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SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT LANELL BELLOWS TALKS TRAINING CAMP, Floyd MAYWEATHER & MORE BEFORE FIRST TELEVISED FIGHT
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ALEXIS SANTIAGO TAKES ON ERIK RUIZ IN MAIN EVENT OF PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS ON FS1 &Boxing Champions hma liab kev ua si rau hnub Tuesday, OB HLIS 16 FROM SAM’S TOWN LIVE IN LAS VEGAS (11 P.M. ET / 8 P.M. PT)
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Perennial gatekeeper Marcus Upshaw Opens rooj vag tshiab tshooj
Miami (Lub yim hli ntuj 19, 2015) – Perennial middleweight/super middleweight gatekeeper Marcus Upshaw thaum kawg qhib lub rooj vag mus rau lub tom ntej no tshooj ntawm nws cov hauj lwm tas hnub Saturday, khob tawm yav tas los undefeated Turkish prospect Bugra Oener ntawm chaw ntau pob nyob rau hauv Wynwood Miami, mus ntes tus tsis muaj lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Council (Qhov) ntus Mediterranean super middleweight title.
Lub 35-xyoo-laus Upshaw (18-4-4, 9 Kos) tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv nws lub tsev lub xeev rau cov thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv 2 ½ xyoo. He was on a seek-and-destroy mission against reigning WBC Youth super middleweight champion Oener (9-1, 3 Kos).
Upshaw txais xav tias cov laus tom qab nws tau ua yav sib ntaus, nyob rau hauv uas nws poob Las Vegas hometown nyiam Lanell bellows (12-1-1) peb lub sij hawm tsis tau poob ib yim-round kev txiav txim siab.
“Kuv twb tau lub gatekeeper ntev ua luaj li tab sis kuv thaum kawg qhib lub rooj vag,” Upshaw hais tias. “Qhov no sib ntaus muaj txaus, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tom qab kuv ntev, long journey. I was stressed out after my last fight. I beat myself up and felt there was no reason for me to continue my boxing career. I felt used and was ready to quit, tab sis kuv twb ntxias kom muab nws ib tug ntau txhaj tshuaj. Kuv yeej npaj txhij rau muab tso rau kuv lub neej nyob rau txoj kab, mus rau nws thiab tsis worrying txog tau ntaus los yog raug mob.
“I knew that I had to finish this time. My opponent was related to one of the promoters and, nrog rau kuv cov keeb kwm, I knew that I had to keep going to finish the job. I knew I had to knock him out and I trained hard to do just that. I’ve put the past behind me. The problem was always me. This fight was fun. I stepped into the devil’s playground and that brought out the ugly in me to get the job done.”
![]() “Rau ib tug hloov kuv twb sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv kuv qab tsib taug thiab hnov tus kiv cua qw, 'Teb chaws USA, TEB CHAWS USA’ kev mob siab rau kuv ib tug ntau,” Upshaw sau tseg. “They had my back. I was honored and it got me extra psyched for the fight. I knew had to prove myself. I’m really a middleweight but I took this fight at super middleweight because it was a good opportunity for me.”
Upshaw yeej ib txwm paub txog nws toughness, yuav qhov kev ncua deb, albeit nyob rau hauv losses, nrog champions, contenders thiab zeem muag xws li Mario Antonio Rubio,David Lemieux, Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski thiab Tarvis Simms.
“Kuv zoo siab heev rau Marcus tom qab tag nrho cov nws tau los ntawm,” Upshaw tus neeg uas coj saib xyuasSi Star (SHS Boxing Management) ntxiv. “Marcus yog ib tug txawv fighter nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib no lub sij hawm….zoo li nws yog ib tug txawv kiag li txiv leej tub,” “Marcus tau raug tej kev phem los ntawm cov neeg nyob rau hauv thaum ntxov ib feem ntawm nws cov hauj lwm uas muab nws nyob rau hauv tiv thaiv hais mav uas mus txog 175 phaus, sib ntaus sib tua lawv nyob rau lig daim ntawv ceeb toom nyob rau hauv lawv cov backyards, thiab ib tug ntau ntawm nws losses nyob rau lub ntiaj teb no champions.
“Marcus tau yeej ib txwm muaj lub hwj chim nws tau qhia tiv thaiv Oner, tab sis nws twb tsis qhia yuav ua li cas kom siv nws lub hwj chim kom txog rau thaum nws pib ua hauj lwm nrog (lub taub hau tus kws qhia) Orlando(Cuellar). Marcus is very, muaj zog heev thiab nws yeej tsis tau nyob rau hauv ib tug phem sib ntaus. Nws poob tej fights nws yuav tsum muaj yeej, but that’s all behind him now. Coming off this fight, Kuv ntseeg hais tias peb muaj peev xwm tau txais nws mus tua rau ib cheeb tsam title, thiab ces peb mam li mus los ntawm muaj”
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Marcus Upshaw Tseem chasing nws npau suav Yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Lanell bellows hnub Sunday no nyob rau hauv nws Las Vegas debut
Miami (Lub rau hli ntuj 17, 2015) – Niaj hnub nimno-hnub txoj kev warrior Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw (17-13-4, 8 Kos) yog tseem caum nws boxing npau suav. Cov tom ntej no phuv ntawm nws txawv txawv zaj dab neeg yog hnub Sunday no tiv thaiv hometown nyiam Lanell “KO” Bellows (17-1-1, 7 Kos) ntawm MGM Grand nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.
“Kuv chasing hauv tus npau suav tab sis, nyob rau tib lub sij hawm, hauv tus npau suav yog chasing kuv,” Upshaw hais tias. “Kuv lub siab yog thaum kawg txoj cai thiab tam sim no kuv muaj ib tug yawm tus kws qhia (Orlando Cuellar) uas muaj kuv rov qab. Nws cia li yog tsis yog kuv lub sij hawm ua ntej tab sis qhov no yog nws. Kuv twb tiv thaiv tag nrho cov tshaj tab sis qhov no yog kuv thawj lub sij hawm sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Nws yog hais txog lub sij hawm! Kuv twb yeej ib txwm xav tua nyob rau hauv Vegas. Kuv yuav mus yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm Floyd Mayweather Jr. thiab los mus nrog ib tug yeej.”
Ib tug neeg ib txwm Floridian uas tau yug los nyob rau hauv Jacksonville thiab u nyob rau hauv Miami, lub 34-xyoo-laus Upshaw yog 2-1-2 nyob rau hauv nws cov nag tsib bouts. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag 11 fights, Upshaw tau tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv ob zaug Mexico, Lub tuam thawj zos hauv teb chaws Mes Kas, Minnesota thiab cov koom pheej Dominican, raws li tau zoo raws li ib zaug nyob rau hauv Texas, Canada, thiab Connecticut. Nyob rau hauv yuav luag txhua txhua cov ntaub ntawv nws tiv thaiv yog ib tug hometown fighter thiab / los yog ib tug boxer daws los ntawm tus yeeb yam tus neeg pab txhawb.
Thaum lub sij hawm hauv chav kawm ntawm nws cuaj-xyoo kev ua hauj lwm, nws kuj tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv Mississippi, Illinois, California, Rhode Island, New York, Maryland, South Carolina thiab North Carolina. Tsuas yog 11 ntawm nws 34 fights tau nyob rau hauv Florida, feem ntau ntawm cov neeg thaum lub sij hawm thaum ntxov yog ib feem ntawm nws cov hauj lwm. Yog hais tias thim thiab split thiab / los yog ze kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv losses tw’ backyards yog feem ntau yog “yeej” nyob rau hauv boxing, Upshaw cov ntaub ntawv yuav zoo heev yog ib tug ntau sib txawv 25-5.
Nws yog li ntawd nws thawj zaug nyob rau Las Vegas yuav hnub Sunday no, tawm tsam ib tug nrog sib ntaus uas yog txhawb los ntawm Mayweather Promotions, uas yog pa roj carbon monoxide-txhawb lub Premier Boxing Champions nyob rau hauv CBS card nrog TBG Promotions, thiab qhia los haib Al HAYMONuas nws lub tuam txhab, HAYMON Boxing, pib lub PBC series.
Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub aforementioned stacked lawj tawm tsam nws, Upshaw yog ib tug natural middleweight uas, ib zaug dua, yuav tsum sib ntaus sib tua ib tug super middleweight. “Kuv tsis tu txog tias cov khoom raws li ntev raws li kev sib ntaus ua rau kev txiav txim zoo,” Upshaw piav. “Txwv tsis pub, Kuv yuav tsis muaj npaum li cas nws. Kuv yog ib tug middleweight uas tau tiv thaiv ib tug ob peb lub sij hawm ntawm 168 phaus thiab ua zoo tiv thaiv Aaron Pryor Jr. (muaj teeb meem 8-round kos), Tsoom fwv Biosse (WTKO8) thiab Durrell Richardson (WDEC6). Kuv yuav ua tau lub toughest tus nrog sib ntaus bellows tau puas tau ntsib. Nws poob mus rau ib qho 8-9-2 txiv leej tub thiab muaj ib tug kos nrog ib tug nrog sib ntaus uas muaj ib tug 5-6-1 cov ntaub ntawv. Nws yeej tsis tiv thaiv leej twg nyob ze rau qhov caliber ntawm fighters kuv twb tau nyob rau hauv nrog. Kuv yog ib tug middleweight thiab txawm yog nws fights nyob rau hauv ib tug ntau dua ceeb thawj hoob kawm, Kuv yuav ua tus muaj zog, zoo fighter. Siab, siab, siab yog qhov kev ua si npaj rau no sib ntaus. Kuv yuav tsis mus qhia rau lub tsev hais plaub nyiag kuv dua. Qhov no yog ib qho txaus lub sij hawm rau kuv, ntau, Kuv sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Las Vegas rau thawj lub sij hawm!”
Upshaw kos npe yeej, deb deb li no, yog nyob rau hauv 2010 thaum nws mus rau Quebec City thiab chim siab 21-1-1 lub zos hero Renan St. Txoj cai los ntawm txoj kev ntawm ib tug 10-round kev txiav txim siab, elevating Marcus nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no middleweight rankings rau IBF #6, WBO #9 thiab Qhov #11.
Upshaw tau tso tawm kom pom nws tej, txuj ci thiab siab tawv los mus rau hauv lub tiav deb nyob rau hauv ib ncig, albeit nyob rau hauv losses, nrog nyiam ntawm Mario Antonio Rubio, David Lemieux,Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski thiab Tarvis Simms.
“Marcus muaj ib tug heev deceiving cov ntaub ntawv,” sau Cuellar uas yuav nyob rau hauv Upshaw lub ces kaum rau xwb lub thib ob sib ntaus. “Nws cov ntaub ntawv yog zoo dua nws zoo rau ntawm daim ntawv. Mus saib ib co ntawm cov hais mav nws tau qhov kev ncua deb los yog tiv thaiv thim nrog. Nws tus nrog sib ntaus yog pab tab sis hais tias tsis tau txhais hais tias nws yuav tsis tuaj los ntawm. Tej zaum neeg tua hluav taws muaj kev tiv thaiv los ntawm lawv cov handlers tab sis kauj ruam nyob rau hauv sib ntaus tiv thaiv zoo dua kev sib tw. Neeg tua hluav taws yog tej zaum zoo li ib lub thawv ntawm chocolates, koj tsis paub dab tsi koj yuav mus tau kom txog rau thaum koj qhib nws thiab coj ib tug tom.
“Marcus yog zoo li ib tug miv li tiv thaiv phab ntsa. Nws tus nrog sib ntaus tsis paub dab tsi nws yog tiag tiag muaj peev xwm ua nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Marcus yog npaj txhij rau tig lub tsab, tig lub rooj nyob rau hauv no hometown txiv leej tub. Kuv hais rau nws hais tias qhov no txiv leej tub yog nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev ua zoo nyiaj, yog li ntawd nws lub sij hawm rau nws los coj tswj thiab ua tus thawj coj. Marcos yuav tsum yeej no sib ntaus hauv lub ropes tab sis, vim hais tias nws yog sib ntaus sib tua lub hometown nyiam rau nws pab txhawb lub qhia tau tias, Marcus yuav tsum tawm lub tsev hais plaub nrog ib tug knockout, los yog heev pov ua yeeb yam kom lawv muaj peev xwm tsis yuav ib tug yeej deb ntawm nws.”
Upshaw tau yeej ib txwm muaj, sawv 6′ 4″, a size advantage to go with his rich athletic bloodlines; nws tus txiv ntxawm, lub lig Noob Upshaw, yog ib tug NFL Hall ntawm koob meej offensive khwb rau lub Oakland Raiders. Tam sim no, nws yog lub sij hawm rau nws mus rau tag nrho nyob rau hauv thiab nyiaj tawm loj-lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv nws thawj thawj Las Vegas sib ntaus, registering a career-defining triumph to set him up for a major showdown in the not too distant future.
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SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT contender J'LEON HLUB battles Jason ESCALERA THIAB UNDEFEATED LYDELL Rhodes siv RAU Jared Robinson rau hnub xya, RAU HLI 21 AT LUB MGM Grand VAJ Arena
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ISHE SMITH TO HEADLINE “SIN CITY SHOWDOWN” WHEN HE BATTLES CECIL MCCALLA AT THE PEARL AT PALMS CASINO RESORT ON APRIL 30 LIVE ON A SPECIAL THURSDAY NIGHT EDITION OF ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS
Daim pib Yog Nyob muag khoom Tam sim no!
Las Vegas (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17, 2015) – Just two days before the historic showdown between Floyd Mayweather thiab Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather Promotions will give boxing fans a special treat on Cinco De Mayo weekend when they present the “Sin City Showdown” rau Thursday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30 headlined by former world champion Ishe “Qab Zib Shay” Smith (26-7, 12 Kos) taking on the hard-fighting Cecil McCalla (20-1, 7 Kos) live on a special Thursday tsab ntawm ESPN Friday Hmo ntuj Fights from the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort.
In the evening’s co-main event welterweight contender Ashley “cov khoom muaj nqis” Theophane (37-6-1, 11 Kos) yuav sib ntaus sib tua Mahonri Montes (29-4-1, 20 Kos). Also featured in televised action is exciting knockout artist Ronald “Cov kev xyiv fab” Gavril (11-1, 9 Kos) duking it out with Eddie Hunter (10-12-2, 3 Kos).
Live coverage will begin at 9 p.m. THIAB on ESPN2 and will also be available through WatchESPN on computers, smartphones, ntsiav tshuaj, Amazon Hluav Taws TV thiab hluav taws TV Nrua, Kua TV, Chromecast, Xyoo, Xbox 360 thiab Xbox Ib ntawm ib tug koom tes video mob. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, ESPN’ Hmo ntuj Fights will carry the fights live.
Further undercard action features a slew of Mayweather Promotions rising stars including Lanell “KO” Bellows (11-1-1 7 Kos) kev noj nyob Tyrell Hendrix (11-6-2, 4 Kos), ntau Juan Heraldez (6-0, 5 Kos), Ladarius “Memphis” Miller (6-0, 1 KO) thiab Kevin “Rov Los Zaum Ob” Newman (1-0-1) competing in separate bouts against opponents to be determined.
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim yog luv nqi ntawm $104.50, $79.50, $54.50, $29.50 thiab $19.50, ntxiv uas siv nqi, yog on muag tam sim no. Daim pib yuav raug muas ntawm www.ticketmaster.com los yog los ntawm kev hu mus rau lub chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm Pearl Box 702-944-3200.
“Headlining in my hometown of Las Vegas is always a great thrill and I will not disappoint all the people who come out to watch me fight,” said Smith. “I have aspirations of getting another world title belt and this fight is my first step towards getting another opportunity.”
“I’m thrilled to get back in the ring and show the world what ‘The Treasure’ yog tag nrho hais txog,” said Theophane. “This is a tremendous opportunity for me and I am going to make the most of it.”
“While the fight the whole world is waiting for takes place Saturday, Mayweather Promotions is extremely pleased to put on a great night of fights at Palms Casino Resort just days before,” Hais Leonard Ellerbe, CEO ntawm Mayweather Promotions. “Ishe Smith is an accomplished former world champion and Ashley Theophane is an exciting welterweight who always comes to fight.”
“We’re thrilled to host another great match with Mayweather Promotions,” hais tias Billy Conn, Vice President ntawm Lom ze thiab Tshwj xeeb Txheej xwm rau Lub Pearl ntawm teg twv txiaj yuam pov Resort. “There’s a lot of excitement in the air for boxing fans and this is a great opportunity to see some amazing fighters leading up to the big fight.”
After a long career that saw him go from the world of reality television as a star on “Lub contender” to competing at the top level at 154 thiab 160 phaus, Smith, 36, finally put it all together in 2010, beginning a four-fight winning streak that culminated in a decision win over Cornelius Bundrage for the IBF super welterweight world title in Feb. 2013, becoming the first native Las Vegan to ever win a world title. He subsequently lost his title on September 14, 2013 by a close split decision to the always-tough Carlos Molina. A knockout victory Ryan Davis gave Smith another title shot as he challenged Erislandy Lara in Dec. 2014. Smith fought well but was beaten by Lara via unanimous decision.
Tom qab ib qho kev ncua kev pib xyaum ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv uas nws competed nyob rau hauv ze li ntawm 100 fights, McCalla is looking to bounce back from his first career defeat when he battles Smith. He dropped a narrow split-decision in Jan. 2015 to Chris van Heerden but had won his previous 20 bouts to start his pro career. The 30-year-old fights out of Baltimore and will make his Las Vegas boxing debut on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30.
Ib tug tej contender los ntawm London tab sis sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Las Vegas, Theophane is looking to build on his current four fight win streak when he enters the ring on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30. The 34-year-old has been in the ring with many 140 thiab 147-phaus contenders xws li Danny Garcia thiab Pablo Cesar Cano, poob los ntawm nqaim split-kev txiav txim siab rau ob leeg. Most recently he dominated Miguel Zuniga on his way to a unanimous decision in Dec. 2014.
Sporting a 55-5 cov ntaub ntawv raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua, the heavy-fisted Montes looks to make it back-to-back wins when he takes on Theophane. The 25-year-old is experienced beyond his years as he has fought frequently since turning pro in 2006. He earned a shot at former world champion Humberto Soto in 2013 but dropped the bout by unanimous decision. Most recently the fighter out of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico defeated previously undefeated Diego Cruz in Oct. 2014.
A threat to deliver a big knockout every time he enters the ring, Gavril hopes to bounce back from his first professional loss when he battles Hunter. The 28-year-old dropped a close decision to longtime contender Elvin Ayala on March 28 but had previously won nine of his first 11 pro fights by knockout. Born in Romania, but fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavril looks to get back on the right track on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30.
The 28-year-old Hunter has lost his last three fights but has certainly faced tough competition having battled undefeated fighters in 13 of his pro fights. Fighting out of Seattle, Hunter will look to pull off an upset on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30 nyob rau hauv Las Vegas.
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