FREEPORT, Grand Bahamas (April 24, 2018) – Bahamian boxing icon Sherman “Tank” Williams and Bahamian Sons Promotion presents live professional boxing, “Backyard Rumble”, maja 26 at A Social Affair and Convention Center in Freeport, Grand Bahamas.
“Bahamian Sons Promotions seeks to create an exciting venue in Freeport and across the Bahamas for live and televised professional boxing,” je dejal Kimberly Williams, Sherman’s wife and president of Bahamian Sons Promotion. “Easy access to the beautiful islands of the Bahamas are the perfect place to train and get away.”
Fighting at home in the 10-round event, Williams (39-15-2, 1 NC, 21 Kos) takes on former world light heavyweight title challenger Epifanio “Diamante” Mendoza (43-26-1, 37 Kos), the Colombian knockout artist.
Williams has been stopped only once in 57 pro pretepi, extending former world champion Joseph Parker in Ruslan Chagaev, as well as top contenders Christian Hammer,Robert Helenius in Manuel Charr, the full distance in their fights. “Tank” defeated former world cruiserweight champion al “Ice” Cole, fought world title challenger Jameel McClineto a draw, and was leading Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield until their 2011 fight was stopped due to questionable referee decision and declared a “no contest.”
During his 20 ½-years pro career, Williams has used his vaunted “conch (overhand right) punch” to knockout 21 nasprotniki. His many heavyweight titles have included World Boxing Organization (WBO) China National, Oriental and Asia Pacific, PABA, Svetovni boksarski svet (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation, Svetovno združenje Boxing (WBA) Fedecaribe and World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental championships.
Mendoza lost his world light heavyweight title fight in 2007 da Chad Dawson. The still dangerous Colombian defeated previously undefeated Rubin Williams (19-1). He has fought world champions Jeff Lacy, Shumenov Beibu, yunier Dorticos, as well as world title challengers Sullivan Barrera, Luis Ortiz in BJ Flores.
Popular Florida heavyweight Chris Vendola (8-6, 8 Kos) faces former Mid-American cruiserweight champion Terry Porter (15-26-3, 9 Kos) v šestih krogu dvoboja z. Nosite, a veteran boxer from Arkansas, has been in the ring with world champions James Toney, Samuel Peter in William Guthrie, in addition to infamous Ike Ibeabuchi.
Texas heavyweight Eugene “Mean Gene” Hill (34-1, 22 Kos), a former World Boxing Association International champion, meets an opponent to be determined. Hill is unbeaten in his last 19 pretepi (18-0-1).
Also fighting on the “Backyard Rumble” undercard is Houston (TX) super welterweight Star Johnson (6-28-1), Vero Beach, Florida welterweight Johnathan Pierre (2-0), and New Providence, Bahamas heavyweight Amron “Sandman” Sands (3-0, 3-0).
All fights and fighters subject to change.


Williams bo boj v svoji osmi drugi državi proti Hammer, Nekdanji svetovni boksarski organizacija (WBO) Evropski prvak. “Sem Bahamian bojevnik,” Williams je pojasnil, zakaj se bori toliko nasprotnike v svojem dvorišču. “Po naravi, na Karibih, smo znani kot pirati. Potoval sem vse moje življenje. Nimamo meja, samo voda prečkati. Kamorkoli sem se boriti, Počutim se, kot da je moj rojstni kraj Nassau. To je šesti drugačen boj za mene to leto, ampak le tisti, ki je v resnici dogaja. Drugi razpadlo za enega ali drugega razloga. Grem, da izkoristijo to priložnost. Bom soočenje s stisko boj v Romuniji prvič, vendar sem tam dogaja z namenom, da ga trakovi iz stebra bi objavili. Jaz grem, da ga vzemite ven. Jaz prinaša mojo školjko udarec (big Zgornji desno), ki je sinonim za Bahame, in ljudje povsod ga imajo radi.”
Najnovejša boj Upshaw je povzročilo razočaranje izgubo, s pomočjo kontroverznega odločbe osem krogu, junija lani na domačen favorita Lanell Bellows (12-1-1) v Las Vegasu. “I prevladujejo v tem boju in še vedno izgubili,” Upshaw komentiral. “Gledam boks drugače od mojega boja v Las Vegasu. Sem bil oropan vendar spoznal, da ne morem pustiti, dokler se moj nasprotnik nokautiral. Ne morem si privoščiti, da gredo razdaljo v tem boju (vs. Oener).”