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WEST KEY, Fla (September 6, 2015) -Imenenja Boxing Si Star, Umengameli we SHS Boxing Management, washona eneminyaka engu- 81 lokhu esidlule ngoMsombuluko ngenxa yezinkinga yisifo senhliziyo.
Stern ephethwe ezintathu-time, ezimbili-division Randall “The Knock Out King” Bailey, veteran Sherman wesibhakela “Tank” Williams, Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw futhi zangaphambili Cuba Olympian Robert Alfonso.
A ochumayo kakhulu, Williams explained that Stern also had a law degree and studied at one point to be a rabbi. Si recently returned from Romania, lapho kusekelwa Williams ngesikhathi impi yakhe, ngesonto, 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, lapho wahlala yena isonto ngaphambi wawela.
Bailey and Stern sika umlingani, Dave Johnson, kanye nendodana Stern sika, Gary, nendodakazi, Cynthia, were bedside in the hospital with Si for several days until the end. “I wakhuluma Si ngeSonto ebusuku (August 30) futhi got a call ngosuku olulandelayo ethi ungeniswe esibhedlela,” Bailey wachaza. “Wathi wamelwa inhliziyo. Izinto zaba up and down kuze ngempelasonto edlule isonto lonke.
![]() Randall Bailey (L) kanye Si Stern (ibhande ephethe) nendodana yakhe, Gary Stern, eboniswe lapha emva Bailey akhishwe Mike Jones e 2012 ngoba IBF welterweight isihloko
“Si was a great guy and a good friend. As a manager, he always fought for his boxers. If nobody else cared, Si sinakekelwe; uma abakwazanga ukukwenza, 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, like lapho Nganqoba isihloko emhlabeni, where he took any money. If Si had your back, Wayenza ayokulwa nawe.
“Wayenza zima kusukela Key West ukuze Miami ukubona kimi kodwa, esikhundleni sokuhlala ubusuku, Wayenza ukushayela emuva. Wayenza call me call me 10 times while he drove home. He was so happy to get me a promotional contract (AK Promotions e Korea) futhi wayebheke phambili ngempela ukuba impi yami October 4th in Korea. I’m dedicating that fight to Si and we’ll be doing something special.”
![]() L-R: Si Star & Sherman “Tank” Williams eboniswe lapha Romania
Williams iphethwe Stern for the esidlule 11 years and they had a special relationship. They had dinner together in Romania and flew back to the U.S., ukufika Sunday, August 30.
“Si kwaba kakhulu ngaphezu umphathi wami,” Williams offered. “Wayengumuntu umngane omuhle, a beqiniseka Ngangibona njalo bathembele for izeluleko, in and out of boxing. Si was an all-around good man. We had many deep discussion about politics and religion, me ukuba umKristu futhi Si ungumJuda, ikakhulukazi kokuchitha izinsuku eziningi kangaka ndawonye in 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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Umlindisango zisetshenziswa Marcus Upshaw Uvula esangweni isahluko esisha
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Miami (August 19, 2015) – Perennial middleweight/super middleweight gatekeeper Marcus Upshaw Ekugcineni isango esahlukweni esilandelayo kwenkonzo yakhe ngoMgqibelo, kokungqongqoza out ngaphambilini Ezingakanqotshwa ithemba Turkish Bugra Oener at Wynwood Stadium ngo Miami, wasithatha singenamuntu World Boxing Council (WBC) wesikhashana Mediterranean super middleweight isihloko.
The Upshaw oneminyaka engu-35 ubudala (18-4-4, 9 Kos) walwa ekusimo sakhe ekhaya okokuqala ngo 2 ½ iminyaka. He was on a seek-and-destroy mission against reigning WBC Youth super middleweight champion Oener (9-1, 3 Kos).
Upshaw savuma ucabangela umhlalaphansi emva impi yakhe yangaphambilini, lapho yena kwehla Las Vegas langakubo intandokazi Lanell Bellows (12-1-1) kathathu kodwa walahlekelwa isinqumo nesishiyagalombili round.
“Ingihlabe umlindisango for eside kangaka, kodwa mina ekugcineni isango,” Upshaw wathi. “Le mpi wazizwa ezesabekayo, ikakhulukazi emva eside yami, 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, kodwa Ngangiqiniseka sokuwunikeza eyodwa shot more. Manje ngase ngikulungele ukubeka ukuphila kwami phezu line, uya ngoba hhayi ukukhathazeka mayelana ukubanjwa hit noma ubuhlungu.
“I knew that I had to finish this time. My opponent was related to one of the promoters and, kanye nomlando wami, 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.”
Kungase kubonakale kungavamile ukuthi Floridi impilo like Upshaw iyona wesikhashana WBC eMedithera super middleweight iqhawe, kodwa ngokuziqhenya ubonisa igama lakhe lesibili ibhande (bheka esihambisana naleli bhokisi picture nge Upshaw kanye nomphathi Si Stern), ukuya kanye Florida State middleweight wayibhinca wathola e 2009, lapho akhishwe komunye ithemba unbeaten ngesikhathi, Ahsandi Gibbs (10-0). Ngokulinganayo ongaziwa babengamadodana cheers ezwa kusukela isixuku serenaded kuye nge chants of “USA, USA” njengoba yena wangena indandatho Florida umgqugquzeli Dave Johnson ehalalisela i American uhlabe wahola uhambo iqembu ekhoneni Upshaw sika.“Ukuze ushintsho ngase ngilwa ebaleni yami futhi nabalandeli nokuzwa shout, 'USA, USA’ eyangibangela a lot,” Upshaw yaphawula. “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 bezilokhu eyaziwa ngokuba ubunzima bakhe, uya ibanga, siqala ukulahlekelwa, nge Champions, kwabazabalazayo namathemba ezifana Mario Antonio Rubio,David Lemieux, Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski futhi Tarvis Simms.
“Ngijabule kakhulu ngokuba Marcus phela Sekuyiminyaka ngokusebenzisa,” Imenenja Upshaw sika osenesikhathi eside eyisithunywaSi Star (SHS Boxing Management) wanezela. “Marcus walilwela ezahlukene esiyingini kulesi sikhathi….njengaye umfana ehluke ngokuphelele,” “Marcus budlale abantu encenyeni umsebenzi wakhe okwathi ngemva bayiphonsa ngokumelene guys nesisindo 175 amakhilogremu, ukulwa nabo isaziso ngasekupheleni emakhaya abo, futhi eziningi ukulahlekelwa kwakhe kwakumelwe Champions emhlabeni.
“Marcus ubelokhu waba namandla wabonisa ngokumelene ku-, kodwa ayizange wafundisa kanjani ukusebenzisa kahle amandla akhe aze ngaqala ukusebenza (ikhanda trainer) Orlando(Cuellar). Marcus is very, esiqine kakhulu futhi yena akakaze ayolwa embi. Uthi isinciphile nokulwisana kufanele baye bayinqoba, but that’s all behind him now. Coming off this fight, Ngikholwa ukuthi ungathola naye ukulwela isihloko yesifunda, bese sizohamba ukusuka lapho”
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Marcus Upshaw kunjalo nokujaha iphupho lakhe Sekuphuthuma Lanell Bellows lokhu ngeSonto ngo Las Vegas yakhe DEBUT
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Miami (June 17, 2015) – Anamuhla warrior road Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw (17-13-4, 8 Kos) Namanje nokujaha boxing yakhe iphupho. Isitolimende elilandelayo indaba yakhe ngokungavamile lokhu ngeSonto ngokumelene langakubo intandokazi Lanell “KO” Izifutho (17-1-1, 7 Kos) at MGM Omkhulu Las Vegas.
“Ngithathe nokujaha iphupho kodwa, ngesikhathi esifanayo, the dream is ingijahe,” Upshaw wathi. “Ingqondo yami ekugcineni ngakwesokudla futhi manje mina nomqeqeshi enkulu (Orlando Cuellar) onesifo emuva yami. It nje Besingakafiki isikhathi sami phambi kodwa lokhu kube. Ngiye balwa yonke indawo kodwa lokhu isikhathi sami sokuqala silwa Las Vegas. Sekuyisikhathi! Bengilokhu ngifuna ukulwa in Vegas. Ngiya ukuba ukulwa phambi Floyd Mayweather Jr. iza away nge ukunqoba.”
A Floridi bomdabu owazalelwa e Jacksonville futhi siqeqesha in Miami, the Upshaw oneminyaka engu-34 ubudala 2-1-2 e wakhe wokugcina emihlanu neziqubu. In yakhe yokugcina 11 ukulwa, Upshaw ulwisane kabili e Mexico, Washington D.C., Minnesota kanye Dominican Republic, kanye kanye Texas, Canada, futhi Connecticut. Cishe wonke amacala walwa noma a fighter langakubo kanye / noma boxer ukwenziwa yizitho umgqugquzeli the show sika.
Phakathi oneminyaka engu-career yakhe professional, uye futhi ngalwa Mississippi, Illinois, California, Rhode Island, I-New York, Maryland, South Carolina and North Carolina. Kuphela 11 of yakhe 34 zokuxabana bebelokhu in Florida, iningi labo ngasekuqaleni kwenkonzo yakhe. Uma udonsa noqhekeko kanye / noma close isinqumo ukulahlekelwa izimbangi’ emagcekeni ngokuvamile zibhekwa “kwi” in boxing, Irekhodi Upshaw kungasho kahle ehlukile kakhulu 25-5.
Yingakho ukuthi kuqala yakhe Las Vegas kuyoba lokhu Sunday, yokulwa Umphikisi ngubani kugqugquzelwa Mayweather Promotions, okuyinto co-nokukhuthaza Premier Boxing Champions kuyi-CBS khadi ngamandla TBG Promotions, engiyalela enamandla Al HAYMONabanjani, HAYMON Boxing, presents uchungechunge PBC.
Ngaphezu emphemeni esesikhulume ngazo embondelene ngokumelene naye, Upshaw kuyinto middleweight ophilayo, kwaphinda lokho, uzobe ukulwa a super middleweight. “Anginandaba ngalowo izinto njengoba nje impi kunengqondo,” Upshaw wachaza. “Otherwise, Bengingeke uzinqumele. Ngingumfana middleweight oye alwa izikhathi ezimbalwa ngesikhathi 168 amakhilogremu futhi wenza kahle ngokumelene Aaron Pryor Jr. (impikiswano 8-round draw), Uhulumeni Biosse (WTKO8) futhi Durrell Richardson (WDEC6). I kuyoba abaphikisi eziqine Bellows owake wabhekana. Walahlekelwa i 8-9-2 guy and waba draw nge Umphikisi owayenonembeza 5-6-1 irekhodi. Akakaze balwa ubani eduze ubukhulu fighters Ingihlabe in with. Ngingumfana middleweight futhi nakuba lwempi yakhe ephakeme a ekilasini isisindo, I uyoba kunamandla, fighter kangcono. Pressure, ingcindezi, kontanga ipulani game for kule mpi. Angiyi ukuvumela amajaji ukungibamba inkunzi futhi. Leli yithuba awesome for me, okuningi, Ngithathe ukulwa Las Vegas okokuqala!”
Upshaw sika isignesha win, Kanjalo kude, kwaba in 2010 lapho baya Quebec City and ecasukile 21-1-1 hero wendawo URenan St. Right ngendlela isinqumo 10-round, uphakamisa Marcus umhlaba middleweight rankings ku IBF #6, WBO #9 futhi WBC #11.
Upshaw uye wabonisa ikhono lakhe, iyawuhlonipha GUTS ngokuya ibanga ephelele e emahlandla, siqala ukulahlekelwa, kanye ukuthandwa of Mario Antonio Rubio, David Lemieux,Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski futhi Tarvis Simms.
“Marcus linomlando ukhohlisa kakhulu,” kuphawuliwe Cuellar abayoba ekhoneni Upshaw for kuphela ukulwa yesibili. “Umbhalo wakhe ogciniwe kungcono kunokuba okubukeka ephepheni. Hlola ezinye guys yena waba ibanga noma alwa udonsa nge. Imbangi yakhe iwukuba engahloliwe kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi ngeke lulethwe. Ngezinye izikhathi fighters zivikelwe bokudla yabo kodwa ukwandisa ukulwa emelene nokuncintisana kangcono. Fighters ngezinye izikhathi like a ibhokisi loshokoledi, ungazi ukuthi yini nithatha uthole uze ulivule bese uthatha bite.
“Marcus ufana ikati yamelana odongeni. Umphikisi wakhe akazi lokho ngempela ukwenza in the ring. Marcus ukulungele flip script, ukuvula itafula lokhu umfana langakubo. Ngamtshela ukuthi lokhu umfana kuba endleleni yakhe yokwenza imali enhle, ngakho-ke isikhathi sokuba ukulawula kube boss. Marcos kufanele ukunqoba le mpi ngaphakathi izindophi kodwa, ngoba ukulwa intandokazi langakubo on show umgqugquzeli yakhe, Marcus kudingeka athathe amajaji nge Knockout, noma ukusebenza obukholisayo kakhulu ukuze bangaboni ukuthatha win kude kuye.”
Upshaw uye waba njalo, emi 6′ 4″, a size advantage to go with his rich athletic bloodlines; umalume wakhe, the late Gene Upshaw, kwaba an NFL Hall of Fame yabalindi offensive for the Oakland Raiders. Manje, sekuyisikhathi sokuba makaye bonke futhi imali phandle big-time in okokuqala Las Vegas empini yakhe, registering a career-defining triumph to set him up for a major showdown in the not too distant future.
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Marcus Upshaw kunjalo has a lot of fight kwesokunxele
| Miami (March 12, 2015) – Phakathi yakhe eneminyaka engu-boxing pro career, middleweight veteran Marcus “Arilli” Upshaw (17-13-4, 1 NC, 8 Kos) liye labizwa ngokuthi spoiler, umlindisango, Umphikisi professional, warrior journeyman and road.
Upshaw ubelokhu Konke okungenhla, anikezwe, kodwa ngaphezu yini Kwenzeke fighter qotho uzimisele ukuwuthatha muntu, kunini. Uthi walwa yonke comers kusukela ompetha bomhlaba kuya phezulu kwabazabalazayo namathemba othembisayo.
All ufuna manje, noma, kuyinto ekulweni ayemelene-class emhlabeni, enethemba lokuthi ukunqoba kungenzeka iya naye zibe ngokuvamile ephupha emhlabeni isihloko fight.
Uma udonsa, uqhekeko kanye / noma close isinqumo kulahlekelwa, ikakhulukazi uma okubangelwa ukulwa ebaleni zaloyo odlala naye, ngokuvamile kubhekwe “kwi” in boxing, Irekhodi Upshaw kungasho a ehlukene kakhulu 27-8 namuhla Floridi oneminyaka engu-34 ubudala ngabe ubelwa ukulwa ezinkulu ikhebula amanethiwekhi ezinkulu.
Irekhodi Upshaw olusemthethweni kubangelwa ngokuqondile kuye ukuthatha ukulwa indawo late, on the road ezimakethe ezinenzondo olubandlululayo, ngokumelene fighters avikelwe futhi amadodana punjab ezidumile, ngezikhathi ezithile in ephakeme ekilasini isisindo kuka yakhe yemvelo 160-ganda division.
Ekulweni kwakhe yakamuva ngesonto eledlule Dallas yaphela ngo fashion ejwayelekile, njengoba Upshaw walwa lokuthola nesishiyagalombili round draw (76-74, 74-76, 75-75) nge langakubo intandokazi Anthony Mack(12-1-1), lapho Upshaw ubuhlungu izikhathi zakhe ardent eziningana, ngokuwina emahlandla ayisikhombisa ngokusho ekhanda lakhe trainer entsha, Orlando Cuellar, Imenenja osemnkantsh 'ubomvu Si Star, futhi cishe zonke umuntu ababekhona.
“Izwe boxing kuba crazy,” Upshaw wathi. “Ngiye kwadingeka manje udonsela in emuva-to-back ukulwa (omunye ngokumelene Aaron Pryor Jr.). I ngeke makube uthole kimi, noma. Ngicabanga a lot lithi ngami ukuthi ngikwazi bangene egcekeni a fighter sika, ngemuva ukuqeqesha kanzima, futhi baphume nge draw ukulwa ukuthi kufanele ngempela yini kwi. Manje, Ngiyazi kumele uthole knockouts ukunqoba futhi kwaba inhloso yami uye empini yokugcina ngenxa Ngalwa a guy Texas in Texas. I wobbled naye izikhathi ezintathu ezahlukene futhi unqobe yonke nxazonke kodwa munye.”
Ukuphakama career Upshaw yayiphakathi 2010 lapho waya Quebec City and washaqeka 21-1-1 hero wendawo URenan St. Right, ngokuwina isinqumo 10-round ukumphakamisa Upshaw emhlabeni middleweight rankings in (IBF #6, WBO #9 futhi WBC #11). Ngaphambi St. Just ukulwa, Upshaw aphazamisa-career of the ke 19-1 James McGirt, indodana ka odumile wase emhlabeni iqhawe / trainer elite James “Buddy” McGirt, nge impikiswano 10-round iningi draw. Two ukulwa kamuva, wayeka 10-0 ithemba Ashandi Gibbs (10-0) wesine-round for the Florida State middleweight ubuqhawe.
Upshaw usimisile amakhono akhe enkulukazi ngokuya ibanga ephelele in emahlandla, siqala ukulahlekelwa, kanye ukuthandwa of Mario Antonio Rubio, David Lemieux, Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez, Edwin Rodriguez, Patrick Majewski futhi Tarvis Simms. Abaphikisi yokugcina kwakungesinye isibonelo esivelele nabulungisa Upshaw uye wabhekana kaningi. Simms kwaba 24-0-1 in 2009 lapho elwa Upshaw at Mohegan Sun, okuyinto a drive iDemo emzini wakhe e Norwalk eseduze. Simms unqobe uqhekeko isinqumo nesishiyagalombili round (77-74 X 2, 75-76).
Cuellar, aziwa kakhulu ekuqondiseni umgwaqo warrior original,Glen Johnson, kusihloko emhlabeni, wanezela, “Marcus yayilokhu ezinzima, yena nomunye warrior road, ukulwa abanolwazi, fighters avikelwe kuhlanganise abathile ababethanda super middleweights. Weza close to ngokubeka lokhu umfana last away ambalwa izikhathi ezahlukene. Wazuzela eziyisikhombisa emahlandla eziyisishiyagalombili kanye Ref waze wathatha iphuzu away, ngaphandle kwesixwayiso, lapho Marcus’ kabi isetshenziswa fitting kwawa. It Ngokuqinisekile akwenzekanga ngoba ehlushwa.
“Thina nje amasonto amahlanu ukusebenza ndawonye. Sifuna Marcus ukusebenzisa 6 yakhe′ 3 ½” ukuphakama ukuze izinto zimhambele. Unawo ukulwa kude, usebenzisa ababambe kusukela ngaphandle. Angaqondisa a fight with a jab kabili, kulandelwa ilungelo, like nje ayenza ngokumelene Mack. Yangihlaba umxhwele indlela waqeqesha in the gym ngisho nangokwengeziwe manje bengilokhu naye ulwa. Ngicabanga ukuthi anganika muntu enkingeni uma ulwa ngaphandle. Yena uthola in shape top, ukulwa smart, futhi manje singaba ukuhlela isu kusengaphambili ngoba siyazi nomunye. Yena has Knockout izimbangi ukunqoba. I aqeqeshe fighters zami ukulahla futhi bayeke, okuyinto lokho Marcus uzobe enza.”
Upshaw ikholelwa Cuellar yiyona isixhumanisi abalahlekile ludingeka yena ukubuyela phezulu. “Ngiye kakade wafunda okuningi Orlando,” Upshaw wachaza, “kodwa ukuzedlula zonke Ngifunde ukuthi angikwazi ukwenza lutho ring. Yena akusho nje ukutshela fighter ukwenza lokhu noma lokho; Orlando kunikeza fighter amathuluzi, zempi ukuya empini, ukuba okusemandleni akho. Ufana yomqeqeshi elidala-school. The hard ingxenye naye ukuqeqeshwa, hhayi impi. Uthi wafaka ukuphila zibe career yami.
“I uke waba ne umhlabeleli futhi wafunda nakokuhlangenwe labo ukulwa. Inkinga yami engazange kokuba ugxile wonke fight. Ngiyazi ukuthi ngokushesha futhi luqine kuka esitheni sami, kodwa mina ngizithola ngezinye izikhathi futhi bayeke uphonsa punches. Angazi ukuthi kungani ngenza lokho kodwa kube engqondweni yami. Orlando singifundise ukuthi ngidinga ukuba uzazi ukuthi ufunani futhi uqaphile kulo i fight lonke.”
With size kwakhe futhi olungaxubile, ahlobene ocebile wezemidlalo – umalume wakhe, the late Gene Upshaw, kwaba an NFL Hall of Fame yabalindi offensive for the Oakland Raiders – Upshaw ngokucacile ifinyelele ikhono lakhe ngokugcwele hhayi, okungenani not yet.
“Ngiyajabula manje Marcus Ukuqeqesha kanye Orlando,” Imenenja Stern zaphawula. “Marcus mude, strong and smart in the ring. Nginethemba elikhulu kuye maduze.”
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Kungase kubonakale kungavamile ukuthi Floridi impilo like Upshaw iyona wesikhashana WBC eMedithera super middleweight iqhawe, kodwa ngokuziqhenya ubonisa igama lakhe lesibili ibhande (bheka esihambisana naleli bhokisi picture nge Upshaw kanye nomphathi Si Stern), ukuya kanye Florida State middleweight wayibhinca wathola e 2009, lapho akhishwe komunye ithemba unbeaten ngesikhathi, Ahsandi Gibbs (10-0). Ngokulinganayo ongaziwa babengamadodana cheers ezwa kusukela isixuku serenaded kuye nge chants of “USA, USA” njengoba yena wangena indandatho Florida umgqugquzeli Dave Johnson ehalalisela i American uhlabe wahola uhambo iqembu ekhoneni Upshaw sika.
Williams uzobe ukulwa kwakhe ezweni ezahlukene lwesishiyagalombili ngokumelene Hammer, yangaphambili World Boxing Organization (WBO) European iqhawe wesibhakela. “Ngingumfana warrior Bahamian,” Williams wachaza ukuthi kungani ulwa nabaphikisi abaningi kangaka emagcekeni abo. “By nature, in the Caribbean, saziwa ngokuthi pirates. Ngiye bahamba ukuphila kwami konke. Asinayo emikhawulweni, Amanzi kuphela ukuwela. Nomaphi I ukulwa, Sengicabanga kungcono lakithi Nassau. Lona impi yesithupha okuhlukile kulo nyaka kodwa munye kuphela lokho okwenzeka ngempela. Abanye waphela ngenxa yezizathu ezithile. Ngiya ukuthatha leli thuba. I oyobhekana adversity ukulwa Romania okokuqala kodwa Ngiya khona ngenhloso Belting kuye emuva naphambili. Ngiya ukuphuma bambambe. Ngithathe ngokuletha Conch yami Punch (big overhand kwesokudla), okuyinto baphikisana nalesi Bahamas, futhi abantu yonke indawo ngiyayithanda.”
Iningi impi Upshaw yakamuva kwaholela ekulahlekelweni esidumazayo, ngendlela impikiswano nesishiyagalombili round isinqumo, June last intandokazi edorobheni lekhabo Lanell Bellows (12-1-1) in Las Vegas. “I wabusa ukuthi impi futhi namanje elahlekile,” Upshaw amazwana. “Ngibheke at boxing ehlukile kusukela impi yami Las Vegas. I inkunzi kwaba kodwa ngafunda ukuthi angikwazi kwadamba kuze kube yilapho ophikisana lami akhishwe. Angikwazi ukukhokhela ukuya ibanga kule mpi (vs. Oener).”

