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20-1 California super flyweight Rocco Santomauro signs with Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker

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Boston (Pebrero 23, 2021) – Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker has announced it has signed California super flyweightRocco “So Cal Kid” Santomauro (20-1, 6 KOs) to an exclusive managerial contract.

The 33-year-old Santomauro, fighting out of Apple Valley, SAMA, is riding a 7-fight win streak since suffering his only loss as a professional to then 14-0Diego De La Hoya nearly five years ago.

“I’m 33,” Santomauro said, but I definitely feel I’m in my prime. My skill level is at its best and I’m always improving. When it comes to getting in there with top guys, I’ve been in the ring with many world champions, outside of fights, and I’ve more than held my own. It’s all a matter of timing and I feel mine is here. I believe I’m very close to a major fight right now at super flyweight. It’s all a matter of getting myself in the right position and I feel like, karon, I have the right team to do so with Ryan Roach and Fighter Locker backing me.

“I signed a managerial contract with Ryan and his Fighter Locker because I knew it was a good move. After managing myself the last year and a half, I knew I needed trustworthy help to get to the next level. Ryan and I were friends on social media. I was aware he was signing fighters with Fighter Locker, so I began to watch and study him to see how he was with his fighters. Having liked what I saw – Ryan being there for his fighters and building a good relationship with him talking from time to time — we were able to come to an agreement to take me to that next level and get a major fight.”

“I’m excited to add such a veteran fight to our stable,” Roach commented. “Rocco checks all the boxes in terms of what a manager looks for in a fighter. He has great ring IQ. He’s fast with great defense, and Rocco a very energetic fighter. He is close to a world title shot; one or two more fights and we will be fighting top super flyweights. Rocco has what it takes to beat those guys.”

The son of an Italian father who wanted his son to be an “animal,” Rocco was born with a fighting spirt, aggressive in nature as a child, and inspired byRocky Marciano.  Rocco got into boxing, in large part, due to following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a decorated amateur boxer. He first boxed because of his brother, then through a local boxing club in Hesperia (SAMA), in addition to practicing at home as he watched his favorite fighters on ESPN Classic.

Santomauro’s amateur career never really took off. He lived in an area with very little boxing, and needed to travel to box, which resulted in him deciding when he was older to take control of his boxing career by moving to Las Vegas. He developed his skills there and decided in 2009 to turn pro after suffering what he felt was a bad decision at the USA Nationals.

An energetic boxer who is a smart, aggressive counter puncher, Santomauro also checks in on the body, and brings excitement into the ring. His best fight to date was his most recent (Nov. 7, 2020), sa diha nga siya mihunongChristian Omar Henriques (10-4-2) in the sixth round of their fight in Tijuana.

“I was backed by Fighter Locker and my team,” Rocco noted. “I went in focused and mentally trained properly to do what I had to do against a game, younger opponent with a winning record. I knocked him out! We did it intelligently and were able to hit all the marks performance-wise.”

Training and fighting during a pandemic have been challenging, to say the least, and being a super flyweight only compounds the problem.

“It’s been very difficult getting fights as an American super flyweight,” Santomauro added, “especially coming down in weight from featherweight and then junior featherweight. Nobody was willing to give me the opportunity, nor did they think I could fight at that weight class having debuted as a junior lightweight. I was basically put on the shelf, turned down left and right as a free agent with 14-1 record at that time. I reached a 1 ½ year layoff, getting only lowball offers against short notice opponents. My trainer, Julian Chua, and I decided it would be smart to start fighting in Mexico, where there were super flyweights to fight.

“Training during the pandemic has been absolute hell for me, closed out of almost all gyms but grateful for being able to visit, from time to time, the Wild Card Boxing Gym and Churchill Boxing Club. But that wasn’t what I was used to. I had to do a lot of what I call ‘Rocky 4’ training on my own to stay fit. I was also lucky enough to build good relationships in Mexico with my promoter, so I was blessed to always have the option of staying busy in Tijuana. And I did.”

Karon, Roach and Fighter Locker have Santomauro’s back, and his future is promising.

Fighter Locker’s growing stable of gifted boxers includes, Troy, NY ABF American West super lightweightRay Jay “The Destroyer” Bermudez(12-0, 9 KOs), Toronto, Canada welterweight West Haven, CT super welterweightJimmy “Quiet Storm” Williams (16-5-2, 5 KOs), super middleweight“The Amazing” Shawn McCalman(6-0, 4 KOs), U.S. Army super bantamweightDaniel Bailey, Jr. (2-0, 1 KO), lightweightLeonel de los Santos (2-0, 2 KOs),, sa usa ka 2-time Dominican Republic Olympian, pro-debuting Boston featherweightTroy Anderson, Jr., pro-debuting Dominican Republic welterweight Juan Solano, and Salt Lake City, Utah brothers, super lightweightIgnacio Chairez (7-0-1, 4 KOs) and lightweightGabriel Chairez (3-0, 2 KOs). 

IMPORMASYON:  

WEBSITE:  fighterlocker.com, punch4parkinsons.com 

FACEBOOK:  /fighterlocker, /roccosantomauro

TWITTER:  @RoachRyan, @RoccoSantomauro

INSTAGRAM: @ RyanRoach82, @RoccoSantomauro

ABOUT FIGHTER LOCKER: Natukod sa 2019, Fighter Locker is a comprehensive sports agency that manages professional boxers. Fighter Locker also helps to brand boxers by finding their voice with a 100-percent customized service. Fighter Locker does not really believe in working models. It believes in partnership optimization models in motion.

Fighter Locker uses four creative steps because it believes in “the foundation is everything”: 1. wisely conceived, 2. creatively restrained, 3. Proudly judged, 4. sharply targeted.

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klase sa 2018 inducted into New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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NYSBHOF Class sa 2018: (L-R) seated: Charley Norkus, Jr. (accepting for Charley Norkus), Melvina Lathan, Nga balili nga Goldman, Bob Goodman and Jake Rodriguez; nga kahimtang: Joe Mesi, Al Cole, Ron Scott Stevens, Pete Brodsky and Joseph McAuliffe (accepting for Jack McAuliffe)
Ang tanan nga mga hulagway pinaagi sa Pedro Frutkoff
NEW YORK (Mayo 1, 2018) — Twenty-three members of the Class of 2018 were inducted into the New York Stare Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), this past Sunday afternoon during the seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner, sa Russo ni On Ang Bay sa Howard Beach, New York.

 

 

 

“Those being honored tonight are humble, honorable people,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy miingon. “We do this as an act of love. Many of the inductees are here today and those no longer with us are represented by family members. This is our way of saying thank you to all the inductees for what they have done for boxing in New York.”

 

 

 

klase sa 2018 living boxers inducted heading into the NYSBHOF included (Long Island) WBA kahayag heavyweight Lou “dugos Boy” Walog (36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), (Brooklyn) kalibutan lightweight title challenger Terrence allí (52-15-2, 21 KOs), undefeated, No.; 1 heavyweight contender “Baby” Joe Mesi (buffalo) and former world cruiserweight champion Al “Ice” Cole (Rockland County).

 

 

 

Posthumous participants inducted were NBA & NYSAC World featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cuban Bon Bon” chocolate (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (New York City) 20thsiglo heavyweight Santiago J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOs), (Williamsburg) World Champion Lightweight Jack “Ang Napoleon sa Ang Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lightweight Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KOs), (Suga) NYSAC Kahayag heavyweight World Champion Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) kalibutan-klase middleweight Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) ug (Port Washington) heavyweight contender Charley “Ang Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOs).

 

 

 

Living non-participants now in the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) trainer / advisor Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boxing historyador nga / editor Nga balili nga Goldman, (Bronx) matchmaker Bobby Goodman, (Ardsley) NYSAC chairperson / maghuhukom Melvina Lathan, ug (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promoter Ron Scott Stevens.

 

 

 

Posthumous non-participant inductees were (Brooklyn) singsing announcer Johnnie Eidyzhang, (Brooklyn) matchmaker Johnny Bos, (Bronx) boxing publicist Murray Goodman, (New York City) boxing magsusulat / historyador nga Bert Randolph Sugar ug (Lower East Side) radyo & telebisyon announcer / journalist Sam Taub.

 

 

 

Ang matag pagtambong sa inductee (o direkta nga kaliwat sa) received a custom-designed belt signifying his or her induction into the NYSBHOF.

 

 

 

Ang 2017 inductees gipili sa NYSBHOF nominating mga membro sa komite:Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, ug Neil Terens.

 

 

 

Ang tanan nga mga boksidor nga gikinahanglan aron mahimong dili aktibo alang sa labing menos tulo ka tuig aron mahimong kwalipikado alang sa NYSBHOF induction, ug ang tanan nga inductees gayod nagpuyo sa New York State alang sa usa ka mahinungdanon nga bahin sa ilang boxing karera o sa panahon sa prime sa ilang tagsa-tagsa karera.

 

 

Boxers who attended the seventh annual NSBHOF included NYSBHOF past inductees Iran Barkley, Junior Jones, Mustafa Hamsho, Bobby Cassidy, Sr., Bobby Bartels, ug Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, ingon man usab sa Monte Barrett, Ray Mercer, Dennis Milton, Richard Kiley, Scott Lopez, Michael Corleone, Tommy Rainone, Kevin Collins, Cletus Seldin, James Duran, Victor Paz, ug Jaime Dugan. Other notable attendees from the boxing world included Mike Reno (FDNY Boxing), Darryl Peoples (IBF), international judges Steve Wesisfeld ug John MacKay, and NYSBHOF inductees Tommy Gallagher ug Bobby Miller, and Emmy-award winning producer Bobby Cassidy, Jr.

 

David Diamante served once again as Master of Ceremonies. Special presentations were made to the daughter of the late Steve Acunto, Donna Acunto, and Miller’s close friend, Dave Wojcicki.

 

Mga kinutlo & PICTURES FROM THE NYSBHOF INDUCTEES

 


(L-R) – Ron McNair, Jake Rodriguez and Bob Duffy
JAKE RODRIGUEZ: “I want to thank Ring 8 for the opportunity for me to be here. I’d also like to thank my wife for always being there for me, and my trainer.”

(L-R) – Nga balili nga Goldman, Don Majeski and Bob Duffy
HERB GOLDMAN: “If I have made any contributions to boxing – I hope I have – I did by redefining record keeping and creating a new perspective on boxing history. I’m proud of that, but I didn’t do it alone.”
(L-R) – Joe Mesi, Jack Hirsch and Bob Duffy
JOE MESI: “I have so many people to thank for this honor. I’m a Buffalonian. There’s nobody more in favor of one New York, but it’s not. This is special for me because it’s the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame. This solidifies me and makes me think I’m not just a local boy. There was a huge disadvantage coming from a small city, sparring wasn’t the same as in the gyms of New York City, but I had an advantage coming from Western New York. Nobody was welling out like we did in Buffalo with 10,000, unya 16,00 and finally 18,000 mga tawo. They were always behind me and I share this with them because their support made me. My dream was to fight in Buffalo and to continue to fight there.
“One of the highlights of my life was fighting Monte Barrett on HBO in Madison Square Garden. He was one of the greatest fighters in the world who fought for the world title. I always wanted to get my world title shot, but I never got it. That’s okay, I was little bitter for a while, but I couldn’t be happier with my career. The best part of boxing is the brotherhood we share.

(L-R) – Randy Gordon, Ron Scott Stevens and Bob Duffy
RON SCOTT STEVENS: “I know people always say it, but this is the truth: I owe so many people who have supported me throughout my career. Boxing has always been home away from home for me and today I feel like I’m home.
“Ako sa 30, living in Brooklyn Heights, and back driving a taxi a waiting on tables. A light went off in my head: boxing is the sport of the underdog and I’m an underdog. The next day I went to Gleason’s Gym – the center of the universe. I made my way around all the gyms in the city, meeting promoters, managers and trainers. I started making matches for promoters and then Cedric Kushner hired me from 1980-2002. Sa 2002, I got a call to work for the New York State Athletic Commission as its Community Co-Ordinator and Director of Boxing. Unya, I was made chairman and I served two terms. Karon, I’m extremely proud to be part of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.

(L-R) – Bob Duffy, Henry Hascup, Bob Goodman and Tommy Gallagher
BOB GOODMAN: “I can’t believe this crowd. In order to do what we do, the sacrifices and support you get from your family is so important and (in Goodman’s case) was for so many years. They allowed us to do what we do. All of us love boxing!”

(L-R) – Ray Mercer, Penny Allen, Al Cole, Clay Jenkins and Bob Duffy
AL COLE: “I thought boxing was the stupidest and dumbest sport ever. Who wanted to get punched in the face? I started boxing late. I played around some and people said I was pretty good. I started boxing when I was 20, in the Army, stationed at Ft. hood. Four years later, I was on the Olympic Team. The reason why is I had a great sparring partner, Ray Mercer. If I was going to be in the ring everyday with Ray, I was either going to get beat up, or get better.
“I remember Bob Arum giving me his business card. I didn’t know him. I only knew of three people in boxing: Don King, Muhammad Ali ug Sugar Ray Leonard. I didn’t follow boxing and the only reason I boxed was I would have had to sleep in the woods if I didn’t (in Army). Boxing is: hit him, before he hits me.”

(L-R) – Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Jaime Drubin and Pete Brodsky
PETE BRODSKY: “I want to thank the board. I’m going to be 70 and started in boxing when I was 18. It created a new direction in my life. I’m so proud to be in company with guys who didn’t just talk it, they loved it. If you really love this sport, you really have to learn it. Any man who stepped in the ring, plus all the roadwork, time in the gym and sacrificing what they eat, did it to be the best they can be.
“In boxing, you’re not going to win every fight, but whether a fighter wins or loses, if he gives 100-percent, he’s a winner. They work a job, run five miles day, workout at the gym, and then went home to spend time with his family. Friends and family always have your back.”

(L-R) – Darryl Peoples & Melvina Lathan
MELVINA LATHAM: “I’m speechless. It’s wonderful. Randy (former NYSAC chairperson Gordon), do you remember this story? There were only three judges and, Subo, one called in sick. I was sitting at ringside with no responsibilities. Randy said I had to workkarong gabii. I said that I wasn’t licensed and couldn’t do it. Randy said, ‘Raise your right hand’, and it was on. I was thrown in there, but it was okay.
“My greatest accomplishments are my children and husband. I couldn’t ask for a better situation. Ug Ralph Petrillo is part of my family; he was my second in command. I also had the best officials: deputy commissioners, inspectors, judges and referees. I wouldn’t be here with without them. Bob Duffy put this whole thing together. I personally think he’s amazing. My journey continues, I am blessed.”
NYSBHOF
CLASS sa 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo ug Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS sa 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy montura sa, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, Santiago “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard ug Don Dunphy.
CLASS SA 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Tabang, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Damasco D'Amato, William Muldoon ug Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS SA 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Si Pablo Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon ug Al Weill.
CLASS SA 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein ug Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS SA 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug DeWitt, “Ang Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan ug ang Dan Parker.
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Son/father Bob & Murray Goodman to be inducted into Class of 2018 New York State Boxing Hall of Fame

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Sa Domingo, Abril 29, Induction Dinner
Kid Chocolate, Santiago J. Corbett, Jack McAuliffe and Sam Taub head new class

(L-R) – Bob and Murray Goodman
NEW YORK (Marso 26, 2018) – Boxing lifers Bob Goodman ug ang iyang amahan, sa ulahing bahin sa Murray Goodman, are among 23 members of the Class of 2018 being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) sa Sa Domingo hapon (12:30-5:30 sa gabii. UG), Abril 29.
The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held once again at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
A legendary boxing publicist, Murray Goodman (Bronx) brought his son into the sweet science when Bob was only eight years old. The rest was historic for the Goodmans, who are both inductees in several Halls of Fame, including the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
“This is a great honor for me and my father,” Bob said. “I wish he were alive today to be there. I’m a boxing lifer. I was eight years old going to all the training camps with my father, who was a boxing writer and sports editor for the INS (Hearst News Service) nga pag-alagad. The joke is I was conceived at Grossinger’s (Catskill Resort Hotel training camp). Boxing just came into my life. My dad and I had some businesses in promotions and public relations, all different kinds of sports-related businesses, but there was always boxing.
“I’m the luckiest guy in the world. I was brought up doing the very things I loved. How many people can say that? I met and became friends with Joe Louis, Marcel Cerdan, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Marciano and so many others. I’d stay in camps for weeks. I’d get up to run with the boxers and got a chance to be around my heroes. I also got to know trainers and others in boxing and later fans. I got to know everybody. I was brought up in boxing, my whole life was boxing, 65 years in the business.”
Bob is, tingali, best known as Vice President and Matchmaker for Madison Square Garden (1985-1994), as well as a quarter-century serving as Vice President of Boxing Operations, Matchmaker and Director of Public Relations for Don King Productions. He also promoted many world champions as President of his own company, Garden State Boxing.
“I remember going away to training camps for weeks at a time,” the 78-year-old Goodman fondly remembered. “I’d take pictures, write stories every day and use my telecopier to send them to AP and UPI. I did so much being brought up un the business, even loading trucks up with chairs, ang singsing, speakers and more. My father was the Publicity Director for the International Boxing Club at Madison Square Garden. I worked there when I was a teenager.
“I’m honored to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame with my father and so many boxing guys. They’re different from people in any other sports. One of the awards I’ve won that I’m most proud of is the James J. Walker Memorial Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing (BWAA in 1960).
“I’m fortunate to have transcended various eras in boxing. It was a different world back then, kami adunay 20-30 writers stay for weeks at training camps. I got to know old-time boxers and trainers.”
Bob Goodman (L) checking Muhammad Ali’s weight and on right with Rocky Marciano
Goodman, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1958-62, stays active today working with veterans’ groups. He is President of the Weymouth Township Veteran’s Advisory Board, and also active with the American Legion and part of the Honor Guard with the Korean War Veterans Association.

Bob Goodman (layo sa tuo) was inducted into the IBHOF in 2009, his father Murray in 1999
Among the world champions Bob has worked with are Muhammad Ali, George foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Ken Norton, Felix Trinidad, Roberto Duran, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Bob Foster, Salvador Sanchez, Sugar Ray Leonard, Julio Cesar Chavez, Wilfredo Gonez, Ricardo Lopez, Bernard Hopkins and so many more.
Buhi nga boxers ulohan ngadto sa NYSBHOF naglakip sa (Spring Valley) IBF Cruiserweight World Champion Al “Ice” Cole (35-16-3, 16 KOs), (Long Island) WBA kahayag heavyweight Lou “dugos Boy” Walog (36-6-2, 22 KOs), (Central Islip) IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Jake Rodriguez (28-8-2, 8 KOs), (Brooklyn) kalibutan lightweight title challenger Terrence allí (52-15-2, 21 KOs), ug (buffalo) undefeated kalibutan-klase heavyweight “Baby” Joe Mesi (36-0, 29 KOs).
Posthumous partisipante nga ipailaila ang mga NBA & NYSAC World featherweight Champion (Manhattan) Kid “Cuban Bon Bon” chocolate (136-10-6, 51 KOs), (New York City) 20thsiglo heavyweight Santiago J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett (11-4-3, 5 KOs), (Williamsburg) World Champion Lightweight Jack “Ang Napoleon sa Ang Prize Ring” McAuliffe, (Kingston) WBC Super Lightweight Champion Billy Costello (40-2, 23 KOs), (Suga) NYSAC Kahayag heavyweight World Champion Melio Bettina (83-14-3, 36 KOs), (Brooklyn / Yonkers) kalibutan-klase middleweight Ralph “Tiger” Jones (52-32-5, 13 KOs) ug (Port Washington) heavyweight contender Charley “Ang Bayonne Bomber” Norkus (33-19, 19 KOs).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are (Troy) Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter Dave Anderson, (Brooklyn) trainer / advisor Pete Brodsky, (Rockaway) boxing historyador nga / editor Nga balili nga Goldman, (Ardsley) NYSAC chairperson / maghuhukom Melvina Lathan, ug (Brooklyn) NYSAC Chairperson/matchmaker/promoter Ron Scott Stevens.
Posthumous non-participant inductees mga (Brooklyn) singsing announcer Johnnie Eidyzhang, (Brooklyn) matchmaker Johnny Bos, (Bronx) boxing magsusulat / historyador nga Bert Randolph Sugar ug (Lower East Side) radyo & telebisyon announcer / journalist Sam Taub.
Ang matag pagtambong sa inductee (o direkta nga kaliwat sa) makadawat sa usa ka batasan-gidisenyo bakus pagpasabut sa iyang induction sa NYSBHOF.
Ang 2017 inductees gipili sa NYSBHOF nominating mga membro sa komite: Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, ug Neil Terens.
Ang tanan nga mga boksidor nga gikinahanglan aron mahimong dili aktibo alang sa labing menos tulo ka tuig aron mahimong kwalipikado alang sa NYSBHOF induction, ug ang tanan nga inductees gayod nagpuyo sa New York State alang sa usa ka mahinungdanon nga bahin sa ilang boxing karera o sa panahon sa prime sa ilang tagsa-tagsa karera.
NYSBHOF
CLASS sa 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo ug Arthur Mercante, Sr.
CLASS sa 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy montura sa, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, Santiago “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard ug Don Dunphy.
CLASS SA 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Tabang, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Damasco D'Amato, William Muldoon ug Tom O'Rourke.
CLASS SA 2015: Saul Mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Si Pablo Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon ug Al Weill.
CLASS SA 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein ug Jimmy Jacobs.
CLASS SA 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug DeWitt, “Ang Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan ug ang Dan Parker.
Ang mga tiket nagkantidad $150.00 matag hamtong ug $70.00 alang sa mga bata (ubos sa 16),ug naglakip sa usa ka bug-os nga brunch ug cocktail takna diha sa pagsulod, sugod sa 12:30 sa gabii. UG, ingon man usab sa panihapon (prime gusok, isda o manok) ug dayag nga bar sa tibuok adlaw. Mga tiket anaa sa pagpalit pinaagi sa pagkontak sa NYSBHOF / Ring 8 presidente Bob Duffy sa 516.313.2304 odepcomish@aol.com. Ads alang sa NYSBHOF programa anaa, gikan sa $80.00 sa $200.00, pinaagi sa pagkontak Duffy. Lakaw sa linya sa www.Ring8ny.com alang sa dugang nga impormasyon mahitungod sa New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
BAHIN SINGSING 8: Nag-umol sa 1954 pinaagi sa usa ka ex-prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 nahimong ikawalo nga subsidiary sa unsay nailhan ingon nga ang mga National Veteran boksidor Association – busa, SINGSING 8 – ug karon motto sa organisasyon sa nagpabilin: Boksidor Pagtabang sa mga boksidor.
SINGSING 8 bug-os nga nahimo sa pagsuporta sa kabus nga mga tawo sa boxing komunidad nga nagkinahanglan sa atong tabang sa mga termino sa pagbayad sa abang, medikal nga mga gasto, o bisan unsa sa makataronganong panginahanglan.
Lakaw sa linya sa www.Ring8ny.com alang sa dugang nga impormasyon mahitungod sa SINGSING 8, ang kinadak-ang grupo sa iyang matang sa Estados Unidos uban sa labaw pa kay sa 350 mga miyembro sa. Tinuig nga membership dues lamang $30.00 ug ang matag sakop sa adunay katungod ngadto sa usa ka buffet panihapon sa SINGSING 8 binulan nga miting sa, labot ang Hulyo ug Agosto. Ang tanan nga mga aktibo nga boxers, amateur ug propesyonal, adunay katungod ngadto sa usa ka complimentary SINGSING 8 tinuig nga mga miyembro. Guests sa Ring 8 ang mga sakop sa welcome sa usa ka gasto sa lamang $7.00 matag tawo.
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SHOW SA FNU COMBAT SPORTS: Lou Duva Tribute Show, Psychic Tom Padgett absolutely crushes UFC 209 Predictions, Garcia vs. Thurman Recap and Analysis

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Tony Penecale (sa wala) and Lou Duva (sa tuo) at the Brockton, Massachusetts dedication of the Rocky Marciano statue.

Our show this week was dedicated to Lou Duva (above right with our co-host Tony Penecale). Lou died earlier this week at the ripe old age of 1994. He was a great friend to Rocky Marciano, a promoter of 19 world champions, and a man who had all his irons in the one fire that lit his life: boxing. The promoter/trainer/manager/legend appeared on the FNU Combat Sports show years back, but unfortunately the audio is grainy and spotty. If you listen closely the gems our talk contains outweigh the difficult spots to hear.

The full Lou Duva interview is here:

http://hosts.blogtalkradio.com/fightnewsunlimited/2009/07/03/joey-giambra-the-uncrowned-champion

I’m also posting a couple specific remastered clips here:

 

 

 

 

 

Tom, Tony and Rich also recap Garcia vs. Thurman, The latest on Mayweather vs. McGregor, UFC 209 and the many controversies attached, GSP’s dark warning about weight cutting, and Tony Bellew’s shocking upset of David Haye.

 

Here’s the tape: (THE TAPE DOESN’T LIE)

 

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FNU COMBAT SPORTS SHOW FEATURING AUTHOR JEFF DANIELS

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Our latest interview with a true class act. Jeff Daniels took to the task of telling his older brother Terry Daniels’ amazing story with a passion for posterity and a supreme sense of attention to detail. Despite having no book-writing experience, Daniels created what he considered to be as classic as a Beatles album when he finished crafting his masterpiece about a bygone era in the sport of boxing and his brother’s battles with some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division. You can buy the book here: http://amzn.to/1WQMNFO, access Jeff’s site here: http://jeffdanielscompany.com/index.php/about-the-author and watch a short YouTube video promoting the book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PDH_Laa6lY. Jeff shares some insights into the writing process during our interview here and takes us back in time in this amazing episode.

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Author Jeff Daniels Joins the FNU Combat Sports Show

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Our guest on this week’s podcast is a true class act. Jeff Daniels is a man who knew his brother’s story needed to be told and took to the task with a passion for posterity and a supreme sense of attention to detail. Despite having no book-writing experience, Jeff created what he considered as good as a Beatles album when he finished crafting his masterpiece about a bygone era in the sport of boxing. You can buy the book here: http://amzn.to/1WQMNFO, access Jeff’s site here: http://jeffdanielscompany.com/index.php/about-the-author and watch a short YouTube video promoting the book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PDH_Laa6lY. Jeff shares some insights into the writing process and takes us back in time in this episode. Tom, Tony and Rich are also back together to chat about the boxing and mixed martial arts news and events. We discuss the heavyweight divisions in both sports and end with a discussion on MMA and fighter pay.

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TANANG Paggamit: Mayweather vs. Berto panapos Video Preview

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“I’ve been looking back on my career. Everything you taught me from day one, Ako sa kanunay mahinumdom. "

 

Usa ka reflective Floyd Mayweather THANKS IYANG AMAHAN, CORNER PA PAGTUBAG SA KATAPUSANG BELL: http://s.sho.com/1V0KQtq

 

TANANG Paggamit: Mayweather vs. Berto panapos PremieresSabado,

Diha-diha dayon Human Mayweather vs. Berto Sa 9 sa gabii. UG/PT Sa Showtime®

 

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TANANG Paggamit reveals a special moment in the instant before Floyd Mayweather answers the final bell of what is expected to be the final fight of his illustrious boxing career. Check out this preview clip fromSabado sa premiere sa TANANG Paggamit: Mayweather vs. Berto panaposug tune sa karong Sabado sa Showtime alang sa dugang gikan sa Emmy Award-winning serye.

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"KINI ANG OPISYAL" - FLOYD Mayweather MIANUNSYO retirement human gipilde André Berto

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Mayweather ANG KATAPUSANG nga away PLUS ROMAN vs Martinez. Orlando SALIDO II boksing SA premiere sa Showtime®KINI SABADO SA 9 Sa gabii. UG/PT

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Mayweather vs. Berto nalangan telecast dihadiha Gisundan Pinaagi

"TANANG Paggamit: Mayweather vs. Berto panapos "

 

I-klik HERE Kay usa ka Video Preview Sa panapos:http://s.sho.com/1OhdqCt

 

Floyd Mayweather katapusan nga away, sa usa ka batid nga pagbungkag sa Andre Berto, will premiere on SHOWTIME this Sabado, Pito ka. 19 sa 9 sa gabii. UG/PT.

 

"Kini opisyal nga ... Ikaw nga masayud sa diha nga sa pagbitay niini,'' Mayweather misulti Showtime Sports® reporter Jim Gray human sa iyang unanimous decision nga kadaugan batok sa Berto niadtong Sabado sa Showtime PPV® gikan sa MGM Grand Garden Arena sa Las Vegas.

 

"Ako na sa niini nga sport 19 ka tuig, usa ka world champion 18 ka tuig, gigun tanan nga mga talaan. There’s nothing else to prove in the sport of boxing.”

 

Ang nadugay telecast sa Mayweather vs. Berto maglakip sa junior lightweight sa kalibutan championship rematch tali sa Romano nga Martinez ug Orlando Salido, laing Fight sa Tuig kandidato niining classic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico indigay nga mibiya sa mga fans ug sa mga manggugubat nangandoy sa usa ka ikatulo nga match.

 

Mayweather vs. Berto nga diha-diha dayon gisundan sa premiere sa "TANANG Paggamit: Mayweather vs. Berto panapos. "Ang mga Sports Emmy®Award-winning "Panapos" nagdan-ag ang nagpasidungog sa away semana ug makakuha viewers sa sulod ang mga pisi ug ngadto sa hunahuna sa usa ka prizefighter sama sa walay lain nga show sa telebisyon.

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FLOYD “KUWARTA” Mayweather nagtapos sa talagsaong KARERA SA kadaugan André Berto UG HINGPIT 49-0 RECORD SA PANGUNANG HITABO SA Showtime PPV® UPAT-sa pagpakig-away telecast GIKAN SA MGM Grand Garden Arena sa Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS (Pito ka. 13, 2015) – Floyd “Salapi” Mayweather gihimo sa usa ka katapusan nga obra maestra sa Sabado mabuhi sa Showtime PPV® sa unsa siya nasikop mao ang katapusang away sa iyang inila nga 19-tuig nga career.
Sa wala pa 13,395 fans didto sa MGM Grand Garden Arena, Mayweather milambo sa 49-0 (26 KOs), matching sa talaan sa mga ulahing bahin sa heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano uban sa usa ka 12-round decision kanhi duha ka-panahon nga welterweight world champion Andre Berto (30-4, 23 KOs). Sa kinatibuk-control gikan sa sinugdan, Mayweather nagmadaogon pinaagi sa mga puntos sa 120-108, 118-110 ug 117-111.
Human sa katapusan nga kampana, Mayweather nagatulo sa iyang mga tuhod sa pagpamalandong sa iyang katapusan nga buhat.
“Kamo adunay nga masayud sa diha nga sa pagbitay niini,” siya miingon Showtime ni Jim Gray sa singsing sa human niini. “Ako sa pagtuktok sa pultahan; Ako suod ngadto sa 40 ka tuig ang panuigon.
“Ako na sa niini nga sport 19 ka tuig, usa ka world champion 18 ka tuig, gigun tanan nga mga talaan. Walay lain nga pamatud-an sa sport sa boxing.
“Akong 49-0 rekord mao ang usa ka bahin sa boxing. Records gihimo naguba. Unta sa umaabot nga adlaw kita makakaplag sa sunod nga Floyd Mayweather.
“Karon kini sa panahon sa paggahin og panahon uban sa akong pamilya ug mga anak, sa paghimo sigurado sila sa tukma nga edukasyon. Ako usab nga gusto sa pagtabang sa mga manggugubat sa ilalum sa mga Mayweather Promotions bandila.
“Ako gibiyaan sa mga sport uban sa akong tanan nga mga katakos; Ako gihapon mahait ug Smart. Ako natuman ang tanan nga butang diha sa niini nga sport, adunay walay lain sa pagtuman.
“Kuwarta dili sa paghimo kanako. Ako sa paghimo sa salapi.
“Dili ko gusto nga ranggo sa akong kaugalingon, apan ako mao ang labing maayo nga sa boxing.
“Gusto ko nga magpasalamat sa tanan nga mga fans nga miabut aron sa pagsuporta niini nga hitabo. Kay 19 tuig nga ako dili makahimo sa pagbuhat niini nga walay niini nga mga fans.
“Andre Berto adunay kasingkasing, usa ka dakong suwang. Siya dili mihigda, kini mao ang usa ka maayo nga away. Siya mao ang usa ka tough kakompetensya, apan ang kasinatian papel sa usa ka mayor nga papel karong gabii. Unsa ang ako moingon? I was the better man tonight. Kini dili igsapayan kon ako-among-among sa akong wala o sa akong tuo nga kamot, ang akong career mao ang sa ibabaw. Kini opisyal nga.”
Berto si matagbaw uban sa iyang performance, apan miangkon wala siya sa Mayweather ni nga ang-ang.
“Kasinatian papel sa usa ka dako nga bahin sa niini nga away,” siya miingon. “Gusto ko nga magpasalamat sa akong tibuok team, ang akong pamilya ug ang tanan sa Haiti nga nagtan-aw sa.
“Ako sa porma alang sa niini nga away; siya lang lisud nga sa paghupot sa. Siya madanglog. Akong gigamit sa usa ka daghan sa mga speed apan siya tinuod malimbongon. Siya sa paggamit sa gagmay nga mga butang aron sa pagkuha kanako sa akong rhythm.
“Ang usa ka guy nga sama kanako adunay usa ka daghan sa garbo. I told him that every time I caught him with a good shot that I was here to stay. I put on a great performance, giduso kaniya ngadto sa utlanan. Apan, kita nahulog mubo.”
Sa ikaduha sa duha ka mga world title away sa pay-per-view undercard, Sa Roma “Rocky” Martinez (29-2-3, 17 KOs) pagdepensa sa iyang WBO Junior Lightweight title uban sa usa ka kulbahinam nga 12-round majority draw sa usa ka rematch batok sa upat-ka-time world champion Orlando “Siri” Mibiya(42-13-3, 29 KOs).
Namudyot sa diin sila gibiyaan sa diha nga sila nakig-away diha sa usa ka Fight sa Tuig kandidato sa miaging Abril, midaog pinaagi sa Martinez, ang duha manggugubat giilisan kumo alang sa 36 minutos sa mabangis nga aksyon. Ang matag milugsong sa ikatulong hugna. Sa katapusan sa usa ka boksing, nga labaw pa kay sa 1,700 kinumo gilabay, usa ka maghuhukom og kini alang sa Martinez (115-113), MAY usa ka Salido (115-113) sa atubangan, ug ang uban nga mga gitawag kini bisan (114-114).
Ang duha Martinez ug Salido naghunahuna nga sila kinahanglan nga nakabaton sa mga desisyon ug mga pabor sa usa ka ikatulo nga away.
“Ako siguradong midaog sa away,” Miingon Martinez, nga sa paghimo sa unang depensa sa iyang ikatulo nga paglingkod isip WBO Junior Lightweight World Champion. “Sila giisip nga usa ka knockdown nga dili tinuod nga usa ka knockdown.
“Siya gilabay sa usa ka daghan sa mga kumo apan ang kadaghanan kanila wala Sumpaysumpaya, sila mitugpa sa akong mga bukton. Bisan asa nga imong gusto nga ang ikatulo nga away sa taliwala kanato, Kuhaon ko kini.”
Miingon Salido, sa usa ka duha ka-panahon nga featherweight world champion nga mao ang aggressor sa tibuok ug gitugyan labaw pa kay sa 1,000 kinumo, “Gibuhat ko ang tanan nga mga buhat, ug ako naghunahuna nga ako midaog sa away. Naghunahuna ko nga ang una nga magtiayon nga sa mga rounds bisan apan gikuha ko sa pagkontrolar sa away sa human niini.
“Ako siguradong sa pagtan-aw alang sa kampiyonato. Samtang kamo sa tanan nga nakita ko gilabay labaw pa sa kumo ug ako naghunahuna nga ako midaog sa away.
“Akong gipahinungod kaayo alang niini nga away, alang kanila aron sa pagkuha niini gikan kanako dili maanyag. Sigurado, Ako andam alang sa usa ka ikatulo nga away.”
Sa laing world title fight, Badou Jack “Ang ripper” (20-1-1, 12 KOs) malampuson nga pagdepensa sa iyang WBC super middleweight title World uban sa usa ka malisud nga-Nakig-away, panon sa katawhan-makapahimuot 12-round majority decision sa mandatory challenger “Santos sa Ulahing mga” George Groves (21-3, 16 KOs). Jack, nga naghulog Groves ulahing bahin sa unang round, midaog pinaagi sa mga daghang 116-111, 115-112 ug 113-114. Ang malisud nga-luck Asherim, nga kalit nangalagiw sa singsing sa dili makatuo human sa pahibalo, nahulog sa 0-3 sa kalibutan sa title away.
Jack impresibo sa unsa tingali ang iyang labing lisud nga away sa petsa.
“Groves adunay usa ka daghan sa kasingkasing,” miingon nga si Jack, nga sa paghimo sa mga inisyal nga depensa sa WBC belt nga iyang gikuha gikan sa Anthony Dirrell sa Abril.
“Lawas nga buhat mao nga mahimong akong timaan. Ako dili epektibo igo tungod kay ako wala pagtuktok kaniya gikan. Mibati ko nga sama sa human sa unang round akong mahimo apan ako lang dili makahimo. Wala ko moadto sa lawas igo.
“Ako wala naghunahuna sa akong sunod nga away pa, apan adunay usa ka daghan sa dagkong mga away alang kanako. Nadungog ko Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.. gusto sa pagpakig-away kanako. Gusto ko nga sa makatagamtam niini nga kadaugan apan ako makig-away bisan kinsa.”
Ang kadaugan maoy Jack ang ikaupat nga diha sa usa ka laray sukad sa pag-antos sa mga nag-inusarang kapildihan sa iyang career sa usa ka makapakurat unang round knockout nga kapildihan ngadto sa Derek Edwards sa Pebrero 2014.
Asherim, kansang bugtong laing pagkawala diha sa likod-sa-balik sa away batok sa unya-world championCarl Froch, wala pakiglalis sa knockdown apan may usa ka problema sa desisyon.
“Ako naghunahuna nga ako midaog sa away dayon,” siya miingon. “Ako naghunahuna nga ako kontrolado sa away uban sa akong jab ug nga ako sa sa kontrol sa tibuok, bisan, it appeared closer to the judges.
“Kini mao ang usa ka legit knockdown sa unang round. Siya mitugpa sa tuo nga kamot sa ibabaw sa tumoy, apan ako adunay maayo nga fitness ug ako naghunahuna nga ako na balik sa control sa nagalibut. Apan ang tanang pasidungog ngadto kaniya bisan iskor sa knockdown sa unang round.
“Congrats sa Badou. Manghinaut ko nga siya adunay usa ka malampuson nga pagmando ingon nga champion. Ako ganahan nga makig-away kaniya pag-usab ug sa Unta buhaton ko nga mas maayo sa sunod nga panahon. Ako moadto sa pagkuha sa pipila ka mga panahon sa pagtrabaho sa unsa ang sunod nga. Pagkawala sa usa ka world title fight mao ang labing pagbati sa kalibutan.”
Puerto Rico Jonathan “Abog” Oquendo (26-4, 16 KOs) nakabuntog sa usa ka una nga-round knockdown, og usa ka knockdown sa iyang kaugalingon ug masuko kanhi duha-ka-division world championJhonny Gonzalez (58-10, 49 KOs). Oquendo won a 10-round majority decision in a good action fight that opened the pay-per-view telecast. Oquendo midaog sa pinakadako nga away sa iyang career pinaagi sa mga puntos sa 95-93, sa usa ka out-of-line 98-90 ug 94-94.
Kay Oquendo, ang kadaugan sa iyang ikaunom nga panagway sa MGM Grand Garden Arena mao ang 12th diha sa iyang katapusan nga 14 away.
“Akong gibati ang kalipay,” Miingon Oquendo, nga naghulog sa usa ka left hook sa sa mga sa usa ka minuto sa wala sa unang. “Jhonny Gonzalez mao ang usa ka dako nga champion. I knew I had to throw a lot of punches and work to get inside to get the victory. I was able to implement that game plan tonight.”
Gonzalez, usa ka kanhi nga duha ka-panahon WBC featherweight ug WBO Bantamweight Champion World, nga wala makapahimuot sa mga iskor ingon man sa tanang mga dili-tinuyong headbutts. Siya nagatulo sa usa ka tul-id nga tuo nga kamot sa bahin sa mga 2:00 timaan sa ikaduha nga.
“Ang mga maghuhukom gipaboran siya sa daghan kaayo nga,” Gonzalez miingon. “Siya nagpadayon sa ulo butting kanako. Kini lang wala maayo ang. Sa diha nga siya nanuktok ako sa, walay bisan unsa nga nahitabo. Ako lang na nga matarung balik.”
Sa usa ka away Sabado nga mabati sa panahon sa “Countdown alang sa LIVE” sa Showtime sa atubangan sa pay-per-view telecast, dugay nang junior middleweight contender Palabad Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 KOs), sa Glendale, Calif., og duha ka mga knockdowns en rota sa pagdaog sa usa ka 10-round majority decision sa kanhi IBF 154-pound champion Ishe Smith (27-8, 12 KOs) sa Las Vegas, pinaagi sa daghang 97-91 makaduha ug 95-95.
“I feel awesome. I worked hard and it paid off. I hadn’t seen my family in 10 weeks. I was in training in the Bay Area,” Martirosyan miingon. “Si nangaon 100 jabs sa usa ka round. I knew he was a Mayweather fighter and I was going into the fight already down five rounds.
“Ako nasayud nga ako kinahanglan nga modaog. Akong pamag misulti kanako sa pag-adto sa ug makalingaw, apan gusto ko nga pagtuktok kaniya gikan.
“Ako nasayud sa diha nga ako mitugpa sa unang knockdown nga ako sa pagpadayon. Ako wala maghunahuna nga siya mobangon gikan sa ikaduhang knockdown. Wala siya nagpatulo sa atubangan sa. Siya nakig-away sa usa ka daghan sa dako nga manggugubat ug ako nagatulo kaniya sa makaduha.”
Smith, ang unang lumad Las Vegan sa pagdakop sa usa ka world title, mibati nga ang away daghan hugot.
“Ang unang knockdown dili seryoso nga. Siya nakuha kanako sa luyo sa ulo. Ang ikaduha mao ang legit, apan ako mitindog nga andam sa pagbalik kaniya,” Smith miingon.
“Unom ka puntos mao ang kataw-anan. Ako naghunahuna nga kini nga mas duol sa 95-95 o 95-94. Nagtuo lang ko nga kini mao ang usa ka daghan nga mas duol pa kay sa mga duha ka maghuhukom, ug ang akong pamag nagpadayon sa pagsulti nga kini tinuod nga suod. Apan kita gipaabot sa usa ka lisud nga away gikan sa (Martirosyan). Siya taas nga, rangy ug sa usa ka maayo nga kumo, apan nga ako gusto sa pagkuha sa sulod ug sa pagpakig-away siya didto.
“Ako lang nakig-away sa usa ka impyerno sa usa ka away batok sa mga No. 3-ika fighter sa atong division. Ako sa usa ka daghan sa wala. Ako nagduso niini nga mga guys sa utlanan. Ako walay bisan unsa nga gikan kaniya. Siya usa sa mga labing maayo sa kalibutan ug usa ko ka kanhi world champion. Kami naghatag sa mga fans sa usa ka dakung away karong gabii ug ako mobalik pag-usab sa dili madugay.”
Usab sa “Countdown alang sa LIVE,” nagsaad walay pildeng lightweight Gervonta Davis sa Baltimore milambo sa 12-0 uban sa 11 knockouts pinaagi sa pagparehistro sa usa ka 1:34, unang-round TKO batok saRecky Dulay (8-2, 5 KOs), sa Manila, Philippines.
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“HATAAS mga stake: Mayweather vs. Berto,” usa ka 12-round welterweight nga kalibutan championship bout kay Mayweather sa WBC ug WBA 147-pound titulo, was promoted by Mayweather Promotions LLC. The event took place Saturday, September 12 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and was televised by SHOWTIME PPV. The undercard featured a WBO Junior Lightweight World Championship fight, nga mao ang usa ka rematch tali sa Romano nga Martinez ug Orlando Salido. Also featured on the PPV telecast was a WBC Super Middleweight title bout between Badou Jack and George Groves, nga promote sa pagpakig-uban sa Team Sauerland. Ang pag-abli PPV bout pitted kanhi world champion Jhonny Gonzalez batok Puerto Rico ni si Jonathan Oquendo sa usa ka 10-round bout super featherweight. Showtime “Countdown alang sa Live” naglakip sa usa ka 10-round super welterweight showdown tali sa Ishe Smith ug palabad Martirosyan.
Alang sa dugang nga impormasyon pagbisita www.mayweatherpromotions.com, www.SHO.com/Sports ugwww.mgmgrand.com ug mosunod sa Twitter safloydmayweather, AndreBerto, BadouJack, StGeorgeGroves, @ Romancito77, siri_salido, jhonnygbox, JonathanOquenmayweatherpromo, SHOSports UgSwanson_Comm o mahimo nga usa ka fan sa Facebook sa www.facebook.com/FloydMayweather,www.Facebook.com / TheRealAndreBerto,www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions ug www.facebook.com/SHOsports.