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European Super Featherweight Champion Samir Ziani calls out Tevin Farmer: “Farmer has chickened out” of WBC Eliminator

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ПАРИЖ, Франция (Сәуір 18, 2021) – European Super Featherweight Champion Samir Ziani (32-3-1, 7 КО) has called out Tevin “American Idol” Farmer (30-5-1, 6 КО), former International Boxing Federation World Super Featherweight Champion, to fight June 5ші for the WBC Silver belt in a World Boxing Council (WBC) жою күрес. The winner would position himself for a title fight against WBC World champion Оскар Valdez.

The battle of left-handed super featherweights would be on the June 5ші Triller pay-per-view card in Florida, headlined by undefeated World lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez (16-0) VS. George Kambosos, Jr. (19-0), supported by an exhibition fight between 4-time World heavyweight champion Холифилд мен Майк Тайсонconqueror Кевин McBride.

According to Ziani’s manager Гэри Гайд, was offered the WBC eliminator against Farmer and the Frenchman immediately accepted, while all has been quiet from Farmer.

“”I was excited to fight Farmer on a great Triller show,” Ziani said, “especially because it is my dream to win a World title in the United States. “I am surprised to hear that Farmer has chickened out of our fight, but I suppose je knows his boxing is slipping downwards.

“I want you, Farmer! Accept the fight and be a real warrior. Don’t run away from me. I want to box in the capital of boxing, the United States, to show American fans what I can do. They say you’re a technician, I will show you that I am a true warrior. The ring is for real men with the ambition to beat the best, not box the weakest, солай, let’s give true value and pay respect to our noble art of boxing.”

Ranked No. 11 WBC арқылы, сондай-ақ жоқ,. 9 in the International Boxing Federation (IBF), the 30-year-old Ziani is the reigning EBU European champion, riding a 10-fight win streak. Оның ең соңғы шайқаста (Жеті. 5, 2020) and second title defense, Ziani dropped a bloody Alex Dilmaghian (19-1-1) three times en route to a 12ші round win by technical knockout with 9-seconds left in what was a Fight of the Year candidate.

Ziani’s last loss was 4 ½ years ago to World title challenger and fellow Frenchman,Guillaume Frenois (41-1), by a razor-thin margin, 115-113 үш рет, Парижде. Мансабының, Ziani also suffered a disputed 10-round loss by decision (97-93, 96-94, 96-94) in Denmark to current IBF World Lightweight Champion Richard Commey (18-0) жылы 2014.

“Ziani is an all-action fighter with an enormous work rate,” the Ireland-based Hyde added. “It would be a tantalizing match between two talented southpaws with the winner going on to fight for the WBC World title.”

The president of NoWhere2Hyde Management, Hyde has managed numerous world-class boxers during his career including world champions Гильермо Ригондо,Youri Kalenga мен Simpiwe Vetyeaka.

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USA Boxing declares June “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month”

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Miguel Cotto Gerry Cooney
Jesse Vargas
Kevin McBride Reggie Johnson
Кіші Jones
Michael Spinks Antonio Tarver
Джеймс Тони

Колорадо Спрингсте, Тізе. (Маусым 11, 2018) – USA Boxing’s “Alumni Association Membership Drive Month” got off to a knockout start this past weekend in Canastota, Нью Йорк, at the annual International Boxing Hall of Fame Class induction ceremonies, as nine high-profile boxers, featuring an incredible accumulate pro record of 365-51-7 (239 КО) мен 24 major world titles, joined the growing USABAA ranks as proud, new members.

 

Chris Cugliari мен Джон Скалли represented USA Boxing Alumni Association, manning tables at the IBHOF golf tournament and Memorabilia Show, to increase USABAA awareness and recruit new members.

 

 

 

“The spirit of amateur boxing was alive and well throughout the International Boxing Hall of Fame weekend,” explained Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Executive Director. “Information about the new USA Boxing Alumni Association was well received by the weekend’s guests, and esteemed alumni such as Jesse Vargas and Reggie Johnson mentioned that they are excited to become more involved. The Alumni Association thanks the support provided by many this weekend, particularly Micky Ward and Antonio Tarver, who continue to spread our mission.”

 

 

 

“The fact is that the vast majority of professional boxers who attend the Hall of Fame weekend at Canastota each year were at one time amateur boxers and knew each other well before they ever even turned professional,” added invaluable USABAA advisor Scully, who recruits boxers for group-sponsored events like this. “At some point in the conversations between boxers across the grounds, the topics frequently will eventually turn to their amateur days together.”

 

 

 

“The amateurs, for me, was about fighting for respect,” екі бөлімшесі әлем чемпионы Кіші Jones (50-6, 28 КО); атап өтті. “To go to different places and make it very far (әуесқой ретінде), you have to learn how to conduct yourself and transact with others.”

 

 

 

Other new USABAA members are six-time, екі бөлімшесі әлем чемпионы Miguel Котто(41-6, 33 КО); four-time, екі бөлімшесі әлем чемпионы, сонымен қатар 1976 Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer, Майкл Спинкс (31-1, 21 КО); Irish heavyweight who retired Mike Tyson, Кевин McBride (35-10-1, 29 КО); two-time, екі бөлімшесі әлем чемпионыJesse Vargas (28-2-1, 10 КО); five time world champion and 1996 Olympic bronze medalist Антонио Тарвер (31-6-1, 22 КО); two-time, екі бөлімшесі әлем чемпионы Реджи Джонсон (44-7-1, 25 КО), three-time, үш бөлімшесі әлем чемпионы Джеймс Тони (77-10-3, 47 КО); and world heavyweight contender Gerry Куни (38-3, 24 КО).

 

USA Boxing Alumni Association

 

 

 

Created to champion a lifelong, mutually beneficial relations between USA Boxing and its alumni, –боксшылар, officials, coaches and boxing fans — The Alumni Association connects generations of champions, inspiring and giving back to USA Boxing’s future boxing champions, сақина және жүзеге.

 

 

 

The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, including its annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception.

 

 

 

To join the Alumni Association, simply register at alumni@usaboxing,.org for a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, keychain and e-wallet.

 

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“I think this is great,” Jones talked about the formation of the USA Boxing Alumni Association. “Fighters who turned pro were great amateurs, but there are also a lot of amateurs who didn’t turn pro. Everybody doesn’t become champion, but they tried and gave their best, and that’s why this organization is good because all boxers are appreciated.”

 

 

 

“Although Hall of Fame weekend tends to focus on the professional careers of many fighters,” Cugliari concluded, “it was hard not to notice the effect that amateur boxing has had on the lives of many of these great champions. The USA Boxing Alumni Association wants to thank Ed Brophy for his generosity and support for boxing, and we look forward to a long partnership with the International Boxing Hall of Fame.”

 

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Springfield embodies spirit of USA Boxing

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Second stop of USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour on Mar. 15
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Колорадо Спрингсте, Тізе. (Ақпан 28, 2018) – Central City Boxing Club and Barbell, based in Springfield, Массачусетс, embodies the true spirit of USA Boxing.
Dean Fay, the Central City Boxing and Barbell Gym Founder & Директор, has helped develop the Western New England Golden Gloves franchise into the preeminent power in the six-state region, capturing numerous individual All-New England titles and five consecutive team championships.
Ең бастысы, дегенмен, Dean and his outstanding staff have reshaped the futures of countless youth in Greater Springfield, instilling an invaluable philosophy that, through amateur boxing, provides an opportunity for members to reshape their lives, in addition to making a significant difference in their communities.
From a storied past at the nearby Holyoke Boys & Қыздар клубы, Dean and his young boxers have a new home at MassMutual Center in Springfield, which will host the second stop of the USA Boxing USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour on Бейсенбі, Наурыз 15. An exciting evening of entertainment, тақырыппен 10 bouts of amateur boxing between the two powerhouse national programs, as well as Springfield’s hometown AC/DC tribute band,BACK IN BLACK, kicking off the show and continuing to perform throughout the night.
Tickets are on sale now, ranging in price from $35 for Upper Bowl seating to $100 for a limited premium seat at a ringside table. Seats in the Lower Bowl section of the MassMutual Center can be purchased for $50. Tickets can be purchased online мұнда.Groups of 10 or more can enjoy select savings by calling Richard DeCusati at 413-271-3259.
Fay is a Springfield police officer who started his program 10 бірнеше жылдар бұрын, last year moving into Central City Boxing and Barbell Gym, primarily to keep kids off the street, teaching them values to become productive citizens.
“Our program, бірінші, is youth development and second, бокс,” Fay explained. “We use boxing as a vehicle for valuable teaching lessons, embodying the same values of boxing: competition, cohesiveness and integrity. Springfield has had a long history in boxing. The Golden Gloves were held in Holyoke, one city over from Springfield, үшін 50 years before coming here. Golden Gloves has funded a lot of small gyms because many of these kids can’t afford fees. We’ve bridged the gap by hosting shows that raises money and creates fanbases.
“Жылдар бойы, Marvin Hagler, Марлон Starling, Micky Ward, John Scully and so many others have come through USA Boxing programs in New England. Boxing represents life; how to conduct themselves in and out of the ring. Boxing is a small fraternity and boxers walk up those steps and through the ropes, in front of everybody, and confront their fears. Boxing is determined by judges and, in life, you are judged by how you live by laws. Life values are taught through boxing.
“Hosting the USA-Boxing Northeast Boxing Tour gives kids in our program an opportunity to watch up close the top boxers who are representing their country. My kids realize that they could do that someday. They see the best boxers in the country and that’s where they want to be.”
Anticipated Team USA boxers competing in Springfield include 2017 Elite World Championship bronze medalist Troy Isley (Александрия, VA.), бірге 2017 Elite World Championship team members Delante Джонсон (Кливленд, OH), Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, TX), who won four international gold medals last year, мен 2016 Жастар арасындағы әлем чемпионатының қола жүлдегері және 2017 АҚШ Бокс Super ауыр салмақта Ұлттық чемпионы, Ричард Torrez (Туларе, СИЯҚТЫ). All boxers are subject to change.
Retired three-time, екі бөлімшесі әлем чемпионы Хосе Антонио Ривер started boxing in Springfield before moving to another Western N.E. stronghold in Worcester (MA). Now promoting professional shows, Rivera excelled as an amateur, winning top honors at the New England Golden Gloves and twice in the Western N.E. Championships, highlighted by a bronze-medal performance at the PAL Championships.
“I was fortunate to be part of USA Boxing,” Rivera said. “Gaining experience in amateur boxing helped mold me as a person and give me confidence to pursue my dream of becoming world champion as a professional. I started boxing in Springfield when I was 15, before moving to Worcester (MA), becoming part of Carlo Garcia‘s growing stable of national and regional champions.”
The three-city boxing tour kicks off at Boston’s Royale Entertainment Complex on Наурыз 12 and closes Теңіз. 21 at the Manchester Downtown Hotel in Manchester, N.H. A full roster for both teams will soon be released.
To stay up to date on the USA vs. Ирландия Солтүстік-Шығыс Бокс Тур мында басыңыз.
АҚШ қарсы. Ирландия кестесі
Наурыз 12: Royale сауық кешені, Бостон, Масса.
Наурыз 15: СПС орталығы, Springfield, Масса.
Наурыз 21: Манчестер Downtown қонақ, Манчестер, N.H.
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Micky Ward & Kevin McBride Named Honorary Captains in Boston dual

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АҚШ қарсы. Ирландия Солтүстік-Шығыс Бокс Тур
Kicks-off Наурыз 12 Бостон
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Колорадо Спрингсте, Тізе. (Ақпан 26, 2018) – One of boxing’s most beloved boxer of all-time, “Ирландия” Micky Ward, and the Irishman best known for knocking out legendary Майк Тайсон into retirement, Кевин “The Clones Colossus” McBride, have been selected as honorary team captains, тиісінше, of Team USA and Team Ireland for the first leg of the three-city 2018 АҚШ қарсы. Ирландия Солтүстік-Шығыс Бокс Тур.
The tour commences Дүйсенбі, Наурыз 12, at the newly renovated Royale Entertainment Complex in Boston’s famed theater district. The Boston stop, which is being presented by Budweiser, have general admission tickets for $20.00 and a limited amount of $30.00 reserved tickets on sale and are available to purchase online here.
Палата, 52, is the pride of Lowell, Массачусетс, where he is a living legend. A three-time New England Golden Gloves champion as an amateur boxer, Ward fought professionally between 1985-2003, registering a 38-13 (27 КО) record as a junior welterweight throughout his pro career. He is best known for his epic trilogy with the late Артуро Gatti, in which he became the first fighter with double-digit losses to earn a $1-million purse (екі рет).
An all-action, crowed-pleasing fighter, Ward was involved in three Fight of the Year honors, the first and third of the Gatti trilogy, along with a memorable match with Emanuel Augustus. Ward was the winner in two (first Gatti and Augustus) of those classic fights.
Boston-native Mark Wahlberg portrayed Ward in, The Fighter, a movie about Micky’s life that won two Academy Awards.
“To be honorary captain of Team USA means a lot to me,” Ward said. “It’s great having elite amateur boxing back in Boston with the national teams from the United States and Ireland. It’s especially exciting for me as an Irish-American.”
The 44-year-old McBride was born in Clones, Ирландия. Ол мүшесі болды 1992 Ireland Olympic Boxing Team at the age of 19, competing in the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Испания. Two years earlier, he represented Ireland at the European Championships and one of his teammates was Billy Walsh, Team USA’s current head coach of Team USA and former chief trainer for Team Ireland.
Like other Irish boxers, McBride came to the United States to enhance his professional career, landing in the predominately Irish neighborhood of Dorchester, a working-class section Boston, back in 1999. 6′ 6″, 285-pound McBride started training in Brockton, MA with Goody Petronelli, who had trained Marvelous Марвин Hagler, and later Packy Collins, the brother of another Petronelli-trained fighter, әлем чемпионы Stevie Collins.
McBride fought professionally between 1992-2011, retiring with a 35-10-1 (29 КО), highlighted by his shocking sixth-round knockout of Tyson in 2005, driving the “Baddest Man on the Planet” into ring retirement.
“I feel good about being honorary captain of Team Ireland,” remarked the still thickly Irish-brogue McBride, who still lives with his family in Dorchester. “I’m honored to be carrying the Irish flag for these fighters. I’m not sure how many of them remember me as the man who beat Tyson. I know some of the Irish coaches and I still support boxing in Ireland as well as America. I just love boxing. And it’s always a pleasure to be with my friend, Micky Ward. He’s a good lad.”
The USA vs. Ireland Northeast Boxing Tour will continue Наурыз 15 Спрингфилд қаласында СПС орталығында, Бұқаралық ақпарат., concluding Наурыз 21 at The Manchester Downtown Hotel in New Hampshire.
All the duals will begin at 7:00 p.m. ОҢТҮСТІК АМЕРИКА ШЫҒЫС БӨЛІГІНІҢ СТАНДАРТТЫ УАҚЫТЫ және билеттер алдағы аптада сатып алу үшін қол жетімді болады. Әрбір қала дейін көрсетеді 12 шеттері, which will all be live streamed, Тегін, АҚШ Бокс сайтында (www.usaboxing.org).
Tentatively headlining Team USA’s roster in the Boston dual s 2017 Әлем чемпионатының қола жүлдегері Troy Isley (Александрия, VA). Four-time 2017 international gold medalist Virginia Fuchs (Kemah, TX), 2016 Жастар арасында Әлем чемпионы және 2017 Elite құрлықтық чемпионаттар күміс жүлдегері, Delante Джонсон (Кливленд, OH), мен 2016 Жастар арасындағы әлем чемпионатының қола жүлдегері және 2017 АҚШ Бокс Super ауыр салмақта Ұлттық чемпионы, Ричард Torrez (Туларе, СИЯҚТЫ).
Full team rosters for each city will be released closer to the start of the tour.
АҚШ қарсы. Ирландия кестесі
Наурыз 12: Royale сауық кешені, Бостон, Масса.
Наурыз 15: СПС орталығы, Springfield, Масса.
Наурыз 21: Манчестер Downtown қонақ, Манчестер, N.H.
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