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throne boxing PRESENTED BY ROC NATION SPORTS AND CORONA EXTRA WASHINGTON, D.C.’S UNDEFEATED DUSTY HERNANDEZ-HARRISON VS. MIKE DALLAS JR. DHACDO MAIN & UNDERCARD FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS
FIGHTS SET FOR JIMCAHA, May 13
AT THE DC ARMORY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
TELEVISED LIVE ON BET AND
STREAMED LIVE GLOBALLY ON TIDAL.COM
Guji HALKAN u Photos
Credit Photo: Roc Nation Sports/Tom Hogan Photography
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 11, 2016) - Arbacada, May 11, Washington, D.C.’s undefeated Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (29-0, 16 KOs) and Bakersfield, California ee Mike “The Silent Assassin” Dallas Jr. (21-3-1, 10 KOs) participated in the final press conference at The Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. in advance of their May 13 fight at the DC Armory. Hernandez-Harrison vs. Dallas Jr. will headline a feerka carshiga event in a 10-round welterweight bout that will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 p.m. IYO/PT and streamed live on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL.com. Co-featured fighters including Dorado, Puerto Rico ee Orlando “Orlandito” Del Valle (20-2, 15 KOs) oo wajahaya Thomas “KO” Snow (18-2, 12 KOs) of Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia heavyweight prospect Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock (Pro ugu horeeyay) who takes on the beltway’s ownCarlos “DC Diamond Cutter” Black (1-3) were also in attendance at the press conference on Wednesday.
Hoos waxaa ku qoran waxa dagaalyahannadu, promoter and other dais guests had to say at the press conference:
Habaas 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, May 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. Sida Friday, 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. Waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal adag,. I’m ready to go in there, give it my all and give you guys a great show. Come and watch the fight on May 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. Waa dagaalka ugu weyn ee mustaqbalkeyga ciyaareed. 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. On Friday habeen, 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, aad ugu dhow. So once again, thank you all and don’t miss the action on Friday habeenkii. "
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, Qaboobaan Boxing - Roc Nation Sports:
“An action packed undercard of emerging and established talent and exciting entertainment from the boxing hotbed of Washington, D.C. 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, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, 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, D.C.
“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 feerka carshiga 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, D.C. 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 feerka carshigaevent on BET. Friday, May 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 feerka carshiga, our content is engaging, emotional and entertaining. We are thrilled to welcome feerka carshigaback 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, iyo xataa aniga qudhayda, for hosting us in this great city. We look forward to a great fight on Friday habeenkii. "
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, kuwaas oo, 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, D.C. 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. Tigidhada weli waxaa laga heli karaa. 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, May 13, 2016 at maqsinka DC ee Washington, D.C. This fight headlines a throne boxing event presented by Corona Extra and will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 p.m. IYO and streamed live on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL.com. The event is also sponsored by FILA, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, Shoe City, Pepsi, RCN and The DC Lottery. Waxaa intaas dheer in tallaabada weyn gudaha giraanta, 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 iyo la dagaalanka ugu horeysay ka bilaabantaa 6:45 PM. Raac wadahadalka la isticmaalayo #throneboxing.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.’S UNDEFEATED DUSTY HERNANDEZ-HARRISON VS. MIKE DALLAS JR. DHACDO MAIN & UNDERCARD MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES AND PHOTOS
throne boxing PRESENTED BY ROC NATION SPORTS AND CORONA EXTRA
FIGHTS SET FOR JIMCAHA, May 13
AT THE DC ARMORY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
TELEVISED LIVE ON BET AND
STREAMED LIVE GLOBALLY ON TIDAL.COM
Guji HALKAN u Photos
Credit Photo: Roc Nation Sports/Tom Hogan Photography
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 11, 2016) - Talaadada, May 10, Washington, D.C.’s undefeated Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (29-0, 16 KOs) and Bakersfield, California ee Mike “The Silent Assassin” Dallas Jr. (21-3-1, 10 KOs) participated in a media workout at Urban Boxing DC in Washington, D.C. in advance of their May 13 fight at the DC Armory. Hernandez-Harrison vs. Dallas Jr. will headline a feerka carshiga event in a 10-round welterweight bout that will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 p.m. IYO/PT and streamed live on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL.com. Co-featured fighter Thomas “KO” Snow (18-2, 12 KOs) of Washington, D.C., who faces Dorado, Puerto Rico eeOrlando “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, Maryland ee Devon Mosley (0-4-1), and Greenbelt, Maryland ee 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 on Tuesday.
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:
Habaas 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 kalluun, 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. Waxaan rajeynayaa, 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, D.C. 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. D.C. 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.
"Ma badan oo ku saabsan soo horjeeda ogahay [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:
"Ogayn wax badan oo ku saabsan ii soo horjeeda ayaan [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 Friday, May 13.
“Anyone you get in the ring with poses a threat, laakiin waqti isku mid ah, I am confident in what I have done to prepare. I’ve been sparring guys with 20 dagaal pro, si, I think I’m good.
“I played football and baseball growing up. Asal ahaan, 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, May 13, 2016 at maqsinka DC ee Washington, D.C. This fight headlines a throne boxing event presented by Corona Extra and will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 p.m. IYO and streamed live on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL.com. The event is also sponsored by FILA, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, Shoe City, Pepsi, RCN and The DC Lottery. Waxaa intaas dheer in tallaabada weyn gudaha giraanta, 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 iyo la dagaalanka ugu horeysay ka bilaabantaa 6:45 PM. Raac wadahadalka la isticmaalayo #throneboxing.
Tigidhada jaban $75, $50 iyo $35, ma ka mid yihiin qarashka lagu dabaqi karo iyo canshuuraha waxaa laga helayaa dhammaan goobaha Ticketmaster, online at Ticketmaster.com (http://bit.ly/may13throneboxing) iyo ka qaadaan by phone at (800) 745-3000.
Wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah, fadlan booqo 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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ROC NATION SPORTS ANNOUNCES CO-FEATURE & NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FOR DUSTY HERNANDEZ-HARRISON AND MIKE DALLAS JR. WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON FRIDAY, May 13 AT THE DC ARMORY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
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 P.M. IYO/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 (May 5, 2016) – Two televised bouts and four non-televised undercard bouts will round out the card when Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (29-0, 16 KOs) of Washington, D.C. laabtay giraanta on Friday, May 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, D.C. The fight will headline a feerka carshiga event that will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 p.m. IYO 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) iyo 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 ee Abner “Pin” Cotto (19-3, 9 KOs) ka dhanka ah halyeeyga Juan Jose “Pinocho” Beltran (29-25-3, 18 KOs) of 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) ee Capitol Heights, Maryland squaring off in a four-round heavyweight bout; and Greenbelt, Maryland ee Sam “Vanilla Gorilla” Crossed (2-0, 1 KO) ka dhanka ah Damion Reed (2-13, 1 KO) of Danville, Virginia in a four-round cruiserweight fight. 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (8-0, 6 KOs) ee 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.
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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. On June 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. On September 29, 2012, Valley, iyadoo qoraal ah 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, Si kastaba ha ahaatee, 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. On May 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. In wareega shanaad, 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 Snow 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. In 2004, he took home the national PAL amateur tournament title in the 119-pound weight class. On 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, Si kastaba ha ahaatee, 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 Laga xoreeyo. 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) socda 19-5 in national tournaments. His assault on the heavyweight division begins May 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, Si kastaba ha ahaatee, 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.
Abneer 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. On May 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 May 13 marka uu Austin Marcum. Younan returned following a nine-month injury induced layoff on March 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 May 13 will be fellow local fighter Devon Mosley who is seeking his first professional win.
Local favorite Sam gudbay, 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, Dareen culus Chinese 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 May 13.
Hernandez-Harrison vs. Dallas Jr., a 10-round welterweight fight which is presented by Roc Nation Sports takes place Friday, May 13, 2016 at maqsinka DC ee Washington, D.C. This fight headlines a throne boxing event presented by Corona Extra and will be televised live on BET beginning at 10:00 p.m. IYO and streamed live on global music and entertainment platform, TIDAL.com. The event is also sponsored by FILA, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, Shoe City, Pepsi, RCN and The DC Lottery. Waxaa intaas dheer in tallaabada weyn gudaha giraanta, ka 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. Raac wadahadalka la isticmaalayo #throneboxing.
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Ward vs. Barrera + Diaz Jr. vs. Velez Final Press Quotes Shirka iyo Photos
LABA-TIME WORLD horyaalka ANDRE Ward VS. Badinin Sullivan Barrera
NABF featherweight horyaalka Yuusuf Diaz Jr. VS. JAYSON Velez
Xigashooyin PRESS SHIRKA KAMA DAMBYSTA AH IYO SAWIRADA
SHOWDOWNS loo dhigay SABTI, MARCH 26
AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California
Telefishanka LIVE ON HBO®
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Credit Photo: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos
Oakland, SIDA (March 23, 2015) - Arbacada, March 23, Roc Nation Sports marti shirka jaraa'id ugu dambeeyey ee laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo Andre Ward(28-0, 15 KOs) iyo tiro ka mid ah lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) at Lake Merritt Amphitheatre in Oakland, California ka hor ay March 26 dagaalamina Oracle Arena ee Oakland. Ward iyo Barrera kulmi doonaa in tirada IBF 12-wareega hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab xumad live telefishanka on HBO World Championship Boxing® bilaabo 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. NABF featherweight Champion Yuusuf "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) iyo sare loo qiimeeyo ee u tartamaya featherweight Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) sidoo kale xaadir ku tiirka shir jaraa'id oo iska indha Lake Merritt ka hor 10-wareega NABF featherweight dagaalka horyaalka taas oo kor u furi doonaa telecast HBO ah.
Ward vs. Barrera waxaa ay kor u qaabeynta in dagaal aad u tartamay u dhexeeya laba ka tirsan, kuwaas oo labaduba ay indhaha ku dhigay on a kulan-kacay Unified Light culus World Champion Sergey Kovalev noqon.
Hoos waxaa ku qoran waxa dagaalyahannadu, dhiirrigeliyeyaasha, tababarayaasha, maamulayaasha iyo tiirka kale marti lahaa in la yidhaahdo shir jaraa'id ku:
ANDRE Ward, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo:
"Waxaan doonayaa inaan u mahadceliyo qof kasta ka soo baxay sidii caadiga ahayd. Aagga Bay waa meel aad u qurux badan. Annagu ma heli badanaa credit ku filan talantigii ka soo Baxday halkan, laakiin saldhig haadiyey, waa wayn. kaliya Mahadiya Waxaan ahay in ay meel sidan oo kale oo u mahad leeyihiin jacaylka iyo taageerada at dhacdo ku kasta oo aan halkan keeno. Aad ayaan ugu mahadcelinayaa naftayda iyo guys sida Marshawn Lynch in, Damian Lillard iyo Warriors meeshan saaray map-ka iyo dadka qaadato ogeysiis masraxa qaranka. Taasi waa muhiim ii.
"Ilaa hadda sida dagaalka laftiisa, waa mid aad u fudud ii ... qof walba oo igu ogyahay, ay u ogaadaan sida aan shaqayn oo ay og tahay sidii aan sax. Ma is kor loogu qaaday in waxa soo socda. Ma is kor loogu qaaday in wixii dadka leh. Waxaan ahay ogyahay waxa lagu sheegay. Waan ogahay waxa aan soo horjeeda ayaa ku yidhi oo waxaan u qaadan eraygiisay. Waxaan sameeyey wax walba oo aan u malaynay in la sameeyo, sida aan mar walba sameeyo iyo sida aan sameeyo ee la soo dhaafay ka 10 sano ee mustaqbalkeyga ciyaareed. Waxaan qaaday ugu wanaagsan ... haddii ay ma horyaalka kale markaas waxaa u tartamaya sarre ... iyo tani waa ka duwan yahay no. Kaliya in aad guys ay ogayn inaan anigu ahay diirada iyo qufulan ee sida had iyo jeer waxaan ahay. Waxaan ahay diyaar oo dagaal loo diyaariyey iman ayaan u ahay March 26."
Sullivan Barrera, Number mid lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light:
"Waxaan doonayay inaan idinku mahad halkan soo socda. Waxaan doonayaa in aan idinku mahad HBO, mahadsanid qof walba. Waad ku mahadsan tahay Andre Ward ogolaatay aan dagaalka. Waxaan balanqaadayaa walba oo ay timaado in saaxadda aan lahaa diyaarinta weyn iyo tani waa riyo weyn. Habeenkaasna, Ayaan show weyn qof walba. "
David ITSKOWITCH, Qaboobaan Boxing - Roc Nation Sports:
"Laba ka mid ah xulalka ugu iftiinka ugu sareeya caalamka ee isku doonaa March 26. Waxay leeyihiin rikoor la xoojiyey ee 45-0 la 27 KOs oo aan loo baahnayn in la yidhaahdo, ama uusan dhadhamin guuldarro sida xirfadle. Iyada oo nin kasta oo uu leeyahay soo horjeeda amaanaa isaga ka soo hor, labadaba waxay Leeyihiin indho ay ku Sergey Kovalev iyo suumanka uu horyaalka saddex dunida, laakiin marka hore ay leeyihiin ganacsatada inay ka qayb galaan si ay u on Saturday habeen.
"Mar kasta oo aan soo baxay si Oakland, waayo dhacdo oo aan la Andre ahay at shaqo halkaas oo uu la hadlay warbaahinta, waxaa iska cad iigu in dila, Isagu waa ciyaaryahan leh tayo gaar athletically, laakiin waxa uu sidoo kale qof gaar ah, waxaana rajeynayaa qof walba halkan Oakland fahamsan oo ka maqsuuday in. Waa nin mabda 'qoyska had iyo jeer isku dayaa inuu sameeyo wax sax ah iyo in uu yahay wax naadir ku yahay nolosha maalmahan, laakiin waxaa gaar ahaan naadir ah ee sports. Waxaan rajaynayaa in aad guys isaga maqsuud. xirfadaha Boxing ha waarto. Ma uu socday weligiis in la dagaalamaya, sidaa darteed qof walba waa mahad waxa aad halkan ku Andre Ward.
"Andre qabtay biladda dahabka ah ee Olympics Athens ah oo waa laga xoreeyo dalka la soo dhaafay. feeryahanka in ay sidaas sameeyo. Uu liiska cadaawayaashaada adkaan akhriya sida qofka kuwaas oo ka mid ah horyaalka heerka dhexe super. Waxa uu sidoo kale badan oo reebtay kooxda heysata horyaalka hore ee dunida culus light, Chad Dawson in ay 2012 caawa. In uu dagaalka ee la soo dhaafay, ayuu heysatay laba-mar tartame horyaalka adduunka Paul Smith on June 20 at Oracle Arena. Waxa uu u khamaartay on cutubka xiga ee uu mustaqbalkiisa ku saabsan March 26, soo laabtay Oracle Arena mar kale, iyadoo lagu wado inuu ku biiro kooxda ilaa heerka iftiin culus diyaar u ah inuu sameeyo wixii uu sameeyay horyaalka dhexe super ah ... waxa nadiifinta baxay iyo heysteen qof walba in u taagan in uu hab. "
Nicole qoolley, Madaxweyne ku-xigeenka of Marketing iyo General Counsel - Dhacdooyinka Main:
"Waxaan run ahaantii jeclaan lahaa in aan u mahad celiyo Andre Ward. Ma uusan u leeyihiin in ay qaataan on dagaalka ah badinin ee uu dagaalka ugu horeysay ee la saadaalinayaa in iftiinka, laakiin wuxuu ku samayn, waxaana qabaa in waa wax loo bogo.
"In uu dagaalka ee la soo dhaafay, Sullivan noqday tartamaya ku waajib Sergey Kovalev ee suunka IBF. Waxa uu dib u fadhiistay yaabaa sugay uu horyaalka dagaalka, laakiin halkii uu ku arkay dagaalka ka dhanka ah Andre Ward sidii fursad ay ku gaaraan runtii badatay oo isna wuxuu sameeyey wax. Sida aad wada ogsoon, Dhacdooyinka Main iyo Roc Nation Sports leeyihiin qorshe weyn Andre Ward iyo Sergey Kovalev dambe ee sanadkan iyo Sullivan Barrera awood muqadaraadka in gaadhigii tufaaxa.
"Labada nimankan, Sullivan iyo Andre, ayaa wax walba fuushan natiijada Sabtida ee dagaalka. In cimilada in ku haysanno feerka hadda, waa u cusboonaysiinta si ay u arkaan dagaalyahan dhabta ah ee aan ka baqin in ay qaataan khatarta. Waxay labada naga mudanyihiin ixtiraam iyo jaceylka in. Tani waa maxay isboortiga waa in ku saabsan.
"Sullivan Barrera waa badinin iyadoo rikoor ah 17-0 la 12 Ku Guuleystay soo socda jidka knockout. kaliya wuxuu u beddelay 34, bil ka hor, taas oo laga yaabo in aad u malaynayso in waa in yar oo ah marayso in uu mustaqbalkiisa. Waxa aan aad u ogaadaan waa in uu lahaa mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed guul hiwaayadda in Cuba, ka dibna laga badiyay dhowr sano ah uu ra'iisul halka uu goosanaya Maraykanka. Waxa uu yimaado hab dhab ahaantii muddo dheer inaan halkaan maanta daqiiqad this iyo fursaddan. Isagu waa gaajaysan, uu ku kalsoon yahay iyo inuu diyaar u yahay. "
Virgil Hunter, Tababaraha Andre Ward ayaa:
"Tani waa kaar fantastic la ciyaartoyda cajiib ah kuwaas oo isku dayaya in ay jidka ka dhigi adduunka ee feerka. Haddii dagaalka this waxaa ka dhacaya magaalada kasta oo kale oo, waxa uu noqon lahaa dhacdo weyn. Waxa aan doonayaa in aan sameeyo waa in la hubiyo in Oakland fahamsan, iyo in Bay Area ku wareegsan fahamsan, magnitude ee dhacdadan si aan u sii wadi kartaa in ay keenaan feerka heer caalami ah si ay u Oakland. Oakland waa dhul taranta Xarakada sare ah oo aan hore u leeyihiin. The dheeraad ah in aad noo taageeri, ka badan in dagaal, kuwaas oo noqon doona la arki karo iyo aad arki doonaa markii ugu weyn ugu sareysa.
"Waxay ku yidhaahdeen shabakadaha kale dagaalyahanada, laakiin HBO ka dhigaysa xiddigaha, si aynu ku faraxsan nahay in qayb ka mid ah tani waxay noqon. Waxaan ku weydiin inaad soo baxaan oo ay taageeraan dagaalka this. Kaalay on baxay Saturday habeen iyo Raaxaysta habeen wanaagsan ee feerka sare. "
BEN lire, Sullivan Barrera ayaa tababaraha:
"Waxaan doonayaa inaan u mahadceliyo dhammaan dadka wada saaray dhacdadan super on Saturday. Waxaan halkaan u joognaa in ay ku riday on show weyn iyo Sullivan ayaa sameeyay wax walba oo uu nafsaddiisa u bixinayo dhacdadan diyaariyo. Wuxuuna ogyahay caqabadaha isaga ka soo hor, laakiin waxa uu aaminsan yahay isaga qudhiisa iyo waxa uu rumeysan yahay in tani ay tahay inuu waqtiga si ay u muujiyaan dadweynaha iyo dhagaystayaasha arkaysid in tani ay tahay meesha uu joogo. Waxa uu jiro si aad u war qoraal ah oo.
"In ka badan wax, waxaan ixtiraamaan Mr. Ward guulihii uu, uu kalsoonidii iyo inuu yahay nin weyn ee Isboortiga. Waa wax weyn in qayb ka mid ah tani waxay noqon. Waxaan si fiican u diyaariyey oo aynu samaynay wax walba oo aan u baahanahay inaan ha yimaado Saturday in la siiyo dhagaystayaasha daawashada ee show a super weyn sababtoo ah waa waxa feerka ku saabsan yahay. Waxaa ku saabsan waxqabadka iyo labada Xarakada hesho si ay u qabtaan heer this xaflad weyn. Waxaa sharaf noo ah in qayb ka mid ah dhacdadan noqon. Waxaan samaynay wax kasta oo suurto gal ah si loo hubiyo in aan ka soo bixi doonaan oo saaray show ah oo heer sare ah. "
YACQUUB Prince, Tababaraha kooxda Andre Ward ayaa:
"Tani waa daqiiqad taariikhiga ah noo. Waxaan galay 175 pound qeybinta culus light. Tani waa daqiiqad in magaalada uusan rabin in uu seegi. Tani waa la joogo bilowga ah ee dhaqdhaqaaq. Barrera kaliya dhacdo in ay dhibbanaha ugu horeysay oo waxaan u socoto si ay sida ugu macaamiloodo. Waxaan la maqal badan oo hadal iyo wada hadalka meel qaadashada halkaas oo uu ka walaacsan yahay, oo waxaynu og nahay in uu aaminsan yahay in wax kasta oo uu ku yidhi. Mar labaad, waxaan ku faraxsanahay fursadan oo aadan rabin in aad ka maqnaan daqiiqad taariikhiga ah on Saturday habeenkii. "
Yuusuf Diaz Jr., NABF featherweight Champion:
"Kaalay March 26, Waan ogahay in aan leeyihiin dagaal adag ka hor i of. Waan ogahay Jayson Velez waa halyeeyga khibrad leh ee giraanta. Waxa uu dagaalyahan ah. Waxa uu leeyahay faa'iido gaari lix inji oo igu sidaa daraadeed waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal fiican. Waan ogahay waxa uu ka soo kacay of khasaare, sidaa darteed waan ogahay in uu si dhab ah uu doonayo in uu dib u soo kabsato iyo qof walba ayaa muujinaya in uu weli u tartamaya horyaalka adduunka ah.
"Waxaan xerada tababarka runtii weyn. Waxaan tababar muddo siddeed toddobaad. Tani waa markii iigu horeysay dagaal on HBO, sidaas darteed waxaan dhab ahaan doonayaan waa inay soo bandhigto qofka aan ahay. Waxaan ahay 110% diyaar u ah. Waxaan diyaar u ah inuu ku siiyo taageerayaasha dagaalka dagaal haddii Jayson Velez doonayo inuu dagaal ahay. Waxaan diyaar u ah inay soo bandhigto in qof kasta oo dhan awoodaha aan ku leeyahay gudaha giraanta ahay. aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay inaan dagaal ku saabsan kaarka Andre Ward iyo Sullivan Barrera Waxaan ahay. Waxay tahay laba ciyaartoyda aqoonyahanada iyo aad u sharaf ayaan u ahay in ay dhacdo co-weyn ee dagaalka this ee. Sida March 26, Waxaan balanqaadayaa waxaan doonayaa inaan idin siiyo show weyn. "
JAYSON Velez, Top lagu qiimeeyo tartamaya featherweight:
"Waxaan doonayaa inaan marka hore Ilaah u mahad, Waxa cad in uu ka dhigaa wax walba oo suuragal. Waxaan doonayaa inaan u mahadceliyo dhiirrigeliyeyaasha aan, Dalacaad Miguel Cotto iyo dalacaad Boy Golden iyo kooxda oo dhan. Ma ahan in aan aad u badan, in la yidhaahdo ka sokow in tani ay tahay dagaal weyn. Joseph yimaado si ay ula dagaalamaan. Waxaan u imid in ay la dagaallamaan. labada Waxaan rabnaa in aan ku guuleysto. labada Waxaan qaado caqabadaha. Dadka sii i waydiinaya sababta aan u qaaday this dagaalka khatar iyo jawaabta waa u fududahay ... haddii aan doonayo in aan noqdo cayaaryahanka ugu wanaagsan ee, Waxaan u leeyihiin in ay la dagaalamaan ugu fiican. Yuusuf waa mid ka mid ah ugu wanaagsan.
"Waxaan ku waayay aan dagaalka la soo dhaafay, sidaas darteed waxaan u baahan tahay inaad ku guuleysato. Waxaan doonayaa in aan ku guuleysto. Waxaan idinku ma sheegi karo qofka uu doonayo inuu ku guuleysto dagaalka this sababtoo ah waxaan labada waa dagaalyahano weyn oo dagaalyahan. Waxa uu Mexico, Waxaan ahay Puerto Rican, iyo marka aad Puerto Rican ah oo Mexican ah ee giraanta isla, aad arki doonaa dagaalka ah. Waxaad arki doontaa xawaaraha, awoodda, wax walba in dagaalka this. Waxa uu dagaal weyn oo u faraxsan ayaan u ahay. Waad ku mahadsan tahay in qof kasta oo sii soco Saturday this oo aad u mahad HBO dabcan. "
ROBERT Diaz, Head laqabin - dalacaad Boy Golden:
"Sida iska cad dhacdada ugu weyn iska hadlaayo. Waxaad helay Andre Ward kasoo horjeeddo ah nin dhalinyaro ah badinin sida Sullivan Barrera, laakiin ay dhacdo co-ugu weyn waxa uu god labo dhallinyaro ah, Xarakada gaajaysan oo midba midka kale ka dhan ah in Jayson Velez iyo Joseph Diaz. Waxay tahay labada dhallinyarada ah. Waxay labada rabaan in ay qaadan on the dagaal fiican tahay, waxay dagaal adag oo caddeyn in uu yahay sida ay u fududahay ahaa inay dagaal this.
"Waxaan aad ugu faraxsanahay oo ku saabsan dagaalka this ahay. Ma doonayo in aad ka maqnaan 10 wareeg horyaalka NABF ah.
"Jayson Velez waa yar yahay a, libaax gaajaysan oo raba in dib u hesho ilaa masraxa iyo ogyahay sida weyn guul ah ka gaartay Joseph Diaz waa. Waxa uu fahamsan yahay fursad ay ku dagaalamaan on HBO iyo kaarka this wayn. Waxaan doonayaa in aan idin xusuusiyo qof ee Jayson Velez. In maalin iyo da'da, halkaas oo dagaal ah oo u lumiya ayaa doonaya in ay qaataan laga yaabaa laabto ama habayn kor, ama laba ama saddex, ka hor inta aysan qaadan dagaalka khatarta sare ah oo Jayson Velez loo sameynayo midig ka dib markii. Taasi waxay muujinaysaa inuu doonayo inuu dib on top aad u hesho oo uu ogyahay waxa uu leeyahay inuu sameeyo oo ay halkaas ka heli ... waxa ay tahay in la joojiyo dagaalka by heer sare-ah sida Joseph Diaz. "
Ralph HEREDIA, Tababaraha kooxda Joseph Diaz ee:
"Waa sharaf inaan halkaan, fursad weyn oo mudnaan la siiyo fursad si aad u soo bandhigto tayo leh a, 2012 Cayaaraha olombikada. Si Yuusuf, tani waa waxa aan ka hadlay, waad ku mahadsan tahay isagoo u dulqaata, aad diyaar u yihiin fursad. Waan ognahay waxa Ninkii dhallinyarada gaarka ah iyo nin tayo aad tahay, laakiin hadda dunida oo dhan ay heli doonaan in ay arkaan masraxa weyn waxa talanti, waxa mudane dhab ah iyo waxa dagaal ah waa in ay ... sida Joseph Diaz.
"Waxa aan dhihi karo oo ku saabsan Jayson Velez? Waxa uu mudane a yaa garanaya waxa ay khatar ku jirta oo uu leeyahay waayo-aragnimo. I rumaysta, aadan rabin in this seegi. Saturday, waa in aad habayn ku. Waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal ficil-buuxiyey oo ah. "
JOSE "in" Sanchez, Tababaraha Jayson Velez ee:
"Waxaan arki Diaz sida dagaal weyn, laakiin waxaan leeyahay Jayson in xaalad aad u wanaagsan oo uu diyaar u yahay la dagaalanka. Waan ogahay waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal fiican sababta oo ah waxay diyaar u yihiin, iyo wax la mid ah waa run, waayo, dagaalka Jayson Velez. Waxa uu aad u adag shaqeeyay dagaalka this iyo waxaan ogahay in uu diyaar u yahay la dagaalanka. "
Tony Walker, Agaasimaha, HBO Sports:
"Anigoo ku hadlaya magaca Madaxweynaha our xigeenka Fulinta Peter Nelson, waxaan aad ugu faraxsanahay inaan halkaan ku Area Baay, iyadoo dad aad u badan iyo taageerayaasha feerka weyn, sida aynu eegno inuu idin soo doubleheader this on Saturday habeen.
"Ma ahan sahlan wada jiidaya ciyaar feerka weyn iyo kooxaha kuwaas oo ay wada jiido card weyn top si hoose, si kastoo dagaal oo dhan ma noqon doonto on HBO, haddii aad rabto si uu u daawado qaar ka mid ah feerka weyn, waxaad tagtaa Oracle Arena iyo haddii aad qabto in ay guriga, aad iska baarto on HBO.
"Inta noo 43 sano barnaamijyada on HBO, feerka ayaa had iyo jeer ahaa qayb muhiim ah oo waxa aannu ku samayn. Waxaan mar walba nafteena ku faanaan ku haysta Xarakada fiican oo kulan fiican, oo aan aad u wanaagsan in dhaqanka this mar kale qaban doonaa sida Andre Ward dhigaysa dareemaan uu 2016 ugu horeeyay ee giraanta. In giraanta feerka ah, waxa aan marnaba lagu talinayaa in aad iska eafiya iskana gaajaysan a, dagaalka badinin sida aan ku leenahay Sullivan Barrera, sidaas darteed waxaan jeclaan lahaa in aan soo dhaweyn Sullivan in network iyo isaga ku mahadsan tahay qaadashada on tartan this.
"Furitaanka telecast TV waxay noqon doontaa Joseph Diaz ka dhanka ah Jayson Velez, laba guys dhallinyarada ah ilaa-iyo-soo socda, laba qori oo dhallinyaro ah, kuwaas oo u malaynayaa in ay diyaar u yihiin marxaladda weyn tahay. All oo dhan, waxa ay noqon doontaa telecast weyn, 9:45 PM ET waxaan idiin Yaboohi habeenkii wargelineed oo madadaalo leh kooxda warbaahinta our. "
Ward vs. Barrera, 12-wareega IBF tiro hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab ah kaas oo la soo bandhigay by Roc Nation Sports in ururka la Dhacdooyinka Main, qaadataa meel Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, qaadaan, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nafaqada, Palace Shoe, Hotel Waterfront iyo Booqo Oakland. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa lagu telefishanka doonaa live on bilowgii HBO World Championship Boxing at 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. Furitaanka telecast HBO uu noqon doono Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez dagaalka 10-wareega ah ee horyaalka NABF featherweight soo bandhigay by dalacaad Boy Golden in ururka la dalacaad Miguel Cotto.
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LABA-TIME WORLD horyaalka ANDRE Ward VS. Badinin Sullivan Barrera
NABF featherweight horyaalka Yuusuf Diaz Jr. VS. JAYSON Velez
WARBAAHINTA xigtay tababarka IYO SAWIRADA
SHOWDOWNS loo dhigay SABTI, MARCH 26
AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California
Telefishanka LIVE ON HBO®
Guji HALKAN u Photos
Credit Photo: Roc Nation Sports / Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos
Oakland, SIDA (March 23, 2015) - Talaadada, March 22, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) iyo tiro ka mid ah lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) ka qayb-galay tababarka warbaahinta a at King ee Gym in Oakland, California ka hor ay March 26 dagaalamina Oracle Arena ee Oakland. Ward iyo Barrera kulmi doonaa in tirada IBF 12-wareega hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab xumad live telefishanka on HBO World Championship Boxing® bilaabo 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. NABF featherweight Champion Yuusuf "Jojo" Diaz Jr. (19-0, 11 KOs) iyo sare loo qiimeeyo ee u tartamaya featherweight Jayson "Star" Velez (23-1-1, 16 KOs) sidoo kale ka qeyb galay intii lagu jiray tababarka ka hor kulanka ay 10-wareega NABF featherweight dagaalka horyaalka taas oo kor u furi doonaa telecast HBO ah.
Ka dib markii shadowboxing in giraanta oo ah wareeg yar on bacaha feedh ku, oo dhan afar dagaalyahan oo ka qeyb galay waraysiyo lala yeeshay xubno ka tirsan warbaahinta in imaanshaha. Super Bowl Champion iyo hooyo Oakland Marshawn Lynch, ah taageere aad u xiiseyn Andre Ward, saftay gaar ah inta lagu guda jiro tababarka ee taageerada of Ward.
Hoos waxaa ku qoran waxa dagaalka ku lahaa in la yidhaahdo inta lagu guda jiro tababarka ee final warbaahinta:
ANDRE Ward, Laba-Time World Champion iyo pound-for-pound dagaalka top lagu qiimeeyo:
"Waxaan dareemayaa wanaag iyo waxaan diyaar u ahay. Waxaan kahadlay waqtiga saxda ah. kaliya faraxsanahay si aad u hesho Waxaan ahay on Saturdayhabeen.
"Waxaan in la wado by Oracle Arena on isticmaalo 880 sida orgi kasta oo yar on my hab si King ee Gym iyo yaab haddii ay maalin maalmaha ka mid aan halkaas ka dhigi kara iyo [Tababaraha] Virgil [Hunter] loo isticmaalaa in lagu dhihi kalsooni, 'Waxaad u socoto si cinwaan halkaas.' Sida aan ka helay ka weyn, Waxaan in qaar ka mid ah kaararka tagaan isticmaalo saaray in saaxadda. Weli waxaan ahaa hiwaayadda u ah iyo waxa aan ku riyoon lahaa. wax Next aad ogtahay, in 2009, Waxaan ku jiray saxanka ama dabaasha dagaal ka dhan ah Edison Miranda. Haddii aan ku guuleystay, malaha waxaa jiray fursad fiican aan heli lahaa shot horyaalka ah iyo inta kale waa taariikh. Halkan waxaan mar kale yihiin, waa aan 7th waqtiga at Oracle oo weli ka barako.
"Waxa ay aheyd waqti ku haboon inuu u dhaqaaqo culus light. Waxa uu ahaa isku-dar ah oo aan lahayn guys saxda ah si ay ula dagaalamaan ama guys in uusan rabin in uu ii dagaalamaan. Waxaan doonayaa in aan noqdo weyn. Kuwani waa noocyada dhaqaaqdo aad leedahay in la sameeyo. Waxaan ahay arday badan oo Isboortiga iyo markii aan ka baran Isboortiga, tanuna waa wixii Halyeeygii mar walba sameeyo. Waxay kor. Oo ah kuwa waaweyn oo heli hab si aad u sameeyeen, waxaana doonayaa in ay wada hadal in.
"Barrera waa hay'ad weyn. Waxa uu ku kalsoon yahay. U muuqataa in ay puncher wanaagsan. Waxaan ma qaado isaga sababtoo ah waxa uu la xiriiri jilicsan. Waxaan isaga soo gaaray sababtoo ah waxa uu u socday si uu ii diyaar u hesho oo wuu i tusi waxa oo dhan fasal miisaanka ay tani tahay oo ku saabsan. Haddii aad eegto mustaqbalkeyga, waxaa jira meel lagu habayn-ups taasoo aanan anigu ku lahaa wax badan oo. Waxaad doonaysaa in ay la dagaallamaan ugu wanaagsan iyo haddii aadan la dagaalanka ugu wanaagsan, aad rabto in aad la diriraan tartamaya tiro ka mid ah. Taasi waa waxa aan sameyneyno.
"Waxaan qabaa in lay guuxayay galay dagaalka wax ku ool ah. Aan u wareegayo marka aan u guurto. Waxaan qabaa in quruxda Orodyahanka kasta oo aan caayaane jidhkiisa oo runtii qaadataa uu farsamo si dhab ah. Waxaan arkay qaar ka mid ah articles sheegtay waxaan seegay aan Ra'iisul. Waa wax waali ah ii. Waxaan dareemayaa in aan sida wanaagsan u ahay sidii aan abid la. Waxaan ku gym feerka ah oo aan wax badan oo fasax ah la soo dhaafay 20 sano. My maskaxda iiga mahadceliyay inaan labadii sano ee la soo dhaafay. My jirka iiga mahadceliyay. Waa laba sano oo kale i siiyaan in mustaqbalkeyga.
"Waxaan ku qasbanahay inaan kaliya aniga ahaan. Bal yaan ahay anigu waa ku filan. Aanan haysan si ay u muujiyaan ilaa for Kovalev cidhiidhiga on Saturdayhabeen. kaliya waxaan u leeyihiin in ay fuliso qorshaha ciyaarta. Waxaan u maleynayaa in ka socda ay u diraan fariin ah uu u malaynayay in ay u diraan iyo haddii ay ma, markaas ayuu arki doonaa [Kovalev] hesho fariin marka aynu la dagaallanno.
"Haddii aan ku guuleysto dagaalka this aadan, waxaa jira waxba hoos wadada. Haddii aanan ku guuleysan dagaalka this aadan, Anigu ma istaahilo in ay u dagaalamaan horyaalka. Taasi waa mid dhab ah oo aan xaaladda.
"Barrera ayaa marna la diriray nin ila mid ah ka hor, si ay u hadli karaa ciyaar fiican. Waxay xukumaan kara headlines kor u keentay in dagaalka ka. Waxay dhihi karaa oo dhan, alaabtii Begovic ay doonayaan in la yidhaahdo. kaliya waxaan doonayaa in aan xukumaan maqaaladaan Sunday subax ka dib markii dagaalka uu yahay mid ka badan. Taasi waa waxa aan diiradda on ahay. "
Sullivan Barrera, Number mid lagu qiimeeyo IBF tartamaya culus light:
"Waxaan ahay xoog badan Ward. Waxaan leeyahay asalka Cuba oo halkaas waxaan bartay wax badan oo xirfado. In ka badan wax, go'aanka in ay ka gudbaan wax i hor ay iga caawiso adkaado Ward on March 26.
"Mar baan ahay ee giraanta, waa gurigayga.
"Wax kasta oo uu leeyahay Ward, Waxaan la qabsato doonaa in oo ka adkaanno.
"Waxaan haystaa laba gacmaha. Waxa uu leeyahay laba gacmood. Anigu waxaan leeyahay shaqo si ay u sameeyaan on March 26.
"Waan ogahay Ward iyo Kovalev waxaa aad u heer sare ah la ixtiraamo oo ay abuuraan lacag aad u badan iyo wax badan oo dan, laakiin iyagu ma ay yaqaaniin waxa Sullivan Barrera waa uu awoodaa inuu sameeyo. Waxaan isku caddaynayaa doonaa in on Saturday.
"Waxaan run ahaantii ma ihi nin in uu leeyahay in la raadiyo knockout ah. xirfadaha My feerka isu hadleen. Waxaan ahay dagaal Andre Ward oo dagaal halkan Oakland, sidaa darteed uma maleynayo go'aan loo abaalgudi doonaa in aan raallinimo.
"Si taageerayaasha oo dhan, gaar ahaan taageerayaasha Cuba in ay taageerto ii fadlan ogaada in Saturday, Waxaan u tegayaa inaan sameeyo wax walba oo aan u leeyihiin in ay sameeyaan si ay u soo baxaan guul. "
Yuusuf Diaz Jr., NABF featherweight Champion:
"Anigu ma filan karto waxa Jayson ku sameeyey Ronny Rios lagu jiro dagaalka this. Waxaan heystaa in in halkaas tago, jirrabo isaga baxay iyo qabsato marka aan ahay in giraanta.
"Haddii fursad laftiisa soo bandhigaysaa halkaas oo uu yeelin oo aan arko in gacan qaad way isaga badiyey, markaas dabcan waxaan doonayaa inaan si aad u hesho in ay jiraan, gardaro iyo in la hubiyo waxaan isaga ka qaadan sida ugu dhaqsaha badan.
"Waan ogahay in helitaanka on gudaha, giraanta off jarida iyo waxa isla markiiba qaadashada jidhka isaga dumin doonaa. Taas tegaya inuu isaga ma guurto sida ugu badan oo dambe ee wareeg waxaan karto karbaash sharta madaxa. Waxaan doonayaa inaan ku qaadan jidhka isla markiiba.
"Anigu waxaan ahay maskaxda 100% diyaar u ah. Tani waa marxalad weyn ee xirfadeyda, si aan maskax ahaan diiradda. Waxaan ahay si fiican loo diyaariyey. Waxaan dareemayaa sida tan waxaa la joogo waxaan sugaya noloshayda oo dhan oo dhan. Waxaana dareemayaa sida inaan diyaar u ahay iyo waxaan aan la sugi karin, waayo, March 26. Waxaan u tababaran oo aad u adag, waayo, dagaalka iyo si fiican loo diyaariyey, waayo, waxaan ahay.
"Waxaan dhab ahaan doonayaan in ay sameeyaan qoraal ah oo dagaalka this. Waxaan doonayaa in aan tuso dunida in Joseph Diaz ayaa laga yaabaa inuu wax ka xigta ee weyn ee feerka, sidaas darteed waxaan u tababaran oo aad u adag tahay in la saaray dagaal weyn taageerayaasha dagaalka, ahaan aad u dagaal badan oo ka dhigi dagaal ee halkaas. Waxaan rajaynayaa in Jayson Velez waa 110% diyaar maxaa yeelay, isaga waxaan ku doonayaan in ay isaga ugu fiican.
"Haddii aan ku guuleysto dagaalka iyo ka dhigi war qoraal ah oo, Waxaan qabaa inaan u dhaqaaqo karaan si ay xaaladda u tartamaya waxaana rajeynayaa heli horyaalka adduunka ah toogteen dhamaadka sanadkaan. Waxaan doonayaa in ay la dagaallamaan horjeeda adag sanadkan sababtoo ah waxaan doonayaa in aan tuso dunida qofka aan ahay.
"Waxaan dareemayaa sida bahal markii aan xoojinno galay giraanta oo waxaan u arki kartaa in sparring. Mar kasta oo aan caga foori wax ku ool ah, Waxaan sheegi karaa in lay waxyeelo aan soo horjeeda. "
JAYSON Velez, Top lagu qiimeeyo tartamaya featherweight:
"Marka aan heerka, nin kastaaba waa u tartamaya a top. Waxaan u leeyihiin in ay tababar adag oo loo hagaajiyo munaaraddayda. Waxaan ka shaqeyneynaa in.
"Haddii aad aragto saddex ama afar dagaal oo aan la soo dhaafay, waxaad arki doontaa in lay heysteen labadii hore ee wareeg ka dibna Waxaan ku ordi baxay gaaska, Waxaan la shaqeeya on my adkeysi si aan ku dhici doona March 26.
"Waxaan arkay dagaal Diaz ee. Waxaan sparred laba jeer. Waxa uu helay xawaaraha. Waxa uu helay gaajo ah. Waa uu u saftay HBO, sidaa darteed waa hubaal inuu ku dhiiriyo, laakiin waan ahay. Waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal weyn.
"Waxaan doonayaa in aan noqdo horyaalka ee erayga. Waan ogahay aad ayuu u doonayo. On Saturday, waxaan ogaan doontaan cidda ay rabto more. labada Waxaan rabnaa in aan ku guuleysto, waxaana labada tababar guul ah. dagaal u dhexeeya awooda iyo xawaaraha waa kulan-up weyn. Aan xuso uu Mexico oo waxaan ahay Puerto Rican. Waxaad filan kartaa in dagaal weyn oo ma ahan mid aad rabto in aad ka maqnaan. "
Ward vs. Barrera, 12-wareega IBF tiro hal boos oo eliminator booska khasab ah kaas oo la soo bandhigay by Roc Nation Sports in ururka la Dhacdooyinka Main, qaadataa meel Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California. The event is sponsored by Corona Extra, Ticketmaster, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, qaadaan, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nafaqada, Palace Shoe, Hotel Waterfront iyo Booqo Oakland. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa lagu telefishanka doonaa live on bilowgii HBO World Championship Boxing at 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. Furitaanka telecast HBO uu noqon doono Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez dagaalka 10-wareega ah ee horyaalka NABF featherweight soo bandhigay by dalacaad Boy Golden in ururka la dalacaad Miguel Cotto.
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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 SABTI, MARCH 26
AT Kanu waa warka culus Arena Oakland, California
WARD VS. BARRERA AND JOSEPH DIAZ JR. VS. JAYSON VELEZ TELEVISED
LIVE ON HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® BEGINNING AT 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT
SWAY CALLOWAY & DJ FRANZEN TO PROVIDE
IN-ARENA ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN BOUTS
NEW YORK, NY (March 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. iyo Junior Younan oo ay la socdaan 2008 Olympic Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist Zhang Zhilei and local favorite Haaruun 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 Dhaqdhaqaaqdo Calloway, kuwaas oo u adeegi doonaa sida ay dhacdo ciidankiisa, oo ku dhacay sayidkiisa DJ Franzen, DJ deggan ee 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.
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On March 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) ee 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 dagaallan, compiling a record of 97 guul oo kaliya 7 khasaarihii, la 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 ee) at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 iyo 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 ee) on January 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 ee) on 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 ee) on June 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 iyo dagaal ka baxay Abdilaahi feerka ee Oxnard ah, badinin Daniel "dhifasho" Franco (12-0-3, 7 KO ee) meets Mexican veteran German “Panteonero” Meraz(52-37-1, 30 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight bout on March 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, uruurinayaan rikoor hiwaayadda ah 67-15, ku guuleystay koobka qaramada Oxnard Pal in 2006 iyo California State Silver Championship Gloves in 2007 jidka. Inta lagu guda jiro horeysay Franco ee December 18, 2010, uu adkaaday Emanuel Machorro ee Club 401 ee Ontario, California via knockout saddexaad wareega farsamo. Inkasta oo la diiwaangashan sida arday waqti-buuxa ee Chaffey College ee Rancho Cucamonga, Franco soo jiitay hore ee mustaqbalkiisa ciyaareed, ururinayaan rikoor badinin labo barbaro goobaha California oo dhan dhammaadka 2013. Mid ka mid ah kuwa barbar hor yimid Alejandro Ochoa ee Cannon Deggan Montebello, California on September 20, 2013, but in a rematch three months later, Franco outmatched Ochoa dhaliyay lix-wareega guul go'aan loo dhan yahay ka ugu Westin Bonaventure Hotel ee Los Angeles. On June 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 December 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 ee) in two rounds at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario, California. Hadda, 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. In June 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, badinin Junior “The Young God” Younan (7-0, 6 KO ee) laabtay giraanta on March 26 after a nine-month layoff to take on Cristian Solorzano (4-7, 3 KOs) of 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 ee Barclays Center ee Brooklyn, New York. Hadda 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. In 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 dhalashadiisa, 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 at Foxwoods Resort Casino ee 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 March 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, China.
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. In 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. Agoosto 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. On March 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 June 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.
Local Hayward, Jecel California Haaruun Coley (12-1-1, 6 KO ee) faces a very stern test in a six-round junior middleweight bout against Socdaalay Ryskeldiev (11-3-2, 7 KOs) of West Hollywood, California, a Kyrgyzstan native who is undefeated in his last seven fights.
On March 26, Coley will look follow his most recent victory, a unanimous decision over Jeremy Ramos onJanuary 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, qaadataa meel Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Oracle Arena ee Oakland, California and is sponsored byCorona Extra, Ticketmaster, Solutions Management Travel Corporate (CTMS), Bishaareeye, qaadaan, Zappos, BodyArmor, SAN Nafaqada, Shoe Palace and The Waterfront Hotel. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa lagu telefishanka doonaa live on bilowgii HBO World Championship Boxing at 9:45 p.m. IYO/PT. Furitaanka telecast HBO uu noqon doono Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Jayson Velez dagaalka 10-wareega ah ee horyaalka NABF featherweight soo bandhigay by dalacaad Boy Golden in ururka la dalacaad Miguel Cotto.
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Sawirro: Miguel Cotto vs Daniel Geale & Uighercard Miisa-in bisha Juun 6, 2015 la dagaallama HBO +
Miguel COTTO VS. DANIEL GEALE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS
WBC & RING MAGAZINE MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION COTTO TO FACE FORMER TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION GEALE ON JUNE 6, 2015 AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN LIVE ON HBO®
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NEW YORK (June 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, June 2 at 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 (Madaxweynaha & Chief of Branding and Strategy of Roc Nation), Hector Soto (Dalacaad Miguel Cotto), 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.
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Here’s what press conference participants had to say:
Michael Yormark – Madaxweynaha & 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, June 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. Sidaas, hopefully we see all of you. Tikidhada ayaa weli on sale. 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. Waxaa jira cudur daaranina. 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 si ay u 145. Did anyone hear anything about Miguel Cotto disagreeing with the catch weights? Ha, 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, 12-wareega dagaal u Cotto ee WBC oo Ring Magazine dhexe World Championships, qaadataa meel Saturday, June 6 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be televised live on HBO. Dagaalka ayaa, 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, Udib Cazadores, Venue Kings and Nüe Resource. Waxaa intaas dheer in tallaabada weyn gudaha giraanta, Haddii ay dhacdo ciyaari doonaa dhowr taabtona Roc Nation caan ah in dheeraad ah u adeegi doonaa daawadayaal la ah taageere-aragnimo wanaajiyey, 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. Tigidhada jaban $500, $250, $200, $150, $100, $80, $50, $35 iyo $25, ma ku jiraan kharashyada adeegga ay khuseyso iyo canshuurta, are on sale now and available for purchase atwww.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com iyo American Express Box Office ee Barclays Center. Si mas'uul ah adigoo taleefoon, wac Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Albaabada furan 6:00 PM, dagaalka ugu horeysay ka bilaabantaa 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 & PHOTOS
WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION MIGUEL COTTO TO FACE
FORMER TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION DANIEL GEALE
ON JUNE 6, 2015 AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN LIVE ON HBO®
Bandhigtay ROC Nation SPORTS + MIGUEL COTTO PROMOTIONS
Los Angeles (May 26, 2015) – Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO ee), 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 ee) of Australia on June 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 Tuesdayafternoon 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, lahaa in la yidhaahdo:
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 June 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. Boxing waa nolosha. 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 ofJune 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 June 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, 12-wareega dagaal u Cotto ee WBC oo Ring Magazine dhexe World Championships, qaadataa meel Saturday, June 6 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be televised live on HBO. Dagaalka ayaa, 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. Waxaa intaas dheer in tallaabada weyn gudaha giraanta, Haddii ay dhacdo ciyaari doonaa dhowr taabtona Roc Nation caan ah in dheeraad ah u adeegi doonaa daawadayaal la ah taageere-aragnimo wanaajiyey, 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. Tigidhada jaban $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $80, $50, $35 iyo $25, ma ku jiraan kharashyada adeegga ay khuseyso iyo canshuurta, are on sale now and available for purchase at www.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com iyo American Express Box Office ee Barclays Center. Si mas'uul ah adigoo taleefoon, wac Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Albaabada furan 6:00 PM, dagaalka ugu horeysay ka bilaabantaa 6:15 PM and the HBO telecast begins at 10:30 PM ET/PT.
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