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3 Division World Champion & Hall of Famer Shane Mosley Confirmed for Eighth Annual Box Fan Expo, During Mexican Independence Day Weekend, Sobota září 13, v Las Vegas

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Box Fan Expo – the Largest Boxing Fan Event held in the U.S –

The Ultimate Boxing Fan Experience

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Las Vegas (Červenec 16, 2025) – Three-division world champion and Hall of Famer Shane Mosley has confirmed that he will appear at the Eighth Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday September 13, 2025 at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 10 a.m. na 5 p.m. The Expo will also coincide with the mega fight between Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford, that will take place later that evening at the Allegiant Stadium.

Mosley will hold a Meet & Greet with his fans at his 2nd Chance Boxing Promotions booth during the fan event held over the Mexican Independence Day weekend.

The Box Fan Expo je každoroční událost, ventilátor, který se shoduje s některými ze sportů’ legendární, Klasické bojuje v Las Vegas, Včetně Mayweather vs. Maidana II, Mayweather vs. Berto, Canelo vs. Chavez Jr., Canelo vs. GGG II, Canelo vs. Jacobs, Canelo vs. GGG III and Canelo vs Munguia.

Centered in boxing’s long-time home – Las Vegas – this year’s Expo is a must-do for fight fans coming in for this legendary weekend, s desítkami profesionálních bojovníků, promotéři, a společnosti podílející se na boxerském průmyslu. Expo je největší a jediný Boxing Fan Expo koná ve Spojených státech. A full day of boxing fan experience awaits you! https://boxfanexpo.com – @BoxFanExpo

Vstupenky na Expo Box Fan jsou k dispozici na internetové adrese: 

https://bit.ly/BOXFANEXPO2025

Mosley will make his first appearance at this years’ Expo and will be signing gloves, fotografie, osobní předměty a memorabilia. Mosley will also have merchandise to sell for fans to enjoy. Boxing Fans will also have an opportunity to take pictures with this boxing legend also known as“Sugar”.

Mosley joins Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera as an early commitment to this year’s Box Fan Expo, with more Boxing stars to be announced.

About Shane Mosley

“Cukr” Shane Mosley, is a globally respected boxing icon and Hall of Famer. He competed from 1993 na 2016. Mosley held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the IBF lightweight title, the WBA (Super), the WBC welterweight titles, and the WBA (Super) as well as the WBC and The Ring magazine light middleweight titles. He was also known as the lineal champion at welterweight (dvakrát) and light middleweight.

V 1998, the Boxing Writers Association of America named Mosley as their Fighter of the Year. He was also given the same honor by the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000. V 2000 a 2001, he was named the world’s best active and pound for pound boxer, by The Ring. Here are some of Mosley’s most notable fights, such as Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Fernando Vargas, Vernon Forrest, Antonio Margarito, and Ricardo Mayorga among many others…  

About 2ND Chance Boxing Promotions

2nd Chance Boxing Promotions is a mission-driven fight promotion company founded by Paul & Tiffany NuRoyal (formerly Nutall), in partnership with boxing legend ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley. President Shane Mosley is committed to mentoring fighters, scouting, coaching, and expanding opportunities for underprivileged athletes worldwide. His mission is to help every fighter rise—not just as a champion in the ring, but as a champion in life. As a branch of the 2nd Chance Saves Lives organization, 2nd Chance Boxing Promotions wants to empower underprivileged fighters around the world with real access to professional boxing opportunities—inside the U.S. and abroad. Their promotions spotlight grit, talent, and transformation, offering fighters not just a stage, but a path out of poverty and into purpose. 2nd Chance Boxing Promotions will promote licensed professional boxing matches across the United States while actively scouting and developing international fighters from underserved regions. The organization will partner with gyms, media platforms, and sponsors to elevate athlete visibility and create lasting impact. In addition to live events, the promotion will produce fight content, docu-series, and branded media that highlight the powerful personal stories behind each fighter. Through these efforts, 2nd Chance Boxing Promotions aims to create real economic opportunities for fighters and their families by offering contracts, výcvik, and the exposure needed to build sustainable careers in boxing. Pro více informací přejděte na: https://2ndchancesaveslives.org/2c-boxing-promotions

O Box Fan Expo

Box Fan Expo je konečný box zážitek fan akce, která umožňuje hráčům, aby splňovaly hvězdy boxu, které reprezentují minulost, současnost a budoucnost sportu. S hostitelem autogramiády, splňují-a-pozdraví současných i bývalých mistrů světa v boxu, limitovaná edice zboží k prodeji, reklamní předměty a další, je to konečná událost pro fanoušky tohoto sportu.

Minulé boxerské hvězdy, které se zúčastnily zahrnují: Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Lennox Lewis, Julio Cesar Chavez, Roy Jones Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, David Benavidez, Teofimo Lopez, Andre Ward, Ryan Garcia, Claressa Shields, Fernando Vargas, Edgar Berlanga, Oscar Valdez, Marcos Maidana, Devin Haney, Mikey Garcia, Errol Spence Jr, Rolando Romero, Sergio Martinez, Tim Bradley, Jose Ramirez, Shawn Porter, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Abner Mares, James Toney, Jessie Vargas, Floyd Mayweather sr., Vinny Paz, Mia St. John, Franchón Crews-Dezurn, Seniesa Estrada, Jorge Linares, Leo Santa Cruz, Chiquita Gonzalez, Badou Jack, Nico Ali Walsh, Terry Norris, Riddick Bowe, Earnie Holicí strojky, Michal & Leon Spinks, Brandon Rios, Anthony Dirrell, Danny Jacobs and many more…

Vystavovateli jsou boxerské promotéry, Ozubené kolo, Oblečení, zařízení, energetické nápoje, doplněk produkty, vysílání médií, sankční orgány, a jiné společnosti, kteří předvedli své značky pro fanoušky a boxerský průmysl jako celek.

Po celou dobu příštích měsících vést k události, tam bude týdenní aktualizace na mnoha hvězd, které se dopustí jejich vzhled v boxu Expo.

Lístky do krabice Fan Expo jsou k dispozici na Eventbrite:

https://bit.ly/BOXFANEXPO2025
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One of the best all-time…. 1988 Olympic silver medalist Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Klín. (Březen 9, 2020) – By any standards, U.S.. Olympian and former unified World heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe is inarguably one of the all-time greatest boxers, amatérské a profesionální.

Born and raised in the infamous Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, which also produced fellow World heavyweight championsMike Tyson aShannon Briggs, Bowe started boxing at 13 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Boxing Association Gym.

“I wanted to do everythingMuhammad Ali did,” Bowe explained why he got into boxing. “He was my idol. I wanted to join the Marines, but I fell in love with boxing and stayed with it. I forgot about the Marines.”

Bowe developed his craft and became an outstanding boxer, kompilace 104-18 amatérský záznam, highlighted by his controversial silver-medal winning performance at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Jižní Korea.

A four-time New York Golden Gloves champion, Bowe also captured top honors at the 1986 Junior World Championships, along with a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games, despite fighting in his final match with a fractured hand he hid from his coaches.

Bowe had a rivalry withRobert Salters, with whom he split four matches, but he defeated Salters, 3-2, v U.S.. Box-Offs to qualify for the 1988 USA Boxing Olympic Team. His Olympic teammates includedRoy Jones, Jr., Ray Mercer, Kennedy McKinney aAndrew Maynard.

Controversary surrounded his Olympic championship fight against future World heavyweight champion, Canadian super heavyweight Lennox Lewis, who returned home with the Olympic gold medal. During his fight with Lewis, Bowe was deducted a point for a “ghost” head butt that never happened, and the referee gave Bowe a pair of disputed standing-eight counts, the last of which resulted in the stoppage of the fight in Lewis’ favor.

“That fight never should have been stopped,” Bowe commented. “I’m still happy about winning a silver medal. I still have it. And then I turned pro. My mother had 13 kids and I wanted to make my mother happy. I wanted to buy her a house. That’s what inspired me to box.”

“Bowe’s success as an amateur and professional has made him a household name amongst USA Boxing Alumni,"ŘeklChris Cugliari, USA Boxing Alumni Association Director. “His combination of power and skill, along with his legendary battles with other USA Boxing Alumni at the pro ranks, establishes him as one of the greatest fighters that USA Boxing has ever produced.”

USA Boxing Alumni Association

Vytvořeno pro celoživotní šampion, vzájemně výhodné vztahy mezi USA Boxing a jeho absolventy, –boxerky, úředníci, trenéři a fanoušci boxu — Sdružení Alumni spojuje generace šampionů, inspirovat a vracet se budoucím šampiónům USA v boxu, dovnitř a ven z kruhu.

USA Boxing Alumni Association je otevřena všem, kteří mají rádi box a chtěli by zůstat ve spojení s amatérským boxem. Členům je udělen přístup k široké škále speciálních akcí pořádaných Asociací absolventů, včetně každoročního přijetí síně slávy USA Boxing Alumni Association.

Připojit se k Alumni Association, jednoduše se zaregistrujte naalumni@usaboxing.org pro $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, klíčenka a elektronická peněženka.

With legendary trainerEddie Futch ve svém koutě, Bowe became the first truly unified World heavyweight champion, winning the title belt for all four recognized major sanctioning bodies: WBC, WBA, IBF a WBO.

Bowe retired with an amazing 43-1 (33 KO) pro record. He had a 5-1 (4 KO) mark in world title fights, 7-1 (5 KO) versus past world heavyweight champions such asEvander Holyfield (dvakrát), Pinklon Thomas, Tony Tubbs, Bruce Seldon, Michael Dokes aHerbie Hyde.

Bowe later avenged his lone pro loss to Holyfield, winning two of three fights with the “Real Deal.”

“I’m very happy with my pro career,” Bowe added. “I beat Holyfield two times and I think it should have been three. I’m not a sore loser, but I was the World heavyweight champion. How did he win that fight? The challenger needs to take the belt from the champion, and he didn’t do that. I thought I won by a point, at worst, maybe it should have been a draw, but I shouldn’t have lost the fight. I did become the first to ever knockout Holyfield. My pro career wasn’t too bad. I kept working hard and became two-time World heavyweight champion.”

Nyní 51 and living in Maryland, Bowe has some advice for the American boxers trying to qualify for the 2020 Team USA Boxing Olympic Team.

“Just don’t think about it,” stressed Bowe, sounding like a Nike commercial. “Just do it! It worked for me. I showed up and didn’t think about it. And always finish strong.”

Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe, who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015, left his mark in amateur and pro boxing. Nobody can ever take that away from the big guy from Brownsville.

INFORMACE:

www.usaboxing.orgi

Cvrlikání: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

O USA BOXING:  Posláním amerického boxu bude umožnit sportovcům a trenérům Spojených států dosáhnout trvalé konkurenceschopnosti, rozvíjet charakter, podporovat sport boxu, a propagovat a rozvíjet olympijský styl boxu ve Spojených státech. Odpovědností USA Boxing není pouze výroba olympijského zlata, ale také dohlížet a řídit všechny aspekty amatérského boxu ve Spojených státech.

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1988 Zlatý olympijský medailista „Nemilosrdný“ Ray Mercer Ohlíží se zpět na své olympijské zkušenosti

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Klín. (Únor 11, 2020) - Třicet dva let poté, co získal olympijskou zlatou medaili, "Nemilosrdný" Ray Mercer rád vzpomíná na své olympijské zkušenosti, jako tomu bylo minulý měsíc. Obchodník střižním zbožím, který je jediným americkým šampionem v těžké váze, který vyřadil všechny své olympijské soupeře, se stal profesionálem pro našeho „dvojníka v těžké váze“.

Pro Mercera, všechno začalo v Německu, kde jeho USA. Armádní jednotka byla umístěna. Nabízí šanci vyhnout se 30dennímu polnímu cvičení, Mercer přijal nabídku sloužit jako sparring partner pro šampiona v boxu v těžké váze. Navzdory tomu, že si nikdy předtím neoblékl rukavice, Mercer se rychle učil a byl přirozeně silný, a rychle se vyvinul v 1985 U.S.. Armáda a meziútvarový šampion v těžké váze.

Program světové třídy pro sportovce (WCAP), ve kterém mají kvalifikovaní sportovci možnost trénovat na plný úvazek na olympiádě, tehdy neexistoval, ani dnešní pravidla olympijských kvalifikací. Mercer porazil budoucího mistra světa v těžké vázeTommy Morrison v úvodním kole 1988 Olympic Trials a další budoucí světový titul v těžké váze, Michael Bentt (5-0) ve finále šampionátu. Na 1988 Americké olympijské rozehrávky ve slavném Caesars Pala

co v Las Vegas, Mercer vyhrál rozhodnutí o rozdělení (3-2) o Benttovi, ale Mercer se již kvalifikoval do boje na olympijských hrách tím, že byl USA. Šampion ozbrojených sil.

"Když jsem byl v armádě.", Musel jsem ve službě vyhrát, udržovat věci, a přejděte k dalšímu kroku,“Mercer si pamatoval. "Na cestě na olympiádu jsem musel porazit několik dobrých bojovníků.", a byl jsem v nejlepší formě svého života. Amatéři měli více disciplíny než profesionální hodnosti. Poslední rok před olympijskými hrami, Opustil jsem domácí jednotku, hodně cestoval do boje, a místo bydlení v kasárnách zůstal v domě mého trenéra.

Mercer se zapsal do historie na 1988 Olympiády v Soulu, Jižní Korea, když se stal a zůstává jediným olympijským šampionem v těžké váze ze Spojených států, který knokautoval všechny čtyři své protivníky:  Rudolf Gavenciak (Československo - RSC3), Luigi Gaudiano(Itálie - KO1), Arnond Vasnderlyde (Nizozemsko - RSC2) aDobrý Hyun-Man (Jihokorejský - KO1).

"Věděl jsem, že musím ve finále knokautovat Jihokorejce.",“Připustil Mercer. "Jen jsem chtěl udělat, co jsem mohl, abych byl zlatým olympijským medailistou." Nemyslím si, že jsem použil úder.

"Získání zlaté olympijské medaile pro mě vedlo k velkým změnám." Stal jsem se celebritou, jméno domácnosti, a to mi umožnilo vydělat si peníze jako profesionál. Nejlepší věc, co se mi kdy stala, bylo získání zlaté olympijské medaile, ještě víc než zisk světového titulu jako profesionál. Nic ve srovnání se zlatým olympijským medailistou. Splnil jsem svůj sen. Nikdy jsem nesnil o tom, že půjdu pro, dokud jsem nezískal zlatou medaili.

"Bylo opravdu důležité vyhrát tu zlatou medaili." Bojoval jsem srdcem; nebyly zahrnuty žádné peníze, oslavoval tak tvrdě tu noc (po získání zlaté medaile) že jsem na pár hodin ztratil medaili. Můj sen se stal skutečností, třásly se mi ruce, a ztratil jsem medaili. Jaká noc!"

Mercer nabízí členům 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team jedna rada, "Pokračuj v boji.", následuj svůj sen a udělej ten poslední krok. “

Obchodník střižním zbožím, který se narodil v Jacksonville, Florida, debutoval hodně očekávaným profesionálním debutem v 1989, zastaveníJesse McGhee ve třetím kole jejich boje v Atlantic City. „Nemilosrdný“ vyhrál svůj první 18 Pro boje, včetně vyřazení devátého kolaFrancisco Damiani, následovala úspěšná obrana proti Morrisonovi, který byl zastaven v pátém kole.

Během své 19leté profesionální kariéry, Mercer sestavil a 36-7-1 (26 KO) záznam, v Damiani porazil čtyři mistry světa, Morrison, Tim Witherspoon aOssie Ocasio.  Pět z jeho osmi kariérních ztrát bylo pro mistry světa: Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko,Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield aShannon Briggs. 

"Ray představuje vše, na co je USA Boxing hrdý.","ŘeklChris Cugliari, Ředitel sdružení absolventů boxu v USA. "Jako armádní veterán.", Olympijský vítěz, a mistr světa v těžké váze, prokázal dokonalost a profesionalitu, která odráží to nejlepší z toho, co USA Boxing nabízí. “

USA Boxing Alumni Association

Vytvořeno pro celoživotní šampion, vzájemně výhodné vztahy mezi USA Boxing a jeho absolventy, –boxerky, úředníci, trenéři a fanoušci boxu — Sdružení Alumni spojuje generace šampionů, inspirovat a vracet se budoucím šampiónům USA v boxu, dovnitř a ven z kruhu.

USA Boxing Alumni Association je otevřena všem, kteří mají rádi box a chtěli by zůstat ve spojení s amatérským boxem. Členům je udělen přístup k široké škále speciálních akcí pořádaných Asociací absolventů, včetně každoročního přijetí síně slávy USA Boxing Alumni Association.

Připojit se k Alumni Association, jednoduše se zaregistrujte naalumni@usaboxing.org pro $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, klíčenka a elektronická peněženka.

Mercer’s outstanding amateur boxing career also included a classic match-up against Cuban great and three-time Olympic gold medalist, Felix Savon, at USA vs. Cuba dual match, in which Mercer twice staggered Savon, who survived without suffering additional damage only because the Cuban referee made a questionable intervention that gave his fellow countryman time to recover and a controversial 2-1 vítězství.

“And he gave me a standing eight-count for no reason,“Dodal Mercer. "Bil jsem toho chlapa a on to ví." Jsme stále v kontaktu, i když nemluví anglicky. Má překlad kamaráda a jsme v kontaktu na Facebooku. Máme se rádi. “

Dnes, Mercer zakládá charitu doma v Severní Karolíně, který bude zahrnovat bezplatné boxerské kliniky, ale, co je důležitější, vrátit komunitě a učit mladé lidi, zejména ty, které šikanují, dovednosti, které budou potřebovat, aby se dostali do skutečného světa.

Ray Mercer dosáhl vrcholu v boxu dvakrát jako zlatý olympijský medailista a mistr světa v těžké váze jako profesionál. Ne příliš ošuntělé pro někoho, kdo nikdy nechtěl boxovat.

"Box mi zachránil život.",“Zakončil Mercer. "Neumím si představit svůj život bez boxu.", rozhodně by to nebylo stejné.

INFORMACE:

www.usaboxing.orgi

Cvrlikání: @USABoxing, @USABoxingAlumni

Instagram: @USABoxing

Facebook: /USABoxing

O USA BOXING:  Posláním amerického boxu bude umožnit sportovcům a trenérům Spojených států dosáhnout trvalé konkurenceschopnosti, rozvíjet charakter, podporovat sport boxu, a propagovat a rozvíjet olympijský styl boxu ve Spojených státech. Odpovědností USA Boxing není pouze výroba olympijského zlata, ale také dohlížet a řídit všechny aspekty amatérského boxu ve Spojených státech.

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Record turnout for New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Induction dinner

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NYSBHOF Třída 2019: (L-R – sedící) – Bob Jackson, John McKaie, Dick DiVeronica, Regilio Turr, Don King and Michal Olajidfe; (L-R – stojící) – Kroužek 8 president Charles Norkus, Jr., Monte Barrett, Arthur Mercante, Jr., Steve Albert and NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy

(all pictures by Peter Frutkoff / NYSBHOF)



Inimitable promoter Don King led the 24-member Class of 2019 into the NYSBHOF


NEW YORK (Duben 30, 2019) – A record turnout honored the Class of 2019 at this past Sunday’s eighth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponzorována Ring 8, at Russo’s On the Bay in Howard Beach, New York.



“We had our largest attendance, 402 lidé,” a happy and proud NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said at the event. “This is the way we show our appreciation with this special belt for these New Yorkers for what they’ve given boxing through the years. Thanks to a lot of peoples’ efforts this is our eighth year. I hope we can do another 50. I’d like to thank everyone of these inductees, and their family members for their support. It’s all about family.”

Žijící boxeři míří do NYSBHOF zahrnují (Bronx-born) three-time, dvě divize mistr světa Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 KO), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world champion Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 KO), (Bronx) 1968 U.S.. Olympian Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 KO), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 KO), of Manhattan, New York welterweight Dick DiVeronica(44-13-1, 13 KO), a Queens’ world heavyweight title challenger Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 KO).

Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 KO), Brooklyn welterweight Al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 KO), (Schenectady) světový welterweight mistr Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 KO), (Bronx) world heavyweight title challenger Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 KO), Brooklyn world lightweight champion Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 KO )and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweights Sid Lands (94-13-5, 12 KO) a Vyluhovat “Boje Zubař” Přejít (35-10-4, 22 KO).

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don King, Flushing judge John McKaie, rozhodčí Arthur Mercante, Jr. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, and Bronx trainer Bob Jackson.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Koruna, Queens referee Johnny LoBianco, Garden City referee Wayne Kelly, Flushing sportsman Harry Hill, award-winning journalist Jimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF president Joe Dwyer, Brooklyn.

Každá ošetřující inductee (nebo přímý potomek) received a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.

The 2019 inductees byly vybrány členy jmenují výboru pro NYSBHOF:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, a neil Terens.

Všechny boxeři potřebovaly být neaktivní po dobu nejméně tří let, aby byly způsobilé pro NYSBHOF indukci, a všechny inductees musí mít bydliště v New Yorku státu na podstatnou část své boxerské kariéry nebo při rozkvětu svých kariéry.

INDUCTEES’ QUOTES & OBRÁZKY

Bob Jackson: “It’s hard to speak at times like this when being honored by friends. It’s been a great run. I live on memories and I have thousands. They keep me going. Never give up, always keep punching.”



(L-R) presenter Vinny Maddalone & 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Bob Jackson

Regilio Tuur: “I was a black kid from Holland fighting in the Olympics. Pretty much a nobody fighting the U.S. mistr. They bought my return plane ticket before I even fought because they though my opponent was unbelievable. I trained to fight him, jižní stopa, for a year and had a big fight hand that nobody knew of. I wanted to come to American and make by father proud. I retired from the pros) undefeated and make a lot money. I’m honored today. I had a great manager, Stan Hoffman, who is a man who made us men. Standing here today is a dream.”



(L-R) — 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Regilio Tuur & presenter Stan Hoffman

John McKaie: “I have a great job and to be honored for something I really love doing is a great honor. I’d like to thank various commissions for licensing me, but New York is my home. I’d like to thank all the boxers because it’s been a pleasure judging them.”



L-R) – Presenter Melvina Latham, 2019 NHSBHOF inductee John McKaie and
NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy

Monte Barrett: “Congratulations to everybody up here. There’s so much history in this room. I’ve been in boxing 18 years and have a select memory, but there have been so many amazing experiences and accomplishments. I love this guy (trainer Jimmy Glenn). A lot of managers don’t even ask how you’re doing. My manager was the great Stan Hoffman. He gave me $50,000, $3000 a month and another $1000 for insurance without a contract. Stan said: ‘How you doing? I believe in you and love you.’ V 2005, I was having an argument with Don King about money. Řekl, ‘Life is a negotiation.’ Dobře, I’m negotiating now, and I’m in the Hall of Fame.”



(L-R) – Presenter Melvina Latham, 2019 NHSBHOF inductee Monte Barrett and his wife, Shaneka, and NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy

Arthur Mercante, Jr.: “What a great honor it is to be recognized by Ring 8 and the boxing community. V 2012, my dad was inducted into the New York Boxing Hall of Fame Now he’s looking down today and he’s so proud. I entered the Golden Gloves at the age of 17. Un the quarterfinals I lost to a great fighter and Hall of Famer, Juan Laporte. Like any boxer, I thought that I had won, and wanted aa rematch. My father told me I didn’t like road work and just lost a three-round fight. He asked if I’d like to be a referee. Začal jsem v 1979 and my father made me work five years before turning pro. I went on to ref so many great fights, including one on the same card with my father at Radio City Music Hall. My greatest fight was Lennox Lewis versus Evander Holyfield.”



(L-R) – 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Arthur Mercante, Jr. and presenter James Mercante

Michael Olajide: “I’m really honored to be here today. My history in boxing goes back a little now. There’s nothing better to be honored by those who are a part of your profession. Děkuji. I’ve had an incredible journey: Liverpool to Canada to New York. Boxing has given me so much. I wouldn’t be the person I am without boxing. To live is to fight. Boxing and life are synonymous”



(L-R) – Presenter Jack Hirsch and 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Michael Olajide

Steve Albert: “It is a tremendous honor to be honored by these luminaries. To be recognized in your own state is special. This is a celebration of all of New York. I worked 23 years for Showtime Championship Boxing, od 1987-2010, and the most dramatic was Corrales-Castillo I, one of the greatest fights of all time. I got the see the world because of boxing, but it was the lighter moments I remember most. Only in boxing do you have these characters and amazing experiences.”



(L-R) – Presenter Randy Gordon and 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Steve Albert

Don King: “Pouze v Americe, doprava? I’m happy to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. O got into boxing with Muhammad Ali for his first fight and he stayed with me. A black and a Jew, me and Al Braverman, revolutionized boxing. Mario Cuomo gave me my license to promote in New York. One of our three offices was at 30 Rockefeller Center overlooking this great city. New York is a great city and stayed, so good they named it twice, New York, New York. I’m proud and privileged for all the young men and women honored here. I’m so proud to be inducted with them today. I’m here because New York played such a vital role in my career. I’m happy to be here today to accept this award. I got my belt!”






Presenter Don Majeski, 2019 NYSBHOF inductee Don King and
Master of Ceremonies Dave Diamante

NYSBHOF

Třída 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Cukr” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo a Arthur Mercante, Sr.

Třída 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Sedlář, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Írán Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Kámoš” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard a Don Dunphy.

TŘÍDA 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan Laporte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon a Tom O'Rourke.

TŘÍDA 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon a Al Weill.

TŘÍDA 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Sekýrovat “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein a Jimmy Jacobs.

TŘÍDA 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Pan.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan a Dan Parker.

TŘÍDA 2018: Lou “Honey Boy” Dolina, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Dítě” Joe Mesi, Kid Chocolate, James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tygr” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Cukr a Sam Taub.
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Dick DiVeronica embodies spirit of New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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Induction Dinner This Sunday, Duben 28

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NEW YORK (Duben 22, 2019) – Canastota, New York welterweight Dick DiVeronica embodies the true spirit of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame: New Yorkers honoring New Yorkers for their accomplishments and achievements in boxing.

DiVeronica will be part of a 24-member Class of 2019 inducted at the eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner this nedělní odpoledne (12:30-5:30 p.m. A), v Russo je na Bay v Howard Beach, New York.

“This is what the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame is about, honoring and remembering men and women who devoted their time and energy to our beloved sports,” NYSBHOF prezident Bob Duffy řekl. “We thank all of them and their families for sharing these special people with us.”

Limitované vstupenky jsou stále k dispozici, cena na $125.00 za dospělou osobu a $60.00 pro děti (pod 16), obsahovat kompletní pozdní snídaně a večerní hodinu při vstupu, začíná na 12:30 p.m. A, jakož i večeře (prime rib, ryby nebo drůbež) a otevřený bar po celý den. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting Duffy at 516.313.2304 nebo depcomish@aol.com. Go on-line na www.Ring8ny.com Další informace o New York State boxové síně slávy.

DiVeronica fought professionally between 1958-1972, kompilace 44-31-1 (13 KO) record as a welterweight contender. He was stopped only twice in 58 Pro boje, once by NYSBHOF charter (2012) branec Emile Griffith.

“This wasn’t expected (NYSBHOF induction) and we’re all super excited,” DiVeronica’s daughter Theresa commented. “We live in the same town as the International Boxing Hall of Fame, but my father will never be inducted into that Hall of Fame because he was never a world champion, only a contender. Billy Backus (undisputed world welterweight champion in 1971-72) is from Canastota, také. He and my father never fought because they didn’t want the hometown fighter losing. My father was a humble guy and we’re so happy to have him recognized by the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.”

DiVeronica will now join Backus, who was a member of the Class of 2014, in the NYSBHOF. Boxing was incredibly important in DiVeronica life in and out of the ring. He started a boxing club in Germany while stationed there in the U.S. Armáda. He even met his wife at the famed 5th St. Gym in Miami. Dick was staying there at the home of a relative, right next door to where his future wife lived. One day he asked her out and eventually they were married and starting a family back in Canastota.

“My family is so excited,” Theresa added. “We’ll be there for the induction ceremony, even my older sister from Germany.”

Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include (Bronx-born) three-time, dvě divize mistr světa Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 KO), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world champion Rogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 KO), (Bronx) 1968 U.S.. Olympian Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 KO), WBO super middleweight world title challengerMichael Olajide (27-5, 19 KO), of Manhattan, a Queens’ world heavyweight title challenger Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 KO).

Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 KO), Brooklyn welterweight Al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 KO), (Schenectady) světový welterweight mistr Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 KO), (Bronx) world heavyweight title challenger Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 KO), Brooklyn world lightweight champion Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 KO )and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweights Sid Lands (94-13-5, 12 KO) a Vyluhovat “Boje Zubař” Přejít (35-10-4, 22 KO).

Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don King, Flushing judge John McKaie, rozhodčí Arthur Mercante, Jr. Brooklyn sportscasterSteve Albert, and Bronx trainer Bob Jackson.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Koruna, Queens referee Johnny LoBianco, Garden City referee Wayne Kelly, Flushing sportsman Harry Hill, award-winning journalist Jimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF president Joe Dwyer, Brooklyn.

Každá ošetřující inductee (nebo přímý potomek) obdrží zakázku navržený pás označující svou uvedení do NYSBHOF.

The 2019 inductees byly vybrány členy jmenují výboru pro NYSBHOF:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, a neil Terens.

Všechny boxeři potřebovaly být neaktivní po dobu nejméně tří let, aby byly způsobilé pro NYSBHOF indukci, a všechny inductees musí mít bydliště v New Yorku státu na podstatnou část své boxerské kariéry nebo při rozkvětu svých kariéry.


NYSBHOF

Třída 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Cukr” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo a Arthur Mercante, Sr.

Třída 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Sedlář, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Írán Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Kámoš” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard a Don Dunphy.

TŘÍDA 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan Laporte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon a Tom O'Rourke.

TŘÍDA 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon a Al Weill.

TŘÍDA 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Sekýrovat “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein a Jimmy Jacobs.

TŘÍDA 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Pan.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan a Dan Parker.

TŘÍDA 2018: Lou “Honey Boy” Dolina, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Dítě” Joe Mesi, Kid Chocolate, James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tygr” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Cukr a Sam Taub.
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Arthur Mercante, Jr. to join father in New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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Arthur Mercante, Jr. was the third man in the ring for the March 13, 1999 world heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Louis that ended in a draw

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Don King, Jimmy Cannon, Jimmy Carter & Wilfredo Benitez headline Class of 2019 přijatí


NEW YORK (Březen 20, 2019) – International boxing referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. will join his father, pozdě Arthur Mercante, Sr., in the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) to become the first father-son inducted into the NYSBHOF.

The 24-member Class of 2019 will be inducted at the eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner on nedělní odpoledne (12:30-5:30 p.m. A), Duben 28, v Russo je na Bay v Howard Beach, New York.

Mercante, Jr. was an amateur boxer who lost in the 1976 New York Golden Gloves to Juan Laporte (Účastník NYSBHOF, Třída 2014). “I felt I beat him, and I wanted to turn pro,” Mercante, Jr. explained how he got into officiating. “My father said no as long as I lived in his house, but he suggested I try referring.”

Mercante, Jr. started refereeing in 1979 in the amateurs and moved up to the pro ranks in 1984. He has referred 336 boje, počítaje v to 72 boj o titul. Mercante, Jr. has some wonderful memories, including a humorous story in which he was accidentally punched.

“I was referring a fight (unified world super middleweight title fight, dne I. 14, 2017 at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn) mezi Badou Jack a James DeGale,” Mercante, Jr. pamatoval. “I heard the 10-second warning at the end of the sixth round and started counting 5-4-3-2-1. Současně, Jack hit me in the face with a left hook, and I slipped. Beau asked me if I was alright. I said I was fine. Později, he said that he had hit me with a good shot and that I owned him a good shot. Po boji, he told me I can take a good shot.”

Mercante, Jr. believed the key to be a good referee is breaking apart fighters in clinches and staying out of the picture, because a fight isn’t about the referee.

One of his most memorable moments of his career was working the same show as his father, který byl 81 doba, for the first time in 1981 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Father worked the main event between Roy Jones, Jr. a David Telesco, Mercante, Jr. handled a fight between David Izon a Derrick Jefferson.


Nyní, Mercante, Jr. is heading into the NYSBHOF to join his father. “I never thought I’d be in any Hall of Fame,” Mercante, Jr. komentoval. “When the call came January 27th (2019) od Bob Duffy (NYBHOF president), it couldn’t have come at a more special day, because my father would have turned 99 Ten den.

“Je to čest, especially going in with this class. I worked a fight between Michael Olajide and Írán Barkley and Michael is getting in this year. Don King, samozřejmě, and I worked a lot of shows with Wayne Kelly. Kroužek 8 has always been a great organization. I’d like to thank everyone involved.”

Žijící boxeři míří do NYSBHOF zahrnují (Bronx-born) three-time, dvě divize mistr světa Wilfredo Benitez (53-8-1, 31 KO), Canastota welterweight Dick DiVeronica (44-13-1, 13 KO), (Hempstead) WBO super featherweight world championRogelio Tuur (46-4-1, 30 KO), (Bronx) 1968 U.S.. Olympian Davey Vasquez (19-15, 6 KO), WBO super middleweight world title challenger Michael Olajide (27-5, 19 KO), of Manhattan, a Queens’ world heavyweight title challenger Monte Barrett (35-11-2, 20 KO).

Posthumous participants being inducted are (Bronx) three-time lightweight world championJimmy Carter (84-31-9, 34 KO), Brooklyn welterweight Al “Bummy” Davis (65-10-4, 46 KO), (Schenectady) světový welterweight mistr Marty Servo (47-4-2, 14 KO), (Bronx) world heavyweight title challenger Roland LaStarza (57-9, 27 KO), Brooklyn world lightweight champion Paddy DeMarco (75-26-3, 8 KO )and Manhattan’s Lower East Side lightweights Sid Lands (94-13-5, 12 KO) a Vyluhovat “Boje Zubař” Přejít (35-10-4, 22 KO).

In addition to Mercante, Jr., other living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter Don King, Flushing judge John McKaie, Brooklyn sportscaster Steve Albert, and Bronx trainer Bob Jackson.

Posthumous non-participant inductees are Utica matchmaker Dewey Fragetta, Koruna, Queens referee Johnny LoBianco, Garden City referee Wayne Kelly, Flushing sportsman Harry Hill, award-winning journalist Jimmy Cannon, of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and NYSAC official/former NABF president Joe Dwyer, Brooklyn.

Každá ošetřující inductee (nebo přímý potomek) obdrží zakázku navržený pás označující svou uvedení do NYSBHOF.

The 2019 inductees byly vybrány členy jmenují výboru pro NYSBHOF:Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, a neil Terens.

Všechny boxeři potřebovaly být neaktivní po dobu nejméně tří let, aby byly způsobilé pro NYSBHOF indukci, a všechny inductees musí mít bydliště v New Yorku státu na podstatnou část své boxerské kariéry nebo při rozkvětu svých kariéry.


NYSBHOF

Třída 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Cukr” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo a Arthur Mercante, Sr.

Třída 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Sedlář, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Írán Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Kámoš” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard a Don Dunphy.

TŘÍDA 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan Laporte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon a Tom O'Rourke.

TŘÍDA 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon a Al Weill.

TŘÍDA 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Sekýrovat “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein a Jimmy Jacobs.

TŘÍDA 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Pan.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan a Dan Parker.

TŘÍDA 2018: Lou “Honey Boy” Dolina, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, “Dítě” Joe Mesi, Kid Chocolate, James J. “gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tygr” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Cukr a Sam Taub.


Vstupenky jsou ceny v $125.00 za dospělou osobu a $60.00 pro děti (pod 16) obsahovat kompletní pozdní snídaně a večerní hodinu při vstupu, začíná na 12:30 p.m. A, jakož i večeře (prime rib, ryby nebo drůbež) a otevřený bar po celý den. Vstupenky jsou k zakoupení k dispozici kontaktovat NYSBHOF prezident Bob Duffy na 516.313.2304 nebodepcomish@aol.com. Reklamy na programu NYSBHOF jsou k dispozici, od $80.00 na $200.00, kontaktováním Duffy. Go on-line na www.Ring8ny.com Další informace o New York State boxové síně slávy.

O RING 8: Tvořil v roce 1954 v ex-profesionální boxer, Jack Grebelsky, Kroužek 8 se stal osmým dceřinou společností, co byl pak známý jako Národní Veteran boxeři Sdružení – proto, RING 8 – a dnes motto organizace zůstává: Boxeři Pomoc boxery.

RING 8 je plně odhodlána podporovat méně šťastným lidem v boxu komunity, která si může vyžádat pomoc, pokud jde o nájemném, léčebných výloh, nebo cokoliv odůvodněná potřeba.

Přejít na řádku www.Ring8ny.com Pro více informací o RING 8, největší skupinou svého druhu ve Spojených státech s více než 350 Členové. Roční členské příspěvky pouze $30.00 a každý člen má právo na večeře formou bufetu v RING 8 měsíční setkání, s výjimkou července a srpna. Všechny aktivní boxerky, amatérské a profesionální, mají nárok na bezplatnou RING 8 roční členství. Hosté Ring 8 členové jsou vítáni v ceně pouze $7.00 za osobu.


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SHOWTIME® TO AIR EPIC WILDER vs. FURY HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT THIS SATURDAY AT 9 PM ET/PT

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ALL ACCESS: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE Premieres on SHOWTIME Immediately Following The Delayed Telecast of the Dramatic Main Event

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The thrilling Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight blockbuster, a sure-fire Fight of the Year candidate, will air on SHOWTIME this Saturday, Prosinec 8 na 9 p.m. ET / PT. The WBC Heavyweight World Championship bout between the 6-foot-7 unbeaten American champion Wilder and 6-foot-9 challenger Fury originally aired live on SHOWTIME PPV® v sobotu, Prosinec 1 od Staples Center v Los Angeles.

V sobotu, both Wilder and Fury made strong cases for 2018 Fighter of the Year honors. Wilder faced the two toughest opponents of his career this year including a spectacular knockout win over Cuban slugger Luis Ortiz in a Fight of the Year candidate in March. Vztek, the lineal heavyweight champion, returned from a two-and-a-half-year layoff to score two wins in a span of 10 weeks before facing Wilder. V sobotu, he miraculously withstood a devastating, final-round knockdown that appeared to knock him out cold. Fury rose dramatically and continued to fight until the final bell to cap an effort that will go down as one of the greatest comeback stories in all of sports.

The SHOWTIME presentation of the Wilder vs. Vztek, a bout that has been hailed as “…the greatest night for boxing in the U.S. in recent memory,"By Podlý člověk! Sportovní, will be immediately followed by the premiere of ALL ACCESS: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE. The networks’ Emmy Award winning Epilog odhaluje drama boje noci z jedinečné perspektivy a představí divákům na zřídka vidět následky světového šampionátu prizefighting. ALL ACCESS: WILDER vs. FURY EPILOGUE goes behind the scenes, into the locker rooms, corners and inner circles as Fury aims to complete a storybook comeback and Wilder looks to continue his reign as the “baddest man on the planet.”

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DEONTAY WILDER AND TYSON FURY FIGHT TO SPLIT-DECISION DRAW IN EPIC BATTLE ON​ ​SHOWTIME PPV® FROM STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES

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LOS ANGELES (Prosince. 1, 2018) – Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury fought to a split-decision draw on SHOWTIME PPV® on Saturday night from STAPLES Center​ ​in​ ​arguably ​one of the best heavyweight fights in years​.​

 

 

 

After controlling the WBC World Championship fight early, Vztek (27-0-1, 19 KO) miraculously overcame two knockdowns by Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KO) – including one in round 12 – in the improbable draw. Soudci skóroval záchvat 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113.

 

 

 

“I think with the two knockdowns I definitely won the fight,“ řekl Wilder, who has recorded a knockdown in each of his 41 pro fights and was defending his WBC belt for the eighth time since 2015. “We poured our hearts out tonight. We’re both warriors, but with those two drops I think I won the fight.”

 

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Fury saw it differently, stating that he gave it everything he had.

 

 

 

“We’re on away soil, I got knocked down twice, but I still believe I won that fight,” said England’s Fury, whose amazing comeback continues following a two and a half-year absence from the sport from drug and alcohol addiction and mental health issues.​ “I hope I did you all proud after nearly three years out of the ring. I was never going to be knocked down tonight. I showed good heart to get up. I came here tonight and I fought my heart out.​”​

 

 

It was an electrifying night with an attendance announced at 17,698 Fanoušci, which included Hollywood stars and fight fans like former Lakers greats Shaquille O’Neal, Jerry West, former NFL stars Michael Strahan and Michael Irvin, and ​boxing ​legends Evander Holyfield and Floyd Mayweather.

 

 

 

Vztek, who out-landed Wilder 84-71 celkově, was caught by a short right hand by Wilder just behind the left ear to drop Fury for the third time in his career in the ninth round. Then in the 12th, a Wilder right hand and left hook combination sent the 6-foot-9 Fury down again, hitting his head on the canvas. Znovu, he managed to ​stand​ up and referee Jack Reiss let him continue to fight.

 

 

 

“Boxing is always the theater of the unexpected, and that’s what we had tonight,” SHOWTIME expert analyst Al Bernstein said.

 

 

 

Bernstein said seeing Fury get up and continue to fight after the brutal knockdown was “one of the most astonishing things I’ve ever seen in the boxing ring.”

 

 

 

SHOWTIME boxing historian and commentator Steve Farhood had Fury controlling the early rounds and Fury winning rounds 3-8, and ultimately scored the fight, 115-111.

 

 

 

Because of a rematch clause, both fighters were asked if they would like to do it again. “I would love for it to be my next fight,” Wilder said. “Why not? Let’s give the fans what they want to see. It was a great fight and let’s do it again. It doesn’t matter to me where we do it.”

 

 

 

“​One hundred​ percent we’ll do the rematch,“Řekl Fury, fighting in the first heavyweight title pay-per-view bout in America since 2002. “We are two great champions. Me and this man are the two best heavyweights on the planet.”

 

 

 

Wilder said he came out slow and rushed his punches. “I didn’t sit still. I was too hesitant. I started overthrowing the right hand and I just couldn’t adjust.”

 

 

 

Vztek, fighting for the third time this year with 26-year-old trainer Ben Davison in his corner, also had former boxing great Ricky Hatton and seven-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach in his corner.

 

 

 

In the lead-up fight to Wilder-Fury, “Swift” Jarrett Hurd (23-0, 16 KO) defended his 154-pound IBF and WBA world title belts with a fourth-round knockout against United Kingdom’s James Welborn (24-7, 7 KO), who was fighting for the first time on American soil.

 

 

Welborn was the aggressor in the first minute of the fourth round, sending Hurd to the ropes with punch after punch to the body and head. Suddenly realizing he might be in trouble, Hurd of Accokeek, Md., countered back from sudden adversity in dramatic fashion and sent Welborn back-tracking before a devastating body punch sent him to one knee. He was counted out at 1:55 by referee Lou Moret, who was officiating the final fight of his 30-plus year career.

 

 

 

Po boji, undefeated super welterweight Jermell Charlo entered the ring to challenge for Hurd’s coveted belts. “We definitely want Charlo,” Hurd told SHOWTIME Sports’ Jim Gray, saying the matchup would likely occur after one more fight. “I’m calling the shots. jsem č. ​1​ right now. When I say answer the phone, answer the phone. I got the date.”

 

 

 

Charlo shot back. “This is easy money. I like those belts – they look real good on you. He said he wants another fight. I’m ready now.”

 

 

 

Hurd, who unified the WBA and IBF belts by beating WBA champion Erislandy Lara in April in Las Vegas, was returning with a surgically repair left shoulder. He threw 118 Jabs, more than half of the 220 punches he threw in the fight.

 

 

 

“I’m just coming off surgery so I wanted to see how I worked off the jab,“ řekl Hurd. “I felt good I was working behind the jab I got caught on the ropes and got caught with some shots and said ‘that’s enough. He got enough TV time.’ I heard the crowd and I didn’t want to get brave. So I turned it up and got the knockdown.​”​

 

 

 

Former Wilder foe and heavyweight southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (30-1, 26 KO) returned to STAPLES​ Center​ for a second consecutive victory with a resounding 10th-round TKO against Travis “My Time” Kauffman (32-3, 23 KO) v Readingu, Pa.

 

 

 

The 39-year-old Ortiz of Camaguey, Kuba, registered left-cross knockdowns in the sixth, eighth and 10th rounds before the final blow coming later in the 10th round against a gritty Kauffman. It was the 26th career stoppage for Ortiz, who lost to Wilder in a Fight of the Year candidate back in March.

 

 

 

The fight was officially called at 1:58 of the 10th round. "Jsem válečník,” Ortiz said. “Nothing contains me. We didn’t have to knock him out but we wanted to show everything we have in our repertoire, and we showed it tonight.”

 

 

 

Ortiz, who was warned twice for low blows, clipped Kauffman for a second time by a lethal left hand of Ortiz at 2:29 V osmém kole. But just like the first time he was send to canvas in the sixth round, Kauffman was able to get up and continue fighting.

 

 

 

The technically sound performance by Ortiz included 376 jab attempts to Kauffman’s 99 and out-landing him 66-7. That led to a 135-37 lead in total connects and a 69-30 margin in power connects against Kauffman, who SHOWTIME commentator Paulie Malignaggi called, “a stubborn guy who wouldn’t go away.”

 

 

 

“Of course I’ll fight the winner of this fight [Wilder-Fury],” Ortiz said. “I want that second fight with Wilder. I want to fight anybody.”

 

 

 

In the ​pay-per-view​ telecast opener, Joe “The Juggernaut” Joyce (7-0, 7 KO) recorded a massive first-round knockout against Joe “The Future” Hanks (23-3, 15 KO). A rising heavyweight, Joyce, z Londýna, Anglie, ended the fight officially after just 2:25 as he used a right jab to set up a near-perfect left hook sending Hanks to the canvas and down for the count.

 

 

 

Trained by noted trainer Abel Sanchez, Joyce told Gray he’s ready for anyone. “I want to get in some bigger fights,” said the former Olympic silver medal winner who recorded his fourth first-round KO. “I’ve been doing well so there is plenty more to come. All the support from back home in England, thanks for coming. I hope I put on something good to watch.”

 

 

 

It was the second win in the United States for Joyce, who also picked up the vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title. “I’m getting people out quickly,"Řekl. “I’ve got a lot of experience, I’m just going to improve on my strength and my speed. I’ve heard comments that I’m slow but I seem to land the shots and get the job done.”

 

 

 

It was the third time during his career that Hanks, from Newark, New Jersey, has been knocked down by a left hook.

 

 

 

Earlier in the night on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION Adonis Stevenson’s five-and-a-half year reign as the WBC Light Heavyweight Champion of the World ended as Oleksandr Gvozdyk dethroned boxing’s longest reigning champion with a devastating 11th round knockout from Videotron Center in Quebec City. VIDEO: https://s.sho.com/2BMNZIx. Saturday’s one-fight telecast from Quebec City will replay on Monday, Prosinec 3 na 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME and will be available on SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME on DEMAND®. SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION streamed live on SHOWTIME Sports social platforms and is archived on the SHO Sports YouTube channel and Facebook page.

 

 

 

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HEAVYWEIGHT LEGENDS ROUNDTABLE QUOTES & FOTKY

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Former Heavyweight Champions & Stars Discuss Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Heavyweight Championship Showdown Taking Place This Saturday, Prosinec 1 Live v SHOWTIME PPV® od STAPLES Center in Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES (Listopad 30, 2018) – One day before the most significant heavyweight event in the U.S. ve více než 15 léta, heavyweight legends have descended on Los Angeles to discuss the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury showdown that will be live on SHOWTIME PPV® Saturday night from STAPLES Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

 

 

 

A media roundtable featured heavyweight greats Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe, Gerry Cooney, Earnie Holicí strojky, Buster Douglas a Michael Spinks as they broke down Saturday’s battle of unbeaten giants.

 

 

 

Vstupenky na akce, which is promoted by BombZquad Enterprises and Queensberry Promotions, in association with TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, are on sale now and are available via AXS.com. Wilder vs. Fury will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV. The suggested retail price (SRP) for the pay-per-view telecast is $64.99 for standard definition.

 

 

 

The roundtable was hosted by SHOWTIME Sports award-winning reporter Jim Gray from the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles. Here is what the heavyweight legends had to say Friday:

 

Evander Holyfield

 

 

“I feel that Deontay Wilder will win because eventually he’ll land that right hand. He’s very patient. He’s a thinker, but he can also take chances. When people take chances, they win.

 

 

 

“Deontay might not have as much experience as we did in our day, but he’s got the power. That’s what the people want to see and I think they’re going to be happy when they see it.

 

 

 

“There was a point in time where every great heavyweight was from the United States. We had a very good amateur program. I was the last true heavyweight champion from the U.S. before Wilder and until I lost the decision against Lennox.

 

 

 

“To be the heavyweight champion of the world, and to say you’re the best, you have to fight any man.”

 

Lennox Lewis

 

 

 

“Myslím, že to bude skvělý boj. Deontay Wilder has a terrific right hand and when it lands, not too many people can stand up to it. I also think that you can’t hurt what you can’t hit. Tyson Fury is not an easy person to hit. He has great ability and movement. I’m going with Deontay early or Fury late.

 

 

 

“We all know how it feels to lose the heavyweight championship. We know how hard it is to gain it back. Fury has lost it, and now he wants it back. I can see now that he’s sacrificing and saying to himself that he shouldn’t have lost it, and now he has to regain it.

 

 

 

“I think the view in the U.K. is that Tyson Fury is the man that stepped up. The gauntlet was thrown out there and he stood up for Britain. Deontay came to England to challenge Anthony Joshua, but it was Tyson Fury who answered the call.

 

 

 

“I would say that there are a couple of meccas in boxing that are places where everyone wants to fight. Las Vegas, New York and of course, Los Angeles. My fight against Vitali Klitschko at STAPLES Center was a great fight. My plan that night was not to box to go the distance, I boxed to go a short distance and it did.”

 

RIDDICK BOWE

 

 

 

“I’m going with Deontay Wilder tomorrow night. He’s going to put on a great show for everyone and get another knockout.

 

 

 

“Tyson Fury is skilled and tall, ale pro mě, he doesn’t do enough on offense. He moves but he doesn’t move his hands enough.”

 

GERRY COONEY

 

 

 

“I think it’s a great fight tomorrow night. We know that Fury is coming back motivated. If Wilder finds a home for that right, he’s going to take Fury out. I think he’s going to connect at some point during the fight.

 

 

 

“I think Tyson Fury is a great man for how far he’s come back in his life and for standing up to Deontay Wilder. Fury called him out, so maybe he knows something we don’t know.

 

 

 

“I’m so glad to be up here. Look at all these great heavyweights and great guys. It’s special and they’re all here to watch this fight tomorrow night.”

 

EARNIE SHAVERS

 

 

 

“Me and Deontay are both from Alabama. I’ll be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame soon and Deontay will be there one day as well. Deontay is a great puncher and I’m pulling for him tomorrow night.

 

 

 

“I fought in a great era. If you fight guys on the same level, you’ll get good fights. These guys today could get in there in our day and put on a good show.”

 

BUSTER DOUGLAS

 

 

 

“I think this is going to be a good competitive fight. If I had to pick, I’d take Deontay Wilder by knockout in the eighth round.

 

 

 

“I feel like Tyson Fury has already won by battling back and getting into great shape and being in this position. I’m sure many people thought they’d never see him back here. That’s a victory in itself.

 

 

 

“My victory over Mike Tyson changed my life in a great way. I was now the heavyweight champion of the world. My dream had come true. Seeing my two youngest kids being born was the only thing that could top it.”

 

MICHAEL SPINKS

 

 

“Kéž nejlepší muž vyhrát. I don’t know who’s in the best of shape but I think Fury being out of the ring makes me lean toward Deontay Wilder. If Fury is as big in person as they say he is, he’s got a great chance.

 

 

“If you’re the underdog, you just have to go on what you know and what you’ve worked on. You can’t pay attention to the doubters. You focus on what you’ve prepared yourself for and give it your all. I always saw myself winning. It’s the greatest feeling to come out of the ring victorious.”

 

 

 

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ABOUT WILDER vs. FURY

Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury pits the WBC Heavyweight World Champion Wilder against the lineal heavyweight champion Fury on SHOWTIME PPV® Sobota, Prosinec 1 ze STAPLES Center v Los Angeles a prezentovány Premier Boxing Champions. The PPV undercard begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and will featureunbeaten unified super welterweight world champion Jarrett Hurd returning to take onJason Welborn, Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis Ortiz facing-off against Travis Kauffman and rising undefeated heavyweight Joe Joyce battling Joe Hanks.

 

 

 

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WILDER VS. FURY PPV UNDERCARD PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & FOTKY

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Unified 154-Pound Champion Jarrett Hurd, Cuban Heavyweight Slugger Luis Ortiz & Rising Heavyweight Joe Joyce Talk Respective Showdowns This Saturday, Prosinec 1 Live v SHOWTIME PPV® od Staples Center v Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES (Listopad 29, 2018) – Fighters competing on Saturday’s PPV undercard headlined by the heavyweight championship showdown between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury went face-to-face on Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring on SHOWTIME PPV® from STAPLES Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The PPV undercard begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and features unified 154-pound world champion Jarrett Hurd defending against the U.K.’s Jason Welborn, Cuban heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz in a 10-round showdown against rugged veteranTravis Kauffman and rising heavyweight Joe Joyce převzetí Joe Hanks v 10-kulaté heavyweight atrakci.
Vstupenky na akce, which is promoted by BombZquad Enterprises and Queensberry Promotions, in association with TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, are on sale now and are available via AXS.com. Wilder vs. Fury will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV. The suggested retail price (SRP) for the pay-per-view telecast is $64.99 for standard definition.
Here is what the press conference participants had to say Thursday from Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites Los Angeles:
JARRETT HURD
“Everything that my team and I have spoken about has come to pass. I’m here as the co-main of a massive card and I’m just really appreciative of everyone who believed in me and helped push me to this moment.
“Saturday night I want to show my versatility. Everyone has seen that I’m electrifying. I bring the action. But I want to show that I am swift and I do have defense. I know how to use my height and range. I’m still going to bring the action on Saturday, so you have to make sure to tune-in.
“We don’t think of Welborn as a tune-up fight. Jason Welborn is a British champion for a reason. We just want to go out there and establish the game plan we worked on in camp.
“I want to show my defensive side and show that I can box and move. I want to show that I don’t have to just keep coming forward. I’m going to be able to do that and start to break him down and get him out of there.
“Everybody sees my demeanor, and they know that I carry that to the ring. My composure is my biggest attribute. Bez ohledu na to, co kdo říká,, I’m always going to be me.
“I’m number one in the division and things are going to play out how I want them. We’ve had three tough camps training for southpaws. When I eventually fight (WBC champion) Jermell Charlo, I’m going to be ready because of all the work on my versatility and defense. I’ll be ready for Jermell Charlo.
“I want to be an active champion because I didn’t have a lot of amateur fights. I need to stay in the ring and get all the experience I can. I want to get these good fights in while I’m still young and healthy.
“I’m back from my surgery and we’re going to get back to the old Jarrett Hurd. I’m going to show everyone all that I can do. Everyone knows that there’s always going to be action. It’s going to be a wonderful fight on a wonderful card. Don’t blink during this one.”
JASON WELBORN
“This is a dream come true to be here today. Hurd has worked his way up to get here just like I have. Právě teď, he’s in my way. I hope everyone enjoys what I bring to the table on Saturday night.
“I have the belief that I’m born and bred for this game and I’m going to show it to the whole world on Saturday night. I always prove people wrong.
“The last two years I’ve become the best in Britain and beaten everyone they put in front of me. When people doubt me, I train even harder. I’m coming to win and I’ve got nothing to lose.
“I have to get what I deserve and I’ll do it on Saturday night. I’ve already been through the storm. He’s got what I want.
“I’ve got to enjoy the fight and get what I want. He can look past me all he wants, but once he feels what I bring to the table, we’ll see how he reacts. I’m ready for whatever he’s going to bring to the table.”
LUIS ORTIZ
“I want to thank everyone who has helped me get this opportunity. I like to do my talking in the ring, but I’m happy that Travis Kauffman stepped up. A lot of heavyweights haven’t done that and I’m glad we can make this fight happen.
“I’m coming to do my job. This is a heavyweight fight and we know that means one punch can change everything. It’s not going to end well for Travis on Saturday night.
“Tady jsou 10 rounds to get the job done, and three minutes per round. I’m going to get my job done. The job is to seek and destroy. So I hope that Travis is very prepared to give the fans a great show. Saturday night you’ll see ‘King Kong’ v kruhu.
“I’ve pushed myself even harder than ever in training camp. We’re sticking with the same game plan of family first and I believe I will be rewarded. My five-year-old boy reminds me that I have a loss and that motivates me to train harder and harder.
“I expect Travis to have the great confidence he’s showing. It’s a great chance for him and I’m sure he’ll be motivated. I’m motivated for every fight, because it’s not just about my opponent. My goal is to provide for my family and Travis is in the way. I’ve never deterred from that mentality and it’s got me ready for Saturday night.”
TRAVIS Kauffman
“I’m thankful to Luis Ortiz for taking this fight. Everybody is afraid to fight him, but I’m not afraid of anyone. We all know that Luis Ortiz can punch, but I don’t care about any of that. It’s my time. I come from a rough background and I won’t back down.
“To je můj čas. There’s nothing that’s going to stop me from taking this guy down. He’s so worried about Deontay Wilder, but he has to worry about me before he gets any rematch.
“You might not know who I am right now, but you will after Saturday night. I’m going to make sure people remember my name.
“Luis Ortiz is very skilled, but if you want to be the best you have to fight the best. No one actually wants to step up and take this fight, but I really believe this is my time. I bring some heat in the ring and I come to fight every time.”
JOE JOYCE
“I’m excited to be on this massive card. I’m going to give the whole world a treat as part of a great event. You have to tune-in and watch me start the show off right on Saturday night.
“Training in Big Bear has been a perfect environment for me. It’s in the mountains, it has the altitude and it’s secluded. I’ve seen what goes into their training camps and worked alongside the best in the world. They’ve helped me install the kind of style that will have me at my best.
“I have the Olympic pedigree, but now it’s about advancing the brute strength and really getting the perfect snap on my shots.
“Sparring against Tyson Fury was really top-level work. I know that it’s made me a better fighter. He’s looking fit and strong and it shows when you’re in the ring with him.
“To je skvělá příležitost. Abel Sanchez has done a tremendous job getting me ready for this position. I’m excited to show everyone my skills and everything I’ve learned.
“I’m glad that Joe Hanks decided to take this fight. I can’t wait to lace up the gloves and get the party started. I’m going to keep my knockout streak going and I guarantee it’s going to be exciting”
JOE HANKS
“It’s been a long time coming for this moment. I’m thankful to my team and I’m excited to be on this card with other great heavyweights. It’s a great time to be a heavyweight. I’m ready to put my name in the ring to have the chance to really do something special with a great performance Saturday.
“The work has been done. I did everything that I had to do. I’ve done more than I did preparing for my past fights. Being the underdog doesn’t mean much to me. I’m from Newark, New Jersey, and we’re all underdogs there.
“I’ve put the time in and I’ve had everyone supporting me and pushing me and I think it’s going to get me over the hump. I’m just really excited to get in there.”
STEPHEN Espinoza, Prezident sportu & Programování Event, Showtime Networks Inc.
“When we talk about Jarrett Hurd, he’s a fighter who has seemingly come out of nowhere and has had an incredibly rapid rise to the top. He was not a decorated amateur. He has learned on the job. All he has done since beating Oscar Molina in 2016 is impress. He is recognized as one of the bright young stars in boxing. He has been off due to injury and certainly could have taken an easier fight than Jason Welborn, who is a British Commonwealth champion. We’re expecting an action fight there.
“Luis Ortiz is one of the top heavyweights in the world. He has one blemish on his otherwise perfect record, a loss to Deontay Wilder. Perhaps Ortiz was just seconds away from victory. We talk about a slim margin in fights, that was the slimmest of margins. I think he is going to be trying to make a statement on the undercard that he deserves a rematch against Deontay Wilder. Standing in his way will be Travis Kauffman. This is another all-action fight filled with big punchers.
“In our opening bout, we have one of the most talked-about rising young heavyweights in the sport – Joe Joyce, who is taking on a tough veteran in Joe Hanks. Jak víme, the heavyweight division has been the focus more in the last six to nine months than we’ve seen in the last couple decades. Joe Joyce is at the top of the list on the potential next wave of future stars. He is certainly not wasting any time taking on a fighter of Joe Hanks’ caliber.
“When you look at the card overall, you’ve got some of the biggest punchers in boxing. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see several knockouts on this card. Don’t miss the action.”
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