amateur Boxer of the Year at the annual Briscoe Awards. His most noteworthy win, men, came in May 2015 when he beat Cam Awesome, a career amateur who has been called the next Chris Byrd, in Las Vegas for the National Golden Gloves title. Rock also captured the 2015 US-. National Amateur super heavyweight championship. He ended his amateur career as the number one rated super heavyweight in the United States (and the number five rated super heavyweight in the world) går 19-5 in national tournaments. His assault on the heavyweight division begins Mai 13 against Black.

 

Rockville, Maryland resident Carlos Black is better known to capitol region boxing as the “DC Diamond Cutter.” Turning professional late in life at the age of thirty, making his professional debut on April 23, 2015 at Tall Cedar’s Hall in Baltimore, Maryland scoring a four-round unanimous decision over the more experienced Lonnie Kornegay. Black, men, would fall short of victory in his next three bouts to George Arias on May 8, 2015 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, to Dennis Benson by a hard-fought four-round split decision in his return to Tall Cedar’s Hall on July 9, 2015 and to Jerry Forrest on September 26, 2015 at the Masonic Temple in Norfolk, Virginia. Tough like his nickname and propelled by his steadfast will, he believes he can one day fulfill his dream of becoming heavyweight champion of the world. That dream will come a step closer to reality should he defeat the highly touted Rock.

Abner Cotto is part of the famous Cotto boxing family of Puerto Rico. Legendary Miguel Cotto is a second cousin, while uncles Miguel Cotto Sr. and Evangelista Cotto were pro boxers themselves. Cotto is looking for his second straight win following a loss in a world-title elimination bout against current WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Javier Fortuna. På Mai 13 he faces the vastly experienced Juan Jose Beltran who has faced current World Champion Leo Santa Cruz and former World Champions Eric Morel and Rico Ramos.

 

Brooklyn’s unbeaten Junior Younan faces his stiffest test to date on Mai 13 når han står overfor Austin Marcum. Younan returned following a nine-month injury induced layoff on Mars 26 on the Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera undercard by pounding out a four-round unanimous decision over Carlos Lozano. Marcum is riding a four-fight winning streak and plans to take his 20-year-old opponent into unfamiliar territory, as Younan has yet to fight past four rounds.

 

Former Washington Redskin Mike Balogun looks to make it six straight wins since turning professional as a boxer in October of 2014. Balogun was a standout inside linebacker at the University of Oklahoma and spent a year on the Redskins’ roster in 2010. He also played briefly for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers before retiring and becoming a full time boxer. Looking to stop Balogun’s rise as a pugilist on Mai 13 will be fellow local fighter Devon Mosley who is seeking his first professional win.

 

Local favorite Sam Crossed, has limited amateur experience, which his opponent Damion Reed, a 16-fight veteran hopes to exploit. Crossed, who works as bar tender, is expected to have hundreds of supporters behind him as he attempts to go to 3-0. Reed recently lost two hard-fought majority decisions to two cruiserweights and has a draw with Ken Moody.

 

Standing 6’6” and weighing 250 pounds, Kinesisk tungvekter sensasjon Zhang Zhilei has shown boxing skills rarely seen in a big man since turning pro in August 2014. Undefeated in eight fights as a professional, Zhilei was a highly-decorated amateur, winning a silver medal in the super-heavyweight division at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, as well as bronze medals at the 2007 world amateur championships and 2009 AIBA world championships. He faces an opponent to be determined on Mai 13.

Hernandez-Harrison vs. Dallas Jr., a 10-round welterweight fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports takes place Friday, Mai 13, 2016 ved like Armory i Washington, Likespenning. This fight headlines a throne boxing event presented by Corona Extra and will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 pm. OG and streamed live on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL.com. The event is also sponsored by FILA, Bedrifts Reise Management Solutions (CTMer), Glad, Shoe City, Pepsi, RCN and The DC Lottery. I tillegg til den gode virkning inne i ringen, den Mai 13 edition of throne boxing on BET will feature several notable Roc Nation Sports touches that offer a unique fan experience including a live musical performance by Justine Skye as well as DJ Cipha Sounds and event host Big Tigger who will keep the energy at a high level throughout the event. Følg samtale med #throneboxing.

 

For mer informasjon, vennligst besøk www.rocnation.com. Follow Roc Nation on Twitter @rocnation, on Instagram @rocnation/@rocnationsports and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RocNation.

 

For mer informasjon, besøk www.bet.com. Join the conversation on the following social media platforms: on Twitter by using hashtag #BET #throneboxing and follow at @BET; on Facebook by liking the fan page atwww.facebook.com/BET; and on Instagram @betnetworks.

 

For more information on the DC Armory, besøk www.eventsdc.com and follow on Twitter at @dcsportsent.

Ward vs. Barrera + Diaz Jr. vs. Velez Endelig Pressekonferanse Kurser og bilder

TO ganger verdensmester ANDRE WARD VS. Ubeseiret SULLIVAN BARRERA

NABF FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. Jayson VELEZ

SLUTT pressekonferanse sitater og BILDER

Showdowns SET FOR Lørdag, MARS 26

AT Oracle Arena i Oakland, CALIFORNIA

Direkte hos HBO ®

Klikk HER for Bilder

Photo Credit: Roc Nation Sport / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

OAKLAND, SLIK AS (Mars 23, 2015) - På onsdag, Mars 23, Roc Nation Sports vert den siste pressekonferansen for to-tiden verdensmesteren og topp-karakter pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward(28-0, 15 KOs) og nummer én karakter IBF lett tungvekt konkurrent Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) ved Lake Merritt Amphitheater i Oakland, California i forveien Mars 26 kjempe på Oracle Arena i Oakland. Ward og Barrera vil møte i 12-runde IBF nummer én posisjon og obligatorisk posisjon eliminator bout TV live på HBO VM Boxing® begynner på 9:45 pm. OG/PT. NABF Fjær Champion Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) og topp-karakter fjær kandidat Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) var også til stede på pressekonferansen pallen med utsikt over Lake Merritt forut for sin 10-runde NABF Fjær tittelen kampen som vil åpne opp HBO telecast.

 

Ward vs. Barrera utvikler seg til å bli en svært omstridt kamp mellom to krigere som begge har sine severdigheter satt på en match-up mot Unified Lett tungvekt verdensmester Sergey Kovalev.

 

Nedenfor er det jagerfly, arrangører, trenere, ledere og andre dais gjester hadde å si på pressekonferansen:

 

 

ANDRE WARD, To ganger verdensmester og topp-karakter pound-for-pound fighter:

"Jeg ønsker å takke alle for å komme ut som vanlig. The Bay Area er et vakkert sted. Vi får ofte ikke nok kreditt for talent som kommer ut herfra, men for fanbase, det er enorm. Jeg er bare takknemlig for å være fra et sted som dette, og takknemlig for å ha kjærlighet og støtte på hvert arrangement som vi bringer her. Jeg er takknemlig for at jeg og gutta som Marshawn Lynch, Damian Lillard og Warriors sette dette stedet på kartet, og folk tar varsel på den nasjonale scenen. Det er veldig viktig for meg.

 

"Så vidt kampen selv, det er veldig enkelt for meg ... noen som kjenner meg, de vet hvordan jeg jobber, og de vet hvordan jeg huke. Jeg får ikke fanget opp i hva som skjer videre. Jeg får ikke fanget opp i hva folk sier. Jeg er klar over hva som blir sagt. Jeg vet hva min motstander har sagt, og jeg tar ham på ordet. Jeg har gjort alt som jeg skal gjøre, som jeg alltid gjør, og som jeg har gjort den siste 10 år med min karriere. Jeg har tatt på det beste ... hvis det ikke er en annen mester så er det en topp kandidat ... og dette er ikke annerledes. Dere vet at jeg er fokusert og låst i som jeg alltid er. Jeg er forberedt på, og jeg er klar for krig kommer Mars 26."

SULLIVAN BARRERA, Nummer én karakter IBF lett tungvekt konkurrent:

"Jeg ønsket å si takk for at du kom hit. Jeg ønsker å si takk HBO, takk alle sammen. Takk Andre Ward for å akseptere min kamp. Jeg lover alle som kommer til arenaen som jeg har hatt stor forberedelse, og dette er en stor drøm. På den natten, Jeg vil ha et flott show for alle. "

DAVID ITSKOWITCH, COO Boxing - Roc Nation Sports:

"To av de beste lette tungvekterne på planeten vil kollidere på Mars 26. De har en kombinert registrering av 45-0 med 27 KOs og unødvendig å si, verken har smakt nederlag som en profesjonell. Mens hver mann har en formidabel motstander foran seg, de begge har sine øyne på Sergey Kovalev og hans tre VM-tittel belter, men først de har virksomhet til å ivareta på lørdag natt.

 

"Når jeg kommer ut til Oakland for en hendelse, og jeg er med Andre på en funksjon der han snakker til media, det slår meg som åpenbart, Han er et spesielt talent idrettslig, men han er også en spesiell person, og jeg håper at alle her i Oakland forstår og setter pris på at. Han er en prinsipiell familiemann som alltid prøver å gjøre det rette og det er noe som er sjelden i livet i disse dager, men det er spesielt sjelden i idrett. Jeg håper dere setter pris på ham. Boksing karrierer varer ikke evig. Han kommer ikke til å være med å kjempe for alltid, slik at alle bør sette pris på hva du har her i Andre Ward.

 

"Andre fanget en gullmedalje i OL i Athen og er den siste US-. boxer å ha gjort det. Hans liste over beseirede fiender leser som en hvem som er hvem av super mellomvekt divisjon. Han har også dominert og slått ut tidligere lett tungvekt verdensmester, Chad Dawson i sin 2012 showdown. I sin siste kamp, Han dominerte to ganger verdensmester tittel utfordrer Paul Smith Juni 20 på Oracle Arena. Han legger ut på neste kapittel av sin karriere på Mars 26, tilbake til Oracle Arena igjen, som han gjør sitt trekk opp mot lyset tungvekt divisjon klar til å gjøre det han gjorde i super mellomvekt divisjon ... rense den ut og dominere alle som står i veien for ham. "

NICOLE DOVE, Vice President of Marketing og General Counsel - Main Events:

"Jeg vil gjerne takke Andre Ward. Han trengte ikke å ta på en ubeseiret fighter i sin første kamp på lett tungvekt, men han gjorde det, og jeg tror det er prisverdig.

 

"I sin siste kamp, Sullivan ble obligatorisk kandidat for Sergey Kovalev sin IBF belte. Han kunne ha satt tilbake og ventet på sin tittel kamp, men i stedet så han denne kampen mot Andre Ward som en mulighet til å virkelig nå for storhet, og han gjorde det. Som dere alle vet, Main Events og Roc Nation Sports har store planer for Andre Ward og Sergey Kovalev senere i år og Sullivan Barrera kan virkelig opprørt over at apple cart.

 

"Begge disse mennene, Sullivan og Andre, har alt ridning på utfallet av Lørdagens fight. I klima som vi har i boksing akkurat nå, Det er forfriskende å se virkelige krigere som ikke er redd for å ta risiko. De begge fortjener vår respekt og beundring for det. Dette er hva vår idrett skal være om.

 

"Sullivan Barrera er ubeseiret med en registrering av 17-0 med 12 vinner kommer i form av knockout. Han bare snudde 34, en måned siden, som du kanskje tror er litt gammel for dette punktet i karrieren. Det du kanskje ikke vet er at han hadde en vellykket amatørkarriere i Cuba og deretter mistet flere år av sitt prime mens han defecting til USA. Han er kommet veldig langt for å være her i dag for dette øyeblikket og denne muligheten. Han er sulten, han er trygg, og han er klar. "

VIRGIL HUNTER, Andre Ward trener:

"Dette er en fantastisk kort med fantastiske utøvere som prøver å gjøre veien i verden av boksing. Hvis denne kampen fant sted i noen annen by, det ville være en stor begivenhet. Det vi ønsker å gjøre er å sørge for at Oakland forstår, og at de omkringliggende Bay Area forstår, omfanget av denne hendelsen, slik at vi kan fortsette å bringe verdensklasse boksing til Oakland. Oakland er en yngleplass for topp jagerfly, og vi allerede har dem. Jo mer du støtte oss, jo mer at disse kampene vil bli synlig, og du vil se den store tid på toppen.

 

"De sier andre nettverk gjør jagerfly, men HBO gjør stjerner, så vi er glad for å være en del av dette. Vi ber deg om å komme ut og støtte denne kampen. Kom ut Lørdag natt og kos dere for en god natts topp boksing. "

BEN lire, Sullivan Barreras Trainer:

"Jeg ønsker å takke alle de menneskene som satt sammen denne super arrangement på lørdag. Vi er her for å sette på et stort show og Sullivan har gjort alt for å forberede seg for denne hendelsen. Han vet hvilke utfordringer foran seg, men han tror på seg selv og mener han at dette er hans tid til å vise publikum og seerne at det er der han er. Han er der for å gjøre en uttalelse.

 

"Mer enn noe annet, vi respekterer Mr. Ward for sine prestasjoner, hans troverdighet, og han er en super fyr i sporten. Det er flott å være en del av dette. Vi forberedt seg godt, og vi har gjort alt vi har å kommer Lørdag å gi seerne en super flott show fordi dette er hva boksing handler om. Det handler om ytelse og begge krigere får å prestere på dette nivået på en stor begivenhet. Vi er beæret over å være en del av denne hendelsen. Vi har gjort alt som er mulig for å sikre at vi vil komme ut og sette på en fabelaktig vis. "

JAMES PRINCE, Andre Ward manager:

"Dette er et historisk øyeblikk for oss. Vi går inn i 175 pund lett tungvekt divisjon. Dette er et øyeblikk at byen ikke vil gå glipp av. Dette er det tidspunkt ved begynnelsen av en bevegelse. Barrera bare skjer for å være det første offeret, og vi kommer til å forholde seg til ham tilsvar. Vi har hørt mye snakk og samtale finner sted hvor han er bekymret, og vi vet at han mener alt han sier. Igjen, Vi er begeistret for denne muligheten, og du ikke vil gå glipp av denne historiske øyeblikk på lørdag natt. "

JOSEPH DIAZ JR., NABF Fjær Champion:

"Komme Mars 26, Jeg vet at jeg har en veldig tøff kamp foran meg. Jeg vet Jayson Velez er en erfaren veteran i ringen. Han er en kriger. Han har en seks-tommers rekkevidde fordel over meg, så det kommer til å bli en virkelig stor kamp. Jeg vet at han kommer ut av et tap, så jeg vet at han virkelig ønsker å sprette tilbake og vise alle at han fortsatt er en verden tittel kandidat.

 

"Jeg hadde en veldig god treningsleir. Jeg har trent i åtte uker. Dette er min første gang kjemper på HBO, så jeg virkelig ønsker å vise frem hvem jeg virkelig er. Jeg er 110% klar. Jeg er klar til å gi kampen fans en krig om Jayson Velez ønsker å ha en krig. Jeg er klar for å vise frem til alle alle evnene jeg har inne i ringen. Jeg er veldig spent på å være med å kjempe på Andre Ward og Sullivan Barrera kort. De er to toppidrettsutøvere, og jeg er veldig beæret over å være co-main event for denne kampen. Slik som Mars 26, Jeg lover at jeg skal gi deg et flott show. "

Jayson VELEZ, Topp-karakter fjær kandidat:

"Jeg vil takke Gud først, selvsagt gjør han alt mulig. Jeg vil takke mine arrangører, Miguel Cotto Kampanjer og Golden Boy Promotions og min hele laget. Jeg har ikke så mye å si i tillegg til at dette er en stor kamp. Joseph kommer til å kjempe. Jeg kommer til å kjempe. Vi begge ønsker å vinne. Vi begge tar utfordringer. Folk fortsetter å spørre meg hvorfor jeg tok denne farlige kampen og svaret er enkelt ... hvis jeg ønsker å være best, Jeg må kjempe den beste. Josef er en av de beste.

 

"Jeg mistet min siste kamp, så jeg trenger å vinne. Jeg ønsker å vinne. Jeg kan ikke fortelle deg hvem som kommer til å vinne denne kampen fordi vi begge er store krigere og krigere. Han er meksikansk, Jeg er puertoricanske, og når du har en Puerto Rico og en meksikansk i den samme ringen, vil du se en krig. Du vil se hastighet, makt, alt i denne kampen. Han er en stor fighter, og jeg er så spent. Takk til alle, og følg med denne lørdagen og takk til HBO selvfølgelig. "

 

ROBERT DIAZ, Leder Matchmaker - gullgutten Kampanjer:

"Selvfølgelig den viktigste hendelsen taler for seg selv. Du har fått Andre Ward versus en ung ubeseiret fyr som Sullivan Barrera, men co-main event kommer til å pit to unge, sulten jagerfly mot hverandre i Jayson Velez og Joseph Diaz. De er begge unge. De er begge villige til å ta de beste kamper, de tøffeste kamper og bevis på det er hvor enkelt det var å gjøre denne kampen.

 

"Jeg er veldig begeistret for denne kampen. Du ønsker ikke å gå glipp av 10 runder for NABF tittelen.

"Jayson Velez er en ung, sulten løve som ønsker å komme tilbake opp på scenen og vet hvor viktig en seier over Joseph Diaz er. Han forsto muligheten til å kjempe på HBO og på denne enorme kortet. Jeg vil minne deg om karakteren av Jayson Velez. I en tid hvor en fighter som mister ønsker å ta kanskje et comeback eller tune opp, eller to eller tre, før de tar en høy risiko kampen og Jayson Velez gjør det rett etter. Det viser at han ønsker å komme tilbake på toppen, og han vet hva han skal gjøre for å komme dit ... det må være ved å stoppe en topp-nivå fighter som Joseph Diaz. "

RALPH HEREDIA, Joseph Diaz manager:

 

"Det er en ære å være her, en stor mulighet og et privilegium å få denne muligheten til å presentere en talent, 2012 Olympian. Joseph, Dette er hva vi snakket om, takk for å være tålmodig, du er klar for muligheten. Vi vet hva en spesiell ung mann og talentfull mann du er, men nå er hele verden vil komme til å se på den store scenen hva et talent, hva en ekte gentleman og hva en fighter bør være ... som Joseph Diaz.

 

"Hva kan jeg si om Jayson Velez? Han er en gentleman som vet hva som står på spill, og har erfaring. Tro meg, du ikke vil gå glipp av denne. Lørdag, må du stille inn. Det kommer til å bli en actionfylt kamp. "

 

 

JOSE "at det" SANCHEZ, Jayson Velez-trener:

"Jeg ser Diaz som en stor fighter, men jeg har Jayson i meget god stand, og han er klar for kampen. Jeg vet det kommer til å bli en god kamp fordi de er klare, og det samme gjelder for min fighter Jayson Velez. Han jobbet veldig hardt for denne kampen, og jeg vet at han er klar til kampen. "

 

 

TONY WALKER, Regissør, HBO Sports:

"På vegne av vår konserndirektør Peter Nelson, vi er veldig glad for å være her i Bay Area, med et stort publikum og store boksing fans, som vi ser for å gi deg denne double på lørdag natt.

 

"Det er ikke lett å trekke sammen en stor boksekamp og disse lagene har trukket sammen et flott kort fra topp til bunn, så selv om alle kamper ikke vil være på HBO, Hvis du ønsker å se noen stor bokse, gå til Oracle Arena, og hvis du har til å være hjemme, sjekk den ut på HBO.

 

"Gjennom vår 43 år med programmering på HBO, boksing har alltid vært en integrert del av det vi gjør. Vi har alltid roste oss på å ha de beste krigerne og de beste kampene, og vi føler oss veldig bra at denne tradisjonen vil holde igjen som André Ward gjør sin 2016 debut i ringen. I bokseringen, det er aldri anbefalt at du overser en sulten, ubeseiret fighter som vi har i Sullivan Barrera, så jeg ønsker deg velkommen Sullivan til nettverket og takke ham for å ta på denne utfordringen.

 

"Åpne TV sendingen vil være Joseph Diaz mot Jayson Velez, to up-and-coming unge gutter, to unge kanoner, som mener de er klare for den store scenen. Alt i alt, det kommer til å bli en stor telecast, 9:45 PM ET Vi lover deg en informativ og underholdende kveld med vår kringkasting team. "

Ward vs. Barrera, en 12-runde IBF nummer én posisjon og obligatorisk posisjon eliminator som blir presentert av Roc Nation Sports i forbindelse med Main Events, skjer Lørdag, Mars 26, 2016 på Oracle Arena i Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticket, Bedrifts Reise Management Solutions (CTMer), Glad, løfte~~POS=TRUNC, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace, The Waterfront Hotel og Visit Oakland. Arrangementet vil bli TV live på HBO VM Boxing begynnelsen på 9:45 pm. OG/PT. Åpning av HBO sendingen vil være Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez i en 10-runde kampen om NABF Fjær tittelen presentert av gullgutten Kampanjer i forbindelse med Miguel Cotto Kampanjer.

 

Billetter priset til $300, $150, $100, $50 og $25, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter er tilgjengelig på alle Ticketmaster steder, online på Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) og lade på telefon (800) 745-3000.

 

Følg samtalen på Twitter ved å bruke #WardBarrera.

 

For mer informasjon, vennligst besøk www.rocnation.com, www.mainevents.com,www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, www.hbo.com/boxing, Følg oss på Twitter og Instagram @rocnation, @hovedhendelser, @goldenboyboxing, @cottopromotions og @HBOBoxing og bli en fan på Facebook på www.facebook.com/RocNation, www.facebook.com/MainEventsBoxing, www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing og www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing.

 

TO ganger verdensmester ANDRE WARD VS. Ubeseiret SULLIVAN BARRERA

 

 

NABF FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. Jayson VELEZ

MEDIETRENINGS sitater og BILDER

Showdowns SET FOR Lørdag, MARS 26

AT Oracle Arena i Oakland, CALIFORNIA

Direkte hos HBO ®

Klikk HER for Bilder

Photo Credit: Roc Nation Sport / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos

OAKLAND, SLIK AS (Mars 23, 2015) - På tirsdag, Mars 22, To ganger verdensmester og topp-karakter pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) og nummer én karakter IBF lett tungvekt konkurrent Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) deltatt i en medie treningsøkt på Kongens Gym i Oakland, California i forveien Mars 26 kjempe på Oracle Arena i Oakland. Ward og Barrera vil møte i 12-runde IBF nummer én posisjon og obligatorisk posisjon eliminator bout TV live på HBO VM Boxing® begynner på 9:45 pm. OG/PT. NABF Fjær Champion Joseph "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) og topp-karakter fjær kandidat Jayson "Star" Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) var også til stede under treningen forut for sin 10-runde NABF Fjær tittelen kampen som vil åpne opp HBO telecast.

 

Etter shadowboxing i ringen og et par runder på boksesekker, alle fire jagerfly deltok i intervjuer med media medlemmer til stede. Super Bowl-mester og Oakland innfødte Marshawn Lynch, en ivrig Andre Ward supporter, gjort en spesiell opptreden under treningen til støtte for Ward.

 

Nedenfor er det jagerfly hadde å si under finalen media trening:

 

ANDRE WARD, To ganger verdensmester og topp-karakter pound-for-pound fighter:

"Jeg føler meg bra, og jeg er klar til å gå. Jeg topp til rett tid. Jeg er bare glad for å få det på lørdagnatt.

 

"Jeg pleide å kjøre ved Oracle Arena på 880 som en gutt på vei til kongens Gym og lurer på om jeg kunne gjøre det der en dag og [trener] Virgil [Jeger] pleide å si med sikkerhet, «Du kommer til overskrift der. Da jeg ble eldre, Jeg pleide å gå til noen av kortene lagt på i arenaen. Jeg var fortsatt en amatør, og jeg ville bare drømme. Neste ting du vet, i 2009, Jeg var i en vask eller svømme kampen mot Edison Miranda. Hvis jeg vant, Det var sannsynligvis en god sjanse for at jeg ville få en tittel skutt og resten er historie. Her er vi igjen, det er min 7th tid på Oracle og det er fortsatt en velsignelse.

 

"Det var rett tid for å flytte til lett tungvekt. Det var en kombinasjon av ikke å ha de rette gutta å bekjempe eller gutter som ikke ønsker å kjempe meg. Jeg ønsker å være stor. Dette er typer av trekk du har å gjøre. Jeg er en student av sporten, og når jeg studerer idrett, dette er hva storheter har alltid gjort. De beveger seg opp. De store de finne en måte å få det gjort, og jeg ønsker å være i den samtalen.

 

"Barrera er en stor kropp. Han er trygg. Synes å være en god puncher. Vi gjorde ikke plukke ham fordi han er en myk touch. Vi plukket ham fordi han skulle få meg klar og vise meg hva denne vektklassen handler om. Hvis du ser på min karriere, det er et sted for tune-ups som jeg ikke har hatt mye. Du ønsker å kjempe den beste, og hvis du ikke kjemper best, du ønsker å kjempe nummer én kandidat. Det er hva vi gjør.

 

"Jeg tror jeg utvikler seg til en effektiv fighter. Jeg flytter når jeg må flytte. Jeg tror det er det fine med enhver idrettsutøver som ikke misbruker sin kropp og virkelig tar sitt håndverk på alvor. Jeg har sett noen artikler som utgir jeg savnet min prime. Det er sprøtt for meg. Jeg føler at jeg er så god som jeg noensinne har vært. Jeg har vært i en bokse gym uten mye av en pause for det siste 20 år. Hjernen min takket meg for de to siste årene. Kroppen min takket meg. Det kan gi meg ytterligere to år i min karriere.

 

"Jeg må bare være meg. Hvem er jeg er nok. Jeg trenger ikke å vise seg for Kovalev i folkemengden på lørdagnatt. Vi må bare gjennomføre spillet plan. Jeg tror det kommer til å sende meldingen det skal sende, og hvis den ikke gjør det, så han vil [Kovalev] får melding når vi kjemper.

 

"Hvis jeg ikke vinner denne kampen, det er ingenting nedover veien. Hvis jeg ikke vinner denne kampen, Jeg fortjener ikke å kjempe om tittelen. Det er realiteten i min situasjon.

 

"Barrera har aldri kjempet en fyr som meg før, slik at de kan snakke en god kamp. De kan dominere overskriftene som fører opp til kampen. De kan si at alle sleip ting de ønsker å si. Vi ønsker bare å dominere overskriftene Søndag Morgenen etter kampen er over. Det er det jeg er fokusert på. "

 

SULLIVAN BARRERA, Nummer én karakter IBF lett tungvekt konkurrent:

"Jeg er sterkere enn Ward. Jeg har den cubanske bakgrunnen, og jeg lærte mye av ferdigheter der. Mer enn noe annet, vilje til å overvinne noe foran meg vil hjelpe meg beseire Ward på Mars 26.

 

"Når jeg er i ringen, det er mitt hus.

 

"Uansett hva Ward har, Jeg vil tilpasse seg det og overvinne det.

 

"Jeg har to hender. Han har to hender. Jeg har en jobb å gjøre på Mars 26.

 

"Jeg vet Ward og Kovalev er meget høyt respektert og de skaper en masse penger og mye av interesse, men de vet ikke hva Sullivan Barrera er i stand til å gjøre. Jeg vil bevise at på lørdag.

 

"Jeg er egentlig ikke en fyr som har å lete etter en knockout. Mine boksing ferdigheter taler for seg selv. Jeg kjemper Andre Ward og slåssing her i Oakland, så jeg tror ikke en beslutning vil bli gjengitt i min favør.

 

"Til alle fans, særlig de cubanske fansen som har støttet meg du vet at kommer Lørdag, Jeg skal gjøre alt jeg trenger å gjøre for å komme ut seirende. "

JOSEPH DIAZ JR., NABF Fjær Champion:

"Jeg kan ikke forvente hva Jayson gjorde mot Ronny Rios i løpet av denne kampen. Jeg er nødt til å gå inn der, teste ham ut og justere når jeg er i ringen.

 

"Hvis muligheten byr seg hvor han har vondt, og jeg ser at mine slag er overveldende ham, så selvfølgelig jeg kommer til å komme inn der, være aggressiv og sørge for at jeg tar ham ut så tidlig som mulig.

 

"Jeg vet komme på innsiden, kutte av ringen og ta det til kroppen med en gang vil bryte ham ned. Det kommer til å gjøre ham ikke bevege seg så mye, og senere i runder jeg kan lande ondskapsfulle slag mot hodet. Jeg kommer til å ta det med til kroppen med en gang.

 

"Mentalt er jeg 100% klar. Dette er en stor scene i min karriere, så jeg er mentalt fokusert. Jeg er godt forberedt. Jeg føler at dette er øyeblikket jeg har ventet på hele mitt hele livet. Jeg føler at jeg er klar for dette, og jeg kan ikke vente på Mars 26. Jeg trente veldig hardt for denne kampen, og jeg er godt forberedt på det.

 

"Jeg ønsker virkelig å gjøre en uttalelse denne kampen. Jeg ønsker å vise verden at Joseph Diaz kan bli den neste store tingen i boksing, så jeg trent veldig hardt for å sette på en stor kamp for fans kampen, være svært aggressive og gjør det til en krig der. Jeg håper at Jayson Velez er 110% klar fordi jeg vil at han skal være på sitt beste.

 

«Hvis jeg vinner denne kampen og gjør en uttalelse, Jeg tror jeg kan flytte til kandidat status og forhåpentligvis få en VM-tittel skutt innen utgangen av dette året. Jeg ønsker å kjempe tøffe motstandere i år fordi jeg ønsker å vise verden hvem jeg er.

 

"Jeg føler meg som et dyr når jeg går inn i ringen, og jeg kan se det i sparring. Når jeg lander effektive slag, Jeg kan fortelle at jeg sårer min motstander. "

Jayson VELEZ, Topp-karakter fjær kandidat:

"På mitt nivå, alle menn er en topp kandidat. Jeg må trene hardere og bedre mitt forsvar. Jeg har jobbet med det.

 

"Hvis du ser mine siste tre eller fire kamper, vil du se at jeg har vært dominerende i de første par rundene og da jeg går tom for gass, Jeg har jobbet på min utholdenhet, slik at ikke vil skje på Mars 26.

 

"Jeg har sett Diaz kamper. Vi har sparred et par ganger. Han har fart. Han har en sult. Det er hans HBO debut, så han er definitivt motivert, men så er jeg. Det kommer til å bli en stor kamp.

 

"Jeg ønsker å bli mester av ordet. Jeg vet han vil det også. På lørdag, Vi vil vite hvem ønsker det mer. Vi begge ønsker å vinne, og vi er både trening for en seier. En kamp mellom kraft og hastighet er en flott match-up. For ikke å nevne at han er meksikansk og jeg er puertoricanske. Du kan forvente en stor kamp, ​​og det er ikke en du vil gå glipp av. "

 

 

Ward vs. Barrera, en 12-runde IBF nummer én posisjon og obligatorisk posisjon eliminator som blir presentert av Roc Nation Sports i forbindelse med Main Events, skjer Lørdag, Mars 26, 2016 på Oracle Arena i Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticket, Bedrifts Reise Management Solutions (CTMer), Glad, løfte~~POS=TRUNC, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace, The Waterfront Hotel og Visit Oakland. Arrangementet vil bli TV live på HBO VM Boxing begynnelsen på 9:45 pm. OG/PT. Åpning av HBO sendingen vil være Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez i en 10-runde kampen om NABF Fjær tittelen presentert av gullgutten Kampanjer i forbindelse med Miguel Cotto Kampanjer.

 

Billetter priset til $300, $150, $100, $50 og $25, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter er tilgjengelig på alle Ticketmaster steder, online på Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) og lade på telefon (800) 745-3000.

 

Følg samtalen på Twitter ved å bruke #WardBarrera.

 

For mer informasjon, vennligst besøk www.rocnation.com, www.mainevents.com,www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, www.hbo.com/boxing, Følg oss på Twitter og Instagram @rocnation, @hovedhendelser, @goldenboyboxing, @cottopromotions og @HBOBoxing og bli en fan på Facebook på www.facebook.com/RocNation, www.facebook.com/MainEventsBoxing, www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing og www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing.

 

Non-Televised Undercard Fights For Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera March 26 + In-Arena Entertainment

ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FIGHTS

FOR ANDRE WARD VS. SULLIVAN BARRERA

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON Lørdag, MARS 26

AT Oracle Arena i Oakland, CALIFORNIA

WARD VS. BARRERA AND JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ TELEVISED

LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® BEGINNING AT 9:45 pm. OG/PT

SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE

IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS

NEW YORK, NY (Mars 14, 2016) – A slate of six non-televised undercard bouts will serve as support when Two-Time World Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) faces undefeated and number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) in a 12-round IBF number one position and mandatory position eliminator at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California on March 26. Opening the HBO® telecast will be Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez in a 10-round fight NABF Featherweight title fight.

 

In addition to the exciting televised lineup, some of boxing’s hottest rising stars will be featured on the non-televised undercard including Roc Nation Sports standouts Maurice Hooker, Daniel Franco, Rudy Puga Jr. og Junior Younan sammen med 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Zhang Zhilei and local favorite Aaron Coley who will all see action on March 26.

 

Roc Nation Sports will bring names from the entertainment world to the event as well, including notable event emcee, SiriusXM/Shade 45 morning show host of Sway in the Morning, Executive Producer and talent for VH1 & MTV and Oakland-native Sway Calloway, som vil tjene som hendelsen mange, og traff mester DJ Franzen, resident DJ på Las Vegas 'Hot 97.5 and Drais Nightclub. Sway and Franzen will entertain together throughout the night to keep fans entertained between bouts at Oracle Arena.

Billetter priset til $300, $150, $100, $50 og $25, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter er tilgjengelig på alle Ticketmaster steder, online på Ticketmaster.com (bit.ly/WardBarreraTix) og lade på telefon (800) 745-3000.

 

Mars 26, NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (19-0-2, 14 KOs) risks his unbeaten record against Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas (17-5, 11 KOs) of Barranquilla, Colombia in a ten-round junior welterweight bout. Hooker, rated number seven by the WBO, is coming off of a career-best win on October 17, 2015 against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma (17-2, 11 KOs) på Madison Square Garden. Hooker successfully defended his NABO title with the 10-round decision win over Maduma on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux in a fight that was featured on the event’s “freeview” in the United States and streamed online around the world. Buelvas, a former WBA Fedebol champion, has won two of his last three bouts by knockout and fought Humberto Soto for the WBC Silver International Super Lightweight title in 2014, going the 12-round distance before losing a decision to the former World Champion.

 

Born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, a rough suburb of Dallas, Hooker found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. His natural talent was soon noticed resulting in him competing as an amateur, during which time he participated in over 100 kamper, compiling a record of 97 seire og bare 7 tap, med 67 victories coming by way of knockout. Hooker turned professional on April 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman (7-1, 5 KO s) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 og 38-38, making the fight a split draw. Undeterred, in his next fight on June 24, 2014, Hooker scored his first professional win, knocking out Wilbert Mitchell in the first round at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. Eleven wins (eight by knockout) later, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos (8-0, 4 KO s) januar 17, 2014 in a bout that was featured on ShoBox from the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. After eight close, hard-fought rounds, the judges saw the fight a draw. Hooker followed the draw with a six-round unanimous decision win over Adrian Rodriguez Garza (8-2, 6 KO s) på April 26 at Fitzgerald’s Casino and Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo (10-0-1, 7 KO s) juni 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship. “Mighty Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory.

 

Hailing from Rancho Cucamonga, California og kjemper seg ut av boksing arnested for Oxnard, ubeseiret Daniel "Twitch" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO s) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight bout on Mars 26. Featured for the second time on a Ward undercard, the sharp-boxing Franco will look to improve on his undefeated record against an opponent with literally six times his pro boxing experience. Meraz is only 29 years old but has already logged an amazing 90 professional bouts and has won four of his last six fights by knockout. He has fought current World Champion Juan Carlos Payano, Three-Time U.S. Olympian Rau’shee Warren and highly-touted prospect Gervonta Davis, going the distance with all three.

 

Franco began boxing at the age of eight, samle en amatør registrering av 67-15, vinne Oxnard PAL-EM i 2006 og California State Silver Gloves mesterskapet i 2007 underveis. Under Franco profesjonelle debut desember 18, 2010, Han beseiret Emanuel Machorro på Club 401 i Ontario, California via en tredje runde teknisk knockout. Til tross for å være tatt opp som en heltidsstudent ved Chaffey College i Rancho Cucamonga, Franco imponerte tidlig i karrieren, kompilere en ubeseiret rekord med to uavgjorte på arenaer over hele California i slutten av 2013. En av de uavgjorte kom mot Alejandro Ochoa på Quiet Cannon i Montebello, California september 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa oppnå en seks-runde enstemmig beslutning seier i Westin Bonaventure Hotel i Los Angeles. Juni 20, 2015, during Ward’s return to the ring at Oracle Arena, Franco saw action in an eight-round junior lightweight bout against Jonathan Alcantara and won by unanimous decision. A hand injury suffered in that bout kept Franco out of action until Desember 21when he scored a decision victory over Hector Garcia in Tijuana, Mexico.

 

A promising unbeaten prospect from Salinas, California, Rudy “The Revelation” Puja. Jr. (7-0, 6 KOs)looks to extend his undefeated streak against Carlos “Kalimba” Lozano (7-5, 4 KOs) of Ensenada, Mexico in a six-round middleweight bout. Puga turned in a career-best performance in his last match-up on February 12 in knocking out Alejandro Osuna (4-2, 2 KO s) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Nå, just a little over a month later, “The Revelation” will step into the ring against a tough opponent in Lozanao, a southpaw who has never been stopped and already has a ten-round decision victory under his belt.

 

Having compiled an exceptional amateur record of 99-8, Puga made his professional debut on September 2, 2011, scoring a fourth round technical knockout victory over Raul Talamontes at the Sports Complex in his hometown. Back in the ring less than two months later, Puga Jr. raised his record to 2-0 with a first round technical knockout of Jose Jesus Hurtado at the Sherwood Inn in Salinas. I juni 2012, he sent Thomas Turner to the mat four times in scoring a second round technical knockout win at the Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. After a little more than a year away from the ring, he rededicated himself to the “sweet science” with a vengeance and on February 17, 2014, Puga Jr. made his comeback stopping Charon Spain in the third round with an overpowering body shot at the Salinas Storm House in his native Salinas. Promotional issues kept Puga Jr. out of the ring for the next year and injuries led to a slow 2015, but Puga Jr. scored a a fourth round technical knockout win over of Katrell Straus on April 24 and a six-round unanimous decision over Juan Carlos Rojas on November 21, both fights taking place at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California.

 

Brooklyn’s 20-year-old, ubeseiret Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO s) returnerer til ringen på Mars 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 KOs) Sonora, Mexico in a four-round super middleweight fight. Younan has battled multiple nagging injuries since scoring a second round technical knockout victory over Mike Sawyer on the Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale undercard on June 6, 2015 ved Barclays Center i Brooklyn, New York. Nå 100 percent healthy, Younan looks to make Solozano his third straight knockout victim. Solorzano, a naturally bigger fighter, has campaigned in the light heavyweight division and is coming off of a knockout win.

 

Younan, trained by his father Sherif, a former professional boxer himself, began fighting competitively at age eight and only two years later was called a “boxing prodigy” by the New York Times. He compiled an amateur record of 90-5, racking up an impressive series of titles along the way including nine Junior Olympic championships, nine Junior Metro championships, eight New York State Silver Gloves championships and five Regional Silver Gloves championships. I 2011, he was crowned National Junior Golden Gloves champion and was U.S.A. Boxing’s number one rated junior boxer in his weight class. Less than a month after his 18th bursdag, Younan made his professional debut on November 9, 2013, at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, New York, stopping Kenneth Schmitz in the first round. Younan would go on to knockout his next three opponents before going the distance for the first time against Azamat Umarzoda on July 2, 2014 på Foxwoods Resort Casino i Mashantucket, Connecticut. He followed that fight with a first round knockout of Marlon Farr on August 13 the BB King Blues Club and Grill in New York on August 13.

Chinese heavyweight Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (7-0, 4 KOs) joins the undercard on Mars 26 in a four-round bout against an opponent yet to be determined. The Silver Medalist from the 2008 Beijing Olympics continues to infuse excitement into the heavyweight division and is coming off of a first round technicalknockout win over David Koswara on February 20 at the Lanzhou Sports Arena in Lanzhou, Porselen.

 

Born on May 2, 1983 in Henan, Zhang began his amateur career in 2003, participating in the World Championships. A breakthrough came in 2007 at the World Championships where Zhang defeated the trio of Nurpais Torobekov, Rustam Rygebayev and Daniel Beahan en route to the semifinals where he lost to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov. By capturing a bronze medal and finishing the competition in third place, he qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The Chinese powerhouse nearly reached the zenith of amateur success in the summer of 2008, entering the super heavyweight finals at the Summer Olympics in Beijing against Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle. It was not to be as Zhang suffered his first defeat of that Olympiad, losing to Cammarelle, but proudly adding to the host country’s medal total with a Silver. I 2009, Zhang captured a gold medal at the China National Games, an event of equal prestige to the Olympics in China. 2013 saw yet another gold medal winning performance in the China National Games, setting the stage for “Big Bang” to embark on a professional career while basing himself in the United States. August 8, 2014, Zhang made his professional debut by scoring a first-round knockout win over Curtis Lee Tate in Fallon, Nevada in a fight that was televised live on ESPN2. Mars 14, 2015, Zhang beat Eric George via a four-round unanimous decision at the Armory in Jersey City, New Jersey. He followed that with another four-round unanimous decision win, this time over Glenn Thomas on the highly anticipated Cotto-Geale undercard at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Juni 6. Next came a sixth round technical knockout win over Dennis Benson at The Playground in Atlantic City on August 15. To end the year, Zhang was featured on the undercard of the November 21 Cotto vs. Canelo mega-fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, where scored a four-round unanimous decision victory over Juan Goode.

 

Lokal Hayward, California favoritt Aaron Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO s) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Fulgte Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 KOs) of West Hollywood, California, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.

 

Mars 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onJanuar 23 at the Marriott on Broadway in Oakland, with another win in front of his hometown fans. Prior to his January win he scored two unanimous decision triumphs, including his June 20, 2015 performance against Yusmani Abreu (who Ryskeldiev defeated by technical knockout in September) on the undercard of Ward’s last fight. Considered a promising prospect in boxing circles, Coley’s lone loss came via decision to one of boxing’s hottest prospects in Ievgen Khytrov in a bout that was televised live on Showtime’s ShoBox on April 10, 2015 from The Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York.

Ward vs. Barrera, a 12-round fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports in association with Main Events, finner sted lørdag, Mars 26, 2016 på Oracle Arena i Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticket, Bedrifts Reise Management Solutions (CTMer), Glad, løfte~~POS=TRUNC, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nutrition, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Arrangementet vil bli TV live på HBO VM Boxing begynnelsen på 9:45 pm. OG/PT. Åpning av HBO sendingen vil være Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez i en 10-runde kampen om NABF Fjær tittelen presentert av gullgutten Kampanjer i forbindelse med Miguel Cotto Kampanjer.

 

For mer informasjon, vennligst besøk www.rocnation.com, www.mainevents.com,www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, www.hbo.com/boxing, Følg oss på Twitter og Instagram @rocnation, @hovedhendelser, @goldenboyboxing, @cottopromotions og @HBOBoxing og bli en fan på Facebook på www.facebook.com/RocNation,www.facebook.com/MainEventsBoxing, www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing ogwww.facebook.com/HBOBoxing.

 

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Bilder: Miguel Cotto vs Daniel Geale & Undercard Weigh-In for their June 6, 2015 fight on HBO +

WBC og Ring Magazine Mellom verdensmester Miguel Cotto (venstre) and former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale (rett) posere juni 5, 2015 i Brooklyn, New York at the weigh-in for June 6, 2015 world title fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn which will be televised live on HBO. (FOTO CREDIT: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports/Miguel Cotto Promotions)
WBC og Ring Magazine Mellom verdensmester Miguel Cotto (venstre) and former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale (rett) posere juni 5, 2015 i Brooklyn, New York at the weigh-in for June 6, 2015 world title fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn which will be televised live on HBO. (FOTO CREDIT: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports/Miguel Cotto Promotions)
WBC og Ring Magazine Mellom verdensmester Miguel Cotto (venstre) and former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale (rett) posere juni 5, 2015 i Brooklyn, New York at the weigh-in for June 6, 2015 world title fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn which will be televised live on HBO. (FOTO CREDIT: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports/Miguel Cotto Promotions)
Undefeated welterweight prospect Dustin Fletcher (venstre) and Karim Miller (rett) posere juni 5, 2015 i Brooklyn, New York at the weigh-in for their June 6, 2015 fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (FOTO CREDIT: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports/Miguel Cotto Promotions)
Undefeated junior lightweight prospect Jose Lopez (venstre) and Angel Luna (rett) posere juni 5, 2015 i Brooklyn, New York at the weigh-in for their June 6, 2015 fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (FOTO CREDIT: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports/Miguel Cotto Promotions)
Undefeated light heavyweight prospect Junior Younan (venstre) and Mike Sawyer (rett) posere juni 5, 2015 i Brooklyn, New York at the weigh-in for their June 6, 2015 fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (FOTO CREDIT: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports/Miguel Cotto Promotions)
Junior featherweight prospect Shawn Simpson (venstre) and Damon Simon (rett) posere juni 5, 2015 i Brooklyn, New York at the weigh-in for their June 6, 2015 fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (FOTO CREDIT: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports/Miguel Cotto Promotions)
Former World Champion Wilfredo Vazquez (venstre) and Fernando Vargas (rett) posere juni 5, 2015 i Brooklyn, New York at the weigh-in for their June 6, 2015 fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (FOTO CREDIT: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports/Miguel Cotto Promotions)
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Zhang Zhilei (Rett) and Glen Thomas (Left) posere juni 5, 2015 i Brooklyn, New York at the weigh-in for their June 6, 2015 fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (FOTO CREDIT: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports/Miguel Cotto Promotions)

6-6-15 HBO WCB Bout Sheet

MIGUEL COTTO VS. DANIEL GEALE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & BILDER

WBC & RING MAGAZINE MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION COTTO TO FACE FORMER TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION GEALE ON Juni 6, 2015 AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN LIVE ON HBO®

PRESENTERT AV ROC NATION SPORTS + MIGUEL COTTO PROMOTIONS

 

NEW YORK (Juni 2, 2015) Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions hosted the final press conference for the June 6 showdown between WBC and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion Miguel Cotto and former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale on Tuesday, Juni 2 på B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City. Along with the main event participants, undercard fighters Junior Younan and Zhang Zhilei were also in attendance. Other speakers included Michael Yormark (President & Chief of Branding and Strategy of Roc Nation), Hector Soto (Miguel Cotto Kampanjer), Freddie Roach (Cotto’s Trainer), Gary Shaw (Gary Shaw Productions), Graham Shaw (Geale’s Trainer), Brett Yormark (CEO of Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets), Peter Nelson (VP HBO Sports Programming), David Berlin (Executive Director of the New York State Athletic Commission) and Ululy Martinez (Vice Chairman of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Board of Directors). The press conference was emceed by Brooklyn Nets Public Address Announcer David Diamante.

 

BILDER:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zghog55phfcebgl/AADdHvtxcpbR-JVk2zOI54qPa?dl=0

FOTO CREDIT: Rich Kane – Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports

 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wzeqxzlc7s79fev/AAAZBtNFUxTp3M_WOX65_pvNa?dl=0

FOTO CREDIT: Miguel Cotto Promotions/Roc Nation Sports

 

VIDEO:

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VIDEO CREDIT: Miguel Cotto Promotions/Roc Nation Sports

 

 

 

Here’s what press conference participants had to say:

 

Michael Yormark – President & Chief of Branding and Strategy of Roc Nation

“Led by our Chairman JAY Z and his partners, Roc Nation was founded to work with artists and entertainers to guide them and help them build their careers even beyond the boundaries of the music industry. It is fitting then, that today we stand in a setting named for the legendary BB King – may he rest in peace – an artist and a man that knew no boundaries during a career that transcended his art. In a few short years, Roc Nation itself has expanded beyond the world of music, diversifying in a way that many never thought possible. Today we begin to celebrate a landmark in that expansion, as another legend, World Champion Miguel Cotto, prepares to headline Roc Nation’s first major fight on Saturday night against Daniel Geale, live at Barclays Center and on HBO.”

 

“When Roc Nation founded its boxing division less than a year ago, we committed to doing things differently, and what you will see on Saturday night will be different. The eyes of the boxing world will be fixed on Barclays Center on Saturday, with celebrities and VIP’s lining the ring and a captivated audience watching at home. They will watch with anticipation, awaiting not only a masterful performance from the champion Miguel Cotto against a formidable opponent, but also an electric appearance from Roc Nation artist and hip-hop superstar Big Sean, as well as the voice of New York Angie Martinez, and a host of other surprises that will make this live boxing experience different from anything you’ve ever seen before.”

 

“Saturday is the start of something new and fresh for the boxing industry. It is a chance for all of us to show boxing fans, and sports and entertainment fans around the world, that the action on fight night can and will live up to the hype.”

 

 

Hector Soto – Miguel Cotto Promotions

 

“It has been several months of hard work and dedication. Puerto Rico will shine again on the night of June 6 when Miguel Cotto defends his titles successfully.”

 

 

Ululy Rafael Martinez – Puerto Rican Day Parade

“We’re really happy this year to formalize a relationship with Miguel Cotto thanks to Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions. I also want to thank Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions for contributing to our scholarship fund. They are helping us empower young high school students and college students we provide scholarships to so they can further their education. I’m encouraging everyone planning on coming to the Parade on June 14 to support our man Miguel Cotto On Saturday, Juni 6 at Barclays Center for the boxing match of the year.”

 

 

David Berlin – New York Athletic Commission

“Miguel Cotto and Daniel Geale represent the best in boxing. These are men that carry themselves with dignity both inside and outside the ring. Men who can be respectful because they don’t have to prove themselves with words. Where they prove themselves each and every time they fight is inside that ring.”

 

“Now that I am with the commission, I no longer root for fighters. I’m in a neutral role, but I do root for fights. I root for fights when fighters come into the ring and they fight hard but they leave the ring safely. I root for fights that satisfy the fans and fights where the right man has his hand raised at the end. That of course is where the New York State Athletic Commission comes in.

 

“This promises to be a competitive fight. Obviously a competitive fight means it’s a hard night for judges, but what I’m committing to the fighters and fans is that we are going to have competent, qualified and neutral officials in place and the right man is going to have his hand raised at the end of the fight. I wish both men good luck on Saturday night.”

 

 

Brett Yormark – CEO of Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets

“We’re expecting a great night on Saturday night. Så, hopefully we see all of you. Billetter er fortsatt på salg. Saturday night represents our 13th night of championship boxing at Barclays Center since we opened the building 32 months ago and boxing plays a huge role in what we do in Brooklyn.”

 

 

Peter Nelson – Vice President of Programming HBO Sports Programming

“We look forward to two fighters who have always rose to every challenge that has been put in front of them. Daniel Geale had a lucrative opportunity at one point in time to make his HBO debut and he actually decided instead to go to Germany, to Felix Sturm’s backyard, fight him for his world titles and ended up lifting the titles away from him. He is naturally the largest opponent that Miguel Cotto has ever fought and he’s stepped up to every challenge that’s ever been put in front of him.”

 

“Miguel Cotto…the last time he stepped into the ring, he entered it an underdog and he ended up leaving it the lineal middleweight champion. He joined just a handful of fighters ever to win four world titles in four separate divisions and he was the first man from Puerto Rico ever to do so. He performed what I saw as one of the strangest punches ever in boxing when he touched a man on the temple and it caused his knee to twist into a knot. I’ve never seen that happen. It was an extraordinary performance.”

 

“We look to see in this fight, fighters who are going to give us moments of great bravery and great courage. These are the kind of men we want to have on the network. That’s what makes great fights.”

 

 

Gary Shaw – Gary Shaw Productions

 

“I have a personal problem with catch weights. We accepted the catch weight of 157 and I’m not here to complain about the catch weight. We’re going to make the weight. It’s going to be tough. I believe that if a fighter wants to fight at any weight that he wants to fight at, he has that opportunity, but he shouldn’t stop the opponent from fighting at the sanctioned weight which in this case is 160.”

 

“I believe Daniel Geale is going to win the fight. I believe that Miguel and his team made a mistake. If they were looking at the Golovkin fight, thinking that’s the Daniel that is going to come into the ring…it will not be that same Daniel Geale.”

 

“It’s truly an honor to represent Daniel Geale because he’s a different young man. The first time I met him, I flew to Germany. I looked around and I couldn’t identify Daniel Geale. Little did I know, he was standing against the back wall. After taking my seat at the dais, Daniel Geale walked up. I looked at him and I said “we’re in trouble! This kid looks like a choir boy not a fighter,” but he gave it all he got and he won the fight. He’s a family man. Doesn’t travel with an entourage. Always on time. Trains hard. Does everything that a true champion has to do.”

 

 

Daniel Geale – Former Two-Time World Champion

 

“This is a huge opportunity and I’m very excited. We’re so excited as a team that this fight is taking place. We’ve put a great training camp in for this fight and I’m feeling as good as I ever have. Det finnes ingen unnskyldninger. I’m going in as the best fighter I can possibly be. I’m hoping Miguel Cotto is the best fighter he can be as well. I want the fans to enjoy a great fight and I believe it will be a great fight. I can’t wait to walk away with another title. I’m going in very confident and I know a lot of people aren’t giving me much of a chance, but I have a huge amount of confidence in myself knowing I’ve completed a great training camp. Knowing that I have put everything that I possibly can into it and knowing that I have such a great team. I look forward to Saturday night.”

 

 

Freddie Roach – Cotto’s Trainer

“We’ve had a great training camp. Miguel is in great shape. Our sparring partners on our team have been great. And we’re ready for this fight. Gary’s been making a big deal about catch weights, but they have been around for a long time and he knows how to read a contract and he’s had that contract for a long time now, so I don’t think that’s an issue. We look forward to seeing you at the fight.”

Miguel Cotto – WBC & Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion

 

“I want to thank my lovely family for being here with my. My kids, my wife, my lovely mom. Thank you for always supporting my career no matter how hard it seems or looks to you. I love you.”

 

“I think that people are making a big issue where there does not need to be a big issue with catch weights. Freddie, back in 2009, made me go down from 147 til 145. Did anyone hear anything about Miguel Cotto disagreeing with the catch weights? Do Not, I was a gentlemen the whole way. Catch weights were our main point to make this fight happen. Daniel and his team agreed to going down to 157 and I hope he can make weight on Friday. I hope to see everyone there on Saturday night.”

 

“Freddie brings the confidence back to Miguel. He comes every day no matter what he feels and gives his best to me. When you have this kind of person in front of you giving you his best and making sure that you are going to do your best, the only way you can pay him back is bringing your best too. We only talk about boxing when we are in the gym. He’s my trainer there, but as soon as we finish our training session, he’s my friend.”

 

 

Cotto vs. Geale, en 12-runde kamp for Cotto sin WBC og Ring Magazine mellom VM, finner sted lørdag, Juni 6 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be televised live on HBO. Kampen, which is presented by Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Productions, will be the official kick-off event of the 2015 National Puerto Rican Day Parade Week and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Jaybird, TapouT, Tequila Cazadores, Venue Kings and Nüe Resource. I tillegg til den gode virkning inne i ringen, arrangementet vil inneholde flere kjente Roc Nation-innslag som ytterligere vil tjene tilskuere med en forbedret fan opplevelse, including Roc Nation and Grammy nominated artist Big Sean taking to the ring for a special performance prior to the main event. The event will be hosted by notable emcee “The Voice of New York” Angie Martinez and will also feature hit master DJ Lobo who will serve alongside Martinez throughout the night. Billetter priset til $500, $250, $200, $150, $100, $80, $50, $35 og $25, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter, are on sale now and available for purchase atwww.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com og på American Express Box Office på Barclays Center. For å lade via telefon, kalle Ticket på (800) 745-3000. Dørene åpner kl 6:00 PM, den første kampen begynner på 6:15 PM and the HBO telecast begins at 10:30 PM ET/PT.

 

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MIGUEL COTTO LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & BILDER

 

WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION MIGUEL COTTO TO FACE

FORMER TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION DANIEL GEALE

ON Juni 6, 2015 AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN LIVE ON HBO®

PRESENTERT AV ROC NATION SPORTS + MIGUEL COTTO PROMOTIONS

 

Los Angeles (Mai 26, 2015) – Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO s), the reigning WBC and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion and the first native of Puerto Rico to become world champion in four different weight classes, will defend his titles against former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO s) of Australia on Juni 6, 2015 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a 12-round fight that will be televised live on HBO. Cotto hosted a Los Angeles media workout Tirsdagafternoon at Wild Card Boxing Club in preparation for his title defense against Geale.

 

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Here’s what Cotto and his trainer, Freddie Roach, hadde å si:

 

Miguel Cotto – WBC & Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion

 

“I feel good and in the best shape possible. I just feel ready. I know Geale is a tough opponent and he is going to bring his best on Juni 6, but I trust in the work we have done here in Los Angeles and I’m going to bring my best too.”

 

“After 14 years in boxing, the best decision I could have made was to take the last year off. My mind was not in boxing, but since I got here with Freddie, everything is working perfectly again. Boxing is all I know. Boksing er livet mitt. Through boxing, I raised my family and I work to provide the best future for them. They are the reason I love boxing.”

 

“Boxing at this point in my career is a battle with myself. Everyday I need to bring my best in the gym from morning to evening. Next week has to be better than last week. I need to ask myself to be better every day. I know that if I bring my best to the gym every day, I can bring my best the night ofJuni 6 against Geale.”

“Freddie comes here every day with the best attitude and he knows how to get the best out of me.”

 

“It will have been 364 days to the day on Juni 6 since I have been in the ring. It’s not difficult to get back in after this long stretch. I’ve been focused on my work. I have gained more knowledge during my time off in order to get myself ready to fight again.”

 

“Daniel Geale is the next chapter in my career. After I get through him, I can talk about what comes next.”

 

Freddie Roach – Cotto’s Trainer

“Miguel’s sparring has been great. His movement has been very good. It’s hard on me in the ring! His body shots are very effective and the head shots come with it. I think we are going to get a late round knockout. Geale is tough enough to go some rounds, but a knockout in a late round…that’s my call.”

 

“One of Miguel’s greatest strength against Geale will be his body shots, but Miguel’s knowledge in the ring will be Geale’s ultimate undoing.”

 

“He has found a new home here at Wild Card and I’m glad I provided that for him. He loves this gym. He loves the atmosphere. He’s thrived in this environment and when a fighter is in a good mood and happy, he performs at the highest level.”

 

Cotto vs. Geale, en 12-runde kamp for Cotto sin WBC og Ring Magazine mellom VM, skjer Lørdag, Juni 6 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be televised live on HBO. Kampen, which is presented by Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Productions, will be the official kick-off event of the 2015 National Puerto Rican Day Parade Week and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Jaybird, TapouT, Tequila Cazadores and Venue Kings. I tillegg til den gode virkning inne i ringen, arrangementet vil inneholde flere kjente Roc Nation-innslag som ytterligere vil tjene tilskuere med en forbedret fan opplevelse, including Roc Nation and Grammy nominated artist Big Sean taking to the ring for a special performance prior to the main event. The event will be hosted by notable emcee “The Voice of New York” Angie Martinez and will also feature hit master DJ Lobo who will serve alongside Martinez throughout the night. Billetter priset til $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $80, $50, $35 og $25, ikke inkludert gjeldende avgifter og skatter, are on sale now and available for purchase at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com og på American Express Box Office på Barclays Center. For å lade via telefon, kalle Ticket på (800) 745-3000. Dørene åpner kl 6:00 PM, den første kampen begynner på 6:15 PM and the HBO telecast begins at 10:30 PM ET/PT.

 

For mer informasjon vennligst besøk www.rocnation.com. Følg Roc Nation på Twitter og Instagramrocnation og på Facebook på www.facebook.com/RocNation.

 

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