Tristes novas para o mundo da boxeo. Adestrador de famosa e salón de boxeo, Tommy Brooks, faleceu onte despois dunha breve enfermidade á idade 71. Brooks naceu en Little Rock, Arkansas, e creceu en San Diego. Comezou a súa carreira de boxeo baixo Archie Moore e continuou a loitar polos EUA. Forza Aérea. Traballou como adestrador con lendas Lou Duva e George Benton, E ao longo da súa carreira adestrou algúns dos maiores nomes do boxeo, incluído Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis; Os irmáns Klitschko, Pernell Whitaker, Freddie Pendelton, Charles Murray, e moitos outros.
É sobrevivido pola súa muller Donna (Onde), fillos Brian, Marlon, Jonathan, e a filla Cassandra e o seu marido, Adestrador de boxeo, Shaun George.
Os detalles dos arranxos funerarios en Xeorxia e NJ serán próximos.
Las Vegas (Xullo 16, 2025) -Campión do Mundo de tres divisións e Hall of Famer Shane Mosley confirmou que aparecerá na Oitava Expo anual de fanáticos o sábado setembro 13, 2025 no Centro de Convencións de Las Vegas de 10 a.m. para 5 p.m. A Expo tamén coincidirá coa mega loita entre Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford, Iso terá lugar máis tarde esa noite no Allegiant Stadium.
Mosley manterá un encontro & Saúda cos seus fans no seu 2º posto de promocións de boxeo durante o evento do fan realizado durante a fin de semana do Día da Independencia mexicana.
A Box Fan Expo é un evento de fan anual que coincide con algúns dos deportes’ lendario, Loitas clásicas en Las Vegas, incluíndo Mayweather vs.. Maidana II, Mayweather vs. Berto, canelo vs. Chávez Jr., canelo vs. Gigg II, canelo vs. Jacobs, canelo vs. GGG III e Canelo vs Munguia.
Centrado na casa de moito tempo de boxeo-Las Vegas-a exposición deste ano é unha obriga para os afeccionados á loita que veñen para este lendario fin de semana, con decenas de loitadores profesionais, promotores, e empresas implicadas na industria do boxeo. A Expo é a maior e única expo de ventiladores de boxeo que se celebra nos Estados Unidos. Agarda un día completo de experiencia de afeccionados á boxeo! https://BoxFanexpo.com – @Boxfanexpo
Os ingresos para a Expo Fan Box están dispoñibles en liña en:
https://bit.ly/boxfanexpo2025
Mosley fará a súa primeira aparición na exposición deste ano e asinará luvas, fotos, elementos persoais e memorias. Mosley tamén terá mercancías para vender para que os fans poidan gozar. Os afeccionados ao boxeo tamén terán a oportunidade de facer fotos con esta lenda de boxeo tamén coñecida como“Azucre”.
“Azucre” Shane Mosley, é unha icona de boxeo respectada globalmente e Hall of Famer. Competiu de 1993 para 2016. Mosley realizou múltiples campionatos do mundo en tres clases de peso, incluído o título lixeiro do IBF, o WBA (Super), os títulos de peso pesado WBC, e o WBA (Super) así como os títulos de peso medio WBC e a revista Ring. Tamén foi coñecido como o campión lineal en Welterweight (dúas veces) e peso medio lixeiro.
En 1998, A Asociación de Escritores de Boxeo de América chamada Mosley como loitador do ano. Tamén se lle deu o mesmo honor polo Salón Internacional de Boxing 2000. En 2000 e 2001, Foi nomeado o mellor activo do mundo e Pound para libra Boxer, polo anel. Aquí tes algunhas das pelexas máis salientables de Mosley, Como oscar de la hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotta, Fernando Vargas, Vernon Forrest, Antonio Margarito, e Ricardo Mayorga entre moitos outros…
Aproximadamente as promocións de boxeo da 2ª oportunidade
2ND Chance Boxing Promotions é unha empresa de promoción de loita impulsada por misións fundada por Paul & Tiffany Nuroyal (Antigamente Nutall), en colaboración coa lenda do boxeo "azucre’ Shane Mosley. O presidente Shane Mosley está comprometido a orientar aos loitadores, Scouting, adestramento, e ampliar oportunidades para atletas desfavorecidos en todo o mundo. A súa misión é axudar a todos os loitadores, non como campión no ring, Pero como campión na vida. Como rama da 2ª oportunidade salva a organización de vidas, 2ND Chance Boxing Promotions quere capacitar aos loitadores desfavorecidos en todo o mundo con acceso real a oportunidades de boxeo profesionais, dentro dos EUA. e no estranxeiro. As súas promocións focos, talento, e transformación, Ofrecer aos loitadores non só unha etapa, Pero un camiño fóra da pobreza e do propósito. 2As promocións de boxeo de ND Chance promoverán os partidos de boxeo profesionais con licenza en todos os Estados Unidos mentres buscan activamente e desenvolvendo loitadores internacionais de rexións menos conservadas. A organización asociarse con ximnasios, plataformas de medios, e patrocinadores para elevar a visibilidade do atleta e crear un impacto duradeiro. Ademais de eventos en directo, A promoción producirá contido de loita, Serie Docu, e medios de marca que resaltan as poderosas historias persoais detrás de cada loitador. A través destes esforzos, 2ND Chance Boxing Promotions ten como obxectivo crear oportunidades económicas reais para os loitadores e as súas familias ofrecendo contratos, adestramento, e a exposición necesaria para construír carreiras sostibles no boxeo. Para máis información, vai a: https://2ndchanceSavesLives.org/2c-boxing-promotions
Acerca de Box Fan Expo
Box Fan Expo é o evento Ultimate Boxing Fan Experience, o que permite aos fans coñecer as estrelas do boxeo que representan o pasado, presente e futuro do deporte. Con fichaxes de autógrafos aloxados, Meet-and Greets cos actuais e antigos campións do mundo de boxeo, mercancías de edición limitada á venda, agasallos e moito máis, Este é o último evento para os fans do deporte.
As estrelas de boxeo pasadas que participaron inclúen: 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 García, Claressa Shields, Fernando Vargas, Edgar Berlanga, Oscar Valdez, Marcos Maidana, Devin Haney, Mikey Garcia, Errol Spence Jr, Rolando Romero, Sergio Martínez, Tim Bradley, Jose Ramírez, Shawn Porter, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Abner Mares, James Toney, Jessie Vargas, Floyd Mayweather Sr., Vinny Paz, Mia St. Baño, Tripulacións de franquía-dezurno, Estrada de Senisa, Jorge Linares, Leo Santa Cruz, Chiquita Gonzalez, Badou Jack, Nico Ali Walsh, Terry Norris, Riddick Bowe, Earnie Shavers, Michael & Leon Spinks, Brandon Ríos, Anthony Dirrell, Danny Jacobs e moitos máis ...
Os expositores inclúen promotores de boxeo, engrenaxe, vestiario, equipos, bebidas enerxéticas, Produtos de suplemento, Medios de radiodifusión, organismos sancionadores, e outras empresas que amosan a súa marca aos fans e á industria do boxeo no seu conxunto.
Ao longo dos próximos meses anteriores ao evento, Haberá actualizacións semanais sobre as moitas estrelas que cometerán a súa aparición na Boxing Expo.
As entradas para a Box Fan Expo están dispoñibles en Eventbrite:
PARIS, Francia (Abril 18, 2021)– European Super Featherweight ChampionSamir Ziani (32-3-1, 7 Kos) has called outTevin “American Idol” Farmer (30-5-1, 6 Kos), former International Boxing Federation World Super Featherweight Champion, to fight June 5thfor the WBC Silver belt in a World Boxing Council (WBC) eliminación loita. The winner would position himself for a title fight against WBC World championOscar Valdez.
The battle of left-handed super featherweights would be on the June 5thTriller pay-per-view card in Florida, headlined by undefeated World lightweight championTeofimo Lopez (16-0) vs. George Kambosos, JR. (19-0), supported by an exhibition fight between 4-time World heavyweight championEvander Holyfield e Mike TysonconquerorKevin McBride.
According to Ziani’s managerGary Hyde, was offered the WBC eliminator against Farmer and the Frenchman immediately accepted, while all has been quiet from Farmer.
“”I was excited to fight Farmer on a great Triller show,” Ziani said, “especially because it is my dream to win a World title in the United States. “I am surprised to hear that Farmer has chickened out of our fight, but I suppose je knows his boxing is slipping downwards.
“I want you, Labrego! Accept the fight and be a real warrior. Don’t run away from me. I want to box in the capital of boxing, the United States, to show American fans what I can do. They say you’re a technician, I will show you that I am a true warrior. The ring is for real men with the ambition to beat the best, not box the weakest, así, let’s give true value and pay respect to our noble art of boxing.”
Ranked No. 11 polo WBC, así como n. 9 in the International Boxing Federation (IBF), the 30-year-old Ziani is the reigning EBU European champion, riding a 10-fight win streak. Na súa loita máis recente (Sete. 5, 2020) and second title defense, Ziani dropped a bloodyAlex Dilmaghian (19-1-1) three times en route to a 12thround win by technical knockout with 9-seconds left in what was a Fight of the Year candidate.
Ziani’s last loss was 4 ½ years ago to World title challenger and fellow Frenchman,Guillaume Frenois (41-1), by a razor-thin margin, 115-113 tres veces, en París. No inicio da súa carreira, Ziani also suffered a disputed 10-round loss by decision (97-93, 96-94, 96-94) in Denmark to current IBF World Lightweight ChampionRichard Commey (18-0) en 2014.
“Ziani is an all-action fighter with an enormous work rate,” the Ireland-based Hyde added. “It would be a tantalizing match between two talented southpaws with the winner going on to fight for the WBC World title.”
The president of NoWhere2Hyde Management, Hyde has managed numerous world-class boxers during his career including world championsGuillermo Rigondeaux,Youri Kalenga e Simpiwe Vetyeaka.
This week we had the pleasure of interviewing Francois Botha, AKA “The White Buffalo.” We discussed his new fitness venture, his hopes to rematch Mike Tyson and how he got his nickname, among a few other topics. Escoita aquí:
WORCESTER, Masa. (Decembro 14, 2020) – Prior to his sensational performance on the recent Mike Tyson-Roy Jones, JR. evento de pago por visión, perspectiva lixeira invictaJamaine “The Technician” Ortizwas boxing’s best kept secret. No more, aínda, as Ortiz firmly established himself as a rising star in front of countless fans among the 1.6 million PPV buys.
Ortiz flew from Boston to Los Angeles on Thanksgiving. He was driven to his hotel, where he immediately saw Jones, checked his weight, and walked to Staples Center. “I was comfortable from the start,” said the young fighter who was fighting for the first time as a professional outside of New England. “I was there to get the job done. I was on a mission. I walk to see the Staples Center and that was cool. I later took my run around the Staples Center and there were a lot of statues. It was beautiful. It was cool seeing the Lakers locker-room.”
The 24-year-old Ortiz (14-0, 8 Kos), the reigning World Boxing Youth World champion, nocauteadoSulaiman Segawa (13-3-1, 4 Kos) with a bruising body attack, hurting his opponent in the sixth round, and closing the show in spectacular fashion in the seventh for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) USNBC (U.S) Silver lightweight title. Segawa had never been stopped before as a professional.
Ortiz displayed his overall arsenal: stiff jab, lightning quick hands and feet, switching back and forth effortlessly from orthodox to southpaw stances, punishing hooks up and down, and the most lethal body shots seen from a New Englander since“Irish” Micky Ward.
“I was calm and cool before the fight,” Ortiz added. “I like to go into a fight, mentalmente, like it was a sparring session and I always do good. I started out in an orthodox stance, established my jab and used it a lot. I think I should have used it more and could have beaten him with it. I listened to my coach (Rocky Gonzalez) and he told me when to switch. Body punching is the No. 1 thing with Rocky. I may not have shown it nearly as much in other fights, but he drills that into me all the time. In the sixth round, he told me to go more to the body, not looking to catch him, and in the seventh I really hurt him to the body.
“Segawa was definitely tough. He had beaten a lot of guys, including a few he upset. Every fight is a stepping-stone and I’m my worst critic. I felt that I could have knocked him out in the second round, but I didn’t want to go off the game plan
Ortiz set-up Segawa from the opening bell, rompe-o para abaixo, and finished the show in grand style as Seqawa was hurt and trapped on the ropes, drawing kudos from highly respected people in the industry such as“Sugar” Ray Leonard, Teddy Atlas, and others. Ortiz’ fanbase grew exponentially as boxing fans rushed to sign up to follow Jamaine during and after his breakout fight.
“Once people saw me perform and my style,” Ortiz continued, “they liked me. I could have shown more and thrown more combinations. I really needed to fight in front of the world. I got 5,500 new Instagram flowers that night. I guess, I’m no longer the best kept secret in boxing.”
“Our main goal is to win a world title,” Gonzalez commented. “This was fun and a great opportunity, but the motivation to be world champion is stronger. He dealt with this fight as just another fight, and he followed our game plan.
“His body shots set up the ending. I’m always telling him about Micky Ward’s body shots. You know, boxing is a dance, a salsa. Boxers need to dance; I don’t think they should just be orthodox. They all need to fight the other way and when Jamaine switched stances in the third, nunca deixar-se. I’ve trained him hard. I’m always on him and what better way to shut me up than ending it like he did on pay per view? It was a drop the microphone moment!"
Ortiz is promoted byJimmy Burchfield (Classic Entertainment and Sports) and advised byRichard Shappy eEddie Imondi.
Because of the uncertainty in boxing due to the pandemic, Ortiz’ 2021 schedule is unknown, but he isn’t boxing’s best kept secret anymore, “The Technician” is a bonafide rising star.
WORCESTER, Masa. (Novembro 17, 2020) – Undefeated lightweight prospectJamaine “The Technician” Ortiz (13-0, 7 Kos), the reigning World Boxing Youth World champion, hopes to steal the show on the November 28thMike Tyson-Roy Jones, JR. pay-per-view card, presented by Tyson’s Legends Only League, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The 24-year-old Ortiz, fighting out of Worcester, Massachusetts, will fight on the undercard against Maryland southpawSulaiman Segawa (13-2-1, 4 Kos) in an 8-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) USNBC (U.S) lightweight title.
“I feel good and I’m ready,” Ortiz said. “I’m privileged for this opportunity to fight on the Tyson-Jones card and get good exposure. I hope to steal the show. As a kid, I followed them both, especially Jones. I tried to imitate him”
Like all fighters, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected his career, although he has managed to train, albeit in various gyms and mostly by himself.
“It wasn’t too bad,” added Ortiz, who is an apprentice carpenter. “Not all of the facilities I use to train were open. Early on, I trained by myself, and did a lot of running. We were quarantined until late June, early July, but then I was able to get good sparring. So, En xeral, it wasn’t too much of a change.”
Ortiz is promoted byJimmy Burchfield (Classic Entertainment and Sports) and advised byRichard Shappy eEddie Imondi.
“We’re happy our fighter, Xamaine Ortiz, will be getting such great exposure and he will show the world what we already know here in New England,” Shappy commented. “Jamaine ‘The Technician’ Ortiz is a force that will have to be reckoned with.”
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Marzo 9, 2020) – By any standards, U.S. Olympian and former unified World heavyweight championRiddick “Big Daddy” Boweis inarguably one of the all-time greatest boxers, afeccionado e profesional.
Born and raised in the infamous Brownsville section of Brooklyn, Nova York, which also produced fellow World heavyweight championsMike Tyson eShannon Briggs, Bowe started boxing at 13 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant Boxing Association Gym.
“I wanted to do everythingMuhammad Alidid,” 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, compilando un 104-18 rexistro afeccionado, highlighted by his controversial silver-medal winning performance at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Corea Do Sur.
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 Xogos Pan-americanos, 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, nos Estados Unidos. Box-Offs to qualify for the 1988 USA Boxing Olympic Team. His Olympic teammates includedRoy Jones, JR., Ray Mercer, Kennedy McKinney eAndrew Maynard.
Controversary surrounded his Olympic championship fight against future World heavyweight champion, Canadian super heavyweightLennox 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,", DixoChris 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.”
Asociación de Antigos Alumnos de Boxeo dos Estados Unidos
Created to champion lifelong, mutually beneficial relationships between USA Boxing and its alumni, –boxers, funcionarios, adestradores e afeccionados ao boxeo — A Asociación de Antigos Alumnos conecta xeracións de campións, inspirando e devolvendo aos futuros campións de boxeo de USA Boxing, dentro e fóra do anel de.
The USA Boxing Alumni Association is open to anyone who has a love for boxing and would like to stay connected with amateur boxing. Members are granted access to a wide variety of special events hosted by the Alumni Association, incluíndo a súa recepción anual no Salón da Fama da Asociación de Antigos Alumnos de Boxeo dos Estados Unidos.
Para incorporarse á Asociación de Antigos Alumnos, simplemente rexistrarse enalumni@usaboxing.org para a $40.00 per year membership fee. New members will receive a T-shirt, chaveiro e carteira electrónica.
With legendary trainerEddie Futch no seu canto, Bowe became the first truly unified World heavyweight champion, winning the title belt for all four recognized major sanctioning bodies: WBC, WBA, IBF e WBO.
Bowe retired with an amazing 43-1 (33 Kos) pro record. He had a 5-1 (4 Kos) mark in world title fights, 7-1 (5 Kos) versus past world heavyweight champions such asEvander Holyfield (dúas veces), Pinklon Thomas, Tony Tubbs, Bruce Seldon, Michael Dokes eHerbie 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.”
Agora 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.
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Las Vegas (Febreiro 20, 2020) – O campión do mundo de dúas divisións, Michael Spinks, confirmou que aparecerá na sexta edición anual da Box Fan Expo o sábado., Maio 2, 2020, no Cox Pavilion de Las Vegas desde 10 a.m. para 5 p.m.
Spinks celebrará unha reunión & Saúde cos seus seguidores no seu stand durante o evento de fans celebrado durante a fin de semana do Cinco de Maio.
A Box Fan Expo é un evento de fan anual que coincide con algúns dos deportes’ lendario, Loitas clásicas en Las Vegas, incluíndo Mayweather vs.. Maidana II, Mayweather vs. Berto, canelo vs. Chávez Jr., canelo vs. Gigg II, e Canelo vs. Jacobs. Centrado na casa de moito tempo do boxeo – Las Vegas – a Expo deste ano é unha obriga para os afeccionados á loita que veñen para este fin de semana mítico, con decenas de loitadores profesionais, promotores, e empresas implicadas na industria do boxeo. A Expo é a maior e única expo de ventiladores de boxeo que se celebra nos Estados Unidos. http://BoxFanexpo.com– @Boxfanexpo
Spinks fará a súa segunda aparición nestes anos’ Expo e estará asinando luvas, fotos, elementos persoais e memorias. Spinks tamén terá mercadoría á venda no seu stand, e os afeccionados tamén terán a oportunidade de facerse fotos con esta lenda do boxeo tamén coñecida como “Jinx.”
Sobre Michael Spinks Spinks é un campión do mundo de dúas divisións, posuíndo o título indiscutible de peso semipesado de 1983 para 1985, e o título de peso pesado lineal de 1985 para 1988. Foi incluído no Salón da Fama do Boxeo Internacional en 1994. Como afeccionado gañou unha medalla de ouro na división de peso mediano 1976 Xogos Olímpicos de verán.
Spinks é irmán do ex campión mundial de peso pesado Leon Spinks, e tío de Cory Spinks, un antigo campión do peso welter e medio lixeiro. Spinks quedou invicto na súa primeira 31 loitas profesionais, vencendo a opoñentes como Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Marvin Johnson e Eddie Davis camiño de converterse no campión indiscutible do peso semipesado. Despois de dez exitosas defensas do título, Spinks pasou ao peso pesado, e como un desfavorecido derrotou ao campión de peso pesado da FIB, Larry Holmes; ao facelo, Spinks converteuse no primeiro campión mundial de peso semipesado vixente en gañar o título de peso pesado. A única derrota de Spinks na súa carreira profesional chegou a mans de Mike Tyson en xuño 27, 1988. A International Boxing Research Organization e BoxRec sitúan a Spinks entre os dez maiores pesos semipesados de todos os tempos.
Acerca de Box Fan Expo Box Fan Expo é o evento Ultimate Boxing Fan Experience, o que permite aos fans coñecer as estrelas do boxeo que representan o pasado, presente e futuro do deporte. Con fichaxes de autógrafos aloxados, Meet-and Greets cos actuais e antigos campións do mundo de boxeo, mercancías de edición limitada á venda, agasallos e moito máis, Este é o último evento para os fans do deporte.
As estrelas de boxeo pasadas que participaron inclúen: Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Tommy Hearns, Roy Jones Jr, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Andre Ward, Mikey Garcia, Marcos Maidana, Devin Haney, David BENAVIDEZ, Errol Spence Jr, Sergio Martínez, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Tim Bradley, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, Fernando Vargas, Abner Mares, James Toney, Jessie Vargas, Vinny Paz, Mia St.John, Leo Santa Cruz, Badou Jack, Terry Norris, Riddick Bowe, Earnie Shavers, Michael & Leon Spinks, Danny Jacobs, Claressa Shields, Teofimo Lopez, Brandon Ríos, Jorge Linares, E moitos máis.
Os expositores inclúen promotores de boxeo, engrenaxe, vestiario, equipos, bebidas enerxéticas, Produtos de suplemento, Medios de radiodifusión, organismos sancionadores, e outras empresas que amosan a súa marca aos fans e á industria do boxeo no seu conxunto.
Ao longo dos próximos meses anteriores ao evento, Haberá actualizacións semanais sobre as moitas estrelas que cometerán a súa aparición na Boxing Expo.
MANCHESTER, Conner. (Febreiro 12, 2020) – Women’s pioneerJackie Kallen, the first and arguably most successful female manager in the boxing history, strongly believes unbeaten 21-year-old“Marvelous” Mykquan Williams (15-0-1, 7 Kos) will develop into her sixth world champion.
Williams, fighting out of East Hartford, CT, is the reigning the World Boxing Council (WBC) Campión dos Estados Unidos de peso superlixeiro.
“Mykey has a lot of the qualities as some of the greats in boxing,” Kallen said. “He has some of the flash and speed of fighters likeRay Leonard, and the training habits and dedication ofThomas Hearns e Mike Tyson. He also has a killer smile and good looks likeHector Camacho, Sr.
“Mykey can go all the way to a world title. He has the speed, attitude, and heart, along with exceptional boxing ability. He has been groomed perfectly by his trainer, Paul Cichon, who has kept Mykey true to his style, working hard to perfect his skill. Mykey trains hard, eats right, and takes the game seriously.”
“Jackie’s very experienced and knowledgeable in boxing,” Williams remarked. “She’s worked with some great, world-class fighters, so she knows the route to take for me to get there.”
Cichon added, “I sought out Jackie as our manager because of her love for the sports, as well as the knowledge of that she brings to the table. She’s very well respected, as she certainly deserves to be.”
Boxing has dramatically changed since Kallen covered her first fight for a Detroit daily newspaper in 1978. The card showcased Hearns andMickey Goodwin. She became an instant fan and wrote about boxing on a regular basis. A legendary trainer/manager based in Detroit, Emanuel Steward, hired her as a publicist for his famed Kronk Gym. Some of her best friends to this day are fighters who she worked with back then. She and Hearns still get together.
After serving as Kronk’s publicist for a decade, Kallen decided to branch out and she started managing fighters. Her first client was heavyweightBobby Hitz, who today is a successful promoter and restaurateur in Chicago. She went on to manage a group of Who’s Who fighters, including world championsJames Toney, Bronco McKart, Tom “Boom Boom” Johnson, Pinklon Thomas eNonito donaire.
Kallen, who overcame sexism in the boxing industry, is best known, quizais, for her working relationship with Toney, largely because her life during that period was the inspiration for the popular 2004 movie, Against the Ropes, starringMeg Ryanas Kallen.
“Boxing today is a totally different animal,” she explained. “That’s not to say it’s better or worse, just different. There used to be more gyms in every city, heavy amateur programs, lots of shows on television networks, and enough local club shows to keep a young fighter active. I had guys back then who fought 8 para 10 times a year, que, claro, is almost impossible in 2020.
“There wasn’t as much information available on opponents either. If you were lucky, you could buy a tape. If the fighter hadn’t been on television, aínda, you were out of luck. There was no Internet, so there was nothing like BoxRec to check opponents’ records. You just had to believe the matchmaker. I had fighters expecting to fight a 14-4 guy who found out at the weigh in that he was actually 16-0.”
Boxeo, likely the second-oldest profession, has continued to survive, albeit often on a roller-coaster ride.
“Today’s fighters are not as quick to fight each other as they were in the days of Hearns/Hagler/Leonard/Duran,” Kallen noted. “Back then, fighters wanted to really fight to be the best they could be. I see fighters today being more analytical and taking less chances.
“There are also more sanctioning organizations today. Back then it was most the WBA, WBC and IBF. Not to mention there was never one person who managed dozens and dozens of boxers at the same time. The game has definitely changed!"
Kallen, though is still heavily invested in the sport she loves. Confident Williams will be her next world champion, her dream is to be inducted into the Hall of Fame with Toney.
“In 1992,” Kallen concluded, “I was named ‘Manager of the Year’ and my love for the sport has never waned. As long as there is talent out there needing guidance, I will stay active.”
O enfrontamento polo título de peso mediano da pasada fin de semana entre Canelo Álvarez e Daniel Jacobs tamén contou coa Box Fan Expo anual., celebrado no Centro de Convencións de Las Vegas. Os asombrosos recordos expostos e a acción de boxeo afeccionado en directo complementaron unha variedade de loitadores campións do mundo pasados e actuais dispoñibles para encontros e saúdos rápidos..
Como afeccionado ao boxeo de toda a vida, Foi unha mágoa que só tivese algo máis de dúas horas para pasar no evento antes de volver ao T-Mobile Arena para comezar os combates de undercard. O tempo que puiden pasar foi moi agradable. Os prezos eran razoables para atoparse con estas lendas fistic e ter uns momentos para falar e facer fotos. A media $20 -$25 O prezo dunha sesión fotográfica era significativamente inferior ao que se perdería no casino nunha única volta á ruleta.
James Toney estaba alí cun traxe, demostrando que mesmo pode facer que os cadros teñan un aspecto elegante. Para un tipo coñecido por unha natureza malhumorada, foi moi complaciente e mencionou que estará en Filadelfia para un concerto en directo en xuño 7 e espera verme alí.
Na cabina seguinte estaba o emisor do Salón da Fama Al Berstein, a quen tiven o privilexio de entrevistar en 2011. Cando lle dixen a miña admiración polo seu traballo elegante e como fan desde os seus días con Barry Tompkins en Thursday Night Fights de ESPN, era humilde e agradecido.
A liña para coñecer a Roy Jones Jr. foi longo pero mereceu a pena esperar. Aínda que o tempo para falar con Roy foi curto, Puiden mencionar o honor que foi coñecer a un dos mellores intérpretes da miña xeración e como me sentei a só uns metros del cando estaba no plató de Creed II..
Aínda que a liña para coñecer ao lendario Sugar Ray Leonard foi excepcionalmente longa, podías ver que estaba a gozar de verdade, mostrando ese sorriso dun millón de dólares e facendo a súa famosa sesión de fotos co puño levantado cos fans. Por desgraza, con pouco tempo, Non tiven a oportunidade de coñecer a un dos meus loitadores favoritos cando era pequeno. Encantaríame amosarlle unha foto cando tiña catro anos, balanceándome no saco de boxeo Sugar Ray Leonard que me regalaron.
A poucos metros estaba un dos rivais máis famosos de Sugar Ray, o gran Thomas "Hitman" Hearns. Mentres que o Hitman mostrou un pouco de desaceleración a medida que envellecía, aínda demostra ser unha figura impoñente, pero agora substitúe ese resplandor temible cun sorriso cálido.
Tamén se achegou a coñecer a Thomas Hearns, o actual campión de peso súper pluma da FIB, Tevin Farmer., un compañeiro de Filadelfia, quen tiven a oportunidade de ver medrar dende a 7-4-1 obreiro boxeador a 29-4-1 campión mundial.
A miña visita non estaría completa sen parar a ver "O diaño pazmaniano" Vinny Paz, sempre un dos meus loitadores de acción favoritos e personalidades carismáticas. No canto dun apretón de mans, saudoume cunha forte aperta e expresou a súa decepción porque o meu pai non me acompañase na expo.
No curto prazo de tempo, Era imposible coñecer a todos os grandes loitadores alí, incluído Michael Spinks, Riddick Bowe, Errol Spence, Anthony Dirrell, e Earnie Shavers. Con esta fin de semana do Cinco de Maio, as liñas dalgunhas das lendas mexicanas envolvidas no chan do centro de convencións. Mikey Garcia, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, e Juan Manuel Márquez demostraron ser excepcionalmente populares. Pero nada comparado co estrondo da multitude pro-mexicana cando se presentou o gran Julio César Chávez.
Asistir a este evento foi un soño feito realidade e só podería desexar ter máis tempo para pasar no evento. Todo foi feito tan profesionalmente e os asistentes foron máis que complacientes.
Parabéns Box Fan Expo para un evento tan excepcional.
