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TSEEM CEEB rau sab hnub poob, Fla (Cuaj hlis 6, 2015) -Boxing saib xyuas Si Star, tus thawj tswj hwm ntawm SHS Boxing Management, dhau mus lawm nyob rau lub hnub nyoog ntawm 81 no yav dhau los hnub Monday vim nyaub los ntawm ib lub plawv yuav nres.
Nyaum tswj peb lub sij hawm-, ob-division Randall “Lub Khob tawm King” Bailey, qub tub rog heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw thiab qub Cuban Olympian Robert Alfonso.
Ib tug heev zoo businessman, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, qhov uas nws txhawb Williams nyob rau ntawm nws sib ntaus, on Sunday, Aug. 30 and he suffered a heart attack the following day at home in Key West. He was air lifted to a hospital in Miami, qhov twg nws tseem rau ib lub lim tiam ua ntej nws qaug.
Bailey thiab Nyaum tus khub, Dave Johnson, nrog rau Nyaum tus tub, Gary, thiab tus ntxhais, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “Kuv hais rau Si rau hnub Sunday tsaus ntuj (Lub yim hli ntuj 30) thiab tau txais ib tug hu ib hnub tom ntej hais tias nws twb tau mus nyob hauv lub tsev kho mob,” Bailey piav. “Nws raug kev txom nyem ib tug loj heev lub plawv yuav nres. Tej yam uas twb nce thiab nqis txhua lub limtiam txog thaum kawg lis xaus.
![]() Randall Bailey (L) nrog Si Nyaum (tuav siv) thiab nws tus tub, Gary Nyaum, qhia no tom qab Bailey khob qhov rooj tawm Mike Jones nyob rau hauv 2012 rau cov IBF welterweight title
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si tu; yog hais tias lawv yuav tsis ua, Si would do it. I was with him nearly 10 years and nobody was throwing money our way. It was hard for us. I only made enough money in a few fights, zoo li thaum kuv yeej lub ntiaj teb no title, where he took any money. If Si had your back, nws yuav mus ua tsov ua rog nrog koj.
“Nws xav tsav tsheb mus txog ntawm Ntsiab hnub poob mus rau Miami pom kuv tab sis, es tsis txhob nyob thaum hmo ntuj, nws xav tsav rov qab. Nws xav hu rau kuv hu rau kuv 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK Promotions nyob rau hauv Kauslim) thiab twb yeej nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau kuv sib ntaus Lub kaum hli ntuj 4th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
![]() L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Tank” Williams qhia no nyob rau hauv Romania
Williams tau tswj los ntawm Nyaum rau yav dhau los 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., mus txog hnub Sunday, Lub yim hli ntuj 30.
“Si yog ntau ntau tshaj li kuv saib xyuas,” Williams offered. “Nws yog ib tug phooj ywg, ib tug ntseeg kuv yuav nco ntsoov cia rau tswv yim, Hauv thiab tawm ntawm Boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, kuv yog ib tug Christian thiab Si ib tug neeg Yudais, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog siv ntau yam thiaj li hnub ua ke nyob rau hauv Romania.
“We all lost a good man in Si Stern. I was proud to be represented by Si. He wasn’t in boxing for the money. He was an important part of my life. He was always there for me and all of his fighters. Si never took a short cut or spared money. Si Stern was the best manager I ever had.”
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Perennial gatekeeper Marcus Upshaw Opens rooj vag tshiab tshooj
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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.”
Nws kuj zoo li coj txawv txawv hais tias ib tug lub neej-ntev Floridian zoo li Upshaw yog lub ntus WBC Mediterranean super middleweight yeej, tab sis nws tau hais khov kho qhia nws ob title siv (saib nrog daim duab nrog Upshaw thiab saib xyuas Si Nyaum), mus nrog rau cov Florida lub xeev middleweight pluaj nws yeej nyob rau hauv 2009, thaum nws khob qhov rooj tawm rau lwm tus unbeaten prospect thaum lub sij hawm, Ahsandi Gibbs (10-0). Attendance coj txawv txawv yog cov cheers nws hnov los ntawm cov neeg coob coob uas serenaded nws nrog chants ntawm “TEB CHAWS USA, TEB CHAWS USA” raws li nws nkag mus hauv lub nplhaib nrog Florida pab txhawb Dave Johnson waving ib tug American chij raws li nws coj pab neeg taug kev mus rau Upshaw lub ces kaum.“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
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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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Marcus Upshaw Tseem muaj ib tug ntau ntawm kev sib ntaus sab laug
| Miami (Lub peb hlis ntuj 12, 2015) – Thaum lub sij hawm hauv chav kawm ntawm nws cuaj-xyoo pro boxing hauj lwm, qub tub rog Middleweight Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw (17-13-4, 1 NC, 8 Kos) tau raug hu ua ib tug spoiler, gatekeeper, kev tus nrog sib ntaus, journeyman thiab txoj kev warrior.
Upshaw tau tag nrho cov saum toj no, pom zoo, tab sis ntau tshaj txhua yam nws tau ib tug neeg ncaj ncees fighter kam noj nyob rau leej twg, txhua lub sij hawm. Nws tiv thaiv txhua pobtsuas los ntawm lub ntiaj teb no yeej mus rau saum toj contenders thiab cia siab zeem muag.
Tag nrho cov nws xav tam sim no, tab sis yog, yog ib tug sib ntaus tawm tsam ib tug world-class tus nrog sib ntaus, vam ib tug yeej yuav tshoob nws mus rau hauv ib qho feem ntau ua npau suav txog lub ntiaj teb no title sib ntaus.
Yog hais tias thim, split thiab / los yog ze kev txiav txim siab losses, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog yog hais los ntawm fights nyob rau hauv ib tug nrog sib ntaus tiaj nraum qaum tsev, yog feem ntau suav “yeej” nyob rau hauv boxing, Upshaw cov ntaub ntawv yuav yog ib tug ntau sib txawv 27-8 niaj hnub no thiab lub 34-xyoo-laus Floridian yuav tau sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv loj sib ntaus rau loj cable tes hauj lwm.
Upshaw lub official cov ntaub ntawv yog ib tug ncaj tshwm sim ntawm nws noj fights raws li ib tug lig hloov, ntawm txoj kev nyob rau hauv hostile thiab biased kev lag luam, tiv thaiv kev tiv thaiv tua hluav taws thiab cov tub nto moo boxers, puav nyob rau hauv ib tug ntau dua ceeb thawj hoob kawm tshaj nws ntuj 160-phaus faib.
Nws feem ntau tsis ntev los no sib ntaus tas los ib lub lim tiam nyob rau hauv Dallas tas nyob rau hauv raug zam, raws li Upshaw tiv thaiv rau ib yim-round kos (76-74, 74-76, 75-75) nrog hometown nyiam Anthony Mack(12-1-1), nyob rau hauv uas Upshaw mob nws tus nrog sib ntaus ob peb lub sij hawm, winning xya rounds raws li nws lub taub hau tshiab tus kws qhia, Orlando Cuellar, cov neeg uas coj saib xyuas Si Star, thiab yog hais txog txhua tus neeg nyob rau hauv kev mus kawm ntawv.
“Lub boxing ntiaj teb no yog vwm,” Upshaw hais tias. “Kuv twb tam sim no muaj nyob rau hauv thim rov qab-mus-rov qab sib ntaus (lwm cov tiv thaiv Aaron Pryor Jr.). Kuv yuav tsis cia nws mus rau kuv, tab sis yog. Kuv twv nws hais tias ib tug ntau yam txog kuv hais tias kuv yuav mus rau hauv ib lub dav hlau tua rog lub tiaj nraum qaum tsev, tom qab cob qhia nyuaj, thiab tuaj tawm nrog ib tug kos nyob rau hauv sib ntaus uas yeej yuav tsum tau yeej. Tam sim no, Kuv paub tias kuv yuav tsum tau knockouts los yeej thiab uas tau kuv lub tswv yim mus rau hauv lub xeem sib ntaus vim kuv tiv thaiv ib tug txiv leej tub nyob rau hauv Texas Texas. Kuv wobbled nws peb txawv sij hawm thiab yeej txhua puag ncig tab sis ib tug.”
Lub qhov siab ntawm Upshaw txoj hauj lwm yog nyob rau hauv 2010 thaum nws mus rau Quebec City thiab ceeb 21-1-1 lub zos hero Renan St. Txoj cai, winning ib tug 10-round kev txiav txim siab rau tsa Upshaw nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no Middleweight rankings (IBF #6, WBO #9 thiab Qhov #11). Ua ntej mus rau lub St. Cia li tua, Upshaw derailed lub hauj lwm ntawm lub ces 19-1 James McGirt, tus tub ntawm famed ntiaj teb no yeej / cov neeg tseem ceeb kws qhia James “Phooj ywg” McGirt, nrog ib tug muaj teeb meem 10-round feem ntau kos. Ob fights tom qab, nws nres 10-0 zeem muag Ashandi Gibbs (10-0) nyob rau hauv lub plaub-round rau Florida State Middleweight championship.
Upshaw tau tso tawm nws loj heev txuj ci 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. Cov yav tas tus nrog sib ntaus yog lwm prime piv txwv ntawm cov kev tsis ncaj ncees Upshaw tau ntsib ntau lub sij hawm. Simms yog 24-0-1 nyob rau hauv 2009 thaum nws tiv thaiv Upshaw ntawm Mohegan Sun, uas yog ib tug luv luv tsav los ntawm nws lub tsev nyob rau hauv nyob ze Norwalk. Simms yeej ib yim-round split kev txiav txim siab (77-74 X 2, 75-76).
Cuellar, zoo tshaj plaws lub npe hu rau tus thawj coj txoj kev warrior,Glen Johnson, rau lub ntiaj teb title, ntxiv, “Marcus yeej ib txwm tau nyob rau hauv nyuaj, nws yog lwm txoj kev warrior, sib ntaus sib tua dua, kev tiv thaiv tua hluav taws nrog rau ib co uas twb super middleweights. Nws tuaj ze rau muab qhov no kawg txiv leej tub tseg ib ob peb lub sij hawm sib txawv. Nws yeej xya yim rounds thiab cov nyob txawm coj ib tug taw tes nyob deb, tsis muaj ib tug ceeb toom, thaum Marcus’ tsis zoo phim ncauj npog ncig sab poob tawm. Nws yeej tsis tshwm sim vim hais tias nws yog nyob rau hauv cov teeb meem.
“Peb tsuas muaj tsib lub lis piam ua hauj lwm ua ke. Peb xav Marcus siv nws 6′ 3 ½” qhov siab rau nws kom zoo dua. Nws muaj mus tua ntawm ib tug deb, siv nws ncav tsis cuag los ntawm sab nraum. Nws yuav tswj tau ib tug sib ntaus nrog ib tug muab ob npaug rau jab, ua raws li los ntawm ib txoj cai, cia li zoo li nws tau ua los tiv thaiv Mack. Tshoov kuv lub siab los ntawm txoj kev nws kawm nyob rau hauv lub gym thiab txawm ntau tam sim no kuv twb tau nrog nws nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus. Kuv xav tias nws yuav muab leej twg muaj teeb meem yog hais tias nws fights nyob rau sab nraum. Nws tau txais nyob rau hauv sab saum toj zoo, fights ntse, thiab tam sim no peb yuav npaj ib lub tswv yim nyob rau hauv ua ntej vim hais tias peb paub txhua lwm yam. Nws muaj rau knockout tw los yeej. Kuv qhia kuv tua hluav taws mus poob thiab nres, uas yog dab tsi Marcus yuav tsum tau ua.”
Upshaw ntseeg hais tias Cuellar yog tus uas ploj lawm link nws yuav tsum tau kom tau rov qab mus rau saum. “Kuv twb kawm tau ntau yam los ntawm Orlando,” Upshaw piav, “tiam sis feem ntau ntawm tag nrho kuv twb kawm tau hais tias kuv yuav ua tau dab tsi nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Nws tsis cia li qhia ib tug dav hlau tua rog ua li no los yog tias; Orlando muab ib tug dav hlau tua rog cov cuab yeej, lub armor mus rau hauv sib ntaus sib tua, yuav zoo tshaj rau koj. Nws yog zoo li ib tug laus-lub tsev kawm ntawv tus kws qhia. Lub zog ib feem nrog nws yog kev kawm, tsis sib ntaus. Nws muab tso rau lub neej mus rau hauv kuv ua hauj lwm.
“Kuv twb tau nyob rau hauv nrog qhov zoo tshaj plaws thiab tseem kawm tau los ntawm cov neeg sib ntaus. Kuv qhov teeb meem tsis tau raug npaj tag nrho sib ntaus. Kuv paub tias kuv sai thiab muaj zog tshaj kuv tus nrog sib ntaus, tab sis kuv tau txais bored tej zaum thiab nres ntuav punches. Kuv tsis paub vim li cas kuv ua li ntawd, tiam sis nws tau kuv mindset. Orlando tau qhia rau kuv hais tias kuv yuav tsum tau nyob twj ywm focused thiab qhia thoob plaws ib tug tag nrho sib ntaus.”
Nrog nws loj thiab nplua nuj kis las bloodlines – nws tus txiv ntxawm, lub lig Noob Upshaw, yog ib tug NFL Hall ntawm koob meej offensive khwb rau lub Oakland Raiders – Upshaw kom meej meej tsis tau hu nws tag nrho tej, tsawg kawg yog tseem tsis tau.
“Kuv zoo siab Marcus yog tam sim no cob nrog Orlando,” saib xyuas Nyaum remarked. “Marcus yog siab, muaj zog thiab ntse nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Kuv muaj zoo kev cia siab rau nws nyob rau hauv lub tam sim ntawd yav tom ntej.”
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Nws kuj zoo li coj txawv txawv hais tias ib tug lub neej-ntev Floridian zoo li Upshaw yog lub ntus WBC Mediterranean super middleweight yeej, tab sis nws tau hais khov kho qhia nws ob title siv (saib nrog daim duab nrog Upshaw thiab saib xyuas Si Nyaum), mus nrog rau cov Florida lub xeev middleweight pluaj nws yeej nyob rau hauv 2009, thaum nws khob qhov rooj tawm rau lwm tus unbeaten prospect thaum lub sij hawm, Ahsandi Gibbs (10-0). Attendance coj txawv txawv yog cov cheers nws hnov los ntawm cov neeg coob coob uas serenaded nws nrog chants ntawm “TEB CHAWS USA, TEB CHAWS USA” raws li nws nkag mus hauv lub nplhaib nrog Florida pab txhawb Dave Johnson waving ib tug American chij raws li nws coj pab neeg taug kev mus rau Upshaw lub ces kaum.
Williams yuav sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv nws yim sib txawv teb chaws tiv thaiv Rauj, lub qub ntiaj teb Boxing Organization (WBO) European heavyweight yeej. “Kuv yog ib tug Bahamian warrior,” Williams piav yog vim li cas nws fights ntau yam thiaj li tw nyob rau hauv lawv cov tiaj nraum qaum tsev. “Los ntawm qhov, nyob rau hauv lub Caribbean, peb lub npe hu ua pirates. Kuv twb mus ncig tag nrho kuv lub neej. Peb muaj tsis muaj ciam teb rau lwm, tsuas dej rau tus ntoo khaub lig. Qhov twg kuv tua, Kuv xav tias zoo li nws yog kuv hometown ntawm Nassau. Qhov no yog ib lub thib txawv sib ntaus rau kuv lub xyoo no tab sis qhov tsuas yog ib qho uas yog tiag tiag tshwm sim. Rau lwm tus neeg poob sib nrug rau ib tug yog vim li cas los yog lwm. Kuv yuav coj kom zoo dua ntawm lub sij hawm no. Kuv mam li ntsib kev nyuaj siab sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Romania rau cov thawj lub sij hawm, tiam sis kuv yuav muaj muaj tswv yim ntawm belting nws los ntawm pillar mus post. Kuv yuav mus coj nws tawm. Kuv nqa kuv conch punch (loj overhand cai), uas yog synonymous nrog lub Bahamas, thiab cov neeg qhov txhia chaw hlub nws.”
Upshaw lub feem ntau tsis ntev los no sib ntaus tawm nyob rau hauv ib tug disappointing tsis, los ntawm txoj kev ntawm ib tug muaj teeb yim-round kev txiav txim siab, kawg rau hli ntuj mus hometown nyiam Lanell bellows (12-1-1) nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. “Kuv yeej uas sib ntaus thiab tseem poob,” Upshaw commented. “Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau ntawm boxing txawv txij li thaum kuv sib ntaus nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Kuv twb nyiag tab sis kawm hais tias kuv yuav tsis cia li kom txog thaum kuv nrog sib ntaus yog khob qhov rooj tawm. Kuv tsis muaj nyiaj mus deb nyob rau hauv no sib ntaus (vs. Oener).”

