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THOMAS HEARNS HEADLINES STAR-LADEN CLASS OF INDUCTEES INTO NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME

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Spinks brothers, Michael Carbajal, Erik Morales and Salvador Sanchez are also among the greats to be honored August. 12 at Caesars Palace.
LAS VEGAS – Tidligere verdensmester Thomas Hearns, som sammen med Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler og Roberto Duran dominated boxing in the 1980s and became known collectively asThe Four Kings,” headlines a 14-person class of inductees into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, Hall CEO/president Michelle Corrales-Lewis announced Wednesday.
Hearns was chosen in the non-Nevada resident boxer category, along with Michael Spinks, Erik Morales, Michael Carbajal, women’s boxing star Lucia Rijker and Salvador Sanchez. Elected in the Nevada resident boxer category was Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Richie Sandoval.
Chosen in the non-boxer category were referee Davey Pearl, public relations specialist Debbie Munch, promoter Mel Greb, trainer/cut man Rafael Garcia and Nevada Athletic Commission chair Dr. Elias Ghanem.
Norton, Sanchez, Greb and Ghanem will be inducted posthumously.
The members of the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame’s star-studded fifth-induction class will be honored at a gala dinner at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Lørdag, August. 12. Ticket will be released Thursday, February 16th at 12pm on NVBHOF.com .
We are very proud of this class of inductees, and it contains some of the greatest fighters who ever lived,” Corrales-Lewis said. “I’m looking forward to our gala dinner when we can honor these richly deserving people and allow their fans to say hello.
Hearns was one of the standouts during the 1980s and participated in a series of great bouts in Las Vegas with Leonard, Hagler and Duran. His 1985 bout with Hagler at Caesars Palace is still regarded by many as the greatest fight in boxing history.
The Spinks brothers, Michael and Leon, become the first set of brothers inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. Both won gold medals for the U.S. i 1976 Olympics in Montreal and then went on to win world titles in the pros.
Norton, known primarily for a series of close bouts with the legendary Muhammad Ali, also competed in one of the great heavyweight title bouts ever. He lost the WBC title by a razor-thin decision to Larry Holmes in 1978, among the finest heavyweight championship fights ever held.
Pearl was among the best referees of all-time and worked more than 70 championship bouts. He was the referee for both Leon Spinks’ sjokkerende 1978 upset of Ali as well as for Leonard’s dramatic 14th-round knockout of Hearns in 1981.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame is an IRS 501 (c)3 charity and all donations are tax deductible. The Hall’s charitable contributions over the five years since its formation have helped boxers in need and boxing-related charities. Donations are welcome.
The Hall was founded in 2013 by noted boxing broadcaster Rich Marotta.
For mer informasjon, phone 702-3NVBHOF, eller 702-368-2463.
BIOGRAPHIES OF THE NEW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Michael Carbajal Best known as the first junior flyweight to earn a $1 million purse, Carbajal won world titles at junior flyweight and flyweight. Known asLittle Hands of Stonefor his punching power, Carbajal was 49-4 med 33 KOs.
His rivalry with HumbertoPetiteGonzalez was one of the best of the early 1990s and their 1993 fight was The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year. I 2004, The Ring named Carbajal as the best junior flyweight in history.
Han var 98-10 as an amateur and won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Sør-Korea.
Thomas Hearns – Hearns, 58, won recognized world titles at welterweight, super weltervekt, mellomvekt, super middleweight and light heavyweight during a career in which he went 61-5-1 med 48 KOs.
He’s most remembered for his savage three-round battle with Hagler in 1985, but he participated in many of the decade’s biggest and most electric bouts. He fought in Las Vegas 16 ganger, går 11-4-1 med ni knockouts.
Erik MoralesOne of the most exciting fighters of the early part of the 2000s, Morales is best known for his series of outstanding fights with arch rival Marco Antonio Barrera. Morales went 52-9 med 36 knockouts but is best known for his trilogy with Barrera, two of which were named Ring Fight of the year.
Morales won major world titles at super bantamweight, fjærvekt, super featherweight and super lightweight, becoming the first Mexican born fighter to win titles in four weight classes.
He also engaged in a spectacular trilogy with Manny Pacquiao, beating him in the first and dropping the last two.
Ken NortonThough he was the heavyweight champion before losing his belt to Larry Holmes in one of the great title bouts ever, Norton was best known for his three fights with the legendary Muhammad Ali. Norton defeated Ali in 1973 in San Diego in their first bout, breaking Ali’s jaw.
Ali won the two subsequent bouts, inkludert 1976 match at Yankee Stadium for the title. Some observers believe Norton deserved to win all three fights.
The Holmes fight was sensational and the two men stood in the center of the ring at Caesars and slugged it out in the 15th og siste runde.
Lucia RijkerRijker is regarded as one of, if not the best, women boxers in history. She was 17-0 med 14 knockouts in boxing and was 37-0-1 med 25 knockouts as a kick boxer.
In her boxing career, she scored dominant wins over the likes of Jane Couch, Marcela Acuna and Chevelle Hallback.
She later appeared in the Oscar-winning film, “Million Dollar Baby.
Salvador SanchezSanchez tragically died in an auto accident in Mexico at just 23 år, robbing the world of one of the elite fighters in history well before his time. Sanchez was 44-1-1 med 32 knockouts and was the lineal featherweight champion from 1980 until his death in 1982.
He won the title by knocking out Danny “Lille rød” Lopez, but is best known for a dominating eighth-round stoppage of Wilfredo Gomez. Gomez was 33-0 med 32 knockouts but was no match for Sanchez.
Richie SandovalSandoval held the bantamweight title for two years, but his career, as great as it was, is a question of what might have been. Han var medlem av 1980 US-. Olympic boxing team, but he lost his chance at a medal when President Carter decided to boycott the Games in Moscow.
Sandoval won the first 29 fights of his pro career, racking up 17 knockouts, and beat the great Jeff Chandler for the bantamweight belt.
But tragically, Sandoval suffered serious boxing related injuries in a 1986 bout with Gaby Canizales and was forced to retire.
Leon Spinks Spinks is most known for upsetting Muhammad Ali in 1978 in just his eighth pro fight to win the heavyweight championship. He lost the title in a rematch and failed in two other attempts to win a title. He was stopped by Larry Holmes in a heavyweight title fight in 1981 and lost a cruiserweight title challenge in Reno to Dwight Muhammad Qawi in 1986.
A colorful figure known asNeon” Leon, he was an acclaimed amateur who was 178-7 med 133 KOs and the light heavyweight gold at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
He finished his professional career with a 26-17-3 mark and 14 KOs.
Michael SpinksSpinks was 31-1 in his career and won both the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles. He moved up from light heavyweight to defeat Larry Holmes at the Riviera in 1985, denying Holmes the opportunity to go 49-0 and match Rocky Marcianos record.
He won the light heavyweight title in his 17th pro fight in 1981 at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas when he bested the much more experienced Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Spinks held the light heavyweight title for four years, before giving it up to move to heavyweight to fight Holmes.
A 1976 OL-gullvinner, Spinksonly pro loss came in his final fight when he was knocked out by Mike Tyson in a bout for the undisputed heavyweight title.
NON-BOXER INDUCTEE BIOGRAPHIES
Rafael Garcia – Garcia, 87, is best known for his cap he wears festooned with pins and for working as Floyd Mayweather’s hand wrapper. But he had a long career as both a cut man and a trainer and was outstanding at both. He worked with elite fighters such as Mayweather, Roberto Duran, Alexis Arguello and Wilfredo Gomez.
Dr. Elias GhanemGhanem as the long-time chairman of the Nevada Athletic Commission, and was responsible for helping it to earn the moniker, “The greatest commission in the world.
Ghanem, a physician whose patients once included Elvis Presley, played a key role in the hearings after Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield, and also was instrumental in bringing the Oscar De La Hoya-Felix Trinidad bout to Las Vegas in 1999.
Mel GrebKnown asThe father of professional boxing in Southern Nevada,” Greb was a promoter and matchmaker who first brought Muhammad Ali to Nevada. Then known as Cassius Clay, Greb promoted Ali’s seventh pro fight in 1961. That week, he introduced Ali to wrestlerGorgeous” George, and Ali patterned himself after George in many ways.
Greb died in 1996 ved 75 år.
Debbie MunchCaesars Palace in Las Vegas was a legendary host for many of boxing’s biggest fights in the 1980s and early 1990s, and Munch, a public relations expert, was instrumental in it.
She was widely respected by promoters, boxers and the media and helped many journalists immeasurably with their boxing coverage.
Davey PearlPearl was small of stature, but was a giant as a referee. He worked more than 70 world title bouts, including Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks and Sugar Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns.
Pearl was also a highly regarded judge.

NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME TO ANNOUNCE FIFTH CLASS OF INDUCTEES ON FEB. 15 I LAS VEGAS

CEO/President Michelle Corrales-Lewis to welcomeexceptionalnew class
LAS VEGAS (Februar 13, 2017) – Den Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame will announce its fifth class of inductees on Onsdag, Februar. 15, ved 11 a.m. PST, Hall CEO/ president Michelle Corrales-Lewis annonsert. Den 2017 class of nine boxers and five contributors will be revealed at Real Boxing, 5137 Den. Oquendo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89118. Lunch will be provide by TC’s Rib Crib.
The honorees will be formally inducted at the popular gala dinner on Lørdag, August. 12 at Caesars Palace. Ticket information will be released shortly.
We have elected yet another exceptional class of inductees and I can’t wait to introduce them,” said Corrales-Lewis, hvis avdøde ektemann, Diego Corrales, was a member of the NVBHOF’s inaugural class in 2013. “We have some of the best boxers ever in this group and I know fans are going to be excited to have the opportunity to meet them.
Our class of contributors is very strong as well and all have made a significant imprint upon boxing in Nevada.
Past inductees include some of the greatest fighters who have ever lived, Inkludert Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis og mer.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame is an IRS 501 (c)3 charity and all donations are tax deductible. The Hall’s charitable contributions over the five years since its formation have helped boxers in need and boxing-related charities. Donations are welcome.

The Hall was founded in 2013 by noted boxing broadcaster Rich Marotta. For mer informasjon, telefon 702-3NVBHOF, eller 702-368-2463.
For Media Credentials Contact: For Information And Sponsorship Opportunities Contact:
Media Coordinator Jon Hait Chief Executive Officer Michelle Corrales-Lewis
Telefon: (702) 277-1020 Telefon: 702-3-NVBHOF (702-368-2463)

Box Fan Expo to be present at the 54th Annual WBC Convention in Hollywood, Florida

Den ultimate fan erfaring hendelse som gir boksing fans muligheten til å møte-og-hilse topp jagerfly, boksing kjendiser og bransjefolk i en up-close, personlig innstilling will return on Cinco de Mayo weekend 2017
For umiddelbar utløsning
Las Vegas (Desember 12, 2016) – The Popular Box Fan Expo will be present with a booth at the 54th, annual WBC convention, to greet boxing fans as well as industry people and give out info on the Next Boxing Expo. The WBC convention will be held from December 11th, til December 17th.

The booth will be located at the famous Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida. Fans and boxing industry people can stop by and say hello.

Box Fan Expo has been a huge success with Boxing fans and Boxing industry people. Many boxing stars have attended the last two Expo’s such as Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Tommy Hearns, Roy Jones Jr., Sergio Martinez, Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, Tim Bradley, Deontay Wilder, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, Fernando Vargas, Zab Judah, James Toney, Mikey Garcia , Leo Santa Cruz, Terry Norris , Riddick Bowe , Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks and many more

The third annual Box Fan Expo will take place in Las Vegas on May 6th, 2017 (Cinco De Mayo weekend) på Las Vegas Convention Center, fra 10a.m to 5pm. Box Fan Expo is the ultimate boxing fan experience event, and it also coincides with a major fight event weekend.

Tickets for the Box Fan Expo can be purchased at: http://goo.gl/6hnTOb

The event allows fans to Meet and Greet Boxing Superstars of today, Legends of the sport and other boxing Celebrities at their booth. On Site, fans will experience different activities from Autograph Sessions, Photo Sessions, FaceOff with your favorite boxers, as well as a chance to purchase merchandise and memorabilia from their booth, plus so much moreyou won’t want to miss this must-attend Expo!

Box Fan Expo will also feature top boxing organizations, arrangører, ring card girls, famous trainers and commentators as well as boxing gear companiesALL UNDER ONE ROOF”.

Throughout the next several months leading up to the Event, there will be weekly updates on the many stars that will commit their appearance at the Boxing Expo.

And for anyone in the Boxing industry or other Exhibitors (non-industry), who would like to be involved and reserve a Booth, contact Box Fan Expo:

Telephone number: (514) 572-7222 or Las Vegas Number (702) 997-1927

For mer informasjon, besøk: www.BoxFanExpo.com

Edwin Viruet Ring 8 Guest Speaker Tuesday night

Edwin Viruet
Ring 8 Guest Speaker Tuesday night
NEW YORK (Mai 16, 2016) – New York State Boxing Hall-of-Famer Edwin Viruet will be Ring 8’s guest speaker at Tuesday night’s (Mai 17) monthly meeting, starting at 7 pm. OG, at O’Neill’s Restaurant, plassert på 64-21 53rd Drive in Maspeth, New York.
Edwin was inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2016,” Ring 8 president Bob Duffy sa. “He was unable to attend the induction ceremony, so we will present him with his Hall of Fame belt at our meeting. Edwin embodies what the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) is all about in terms of his overall achievements and accomplishments as a New York State fighter. We’re very happy that Edwin will have this opportunity to be honored and we’re all interested in hearing him speak about his boxing career.
Viruet (32-6-2) was a standout amateur boxer, albeit brief, registering a perfect 18-0 rekord, highlighted by his winning two New York Golden Gloves Championship in 1968 as a 118-pound sub-novice and the following year in the 126-pound division, Edwin and his brother,Adolpho Viruet, were declared co-champions.
I 1969, Viruet turned pro and two years later, he fought a draw with future world championSaul mamby and he won a decision over another future world champion, Alfredo Escalara. Three years later, Viruet scored a decision victory against fellow 2016 NYSBHOF inductee Vilomar Fernandez på Madison Square Garden.
Viruet went the distance twice with world lightweight champion Roberto Duran, losing a decision both times, the first in a non-title fight in 1975 and the second as a world title challenger in Philadelphia two years later.
I 1983, Viruet retired as a boxer after having fought in all of the top New York venues – MSG, The Felt Forum, Sunnyside Garden, Nassau Coliseum, Singer Bowl and Audobon Ballroom.
Viruet also enjoyed a successful career as a trainer with heavyweight Alex Steward, a Golden Gloves champion who, som en profesjonell, fought Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfieldog George Foreman. Viruet also trained actor Wesley Snipes.
Several Vinny Maddalone kamper, courtesy of Charley Norkus, Jr., will be shown on six television screens during Tuesday night’s buffet.
Ring 8 Summer Picnic
Ring 8’s annual summer picnic will be held Sunday afternoon, August 28, på Brady Park i Massapequa Reserve, Nassau på Long Island, New York. Complete details coming soon.
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KONTAKT: Bob Trieger, Full Court PRESS, 978.590.0470, bobtfcp@hotmail.com fightpublicist
OM RING 8: Ring 8 ble den åttende datterselskap av det som da var kjent som National Veteran Boxers Association – derav, RING 8 – og i dag organisasjonens motto er fremdeles: Boksere Hjelpe Boxers.
RING 8 er fullt forpliktet til å støtte mindre heldige mennesker i boksing samfunnet som kan kreve hjelp i form av å betale husleie, medisinske utgifter, eller hva forsvarlig behov.
Gå på line til www.Ring8ny.com for mer informasjon om RING 8, den største gruppen av sitt slag i USA med mer enn 350 medlemmer. Årlige medlemskontingenten er bare $30.00 og hvert medlem har rett til en buffet middag på RING 8 månedlige møter, unntatt juli og august. Alle aktive boksere, amatør og profesjonell, med en nåværende bokselisens eller bok har rett til en gratis RING 8 årlig medlemskap. Gjestene på Ring 8 medlemmer er velkomne til en kostnad på bare $7.00 per person.

Pinolero Boksing Kampanjer og Jensen Strauss Agency Limitée inngå strategisk allianse

 

Nicaraguanske Arrangøren av året legger

Canadian PR & Marketing Firm til sitt hjørne

Atty. Michael Schmidt (sentrum) Her vises med Hall-of-Fame Roberto Duran (L) og hans sønn Robin Duran (R)

 

KITCHENER, Ontario, Canada (Juni 10, 2015) — Marcelo Sanchez, av ledende nicaraguanske baserte promoter Pinolero Boxing, og kanadiske advokaten Michael J. Schmidt, på vegne av PR og markedsføring fast Jensen Strauss Agency Limitée, i dag i fellesskap annonsert en strategisk allianse for å utvide Pinolero merkevare på en internasjonal basis.

 

“Begge selskapene har korte og langsiktige mål som perfekt passer sammen,” Schmidt sa. “Pinolero Boxing Promotion er i virksomhet for å utvikle regionale, nasjonal og verdensmestere. Begge selskapene skal se på ulike virkemidler for å flytte Pinolero boksere til en ytterligere internasjonal ramme. Pinolero har en track record for å utvikle en sterk merkevare av vinnere og alle anstrengelser blir gjort for å ytterligere maksimere Pinolero talent. Jensen Strauss Agency Limitée vil gi ytterligere PR og markedsføringskompetanse.”

 

“Tydeligvis,” Schmidt lagt, “det vil bare noensinne være en Alex Arguello, samt bare ett Roman “Den Chocolatito” Gonzalez – Jeg tror han burde ha seriøs vurdering som den beste pound-for-pound fighter i verden i dag – men Pinolero Boxing har en enorm dybde av dyktige personer klare til å blomstre i sin egen legendestatus.”

 

“Vi er godt klar over Mr. Schmidt og Jensen Strauss Agency Limitée gjennom hans stødig og profesjonelt arbeid i Panama, og arbeidet han har gjort for boksing mediepersonligheter i hele verden,” Sanchez, snakker på vegne av Pinolero Boxing, kommen. “Vi var begge enige om at det er en enorm talent som bør gjøre for spennende markedsføring. Jensen Strauss Agency Limitée og Pinolero dele den samme gleden i å utvikle disse unge menn, ikke bare mot nasjonale mesterskap, men også en VM-visjon, fokus på arbeidet med å Merke vårt selskap og boksere i ringen, og i form av sitt image og evne til å tjene inntekt utenfor ringen”.

 

Lovende prospekter som 20-åring Junior Ramirez (12-0, 9 KOs), World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth Silver super lette mester, knockout artist Roberto Arriaza (10-0, 9 KOs), Nicaraguanske weltervekt mester, og minimum vekt Byron Rojas (15-2), er alle perfekte eksempler på Pinolero Boksing stabile av stigende talent.

 

Schmidt er spesielt opphisset av nicaraguanske jagerfly som Cristofer Rosales Gonzalez, en 20-åring med en registrering av 13-2, som, Schmidt notater, “har ikke vært redd for å gå opp og ta på ubeseiret internasjonale konkurransen.”

 

Pinolero Boxing vil om kort tid feire sin 100th kampanje showet ved hosting en stor boksing hendelse i Nicaragua. “Vi vil legge inn et komplett sett med ressurser og kompetanse, gjennom ledelse av Marcelo Sanchez på Pinolero Boxing,” Schmidt bemerket. “Vi er glade for å jobbe med et salgsfremmende selskap som, i regi av Marcelo Sanchez, har en slik enestående talent. Forhåpentligvis, løpet av neste år eller to, arten av dette forholdet vil vises i form av flere boksing vinnere blir kåret under Pinolero banner, men også hos unge menn som opptrer med klasse og dyktighet, på innsiden og utsiden av ringen, som er så iboende i naturen av noen av de legendariske nicaraguanske jagerfly.”

 

“Vi ser frem til Jensen Strauss Agency Limitée jobber for og på vegne av Pinolero Boxing å bidra til å gi tilleggstjenester i utvikling av muligheter og markedsføringskanaler tilpasset våre boksere,” Sanchez konkluderte. “Vår showet juli er en spesiell hendelse for Nicaragua og vi ønsker velkommen med Schmidt og Jensen Strauss Agency Limitée om bord.”

 

INFORMASJON:

 

Jensen Strauss Agency Limitée: C / O Atty. Michael Schmidt: mjschmidtlaw@hotmail.com, 519-578-1448 (kontor),
www.schmidtlawoffices.net

 

Pinolero Boxing: www.facebook.com/pages/Boksing promoter de-Pinolero-Boksing / 206277329399716

Manager John Seip signerer italiensk super mellomvekt prospektet Daniele Marco Scardina

(L-R) – Daniel Mark Scardina og John Seip

 

MIAMI (April 6, 2015) – Veteran boksing sjef John Seip har signert høyt dekorert italiensk amatør bokser Daniel Mark Scardina til en eksklusiv ledelses kontrakt.

 

Seip er best kjent for guiding Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin til World Boxing Organization (WBO) verden mellomvekt tittel. De innfødte New Yorker forvalter også stigende britisk super mellomvekt Steed “Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOs).

 

Den 21 år gamle Scardina hyller fra Rozzano, en by med mindre enn 40,000 mennesker i Lombardia. Han startet boksing i 2008 i en alder av 16, følgende i sin onkels fotspor som var en bokser på den tiden, samt Daniele rollemodell.

 

Scardina, som hadde 56 amatør bouts, fangede topps i en rekke italienske turneringer inkludert Rovereto National, National Silver Glove, og to nasjonal Golden Gloves. Han vant også en bronsemedalje i en internasjonal begivenhet.

 

I 2013, han eske for Italia Thunder Boxing Team i World Series of Boxing, vant sin eneste kamp mot en tysk motstander.

 

Scardina først fanget Seip oppmerksomhet på den verdensberømte 5th St. Gym i Miami Beach, opprinnelig åpnet i 1950 av Chris Dundee, og hjemmet til utallige verdensmestere har trent det inkludert Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston og Willie Pep. Den rike tradisjonen fortsetter med den nye 5th St. Gym, ligger i nærheten på 1434 Alton gate, hvor topp krigere fra hele verden som Bernard Hopkins fortsatt trene.

 

“Første gang jeg så ham trene på 5th St. Gym og han så ut som en typisk amatør,” Seip forklarte. “Han kastet brede slag og visste ikke hvordan å kaste en god jab. Trainers Guy Laieta og Dino Spencer begynte å jobbe med ham, og nå har han ved hjelp av hans rekkevidde, slåss på avstand, og kaster kombinasjoner av jabs og kroker. Han er lidenskapelig opptatt av boksing, lytte og lære hver dag. Daniele har god hånd fart og kraft. Han er en kjekk gutt, også. Jeg så noe i ham, immaterielle eiendeler, og bestemte seg for å signere ham.

 

“Dino er en eier som har skapt en top-notch treningsstudio med flott sparring muligheter i en atmosfære med så mange dyktige krigere som virkelig presser hverandre. Det er allerede klart at Danielle har forbedret sitt ferdighetstrening der. Han er lang, rask og kraftig. Hans arbeidsmoral er utrolig; Han er den første i gym, siste til å forlate. Du kan ikke skade denne gutten, enten. Vi alle tror at han har en veldig lys fremtid.”

 

Scardina treffer heavy-bag på 5th St. Gym i Miami Beach

I motsetning jagerfly fra Russland og tidligere Sovjet-blokken nasjoner, samt de fra Latin-Amerika som kommer til USA for å etablere sine profesjonelle boksekarriere, Italienskfødte jagerfly sjelden har fulgt den samme ruten som Scardina, som flyttet til Miami i fjor og sover på gulvet i sin brors leilighet.

 

Den ensomme italienskfødte verdensmester som kjempet profesjonelt i Amerika er Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOs), som var WBC / WBA mellomvekt mester i 1979-1980. Antuofermo, skjønt, flyttet med sin familie til Brooklyn fra Puglia, Italia da han var 17 og han lærte å bokse i Amerika.

 

“Jeg har alltid ønsket å være en mester i Amerika,” Scardina sa. “Det er den amerikanske drømmen for meg. Jeg tror jeg vil ha en stor mulighet i dette landet til å være den største bokseren jeg kan være med riktig hjelp. John Seip er den rette lederen for meg fordi han mener vi kan VM sammen som et team.”

 

Scardina favoritt boksere er Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux og Miguel Cotto. “Jeg jobber med perfeksjon som en utenfor fighter og til hoved armene mine tettere,” Scardina lagt. Jeg kjemper for å bli verdensmester.”

 

Scardina forventes å gjøre sin pro debut i mai eller juni.

 

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