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Key West, Fla (Kẹsán 6, 2015) -Boxing faili Si Star, Aare ti SHS Boxing Management, kọjá lọ ni awọn ọjọ ori ti 81 yi kọja Monday nitori ilolu lati a okan kolu.
Stern isakoso mẹta-akoko, meji-pipin Randall “The kolu Jade King” Bailey, oniwosan heavyweight Sherman “Ojò” Williams, Makosi “Arilli” Upshaw ki o si tele Cuba Olympian Robert Alfonso.
A gan aseyori onisowo, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, ibi ti o ni atilẹyin Williams ni re ija, lojo sonde, 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, ibi ti o wà fun a ose ṣaaju ki o succumbed.
Bailey ati Stern ká alabaṣepọ, Dave Johnson, pẹlú pẹlu Stern ká ọmọ, Gary, ati ọmọbinrin, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “Mo sọ fun Si on Sunday night (August 30) ati ni kan ipe nigbamii ti ọjọ wipe o ti a ti gba eleyi lati awọn iwosan,” Bailey salaye. “O si jiya a lowo okan kolu. Ohun wà si oke ati isalẹ gbogbo ọsẹ titi ti kẹhin ìparí.
![]() Randall Bailey (L) pẹlu Si Stern (dani igbanu) ati awọn ọmọ rẹ, Gary Stern, han nibi lẹhin Bailey ti lu jade Mike Jones ni 2012 fun awọn IBF welterweight akọle
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si bìkítà; ti o ba ti nwọn kò si le ṣe o, 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, bi nigbati mo gba awọn aye akọle, where he took any money. If Si had your back, ti o fẹ lọ si ogun pẹlu o.
“Ti o fẹ wakọ soke lati Key West si Miami lati ri mi ṣugbọn, dipo ti gbe moju, ti o fẹ wakọ pada. O si fẹ pe mi pe mi 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK ni igbega ni Korea) ati awọn ti a gan nwa siwaju si mi ija October 4th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
![]() L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Ojò” Williams han nibi ni Romania
Williams ti a isakoso nipa Stern fun awọn ti o ti kọja 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., de Sunday, August 30.
“Si je Elo siwaju sii ju mi faili,” Williams offered. “O si wà kan ti o dara ore, a igboya Mo ti le nigbagbogbo gbekele lori fun imọran, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, mi jije a Christian ati Si a Juu, paapa lilo ki ọpọlọpọ awọn ọjọ papo ni 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 Makosi Upshaw ṣi ẹnu si titun ipin
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Miami (August 19, 2015) – Perennial middleweight/super middleweight gatekeeper Makosi Upshaw nipari la ẹnu-bode si tókàn orí rẹ ọmọ kẹhin Saturday, knocking jade tẹlẹ undefeated tooki afojusọna Bugra Oener ni Wynwood Stadium in Miami, lati Yaworan awọn ṣ'ofo World Council Boxing (WBC) adele Mẹditarenia Super middleweight akọle.
Awọn 35-odun-atijọ Upshaw (18-4-4, 9 KOs) jà ni ile re ipinle fun igba akọkọ ninu 2 ½ years. He was on a seek-and-destroy mission against reigning WBC Youth super middleweight champion Oener (9-1, 3 KOs).
Upshaw gba eleyi ba feyinti lẹhin rẹ ti tẹlẹ ija, ninu eyi ti o ti lọ silẹ Las fegasi ilu ayanfẹ Lanell Bellows (12-1-1) ni igba mẹta yet nu ẹya mẹjọ-yika ipinnu.
“Mo ti sọ ti ni gatekeeper fun ki gun sugbon mo nipari la ẹnu-bode,” Upshaw wi. “Yi ija ro oniyi, paapa lẹhin mi gun, 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, sugbon mo ti a ìdánilójú lati fun o ọkan diẹ shot. Mo ti wà setan lati fi ẹmi mi lori ila, lọ fun o ati ki o ko idaamu nipa nini lu tabi farapa.
“I knew that I had to finish this time. My opponent was related to one of the promoters and, pẹlú pẹlu mi itan, 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.”
O le dabi ajeji pe a aye-gun Floridian bi Upshaw ni adele WBC Mẹditarenia Super middleweight asiwaju, ṣugbọn o inu didun hàn rẹ keji akọle igbanu (wo aworan ti yoo tẹle pẹlu Upshaw ati faili Si Stern), lati lọ si pẹlú pẹlu awọn Florida State middleweight okun ti o gba ni 2009, nigbati o ti lu jade mìíràn unbeaten afojusọna ni akoko, Ahsandi Gibbs (10-0). Se ajeji si li awọn ti o gbọ lati mú inú awọn enia ti o serenaded i pẹlu awọn chants ti “USA, USA” bi o ti wọ iwọn pẹlu Florida olugbeleke Dave Johnson Map ohun Amerika Flag bi o ti mu awọn egbe rin si Upshaw ká igun.“Fun kan ayipada ti mo ti a ti ija ninu mi ehinkunle ati ni gbigbọ egeb hó, 'USA, USA’ qkan mi kan Pupo,” Upshaw woye. “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 ti nigbagbogbo a ti mọ fun awọn re toughness, ti lọ ni ijinna, botilẹjẹ pe ni adanu, pẹlu awọn aṣaju-, contenders ati awọn asesewa gẹgẹbi Mario Antonio Rubio,David Lemieux, Gilberto Ramírez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski ati Tarvis Simms.
“Mo wa gan dun fun Makosi lẹhin ti gbogbo awọn ti o ti nipasẹ,” Upshaw ká longtime failiSi Star ( SHS Boxing Management ) fi kun. “Makosi je kan ti o yatọ Onija ni iwọn akoko yi….bi o si wà kan patapata ti o yatọ eniyan,” “Makosi ti a ti ibi nipa awon eniyan ni kutukutu apa rẹ ọmọ ti o tì i ni lodi si awon enia buruku iwọn soke si 175 poun, ija wọn lori pẹ akiyesi ni wọn backyards, ati ki o kan pupo ti rẹ adanu wà si aye aṣaju-.
“Makosi ti nigbagbogbo ní agbara ti o lodi si hàn Oner, ṣugbọn o ti ko kọ bi o si daradara lo agbára rẹ titi ti o ti bere ṣiṣẹ pẹlu (ori olukọni) Orlando(Cuellar). Marcus is very, gan lagbara ati awọn ti o n kò ti ni a buburu ija. O si n sọnu diẹ ninu awọn njà ti o yẹ ki o ti gba, but that’s all behind him now. Coming off this fight, Mo gbagbo a le gba lati ja fun u a Ekun akọle, ati ki o si a yoo lọ lati wa nibẹ”
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Makosi Upshaw Ṣi lepa re ala gba lori Lanell Bellows yi Sunday ninu rẹ Las fegasi Uncomfortable
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Miami (June 17, 2015) – Modern-ọjọ opopona alagbara Makosi “Arilli” Upshaw (17-13-4, 8 KOs) ti wa ni ṣi lepa re Boxing àlá. Awọn nigbamii ti diẹdiẹ ti re dani itan ni Sunday yi lodi si ilu ayanfẹ Lanell “KO” Bellows (17-1-1, 7 KOs) ni MGM Grand ni Las fegasi.
“Mo n lepa awọn ala sugbon, ni akoko kan naa, awọn ala ti wa ni lepa mi,” Upshaw wi. “Mi lokan jẹ nipari sọtun ati bayi mo ni a nla olukọni ( Orlando Cuellar ) ti o ni mi pada. O je ko o kan mi akoko ṣaaju ki o to sugbon yi ni o. Mo ti sọ ja gbogbo lori ṣugbọn yi ni mi akọkọ akoko ti ija ni Las fegasi. O ni nipa akoko! Mo ti sọ nigbagbogbo fe lati jà ni fegasi. Mo n lilọ si wa ni ija ni iwaju ti Floyd Mayweather Jr. ki o si bọ kuro pẹlu kan gun.”
A abinibi Floridian ti a bí ni Jacksonville ati ki o ma ni Miami, awọn 34-odun-atijọ Upshaw ni 2-1-2 ninu re kẹhin marun bouts. Ni re kẹhin 11 njà, Upshaw ti ja lemeji ni Mexico, Washington D.C., Minnesota Dominican Republic ati awọn, bi daradara bi lẹẹkan ni Texas, Canada, ati Connecticut. Ni fere gbogbo nla ti o jà boya a ilu Onija ati / tabi a afẹṣẹja lököökan nipa awọn show ká olugbeleke.
Nigba dajudaju ti re mesan-odun ọjọgbọn ọmọ, o si tun n ja ni Mississippi, Illinois, California, Rhode Island, Niu Yoki, Maryland, South Carolina ati North Carolina. Nikan 11 ti re 34 njà ti wa ni Florida, awọn opolopo ninu awon nigba ti tete ara rẹ ọmọ. Ti o ba ti fa ati pipin ati / tabi sunmọ ipinnu adanu ni alatako’ backyards ti wa ni gbogbo ka “AamiEye” ni Boxing, Upshaw ká gba awọn le gan daradara jẹ kan Elo o yatọ 25-5.
O jẹ yanilenu wipe rẹ akọkọ ni Las fegasi yoo jẹ yi Sunday, lodi si ohun ti alatako ti o ti wa ni igbega nipa Mayweather ni igbega, eyi ti o ti gbe-igbega si Asolori Boxing Awọn aṣaju-ija lori kaadi Sibiesi pẹlu TBG ni igbega, ki o si nimoran nipa alagbara Al HAYMONti ile-iṣẹ, HAYMON Boxing, iloju awọn PBC jara.
Ni afikun si awọn aforementioned tolera lọṣọ si i, Upshaw jẹ kan adayeba middleweight ti o, lekan si, yoo wa ni ija kan Super middleweight. “Emi ko bikita nipa wipe nkan bi gun bi awọn ija ki asopọ ori,” Upshaw salaye. “Bibẹkọ ti, Mo ti yoo ko ba ti ya o. Mo wa kan middleweight ti o ti jà kan diẹ ni igba ni 168 poun ati ki o ṣe daradara lodi si Aaron Pryor Jr. (8 ariyanjiyan-yika fa), Government Biosse (WTKO8) ati Durrell Richardson (WDEC6). Mo ti yoo jẹ awọn toughest alatako Bellows ti lailai dojuko. O si ti sọnu lọ si ipinnu lati 8-9-2 eniyan ati ki o ní a fa pẹlu ohun alatako ti o ní a 5-6-1 gba. O si n ko ja enikeni sunmo si alaja oju ibọn ti awọn onija Mo ti sọ ti ni pẹlu. Mo wa kan middleweight ati ki o tilẹ ti o njà ni kan ti o ga àdánù kilasi, Mo ti yoo jẹ awọn lágbára, dara Onija. Titẹ, titẹ, titẹ ni awọn ere ètò fun yi ija. Mo n ko lilọ si jẹ ki awọn onidajọ Rob mi lẹẹkansi. Eleyi jẹ ẹya oniyi anfani fun mi, diẹ, Mo n ni ija ni Las fegasi fun igba akọkọ!”
Upshaw ká Ibuwọlu win, bayi jina, wà ni 2010 nigbati o ajo lọ si Quebec City ati lãlã 21-1-1 agbegbe akoni Renan St. Ọtun nipa ọna ti a 10-yika ipinnu, gbigbe abala Makosi ni aye middleweight ipo to IBF #6, WBO #9 ati WBC #11.
Upshaw ti han rẹ pọju, ẹbùn ati awọn guts nipa lilọ awọn pipe ijinna ni iyipo, botilẹjẹ pe ni adanu, pẹlu awọn fẹran ti Mario Antonio Rubio, David Lemieux,Gilberto Ramírez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski ati Tarvis Simms.
“Makosi ni awọn kan gan deceiving gba,” woye Cuellar ti o yoo wa ni Upshaw ká igun fun nikan ni keji ija. “Re gba ni dara ju o ti wulẹ lori iwe. Ṣayẹwo diẹ ninu awọn ti buruku ti o ti n wa ni ijinna tabi jà fa pẹlu. Alatako re ni untested sugbon ti ko ko tunmọ on kì yóò wá nipasẹ. Nigba miran awọn onija ti wa ni idaabobo nipasẹ wọn handlers sugbon Akobaratan soke ni njà lodi si dara idije. Awọn onija wa ni ma bi a apoti ti chocolates, o kò mọ ohun ti o ba nlo lati gba titi ti o ṣii ki o si ya a ojola.
“Makosi jẹ bi kan o nran soke lodi si awọn odi. Alatako re ko ni kò mọ ohun ti o ni ti o lagbara ti n ṣe gan ni iwọn. Makosi ti šetan lati isipade awọn akosile, tan-an tabili yi ilu eniyan. Mo ti so fun u pe yi ni eniyan ninu re ona ti o dara ṣiṣe owo, ki o ni akoko fun u lati ya iṣakoso ki o si jẹ awọn Oga. Marcos yẹ ki o win yi ija inu awọn okùn sugbon, nitori ti o ti n ija ni ilu ayanfẹ lori rẹ olugbeleke ká show, Makosi nilo lati ya jade awọn onidajọ pẹlu kan knockout, tabi gan ni idaniloju išẹ ki nwọn ko le gba a kuro lati win rẹ.”
Upshaw ti nigbagbogbo ní, 6 duro′ 4″, a size advantage to go with his rich athletic bloodlines; rẹ aburo, awọn pẹ Gene Upshaw, je ohun NFL Hall ti loruko ibinu oluso fun awọn Oakland Awọn akọnilogun. Bayi, o ni akoko fun u lati lọ si gbogbo awọn ni o si owo jade ńlá-akoko ninu rẹ akọkọ Las fegasi ija, registering a career-defining triumph to set him up for a major showdown in the not too distant future.
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Makosi Upshaw Ṣi ni o ni opolopo ti ija osi
| Miami (March 12, 2015) – Nigba dajudaju ti re mẹsan-odun pro Boxing ọmọ, oniwosan middleweight Makosi “Arilli” Upshaw (17-13-4, 1 NC, 8 KOs) ti a ti a npe ni a onibaje, gatekeeper, ọjọgbọn alatako, journeyman ati opopona jagunjagun.
Upshaw ti wa gbogbo awọn ti awọn loke, funni, ṣugbọn diẹ ẹ sii ju ohunkohun ti o ti n ti ohun mọ Onija setan lati ya lori enikeni, nigbakugba. O si n ja gbogbo comers lati aye aṣaju-si oke contenders ati ni ileri asesewa.
Gbogbo ti o fe bayi, tilẹ, ni a igbejako a aye-kilasi alatako, nireti a gun le propel u sinu ohun igba lá nipa aye akọle ija.
Ti o ba ti fa, pipin ati / tabi sunmọ ipinnu adanu, paapa ti o ba Abajade lati njà ni ohun alatako ká ehinkunle, ti wa ni gbogbo kà “AamiEye” ni Boxing, Upshaw ká gba le je kan Elo o yatọ 27-8 loni ati awọn 34-odun-atijọ Floridian yoo ti a ti ija ni pataki njà lori pataki USB nẹtiwọki.
Upshaw ká osise gba ni a taara abajade ti rẹ mu njà bi a pẹ rirọpo, lori ni opopona ni ṣodi si ati ki o abosi awọn ọja, lodi si idaabobo awọn onija ati awọn ọmọ olokiki boxers, lẹẹkọọkan ni kan ti o ga àdánù kilasi ju re adayeba 160-iwon pipin.
Re julọ to šẹšẹ ija ose ni Dallas pari ni aṣoju njagun, bi Upshaw jà lọ si ipinnu lati mẹjọ-yika fa (76-74, 74-76, 75-75) pẹlu ilu ayanfẹ Anthony Mack(12-1-1), ninu eyi ti Upshaw farapa alatako re ni igba pupọ, gba meje iyipo gẹgẹ bi re titun ori olukọni, Orlando Cuellar , longtime faili Si Star, ati ki o kan nipa gbogbo eniyan ni wiwa.
“Awọn Boxing aye ni irikuri,” Upshaw wi. “Mo ti sọ bayi ní fa ni pada-si-pada njà (awọn miiran lodi si Aaron Pryor Jr.). Mo ti yoo ko jẹ ki o gba si mi, tilẹ. Mo gboju le won o wi kan pupo nipa mi ti mo le lọ sinu kan Onija ká ehinkunle, lẹhin ikẹkọ lile, ki o si wá jade pẹlu kan fa ni njà ti o yẹ ki o gan ti ti AamiEye. Bayi, Mo mọ Mo ni lati gba knockouts lati win ati awọn ti o ti mi aniyan lọ sinu kẹhin ija nitori mo ti jà a Texas eniyan ni Texas. Mo ti wobbled u mẹta ti o yatọ igba ati ki o gba gbogbo yika ṣugbọn ọkan.”
Awọn iga ti Upshaw ká ọmọ wà ni 2010 nigbati o ajo lọ si Quebec City ati derubami 21-1-1 agbegbe akoni Renan St. Ọtun, gba a 10-yika ipinnu lati gbe Upshaw ni aye middleweight ipo (IBF #6, WBO #9 ati WBC #11). Saju si St. O kan jà, Upshaw kaleô ni ọmọ ti ki o si 19-1 James McGirt, ọmọ famed aye asiwaju / Gbajumo olukọni James “Buddy” McGirt, pẹlu kan ti ariyanjiyan 10-yika poju fa. Meji njà nigbamii, o si duro 10-0 afojusọna Ashandi Gibbs (10-0) ninu awọn ti kẹrin-yika fun awọn Florida State middleweight asiwaju.
Upshaw ti han re tiwa ni ẹbùn nipa ti lọ ni pipe ijinna ni iyipo, botilẹjẹ pe ni adanu, pẹlu awọn fẹran ti Mario Antonio Rubio, David Lemieux, Gilberto Ramírez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski ati Tarvis Simms. Awọn igbehin alatako wà miran nomba apẹẹrẹ ti ìwà ìrẹjẹ Upshaw ti dojuko ju ọpọlọpọ igba. Simms wà 24-0-1 ni 2009 nigbati o ja Upshaw ni Mohegan Sun, ti o jẹ kukuru kan drive lati ile re ni nitosi Norwalk. Simms gba ohun mẹjọ-yika pipin ipinnu (77-74 X 2, 75-76).
Cuellar, ti o dara ju mọ fun didari awọn atilẹba opopona jagunjagun,Glen Johnson, si kan aye akọle, fi kun, “Makosi ti nigbagbogbo ti ni alakikanju, o ni miran opopona jagunjagun, ija diẹ RÍ, ni idaabobo awọn onija pẹlu diẹ ninu awọn ti o wà Super middleweights. O si wá si sunmo o nri yi kẹhin eniyan kuro kan diẹ yatọ si igba. O si gba meje ti mejo iyipo ati awọn Ref paapa mu a ojuami kuro, lai kan Ikilọ, nigbati Makosi’ ibi ibamu e gbẹnu si subu jade. O esan ko ṣẹlẹ nítorí pé o si wà ni wahala.
“A nikan ní marun ọsẹ ṣiṣẹ pọ. A fẹ Makosi lati lo rẹ 6′ 3 ½” iga si rẹ anfani. O ni lati ja ni kan ijinna, lilo rẹ arọwọto lati ita. O si le šakoso kan ija pẹlu kan ė jab, atẹle nipa a ọtun, gẹgẹ bi o ti ṣe si Mack. Mo ti a ti impressed nipasẹ ọna ti o oṣiṣẹ to ni-idaraya ati paapa siwaju sii bayi Mo ti sọ ti pẹlu rẹ ni a ija. Mo ro pe o le fun enikeni ti o ba ti wahala ti o njà lori ni ita. O si n ni oke apẹrẹ, njà smati, ati bayi a le gbero kan nwon.Mirza ni ilosiwaju nitori a mọ kọọkan miiran. O si ni o ni lati knockout alatako lati win. Mo ti irin mi onija lati ju silẹ ati ki o da, eyi ti o jẹ ohun ti Makosi ni yoo ṣe.”
Upshaw gbagbo Cuellar ni nsọnu ọna asopọ ti o ti n nilo lati gba pada si oke. “Mo ti sọ tẹlẹ kọ kan pupo lati Orlando,” Upshaw salaye, “sugbon julọ ti gbogbo awọn Mo ti sọ kẹkọọ pé mo ti le ṣe ohunkohun ninu iwọn. O si ko ni kan so a Onija lati ṣe eyi tabi ti; Orlando yoo fun kan Onija awọn irinṣẹ, awọn ihamọra lati lọ sinu ogun, lati wa ni rẹ ti o dara ju. O si jẹ bi ẹya atijọ-ilé ẹkọ olukọni. Awọn lile apakan pẹlu rẹ ni ikẹkọ, ko ni ija. O si n fi aye sinu mi ọmọ.
“Mo ti sọ ti ni pẹlu awọn ti o dara ju ati ki o tun kẹkọọ lati awon njà. Mi isoro ti ko ni lojutu gbogbo ija. Mo mọ Mo wa yiyara ati ki o ni okun sii ju mi alatako, sugbon mo ti gba sunmi ma ki o si da gège punches. Emi ko mo idi ti mo ti ṣe wipe sugbon o ti mi mindset. Orlando ti kọ mi ti mo nilo lati duro lojutu ati ki o gbigbọn jakejado ohun gbogbo ija.”
Pẹlu rẹ iwọn ati ki o ọlọrọ ere ije bloodlines – rẹ aburo, awọn pẹ Gene Upshaw, je ohun NFL Hall ti loruko ibinu oluso fun awọn Oakland Awọn akọnilogun – Upshaw kedere ti ko ami re ni kikun pọju, ni o kere ko sibẹsibẹ.
“Èmi inudidun Makosi ti wa ni bayi ikẹkọ pẹlu Orlando,” faili Stern eyi. “Makosi jẹ ga, lagbara ati ki o smati ni iwọn. Mo ni ireti nla fun u ni ojo iwaju si lẹsẹkẹsẹ.”
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O le dabi ajeji pe a aye-gun Floridian bi Upshaw ni adele WBC Mẹditarenia Super middleweight asiwaju, ṣugbọn o inu didun hàn rẹ keji akọle igbanu (wo aworan ti yoo tẹle pẹlu Upshaw ati faili Si Stern), lati lọ si pẹlú pẹlu awọn Florida State middleweight okun ti o gba ni 2009, nigbati o ti lu jade mìíràn unbeaten afojusọna ni akoko, Ahsandi Gibbs (10-0). Se ajeji si li awọn ti o gbọ lati mú inú awọn enia ti o serenaded i pẹlu awọn chants ti “USA, USA” bi o ti wọ iwọn pẹlu Florida olugbeleke Dave Johnson Map ohun Amerika Flag bi o ti mu awọn egbe rin si Upshaw ká igun.
Williams ni yoo ni ija ninu rẹ kẹjọ ti o yatọ orilẹ-ede lodi si Hammer, awọn tele World Boxing Organisation (WBO) European heavyweight asiwaju. “Mo wa kan Bahamian alagbara,” Williams salaye idi ti o jà ki ọpọlọpọ awọn alatako won ninu ehinkunle. “Nipa iseda, ni Karibeani, a ti wa ni mọ bi ajalelokun. Mo ti sọ ajo gbogbo aye mi. A ko ni aala, nikan bomi rin lati sọdá. Nibikibi ti mo ti jà, Mo lero bi o ti ilu mi Nassau. Eleyi jẹ kẹfà o yatọ ija fun mi odun yi ṣugbọn nikan ni ọkan ti o ni gan ṣẹlẹ. Awọn awọn miran ṣubu yato si fun ọkan tabi miiran idi. Mo n lilọ lati lo anfani ti anfani yi. Mo ti yoo koju ija ißoro ba ni Romania fun igba akọkọ sugbon Mo n lọ nibẹ pẹlu aniyan ti belting u lati ọwọn lati fí. Mo n lilọ lati mu u jade. Mo n mú mi Conch Punch (nla overhand ọtun), eyi ti o jẹ kan bakannaa ni pẹlu awọn Bahamas, ati awọn eniyan nibi gbogbo ni ife o.”
Upshaw ká julọ to šẹšẹ ija yorisi ni a itiniloju pipadanu, nipa ọna ti a ti ariyanjiyan mẹjọ-yika ipinnu, kẹhin Oṣù to ìlú ayanfẹ Lanell Bellows (12-1-1) ni Las fegasi. “Mo ti jẹ gaba lori wipe ija ati ki o si tun ti sọnu,” Upshaw commented. “Mo n wa ni Boxing otooto niwon mi ija ni Las fegasi. Mo ti a ti ja sugbon kẹkọọ pé mo ti ko le jẹ ki soke titi mi alatako ti wa ni ti lu jade. Emi ko le irewesi lati lọ si awọn ijinna ninu ija yi (la. Oener).”

