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Tri-Star Boxing returns to Nashville March 17!

Nashville, TN (Marts 8, 2017) – Professional Boxing returns to the Music City when Tri-Star Boxing presents “St Paddy’s Day Fights at the Fairgrounds” Fredag, Marts 17 at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds Sports Arena in Nashville, TN.
The eight bout card features four unbeaten fighters and tickets from $25 are on sale now by going to Tristarboxing.com/tickets. Døre åbne på 6 pm and the first fight is at 7.
Headlining this exciting evening of action is a six round super featherweight bout between Hendersonville, TN’s Austin “The Dream” Dulay and iron-chinned Micah Branch of Cincinnati, OH. A multi-time champion as an amateur, the 21-year-old Dulay is a perfect 8-0 med 6 wins by knockout and is building a reputation as a solid prospect.
A 21 fight veteran, Branch has never been stopped and fought a number of unbeaten foes including Mel Crossty, Nate Green, Titus Williams, Brandon Williams, Dimash Niyazov and Derrick Murray.
The co-feature pits Nashville-based Guatemalan Edwin Reyes against Lockhart, TX’s Richard Hernandez in an eight round junior flyweight contest. The heavy-handed Reyes is 5-2-2 and all of his wins are by way of knockout. Hernandez, 4-8-1, looks for his third straight victory and is fighting for the first time in Tennessee.
Super middleweight knockout artist Sena Agbeko, 15-1 (15 KO s), returns from a 3 year layoff to challenge tough veteran Timothy Hall. Originally from Ghana but now living in Nashville, Agbeko was featured as part of ESPN’s Boxcino Tournament in 2014. During his time away from the ring, Agbeko’s sparred with a number of notable fighters while also making himself a name locally by working as a trainer.
The Atlanta, GA based Hall’s gone the distance with a number of quality fighters including former world champion Jeff Lacy, Juan Ubaldo Cabrera, Morgan Fitch, Immanuwel Aleem and 2008 Olympian Lenin Castillo among others.
The talent-laden undercard also features unbeatens Jovann Barnes, Winfred Harris and Mohamed Adam, cruiserweight spoiler Mike Bissett and heavyweight Rodricka Ray all in separate bouts.
"We’re happy to be in Nashville and showcase a number of very good prospects,” said Tri-Star Founder Matt Young. “Nashville’s one of America’s fastest growing cities and a fun place where people can enjoy themselves without spending a fortune. We had a great crowd last time out and tickets have been moving quickly for the 17th."
For mere information, visit Tristarboxing.com or Facebook.com/Tristarboxing.

DON KING’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TURKEY GIVEAWAY BEGINS SATURDAY: NINE CITIES, SEVEN STATES, FIVE DAYS

 

Hall of Fame Promoter, 85, Plays ‘Santa’ For Needy Families

 

LAS VEGAS (December. 15, 2016) – A 50-year-plus tradition of donating turkeys to needy families around Christmas time will continue this week when legendary Hall of Fame boxing promoter, Don “Only In America” King, will visit nine cities in seven states in five days as part of his annual Christmas Turkey Giveaway that begins denne lørdag.

The architect and impresario behind the fabled Den Rumble In the Jungle og Thrilla i Manila and countless other historic classic boxing events, King will dole out the thousands of birds in Cleveland, Nashville, New Jersey, Los Angeles, New York, Palm Beach, Fla., Deerfield Beach, Fla., Miami and Las Vegas.

 

“Our annual turkey giveaway has a special theme this year and that’s to ‘Make America Great Again,’ ’’ King said. “It’s about the veterans. God Bless the veterans and God Bless America!"

 

Below is the schedule for King’s five-day turkey giveaway:

Lørdag, December. 17

Cleveland, Ohio
Call and Post
11800 Shaker Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44120
Kontakt: Dale Edwards, 216-773-6600

 

Mandag, December. 19

Nashville, Tenn.
Community Care Fellowship
511 S. 8th St.
Nashville, Tenn. 37206
Kontakt: Jimmy Adams, 615-601-4857

 

Newark, N.J.
916 S. Orange Ave.
Newark, N.J. 07106
Kontakt: Carolyn Kelly Shabazz, 862-262-9240

 

New York
National Action Network
106 Den. 145th St.
New York, N.Y.. 10039
Kontakt: Rev. Richardson, 914-572-6343

Tirsdag, December. 20

Los Angeles, Calif.
California Black Museum of Jazz and Blues
4317 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, Calif. 90008
Kontakt: Michelle Patterson, 949-218-4769
Charles Dudley, 213-819-7812

 

Palm Beach, Fla.
Palm Beach Jai Lai
1415 N. 45th St.
Mangonia Park, Fla. 33407
Kontakt: Addie Green, 561-818-1670

 

Deerfield Beach, Fla.
St. Paul United Methodist Church
244 SE 2ND Avenue
Deerfield Beach, Fla. 33441
Kontakt: Jimi Brown, 305-975-7077

 

Miami, Fla.
14500 NE 11th Avenue
North Miami, Fla. 33161
Kontakt: Hans Mardy, 305-307-9073

Onsdag, December. 21
Las Vegas, Nev.
325 East Windmill
Las Vegas, Nev. 89123
Kontakt: Eric Brown, 702-325-8134

Mellemvægt KO Kunstner Caleb Plant Retur til ringen tirsdag september 22 på Fox Sports 1

Foto af Lucas Noonan
NASHVILLE, TN (September 2, 2015) – Undefeated mellemvægt udsigten, Caleb “Søde Hands” Plant (9-0, 8 KOS), gør en hurtig tilbagevenden til ringen, som han vil stå over for en modstander TBA på Tirsdag, September 22, 2015 på Sands Casino Resort i Betlehem, Pennsylvania. Den Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) på Fox Sports 1 vil transmittere kortet hovednavn ved Julian Williams vs. Luciano Cuello. Anlægget vil åbne op for telecast, der begynder ved 9PM ET / 6PM PT live på Fox Sports 1.
Med syv første runde knockouts til hans kredit, Plant, en stigende stjerne, er hurtigt at etablere sig som en af ​​de mest frygtede krigere i mellemvægt division. Han er i øjeblikket rider på en syv kamp knockout stribe, have gået afstanden kun én gang i sin karriere.
I sin sidste kamp, som fandt sted på August 15, 2015, Plant revet ned sent sup Zoltan Sera (20-6, 12 KOS) ved hjælp af en første runde knockout. Kig efter Caleb Plant til at fortsætte med en aggressiv stil, når han træder ind i ringen på Sept, 22.
“Selv om jeg har et par første runde knockouts, Jeg kan virkelig godt lide at tage min tid og pluk mine skud i mine kampe,” sagde Caleb Plant. “Heldigvis, Jeg har været i stand til at få mine modstandere ondt tidligt og få dem ud derfra. Jeg er parat til at stå distancen, hvis jeg er nødt til at, men der er ingen tvivl om, hvis jeg får min modstander ondt, Jeg går efter knockout.”
Fighting på tv for første gang i hans sidste udflugt, Anlægget er relishing på, at hans kamp bliver sendt live på Fox Sports 1. Administreret af Al HAYMON, Plant ser en lys fremtid.
“Det er virkelig spændende at vide, alle mine fans og familie derhjemme vil være i stand til at tune ind og se mig kamp,” Plant fortsatte. “Desuden, dem, der ikke har haft en chance for at se mig i aktion, vil nu få deres mulighed. Når du har en person som Al Haymon i dit hjørne, det er en meget tilfredsstillende følelse, fordi du med jobmuligheder hårde vil være der. Mit mål er at fortsætte med at arbejde hårdt og udnytte enhver mulighed, der kommer min vej. Jeg er meget glad for at gøre en hurtig tilbagevenden til ringen.”