St. Petersburg, FL (Outubro 7, 2021) –Willian “Baby Face” Silva will battle Cletus “Hebrew Hammer” Seldin for the NABA Super Lightweight title Saturday, Outubro 16 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Nova Iorque.
Originally from Brazil and currently residing in Florida, Silva has an excellent professional record of 28 ganha com 3 defeats and 18 vitórias por nocaute. O 33 year old has faced the likes of undisputed lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez, top rated Arnold Barboza and Felix Verdejo.
One of New York’s most popular fighters, Seldin will be fighting for the 22ndtime in the Empire State. The Long Island native enters the ring with an excellent 25-1 registro e 21 wins by stoppage. Notable fighters he’s defeated include Zab Judah and Roberto Ortiz.
A win by Seldin brings him closer to a world title shot but Silva has other plans.
“This is a great opportunity and I’m going to make the most of,” Silva said from his training camp in St. Petersburg, FL. “Seldin is a good opponent but I have the necessary skills to have my hands raised on October 16. I also know a win in this fight would prove that I am among the best fighters in my division and move me closer to my goal of winning a world title.”
Silva’s manager, Jody Caliguire of Fire Fist Management, is excited and believes his fighter will emerge victorious.
“Willian was actually scheduled to fight in October 16 in Florida before this fight came together. It’s almost as if this was meant to happen and I know Silva has what it takes to pull this out. He’s training with Hall of Fame coach Jim McLaughlin, who’s brought out the best in him. Seldin is in for a big surprise!"
The bout airs live on Triller and precedes the Verzuz battle between hip hop legends Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One. Both fighters are promoted by Star Boxing.
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LAS VEGAS (Maio 20, 2021) – Multiple World boxing championAmanda “The Real Deal” Serrano será a atração principal ícone 7, presented by iKON Fighting Federation, the mixed-martial-arts division of Roy Jones Jr. Boxe, Junho 11that Benito Juarez Auditorium in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, México.
ícone 7will be streamed live and exclusively JUNE 11 no UFC FIGHT PASS®, a partir de 10 p.m. E / 7 p.m. PT. Para se inscrever para UFC FIGHT PASS, serviço de subscrição do mundo líder digital para esportes de combate, visite www.ufcfightpass.comor download the UFC app.
Puerto Rico native Serrano, lutando fora de Brooklyn, Nova Iorque, é 1-0-1 in mixed-martial-arts competition. She will face pro-debutingValentia Garcia, de México, no ícone 7evento principal. One of the greatest female boxers of all-time, Serrano is a 10-time, 7-division World champion, who sports a remarkable 40-1-1(30 Kos) registro profissional.
“We are thrilled to have Amanda Serrano headlining our card,” iKON Fighting Federation presidentKeith Veltre dito. “She is a great boxing champion, one of the all-time best, who is going to make waves in MMA. She can really fight! Her fight is also a continuation of the terrific Puerto Rico versus Mexico sports rivalry.”
No evento co-featured, Las Vegas fighterJohnny “The Paradox” Parsons (6-2-0, ícone: 2-0-0) rostos Ricardo “Woody” Chavez (5-1-0), de México, em um catchweight 175 libras.
Undefeated Tucson welterweightPete “Dead Game” Rodriguez, a familiar iKON fighter, goes for his fourth straight victory without a loss – all in iKON competition – versus Mexican opponentRoberto “Pixley 2B” Pixley (5-1-0).
Scheduled to fight on the undercard is Yakima, Washington featherweightJorge “The Natural” Alcala (4-1-0) vs. Sergio “The Animal” Cortez (3-2-0), Hong Kong female featherweightRamona Pasqual (4-2-0) vs. pró-estreando Guadalupe Guzman, Miami by way of Egypt welterweightManmoud Sebie vs. Enrique Hernandezin a battle of pro-debuting fighters, pro-debuting female flyweightsRosselyn Chavira, de Tucson (THE) e Sofia Salacar, and Mexican featherweightsLuis “Mano” Garcia (1-2, ícone: 1-1-0) vs. pró-estreando Angel Rivera.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Março 8, 2021) – In the 2019 USA National Boxing Championships, Amir Andersonwas a relatively unknown competitor from Syracuse (N.I.), but this year he believes he’s one of the “top dogs” in the 165-pound decision.
Anderson will be competing in the youth division at the 2020 EUA Boxe Campeonato Nacional, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic from last December to March 25 Abril 3, in Shreveport, O.
Anderson’s goal at these championships is simple: he wants to win to lock down a slot on the USA Boxing Youth Team, which will give him a leg up in terms of qualifying for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“The winner in each weight class qualifies for the USA Boxing Youth Team,” he explained. “Runner-ups are alternates and can make the team if the winner can’t for whatever reason. eu quero vencer!
“Last time I had nothing to lose at Nationals. Agora, I have everything to lose. I do my research and breakdown other fighters in my weight class. I’ll be more focused this time because I was an underdog then and now, I’m the top dog in my division.”
The 17-year-old Anderson has already tasted success, capturing top honors at the 2019 Junior Open and 2019 Eastern Regional Open, in addition to finishing in the runner-up position at the 2018 & 2019 National Junior Olympics.
Still a high school senior, Amir describes himself as an all-around boxer with a unique style in which he can box or bang, hit the angles and throw a lot of punches.
Like every amateur boxer, last year was a tremendous challenge to train, due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. “I trained six hours a day in my basement to get in really good workouts,” Anderson said. “And I ran my miles, muito. When my gym opened-up last July 2nd, it was limited so I had to still workout in my basement. It was hard to stay focused, but I knew how.
“I really planned to win a lot of regional and national tournaments to get national recognition. I wanted to fight in Bulgaria with the junior team, but that was canceled, muito. The pandemic was a setback for me, but we’ll see what’s in store for 2021.”
The National Championships is the first trip towards Amir Anderson’s Parisian goal for 2024 at the Olympics.
SOBRE EUA BOXING: A missão da EUA Boxe será permitir atletas e treinadores Estados Unidos para alcançar a excelência competitiva sustentada, desenvolver o caráter, apoiar o esporte do boxe, e promover e crescer boxe estilo olímpico nos Estados Unidos. A responsabilidade dos EUA Boxe não é apenas para produzir o ouro olímpico, but also oversee and govern every aspect of amateur boxing in the United States.
NOVA IORQUE (Julho 28, 2020) – Surging middleweight contender Christopher Pearson is ready for a breakthrough performance against any of the top names at 160 ou 168 divisions.
Pearson of Trotwood, Ohio, is managed by Split-T Management, and he recently moved to San Antonio, Texas, tem um registro de 17-2, and is riding a three-fight winning streak which includes a win over former Olympic Bronze Medal winner and undefeated Yamaguchi Falcao.
Pearson, who trains in Los Angeles under world-championship trainer Manny Robles, has already begun preparations for his next assignment.
“I started training down here in San Antonio at Jesse James Leija’s gym. I just moved down here, and it took a minute to find a gym, but once the gym opened, this is a great place to be. I will go to Los Angeles on July 30th and start with Manny,” said Pearson.
Pearson, who began his career with 13 vitórias consecutivas, feels that he is a stern challenge for anybody at middleweight or super middleweight.
“I am looking to fight the best in those two divisions,and solidify myself as the best in the sport. I feel that that the 2nd half of my career is proving that I am the best.”
The Falcao fight proved that Pearson can fight anyone in those divisions, and despite getting a late call for the fight, he performed at a high-level to come home with the emphatic unanimous decision victory.
“I took that fight on four weeks notice. I am not short on confidence, and I know what I am capable of doing.
Recently Pearson had his named mentioned for a showdown with Canelo Alvarez, and he believes that Canelo’s handlers were not too keen in a fight with the 29 year-old Pearson.
“I know that I am one of four or five guys from Golden Boy Promotions that was offered that fight. Out of all of those guys, they must of looked at me as a high-risk, low-reward fight. Fighting me is dangerous. They know me, because I have sparred with him, and he knows what I am capable of.”
“Canelo is a counter-puncher, but he is not better then me in the department. He has more power, but he is not as capable as me. Assim que entrar no ringue, anything can happen..especially at 168 libras.”
“Another fight that I would like to get is with Jaime Munguia. He is at 160 pounds now. I can outclass him. I don’t see anything special about him. If it takes beating other fighters like David Lemieux or Taureano Johnson to get those fights, then bring them on. Right now I am ready to take on anyone.”
Mais, Steve Farhood analisa algumas das revanches mais ferozes da história do boxe
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NOVA IORQUE – abril 14, 2020 – A edição desta semana da série de podcasts digitaisSHOWTIME BOXE COM ERIC RASKIN E KIERAN MULVANEY apresenta o contendor peso pesado Otto Wallin, que se recuperou recentemente do COVID-19, e o promotor Dmitriy Salita em entrevista sobre a vida em quarentena e o efeito que o vírus teve no boxe. Mais, O analista do Hall of Fame e historiador do boxe Steve Farhood se junta ao evento desta semanaVingança: As revanchesegmento para discutirAzumah Nelson vs.. Jesse James Kite II, Gerald McClellan vs.. Juliano Jackson II, e Julio César Chávez vs.. Frankie Randall II. Clique no link a seguir para ouvir o episódio completo, https://s.sho.com/3bkvFp1.
Trechos do episódio:
Sobre COVID-19 e seus efeitos no boxe…
Palavra – “É um ambiente realmente imprevisível agora. O boxe é um esporte internacional. Agora mais do que nunca, lutadores vêm para os EUA. de todos os lugares para treinar e lutar. É muito importante que o mundo inteiro se cure para que as coisas possam voltar ao normal.”
Wallin – “Esse vírus é muito sério. Pessoas estão morrendo – pessoas da academia morreram. Eu não tive muitos sintomas quando tive, mas passou para o namorado da minha mãe que é diabético e estava muito doente. Quando você está em casa, não fique apenas no sofá. Você tem que ter ideias para se manter ocupado e fazer alguma coisa.”
Sobre ficar em forma durante a quarentena…
Wallin – “Estou tentando tirar o melhor proveito da situação, e posso fazer muito com o que tenho agora. Está funcionando bem. Eu dou alguns socos de boxe na parede e muito boxe de sombra.”
Na série Train Like a Boxer do YouTube da Salita Promotions…
Palavra – “Estávamos pensando em maneiras de manter a conexão entre os lutadores e os fãs. Todo mundo está preso em casa, ninguém pode ir trabalhar e é importante manter-se saudável e ativo. Pensamos que poderíamos informar aos fãs o que os lutadores estão fazendo em casa e manter a comunicação entre todos.”
Sobre o que vem por aí para Wallin…
Palavra – “Na luta com [Tyson] Fúria, você pode ver o quão incrível foi o desempenho dele. Os números não mentem, Otto acertou mais socos contra Fury do que qualquer oponente, incluindo [Vladimir] Klitschko e [Deontay] Wilder –na primeira luta. Otto é um lutador de classe mundial, e esperamos que voltemos aos negócios e ele possa mostrar que é um dos melhores pesos pesados do mundo.”
Sobre Chávez vs.. Randal II…
Farhood – “Acho que foi um sinal de que Chávez estava chegando ao fim, ele era apenas 31 mas ele tinha 90 lutas e acho que Randall o pegou na hora certa. Assistir Randall em ambas as lutas de boxe tão bem me lembrou um pouco de Buster Douglas contra [Microfone] Tyson. Esse cara não te deu nada para pensar que ele poderia fazer algo assim – apenas boxeando lindamente. Achei que Randall provavelmente merecia a decisão da revanche por um ponto, mas foi uma luta muito acirrada.”
O podcast semanal SHOWTIME BOXING apresenta Raskin e Mulvaney mergulhando profundamente no mundo do boxe e nos eventos de boxe SHOWTIME. Novos episódios são lançados em todas as principais plataformas de podcast todas as segundas-feiras, incluindo Radio.com.
NOVA IORQUE (Abril 1, 2020) - O Hall da Fama do Boxe do Estado de Nova York (NYSBHOF) e toque 8 anunciou conjuntamente hoje uma parceria para estabelecer um fundo COVID-19 para ajudar boxeadores de Nova York e Nova Jersey e pessoal de boxe que estão com necessidades financeiras durante a pandemia de coronavírus.
Qualquer pessoal de boxe (boxers, trainers, cut-men, etc.) que são contratados independentes e vivem em Nova York ou Nova Jersey podem se inscrever para assistência monetária preenchendo um formulário de solicitação publicado emwww.NYBoxingHOF.org ewww.Ring8tv,com, ou solicite um formulário emfightpublicist@gmail.com para ser enviado diretamente por e-mail.
Todos os candidatos devem ser licenciados (NYSAC, NJSAC ou EUA Boxe) e os formulários devem ser enviados ao presidente do NYSBHOF Bob Duffy por e-mail (depcomish@aol.com) ou ligue para ele (1.516.313.2304) com as informações necessárias.
“As academias estão fechadas, e o boxe foi suspenso indefinidamente,”O presidente do NYSBHOF Bob Duffy disse. “A maioria dos treinadores de boxe, cut-men e outro pessoal de boxe são contratados independentes, então eles não têm nenhuma renda agora durante esta pandemia. Eles têm famílias para sustentar, aluguel a pagar, comida para colocar na mesa, e outras despesas críticas. Queremos ajudá-los estabelecendo este fundo. Não estamos em posição de dar a cada candidato um grande estipêndio, mas podemos fornecer um pequeno pagamento para ajudá-los um pouco temporariamente. Estamos empenhados em fazer isso no mês de abril, pelo menos, e então iremos rever a extensão dos pagamentos até que o boxing retorne, enquanto houver dinheiro disponível neste fundo. É a coisa certa a fazer!"
"Anel 8 está promovendo nossos objetivos de ajudar boxeadores e lutadores de boxe em Nova York durante esta crise," Anel 8 presidente Charlie Norkus, Jr. adicionado. “Esta tem sido a nossa missão desde o início. Temos o prazer de nos juntar ao Hall da Fama do Boxe de Nova York nessa empreitada. ”
Brian Norman, Jr. Wins Via Technical Unanimous Decision Over Flavio Rodriguez; Alejandro Guerrero and Aram Avagyan Earn Impressive Majority Decision Victories At Hinckley Grand Casino in Hinckley, De.
Catch The Replay segunda-feira, Março 16 Em 10 p.m. ET / PT no Showtime EXTREME®
HINCKLEY, MINN. - Março 14, 2020 -Undefeated 20-year-old super lightweight prospect Brandun Lee continued the impressive start to his career by scoring a third-round TKO over 33-year-old challenger Camilo Prieto in theShoBox: A Nova Geraçãomain event Friday night from Hinckley Grand Casino in Hinckley, De.
The knockout artist Lee, who had stopped 16 de seu primeiro 18 oponentes profissionais, eased into Friday’s main event, seeking to take his time and add more rounds to his resume. But after just two rounds, Sotavento (19-0, 17 KOs) stunned the mobile but overly defensive Prieto (15-3, 10 KOs) with a combination. Lee sensed he had injured his opponent and turned on the jets, scoring the TKO after unleashing a multi-punch barrage against the defenseless and against-the-ropes Prieto.
In a night where the four bouts were contested solely in front of the fighters’ friends and family, referee Mark Nelson intervened to stop the main event at the 2:34 mark of round number three. The numbers reflected the lopsidedness of the fight as Lee led 53-9 em socos totais desembarcadas, 17-8 in jabs connected and 36-1 on power shots. Lee landed more power shots in the fight (36) than Prieto attempted (34).
“I don’t think this was any kind of learning experience for Lee,” said SHOWTIME’s Hall of Fame analyst Steve Farhood. “He needs tougher, more accomplished opponents who can at least give him rounds, if not a competitive fight.”
“I shouldn’t have gone three rounds with that guy,” said Lee, who was fighting onShoBox for the second time. “I should have gotten him out of there in 40 seconds or a minute tops. But the guy had a game plan and his coach is a former world champion [Glen Johnson] who knew I hadn’t ever been past the fourth round. He was just trying to tire me out. No one wants to watch two guys looking at each other. My defense was a nine out of 10 hoje à noite. But overall I give myself a C-minus. I want to take it to the next level and I’m just super grateful to SHOWTIME andShoBoxfor giving me these opportunities.”
Na luta co-featured, an all-action affair between undefeated prospect Brian Norman, Jr. (17-0, 14 KOs) and Flavio Rodriguez (9-2-1, 7 KOs) was cut short after an accidental headbutt caused a deep vertical laceration on the forehead of Rodriguez. At the advice of the ringside physician, referee Gary Miezwa stopped the fight at 57 seconds of round number seven. The fight went to the judges’ scorecards with the technical unanimous decision going in Norman’s favor, 69-64 e 68-65 duas vezes.
Norman broke open a competitive fight by out-landing Rodriguez 79-35 overall and 73-20 in power punches in rounds five through seven, a reflection of Norman’s superior activity (72.4 punches per round to Rodriguez’s 54.4), accuracy (33%-29% No geral, 44%-32% poder) and body punching (67-50 in connects).
The 19-year-old Norman, who turned pro at the age of 17 and is trained by his father and former pro fighter Brian Norman Sr., showed the skills that give him the reputation of a highly-regarded prospect, but still left the fight feeling unsatisfied.
“That headbutt was right before the knockout,” said Norman. “I’m pretty sure everybody saw it. That boy was dead but I give him respect. I believe that seventh round was the knockout round, either by TKO or knockout. I had him dead the round before and drained all the energy out of him.”
“I know I won more rounds than that,” said the 29-year-old Rodriguez, who also feels a knockout was imminent, but in his favor. “I definitely know I won more rounds. I was hitting him with power shots and if we didn’t have that accidental headbutt I felt I could have gotten him out of there.”
In the second fight of the four-fight telecast, undefeated lightweight prospect Alejandro “Pork Chop” Guerrero (12-0, 9 KOs) won a closely-contested slugfest via majority decision over Jose Angulo (12-2, 5 KOs). Os juízes marcou a luta 76-76, 79-73 e 78-74.
In the highly entertaining fight that pitted the aggressive Guerrero against the counter-punching Angulo, two of the judges were seemingly impressed more by Guerrero’s aggression and slightly better power punching (he led 109-104 in power punch connects) than by Angulo’s activity (89.3 punches per round to Guerrero’s 68.9), mobility and diverse combination punching.
With both men going past six rounds for the first time in their careers, it was Guerrero who was able to finish with more energy. He hurt Angulo with a strong right hand in the sixth round and nearly closed the show late in the eighth and final round, but the Ecuadorian who was making his U.S. debut was able to stay on his feet.
“That was probably the toughest fight I’ve had,” said the 22-year-old Guerrero. “I’ve fought at 140 before so his punch power wasn’t too much. Just his heart; you can tell when a fighter has heart and they just want to sit there and bang it out. I didn’t think it was an even fight. I was landing the better shots and I was the better man out there. I gave myself a seven. I can do way better. I just need more conditioning. Whoever’s next, I’ll take on the best in my weight division.”
In a battle of unbeaten featherweights making theirShoBoxdebuts in the telecast opener, Armenian Olympian Aram Avagyan (10-0-1, 4 KOs) overcame knockdowns in both the first and second rounds to earn a hard-fought majority decision over Dominican Republic’s Dagoberto Aguero (15-1, 10 KOs). Os juízes marcou a luta 75-75, 76-74 e 77-74.
For the second consecutive fight, Avagyan, who is trained by SugarHill Steward at the famed Kronk Gym in Detroit, started slow and was knocked down in the first round. The 29-year-old also hit the canvas in round two when Aguero connected on a chopping overhand right. Starting in the third round, through an impressive body attack (98-42 in connects), better power accuracy (39%-35%) and his ability to induce a rugged inside fight, Avagyan was able to gradually empty the gas tank of Aguero, who had never been past six rounds.
A heavy right cross appeared to score a knockdown of Aguero in the seventh, but referee Gary Ritter ruled it a slip. Aguero led 55-24 in overall connects and 55-20 in power punches landed after two rounds, but Avagyan came on strong in rounds six through eight (83-44 No geral, 80-48 poder) to score the comeback victory. Aguero became the 192ndfighter to lose their undefeated record onShoBox.
“After the second knockdown I just knew I needed to settle down and it would be okay,” said Avagyan. “I had to just come back strong and keep applying the pressure and I did that. The knockdowns were big on points so I knew it would be tough to come back. I thought the performance was just okay. I can show more, and I will in the future.”
Friday’s fights were promoted by Salita Promotions in association with D & D Boxe. A transmissão completa será reproduzida na segunda-feira, Março 16 em 10 p.m. ET / PT no SHOWTIME EXTREME e estará disponível no SHOWTIME ANYTIME® e SHOWTIME on DEMAND®.
Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins called the action from ringside with fellow Hall of Famer Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. O produtor executivo é Gordon Hall com Richard Gaughan produção e direção de Rick Phillips.
DAY IN CAMP: Brandun Lee Is Now Available: Clique AQUITo Watch
NOVA YORK - março 10, 2020 – Rising 140-pound knockout artist Brandun Lee has a growing reputation within the sport of boxing and can count three accomplished and decorated pros among those who believe he is destined for the very top. Former two-division champion Timothy Bradley, Jr., lightweight champion in recess Devin Haney, and top welterweight prospect Jaron Ennis have seen Lee up close and believe he will soon be a household name among boxing fans.
The undefeated super lightweight Lee (18-0, 16 KOs), who was the subject of the latest installment of SHOWTIME Sports’DAY IN CAMPdigital video franchise, will headline his first ShoBox: A Nova Geraçãowhen he takes on Camilo Prieto (15-2, 10 KOs) in a 10-round super lightweight bout on Friday, Março 13 vivo no canal Showtime (10 ET / PT) do Grand Casino Hinckley em Hinckley, De.
"DAY IN CAMP: Brandun Lee,"a 15-minute special video feature, captures Lee’s family-first mentality, emphasis on the importance of education and hunger for success inside the ring. Viewers are taken through a typical day during Lee’s training camp, which includes sparring, college coursework, cooking, a grueling nighttime workout and a FaceTime call with friend and fellowShoBoxfighter Jaron Ennis. Available for viewingAQUI:https://youtu.be/Ow04RVwkpx8
“Brandun is a beast,” said Ennis, who has fought on SHOWTIME in four of his last five fights. “He’s a phenomenal fighter and he’s going to put on a show Friday night. I think he’ll be able to show boxing fans all his skills. He’s a monster. Him being a calm and relaxed fighter sets him apart. He’s really smart as well and has great ring IQ, but you can’t forget about his power because he has the ability to end fights early.”
Bradley and Haney, who are among the list of the 81 lutadores que já apareceram em ShoBoxand advanced to garner world titles, have both sparred with Lee and are amazed by the bright prospect’s talent.
Bradley, who appeared onShoBoxfour times between 2006-08, including a split-decision over Junior Witter to win the WBC Super Lightweight Championship, recalls sparring with a 14-year-old Lee ahead of Bradley’s fight with Juan Manuel Marquez for the WBO Welterweight Title in 2013. Bradley’s trainer, Joel Diaz, wanted to replicate Marquez’s counterpunching ability and believed Lee’s hand speed and counterpunching were credible.
“Lee and I sparred four complete rounds and, boy, was I impressed with his ring IQ, velocidade, timing and movement,” said Bradley. “For a young man with no pro experience, he was able to hold his own. Brandun is from my area so I follow him from afar and I really admire his game. He’s undefeated and that’s not surprising at all. I believe Lee has the goods to become a world champion and at this point he is still gaining experience and momentum towards his dream.
“There are still questions that need to be answered by Lee. How will he respond if he is ever knocked down? How will he do against someone just like himself; someone undefeated, stern and just as hungry? It’s going to be fun to watch him as he continues his journey. He has the skill to rise to the top but we all know it takes more than just skills. He’s on the right course and I back him 110 por cento. "
Haney, who headlined on the prospect development series on three different occasions, went on to win a world title at the age of 20 and believes Lee has the potential to move up the ranks quite quickly as well.
“If you haven’t heard of Brandun Lee, you will very soon,” said Haney, agora 21 anos. “He has the talent and power to make some real noise in the welterweight division. I sparred him before and trust me, he’s a real dog. I’m looking forward to watching on March 13 and I expect my guy to put on a hell of a performance onShoBox: A Nova Geração."
Lee has also sparred with Oxnard, Calif.’s Mikey Garcia, who has fought on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING six times, and Mauricio Herrera, who lost a close decision to then-unified champion Danny Garcia on SHOWTIME in 2014.
Friday’s four-fightShoBoxtelecast includes five boxers who have yet to taste defeat with a total record of 107 wins to just four defeats and two draws. Na luta co-featured, undefeated Brian Norman Jr. (16-0, 14 KOs) puts his perfect record on the line as he takes on Flavio Rodriguez (9-1-1, 7 KOs) in an eight-round welterweight matchup. Undefeated Alejandro Guerrero (11-0, 9 KOs) meets Jose Angulo (12-1, 5 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight scrap while yet another unbeaten fighter Aram Avagyan (9-0-1, 4 KOs) takes on fellow undefeated Dagoberto Aguero (17-0, 11 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight fight.
Barry Tompkins vai chamar a ação do ringue com historiador do boxe Steve Farhood e ex-campeão mundial Raul Marquez servindo como analistas especializados. O produtor executivo é Gordon Hall com Richard Gaughan produção e direção de Rick Phillips.
Os ingressos para o evento, which is promoted by Salita Promotions in association with D&D Boxing and Rapacz Boxing, custam $75 Ringside, $50 Reservado, $25 Admissão Geral, e $62.50 Table Seating (two-ticket minimum), e já estão à venda no ticketmaster.comor the Grand Casino Hinckley Box Office.
Top U.S. Men’s and women’s wrestlers expected to compete in ‘Grapple at the Garden,' 11thannual fundraiser to help raise money for youth non-profit Beat the Streets
NEW YORK–One of the highlights on the annual amateur wrestling calendar returns for the 11thstraight year as Beat the Streets Wrestling (BTS), the largest grassroots inner city wrestling program in the United States, and USA Wrestling today announced that the annual BTS benefit will be held on Thursday, Maio 28. The thrilling night of wrestling, dubbed “Grapple at the Garden,” will again be held at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden after making a highly successful, sold-out debut there in 2019 após quase uma década em vários outros locais icônicos da cidade de Nova York.
The bouts will again be followed by the annual Benefit Celebration, which recognizes not only the elite athletes who compete at the event but also the BTS standout youth wrestlers who epitomize the work that the not-for-profit organization does year-round. Expected to compete are BTS wrestlers along with a national high school All-Star match-up, NCAA Champions and international Olympic men and women, and potentially mixed martial arts athletes who began as wrestlers.
Ticket information as well as the athletes, matchups, schedule and broadcast details will be announced at a later date.
“We couldn’t have been more pleased with the response to our first year at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden,” said Beat the Streets Executive DirectorBrendan Buckley. “The sold-out crowd brought a non-stop energy, fueled by world-class wrestling action from top to bottom. We expect it will be an even hotter ticket this year with the Tokyo Olympics on the horizon.”
“The Board of Beat the Streets is excited to present another outstanding competition as we raise funds for the youth of New York City,” added BTS Chairman of the BoardRay Barczak. “The support we receive from donors, fans and others during our annual benefit allows us to achieve our mission. Com mais de 3,000 male and female student-athletes participating in more than 150 programs across the region, Beat the Streets is in its 14th year of changing lives and providing opportunities that truly make a difference.”
Beat the Streets Benefit competitions began in 2010 and have since become a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. This unique and electrifying annual event has helped BTS raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City. O 2019 event raised $1.3 million for the organization. Appearances by Olympic championsJordan Burroughs(2012, ouro), Kyle Snyder(2016, ouro) e J’den Cox(2016, bronze) and local favorites likeNick Suriano (Rutgers University/Paramus, NJ), James Green (Willingboro, NJ) e Anthony Ashnault(Rutgers/So. Plainfield, NJ) were among the night’s many crowd-pleasing highlights.
The first Beat the Streets Benefit was held on the U.S.S. Intrepid, um porta-aviões ancorado no lado oeste de Manhattan. Desde então, the benefit has taken place at other notable New York City spots like Grand Central Terminal and Times Square. Team USA has faced off against teams from around the world including Japan, Cuba, Rússia, Iran and Canada, as well as international all-star teams. Em 2018, the competition was hosted at the new Pier 17 in the Seaport District and included the highly anticipated Burroughs vs. Frank Chamizo(Itália) partida.
New York City’s Madison Square Garden is one of the most famous sporting and entertainment venues in the world. The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden is an impressive venue with the capacity to seat over 5,000. The theater has hosted notable wrestling events including the 1998 Goodwill Games wrestling competition and the 2017 Grapple at the Garden college wrestling event.
Sobre Beat the Streets
A missão do Beat the Streets é desenvolver todo o potencial da juventude urbana e fortalecer a cultura da luta livre de Nova York. BTS works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to bring the life changing sport of wrestling to over 3,000 Estudantes-atletas da cidade de Nova York para ajudá-los a alcançar seus objetivos pessoais e atléticos. Por meio da operação de programas de luta livre em escolas de ensino fundamental e médio nos cinco distritos, O BTS e o DOE fornecem um seguro, atmosfera positiva em que jovens desfavorecidos e em risco podem aprender as lições essenciais de vida de coragem, responsabilidade pessoal e trabalho em equipe, aptidão física e nutrição, e aprendizagem ao longo da vida. O objetivo de promover forte, alunos-atletas bem treinados são entregues por meio de coaching, programas depois da escola, workshops de habilidades para a vida, e acampamentos de verão. Mais informações podem ser encontradas em www.btsny.org.
About USA Wrestling
USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Wrestling in the United States and, Como tal, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling, a federação de luta livre internacional. Simplesmente, EUA Wrestling é a organização central que coordena os programas de wrestling amador no país e trabalha para criar interesse e participação nestes programas. It has over 250,000 members across the nation, boys and girls, men and women of all ages, representing all levels of the sport. Its president is Bruce Baumgartner, and its Executive Director is Rich Bender. More information can be found at TheMat.com
PHILADELPHIA – February 15, 2020 -Undefeated 21-year-old lightweight prospect Isaac Cruz stunnedShoBox: A Nova Geraçãoveteran Thomas Mattice in a closely contested majority decision win in theShoBoxmain event Friday night from 2300 Arena em Filadélfia, Pa. Watch the fight highlightsAQUI.
Cruz, da Cidade do México, rode his superior work rate, a lethal body attack, and his ability to neutralize Mattice’s jab to the victory. Os juízes marcou a luta 95-95 e 96-94 duas vezes.
Cruz threw an average of 69.4 socos por rodada, comparado com 57.8 punches per round for Mattice. The much shorter Cruz, standing at 5’4” ½, was fearless from the opening bell and held an 82-31 advantage in body punches connected. Mattice, 5’8” ½, was also out-jabbed 34-30. Making his sixth appearance onShoBox, Cleveland’s Mattice was hampered by another slow start, a theme in his previous appearances on the prospect development series. Through the first two rounds, Cruz held advantages of 49-15 em socos gerais acertou e 39-8 in power punches connected.
“We were going for the knockout but it didn’t come up so we’ll take the decision,", Disse Cruz. “I thought I won all 10 rounds. I don’t know what fight the judges were watching. Round one to 10 I dominated and I was never hurt.”
A strong finish in the 10thand final round was not enough for Mattice to salvage a draw.
“I came up short,” said Mattice. “He was the better man. He could hit a little bit. I started out a little slow, trying to see what he had. He jumped out to an early lead and I was just trying to get familiar with his power. Eu não tenho desculpas. Ele foi o melhor homem hoje à noite ".
Na luta co-featured, Ra’eese Aleem (16-0, 10 KOs) burst onto the scene in his national television debut, putting on a boxing clinic by scoring a fourth-round TKO in a scheduled eight-round super bantamweight bout over San Antonio’s Adam Lopez (19-4-2, 9 KOs).
Aleem, from Muskegon, Mich., proved to be overwhelming for Lopez, who was making his record eighth appearance onShoBox.Desde o sino de abertura, Aleem attacked from all angles as a reactive and slower Lopez was unable to cope with the wide array of punches. The 29-year-old Aleem held a commanding 92-11 advantage in overall punches, including a lopsided 61-7 power punches advantage.
With blood dripping from his nose and scalp, Lopez’s corner asked referee Gary Rosato to stop the fight at 1:31 da quarta rodada. Watch the TKOAQUI.
“I put in a lot of hard work,” said Aleem, who now lives and trains in Las Vegas. “I didn’t see any film on the guy but knew he was a tough Mexican fighter. Once we got in there, I could see the speed difference. I could see his punches coming. I did rush some punches and made some mistakes. But it was good and I kept my hands up and my speed and movements were good. And I’m glad I stopped him. I didn’t want to go the distance.
“I want a world title fight and I’m knocking on the door. I’m hungry and I’m ready. I know Danny Roman just lost the title. Brandon Figueroa, whoever is there in the top-10 I’m ready for. I’m hungry and I’m coming and I want that fight.”
In the second fight of the four-fight telecast, Cleveland’s flashy unbeaten super lightweight Montana Love (13-0-1, 6 KOs) melhorou o seu recorde de 2-0-1 emShoBox, putting in a professional display en route to a unanimous decision over Jerrico Walton (16-1, 7 KOs), who fights out of Houston by way of New Orleans. Os juízes marcou a luta 78-74 e 77-75 duas vezes. Watch fight highlightsAQUI
“I think Love did enough to win,” said SHOWTIME Hall of Fame analyst Steve Farhood. “The rounds he won, he won more convincingly. Love did the serious damage in the fight.”
Walton, with noted trainer Ronnie Shields working his corner, threw slightly more punches than Love, but in a fight decided by big moments, Love had more of them, especialmente nas rodadas finais. Love was more accurate on his power punches (43 percent to 21 por cento) and in body shots (56-23). The southpaw also hurt Walton on two separate occasions, but the 29-year-old did enough to hang on and survive the rounds.
“I give my performance a C-plus,” said the 25-year-old Love. “I could have been more active in there. I didn’t get hit a lot and I hurt him a few times but I let him off the hook.
“I was getting off good shots, and the thing I’m mad about is that the fight should not have gone the distance. I’m ready for whatever’s next. My team is trying to get me to 135 libras. "
Walton was making his national television debut. “I think the fight was closer than it was scored; I think it was at least a draw,"Ele disse. “I don’t think the fight was 78-74. I’m very disappointed but I’m not going to stop. They’re going to see me again. This is only going to push me harder.”
With his first career loss, Walton became the 191stfighter to lose his undefeated record onShoBox, boxing’s ultimate proving ground.
In a battle of unbeaten super welterweights making theirShoBoxdebuts in the telecast opener, North Carolina’s Joseph Jackson (16-0, 12 KOs) handed Derrick Colemon, Jr. (11-1, 8 KOs) his first career loss. Jackson overcame a slow start to earn the unanimous decision. Os escores foram 77-75, 80-72, 78-74. Watch the decisionAQUI.
The younger and more aggressive Colemon of Detroit started strong, controlling the first three rounds before the savvier and more mature Jackson commanded the second half of the bout. In rounds six through eight, Jackson out-landed Colemon 76-19 overall and 50-9 em golpes de energia. Jackson’s movement and activity frustrated and tired Colemon, who went past five rounds for the first time in his career. Farhood scored the first three rounds in favor of Colemon and the final five rounds for Jackson.
“We just dug deep and got the job done,” said the 31-year-old Jackson. “I’d give my performance an eight out of 10. I know I can show better. I had about 40 people come out from Greensboro, N. C., and support me.
“I’ll fight whoever they put out in front of me next. It’s SHOWTIME and my first televised fight and first fight outside of North Carolina so it was important to put on a show.”
Friday’s fights were promoted by King’s Promotions in association with GH3 Promotions. A transmissão completa será reproduzida na segunda-feira, Fevereiro 17 em 10 p.m. ET / PT no SHOWTIME EXTREME e estará disponível no SHOWTIME ANYTIME® e SHOWTIME on DEMAND®.
The four-fight telecast was the third of fourShoBoxpresentations over six weeks showcasing some of boxing’s brightest young prospects in their toughest tests to date. Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins called the action from ringside with fellow Hall of Famer Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. O produtor executivo é Gordon Hall com Richard Gaughan produção e direção de Rick Phillips.
