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FIGHTERS FIRST MANAGEMENT ADDS RISING CONTENDER DOMINIQUE FRANCIS TO GROWING STABLE

Maí 29, 2025 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

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Undefeated Super Featherweight Signs With Rising Management Company on Pursuit of World Championship

DALLAS – May 28, 2025 - Undefeated rising super featherweight Dominique “Trapp” Francis has become the latest rising star to join forces with Fighters First Management, adding another exciting blue-chip contender to the company’s growing roster of talent.

The 24-year-old Francis (16-0, 10 Kos) announced his contender status in his last outing, upsetting the previously undefeated Julio Carrera Lugo via a dominant fourth-round knockout last October. A native of Miami who represents his Haitian heritage in the ring, Francis is trained by renowned coach Derik Santos, along with his father Smith Francis, and will look to capitalize off the momentum from his most recent victory with the help of Fighters First.

“I’m very grateful for this opportunity to sign with Fighters First Management,” said Francis, who will be returning to the ring this summer. “I’m ready to take my career to the next level with the right team behind me.”

Fighters First President Jolene Mizzone and CEO Adrian Clark each expressed their belief in Francis’ long-term prospects as he joins the company that helped guide reigning WBO Welterweight World Champion Brian Norman to championship gold.

“When I first started talking to Dominique, his father and Derik Santos, I knew that Dom had the ‘It’ factor, not only in the ring, but outside of it,” said Mizzone. “He has a great team already and I look forward to joining them and going on this ride together.”

“I’m looking forward to Dominique showing his talents inside and outside the ring,” said Clark. “We’re glad to have him in the Fighters First family and excited about what’s to come.”

Francis turned pro in 2019 following an impressive amateur career that included a championship-winning performance at the 2016 USA Junior Olympics and a run to the final of the 2017 USA Youth Open Tournament. Despite turning pro as a teenager, Francis delivered stoppages in six of his first seven outings and has since shown his ability to compete in the later rounds, winning 10-round decisions in August 2022 and June 2023.

Having recently spent time in the gym working alongside boxing superstar Terence Crawford, Francis believes he is putting together the experience that will eventually help him reach his superstar potential.

“It was a pleasure sharing gym time with a champion like Crawford,” said Francis. “Watching his moves and preparation was a tremendous learning moment. We chopped it up a bit, and I definitely picked up some knowledge being around that level of greatness.”

For additional information on Fighters First Management, heimsóknwww.fightersfirst.com.

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Toro Promotions kaupir ósigraðan Austin Brooks – Brooks fer úr heimilislausum yfir í ofurfjaðurvigt – Brooks vs. Avagyan fyrirsagnir júní 15 í fræga Emerald Queen spilavítinu í Tacoma, WA

Júní 1, 2024 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

LOS ANGELES (Maí 30, 2024) – Toro kynningar, Inc. hefur samið við ósigraðan Austin Brooks (12-0, 5 Kos), ríkjandi World Boxing Association (WBA) Ofurfjaðurvigtarmeistari á meginlandi Bandaríkjanna, að sérstakri kynningar samning.

Brooks, 28, hefur ferðast sérstaklega erfiða ferð í gegnum tíðina, sigrast á mörgum hindrunum, þar á meðal heimilisleysi, að verða lögmæt hnefaleikavænni.

„Mér fannst Toro koma best fram við mig og sýna mér mesta virðingu hvers kynningarstjóra,Brooks útskýrði hvers vegna hann samdi við Toro. „Ég þurfti að semja við verkefnisstjóra til að koma ferlinum mínum af stað. Það er erfitt að vera frjáls umboðsmaður. Toro trúir á mig eins og ég, aðrir gerðu það ekki. Að skrifa undir hjá Toro er góður kostur fyrir mig.“

„Bæði Toro Promotions og Sheer Sports stjórnendur líta á Austin Brooks sem útfærslu ameríska draumsins,Azat Torosyan, forseti Toro Promotions, sagði. „Við erum sammála um að það hafi verið litið framhjá honum og er fær um að afreka gríðarlega hluti í íþróttinni og við munum gera ekkert til að hjálpa honum í leit sinni.

Fæddur í Idaho, Brooks bjó í mörgum borgum í fimm mismunandi fylkjum, en nú er hann ánægður með að vera búinn að búa í San Diego.

„Ég er alinn upp hjá einstætt foreldri, og hún gerði sitt besta, en við áttum mikið upp og niður,“ útskýrði Brooks. „Þetta gerði mig harðari; að flytja úr skóla í skóla, Ég átti minn skammt af slagsmálum. Ég bjó utan bíls og á fósturheimilum, en ég myndi engu breyta. Horft til baka, það gerði mig að þeim sem ég er. og ástin á þessari íþrótt dró mig í gegn því mér fannst hún geta hjálpað mér að vera einhver. Ég hef upplifað mikla reynslu og hitt fullt af góðu fólki."

Brooks horfir á marga bardaga, sérstaklega klassík af gamla skólanum, og fyrsti hnefaleikakappinn sem hann sótti hlutina frá var Roy Jones, Jr., ásamt James Toney og Pernell Whitaker. Markmið hans eru meðal annars að staðsetja sig fyrir heimsmeistaratitilinn seint 2025, snemma 2026.

Þjálfaður af Basheer Abdullah, Brooks er stjórnað af Sheer Sports, mjög virtur stjórnendahópur sem sérhæfir sig í hnefaleikum.

Brooks, 28, ver ofurfiðurvigtartitil sinn í júní 15^,fyrirsögn „EQC Fight Night,“ kynnt af Toro Promotions, Inc. í tengslum við Whitfield Boxing, í hinu fræga Emerald Queen spilavíti (EQ) í Tacoma, Washington.

Brooks tók World Boxing Association sitt (WBA) Continental USA belti í síðasta bardaga sínum þegar hann sló út áður ósigrandi kúbverska hnefaleikamanninn Jose Manuel Izaguirre (7-0. 3 Kos) í sjöundu umferð í febrúar sl 10^th á Long Beach, California. Brooks, suðurpúði, hefur aðeins einu sinni barist við EQC, sem endaði með sex lotu tæknilegu rothöggi á Anthony Chavez (11-3-1) ágúst 26, 2023.

Í Toro frumraun sinni 15. júní, Brooks mun verja sína fyrstu titilvörn gegn 2015 Armenski Ólympíufarinn Aram „Warrior“ Avagyan (11-1-2, 5 Kos) í 10-umferð aðalkeppni.

"Hann (Avagyan) verður besti andstæðingurinn minn hingað til,“ sagði Brooks. „Hann er harður og reyndur. Ég lít á hvern bardaga sem minn næsta bardaga og kem eins fram við alla andstæðinga mína. Núna, Ég einbeiti mér 100 prósent að því að gera það sem ég ætti að vera frábær.“

EQC FIGHT NIGHT LINEUP

MAIN EVENT – WBA CONTINENTAL USA OFURFJÖÐURVIGT MEISTARAP (10)

Austin Brooks (12-0, 5 Kos), Champion, San Diego, EINS

vs.

Aram „Warrior“ Avagyan (11-1-2, 5 Kos), Challenger, Burbank, CA með Armeníu

SAMEIGINLEIKUR – ÞUNGAVIGT (8)

Tsotne Rogava (8-0, 7 Kos), Marina del Rey, CA í gegnum Úkraínu & Georgia

vs.

Jón Bolden (10-13-1, 7 Kos), Seattle, WA

SÉRSTÖK ÞUNGAVIGT AÐHALDARIÐ (8)

Kinsley „Svarta ljónið“ Ibeh (12-2-1, 10 Kos), Phoenix, AZ með Nígeríu

vs.

Juan Torres (11-6-1, 4 Kos), Cypress, TX

SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS (6)

Nile Warrior (8-0, 7 Kos), Coachella, CA með tilliti til Níkaragva

vs.

Diuhi "Elegante" Olguin (16-37-7, 10 Kos)

SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS (4)

Nathan „Superman“ stolið (1-0, 1 KO), Í bili, WA

vs.

Julio Munoz, Jr. (0-0-1), Tucson, THE

Lightweights (4)

Ágúst Tóvar (1-0, 0 Kos)

vs.

TBA

(Kortið getur breyst)

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Traynor Victorious over Mulberry in FOTY Contender Battle Royale to Secure British Title

Mars 18, 2022 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

The highly anticipated PBC British Super Featherweight Championship clash between Denny’s Kevin Traynor (5-0-0 3KO) and Basildon’s Lewis Mulberry (4-1-0 1KO), finally took place on Saturday night, on the Lee McAllister promoted LET BATTLE COMMENCE VI event that took place at Rivals in Wishaw, Scotland.

The heavily hyped title clash exceeded all expectations, it was an exceptional closely fought twelve round Battle Royale and rightly is being touted as a leading contender for FIGHT OF THE YEAR accolades.

No surprise really as both warriors went at it hammer and tongs for the full twelve rounds, much to the delight of the fans in attendance as well as those around the world that watched the sensational contest live on FITE+

Speaking from his home, following some well earned rest and relaxation with his family, Traynor said;

“What a night!

“The fight had been built up for the past year or so and I think it definitely lived up to expectations, and much more.

“Lewis was a great opponent very, very explosive but I kept my cool stuck to my game plan and everything went exactly the way I felt that it would, only thing I didn’t expect was for it to go the distance, I thought I would have got him out of there but the lad proved how tough he was.

“I knew how dangerous he would be early and the first three or four rounds would be the toughest, but I remained composed and continued to box smart before stepping it up later in the fight.

“It was a fantastic fight to be involved in and was an excellent experience fighting in my first twelve round fight.

“I enjoyed every second on it and would like to thank Lewis for being a fantastic dance partner, he is only a young lad and can definitely come again and do some great things in the sport.

“As for myself I’m not 100% sure what is next for me, I had a great camp for the fight but with my baby son being born it was hard to train the 2 eða 3 times a day, work and be a dad so I will spend some time with my family consider what options I have then take it from there.

“Thanks to Lee McAllister, Assassin Promotions, BIBA and the PBC for the opportunity to fight for my first Championship, it has been a great journey so far and much, much more to come.”

In addition to the sensational Traynor versus Mulberry potential FOTY title clash, fans in attendance, as well as those watching on FITE+ were treated to a night of sensational closely matched contests, the standouts being;

The opening contest of the night see Aberdeen’s Samer Carol (1-1-0) and Newcastle’s Jak Johnson (1-4-0) in action against each other.

Originally Carol was due to face India’s Jaideep Singh (0-1-0) and Johnson was matched against India’s Sukhdeep Singh (1-0-0), however both Indian lads visas were not through in time, so some quick rejigging of the card led to the pair squaring off against each other in a fantastic all action, closely fought four rounder that had the potential of being Fight of the Night, had it not been for the exceptional Traynor-Mulberry title clash. After four all action rounds Referee James Ancliff’s scorecard read 39-39, it was that close!

Unbeaten Liam Allan (3-0-0 3KO) had his hands full when he faced late replacement in Kent’s Adam Harris (Debut), in a four round Heavyweight contest.

What a cracking fight, it was hard to believe it was at Heavyweight as the action was more akin to a Super Middle contest, and what’s more Harris became the first fighter to go the distance, in the pro ranks, with the big punching Aberdeen youngster. Referee James Ancliff scored the contest 40-36 in favour of Liam Allan.

Paisley’s Craig Kelly (11-15-1 2KO) was expecting a really testing full on nights work, when he faced Accra Ghana’s big punching Theophilus Ofei Dodoo (9-2-0 9KO), however fate stepped in to cut the fight short, as Dodoo suffered a serious hand injury during the first stanza that forced him to retire at the end of the round. However believe me the first round is definitely worth watching on FITE+ as it was one seriously great all action affair.

Another fight that only went one round was the heavyweight clash between Barrow’s Lee Kellett and Belfast’s Darren Burns. This was another all action affair, that was until just seconds in to the second minute of the contest when Kellet let rip with a massive hook to send Burns crashing to deck.

Originally the event was due to be headlined by two time WBO Featherweight World Champion Scott Harrison versus Razak Nettey PBC Commonwealth title clash, however that contest was forced to be cancelled just thirty minutes or so before it was due to take place.

Full replays of the LET BATTLE COMMENCE VI event are available to subscribers on FITE+

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Promoter Lewkowicz Inks WBC #5 Fundora to Face WBC #2 Garcia in 12-Round Super Welterweight Showdown

Maí 15, 2021 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

Forgöngumaður **Sampson Lewkowicz** of Sampson Boxing proudly announces he has obtained signed contracts from undefeated super welterweight contenders **Sebastian „The Towering Inferno“ Fundora** og **Sergio “El Nino” Garcia** to face each other.

WBC #5-rated Fundora (17-0-1, 12 Kos) and WBC #2-rated Garcia (33-0, 14 Kos) will meet in an exciting 12-round showdown, to be shown live on Fox TV, date and venue to be announced shortly.

The massive 6′ 6″ Fundora is a 23-year-old southpaw with an incredible 80-inch reach who has been building a respected name for himself among 154-lb fighters with a string of very impressive performances. The Coachella resident was last seen on May 1, scoring an exciting TKO 4 over Mexican perennial contender Jorge Cota on the Ruiz vs. Arreola PPV event at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

The 5′ 11½″ Garcia is a 28-year-old right-hander from Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spánn. Í 2019, he captured the European Super Welterweight Championship with a 12-round unanimous decision over England’s then-undefeated Ted Cheeseman and successfully defended it three times. He also captured the WBC International Super Welter Title in 2016 and again in 2017 and made one successful defense. In In his last ring appearance, Garcia stopped France’s Gregory Trenel in six rounds in December of 2020.

“These are the kind of fights the public wants to see,” said Lewkowicz. “Two undefeated top contenders facing each other with their perfect records on the line. I’m so proud to have been able to make this terrific fight and I will announce the date and venue very shortly. I congratulate both fighters for being the kinds of real fighters who will face anyone any time without worrying about their undefeated status. This great fight will be a war.”

**Um Sampson Boxing**

Sampson Boxing hefur kynningar samstarfsaðila um allan Norður-og Suður-Ameríku, Afríka, Asía, New Zealand, Ástralía, Evrópu og Mið-Ameríku. Sampson hnefaleikaviðburðum hefur verið sjónvarpað á frumsýningarkerfum eins og HBO, Showtime, ESPN, ESPN+, DAZN, Á MÓTI., FOX, Fox Sports og nokkur alþjóðleg net. Fyrir frekari upplýsingar, heimsókn sampsonboxing.com.

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George “El YuYu” Acosta Speaks on Career Defining Win Against Gadwin Rosa

Maí 15, 2021 FNU47 Skildu eftir athugasemd

Photos by Damon Gonzalez / All-Star Boxing

LOS ANGELES, EINS (Maí 10, 2021) – Thompson Boxing Promotions’ super featherweight prospect, George “El Yuyu” Acosta (12-1, 1 KO), picked a career-defining win this past Friday, Maí 7, 2021, as he defeated Gadwin Rosa(11-2, 9 Kos), at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, FL. Með sigri, Acosta captured the vacant WBA Fedecentro Super Featherweight title. The atburður var kynnt All-Star Boxing and televised by Telemundo.

“I’m ready to step up and challenge all the top contenders at 130 £,” said Acosta. “I have never been one to call out names, but I know that I am deserving of a high-profile fight. I have fought above my weight for most of my career and took this fight on late notice and got the victory. I am ready for anyone and anything and am grateful to Thompson Boxing for believing in me.”

“We’re so proud of George Acosta,” were the first words of promoter Ken Thompson, “Acosta has been in tough early in his career, and now has found a weight class he is supremely confident in. I see Acosta as a fighter who will be getting a big fights as he marches on at super featherweight.”

“George Acosta has grown as a boxer and is the perfect example of a Thompson Boxing fighter,"Sagði Alex Camponovo, Thompson Boxing’s general manager. “George has faced tough competition and learned from a loss, and now he is one of the exciting up-and-comers of Thompson Boxing. We are immensely proud of George.”

“I know that it takes a team to get to the next level and it also takes experience,” concluded Acosta. “I am 24-years-old, and I am right where I need to be. I have never been a disrespectful fighter. I do not call people out, or disrespect them, but I want people to know I am ready to fight anyone. I believe in my team and my promoter, and know good things are coming my way.”

George Acosta won by the following scores 96-94, 97-93 og 98-92, as he defeated Gadwin Rosa by unanimous decision.