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DALLAS RISING STAR MAURICE HOOKER CAMP NOTES AND PHOTOS

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Las Vegas, Nevada – NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (21-0-2, 16 Koó) o Dallas, Texas, took “training camp” on the road in prep of a ten-round title defense against former world titlist Darleys Parete (33-2-1, 21 Koó). Hooker-Perez is set as the lead-up undercard fight to the main event on HBO Pay-Per-View’s Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” on Rāhoroi, Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, timata i 9:00 p.m. AND/6:00 p.m. PT.

 

Beginning with pre-training camp at his home gym, Maple Avenue Boxing Gym in Dallas, TX, Mighty Mo’s stops on the road included Maple Avenue’s West San Diego facility, the Institute for Human Kinetics in Southern California, as well as the Salas Boxing Academy and Johnny Tocco’s Ringside Gym in Las Vegas. In addition to training at some of boxing’s most renowned gyms, the Roc Nation Sports boxing sparkplug has also sparred with rising talents Devin Haney, Thomas Hill, Nick Frese, Marco Hall and WBO/WBC Super Lightweight Champion Terence Crawford.

 

Before heading into fight week, Hooker will co-host a media workout with Two-Time Olympic Gold MedalistClaressa Shields, who will be making her professional debut on the Kovalev-Ward fight card. The media workout will take place at 12:00 p.m. PT at Never Quit Boxing Gym – 2975 South Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV.

 

“It’s been a privilege to train at some of the best facilities and with some of boxing’s brightest and upcoming talents,” said Hooker. “I’m always about improving myself so that fans get the best from me when I show up in the ring. I’m fighting in Vegas and HBO Pay-Per-View for the first time and carrying a lot of pride for Dallas and the whole state of Texas.”

 

“Maurice Hooker is very excited to be making his Las Vegas debut on the Kovalev-Ward fight card and is particularly looking forward to representing Dallas, Texas as the first of its native boxers to be featured on a HBO Pay-Per-View show,” said trainer Vince Parra. “There is a group of very talented fighters where Mo is from and he is about to elevate them on the map. He’s dynamic, he’s exciting and he’s someone to watch.”

 

Follow Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker on Twitter @mightymohooker, Instagram @mauricemightymohooker and Facebook: www.facebook.com/mauricemightymohooker/.

 

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FRESH YOUNG BOXING TALENT ON DISPLAY FOR KOVALEV-WARD“POUND FOR POUND” UNDERCARD ON NOVEMBER 19 AT T-MOBILE ARENA

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Las Vegas, NV (Whiringa 10, 2016) – In the lead up to Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward “Pauna hoki Pauna”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title on Whiringa 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the undercard will round out a 10-bout card filled with some of the best young boxing prospects.

 

Opening the card will be middleweight Meiirim “Sultan” Nursultanov of Merki, Katatānga, making his pro debut. Nursultanov, now residing in Oxnard, Pērā i, is managed by Egis Klimas, and recently signed by Main Events. He will be taking on Henry Beckford (4-5, 1 KO) of Hempstead, NY, i roto i te a'ee ono-a tawhio.

Bakhram Murtazaliev (6-0, 4 KO o) o Grozny, Russia and close friend of Kovalev is coming off a second round knockout over Magomedkamil Musaev. He will be featured in an eight-round middleweight bout against Botirsher Obidov (6-0-1, 2 KO o) of Anijan, Uzbekistan. This will be his first fight outside of his homeland of Russia.

Opening up the freeview telecast, timata i 7:00 p.m. AND/4:00 p.m. PT on the Pay-Per-View events channel prior to the official telecast, will be an eight-round junior welterweight bout featuring the undefeated Sonny “Pretty Boi” Fredrickson (14-0, 9KO o) o Toledo, OH, who is coming off of an a slugfest with Puerto Rican veteran Ramesis Gil. Fredrickson will take on Gabriel Deluc (11-1, 2 KO o) o Boston, MA, in an eight-round showdown.

The freeview will also be available through live streaming on HBO Boxing’s YouTube channel.

Another Toledo native, Tyler “Golden Child” McCreary (11-0, 6 KO o), who is coming off a unanimous decision win, will go toe-to-toe with Vincent “Pooh Bear” Jennings (5-2-1, 4 KO o), o Rapids Grand, MY, in an eight-round featherweight bout. Jennings is determined to get his record back on track, but he will face his toughest test to date in McCreary.

In the spotlight fight on the freeview telecast, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (2012, 2016) Claressa “T-Rex” Shields of Flint, MY, will make her pro debut. Shields is set to face decorated fellow American Franchon “The Heavy Hitting Diva” Crews i roto i te whitu a'ee wha-a tawhio noa, with each round timed at two-minutes. This will not be the first time the two have faced off. In their first matchup, Shields upset Crews, the top-ranked American women middleweight, during the 2012 Tamataraa Olympic, te U.S tuatahi. team trials for women’s boxing. Crews will also be making her pro debut.

Just before going live on HBO Pay-Per-View, there will be a four-round heavyweight bout featuring undefeated prospect Darmani “Rock Solid” Rock (5-0, 4 KO o) of the fighting city of Philadelphia. Rock recently scored a technical knockout victory in the third round on Oct. 22 and is wasting no time getting back into the ring. Facing off with Rock will be Brice Ritani-Coe (4-4-1, 3 KO o). The Vegas resident, originally of San Pedro, Pērā i, will be on the hunt for his fourth knockout.

Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound For Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sports, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Corona Extra, Monster Products, JetLux and Zappos. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. AND/6:00 p.m. PT. Tickets are available on axs.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.

Fans can catch the freeview telecast beginning at 7:00 p.m. AND/4:00 p.m. PT on the Pay-Per-View events channel prior to the official telecast, and to be announced cable, amiorangi, and telco channels. The freeview will also be available through live streaming on HBO Boxing’s YouTube channel.

 

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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES AND PHOTOS

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KOVALEV-WARD “POUND FOR POUND”

SET FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMA 19

AT T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

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Jonathan, Pērā i (Whiringa 1, 2016) – On Monday, October 31, 2016, Two-Time World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 Koó) participated in a media workout in Hayward, California ahead of his pound-for-pound showdown against WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 Koó). Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” takes place Rāhoroi, Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ka hua te hui, ka wehea ora e HBO Pay-Per-Tiro timata i 9:00 p.m. AND/6:00 p.m. PT.

 

Ward put on a full workout session for the media in attendance, consisting of a series of shadow boxing, heavy bag, double end bag, speed bag and then stretching. Also on hand were youths from Camp Sweeney, Alameda County Probation Department’s residential facility in San Leandro, whom Ward spent time speaking with following the workout.

 

Below is what Ward had to say during the media workout:

 

Andre Ward, Two-Time World Champion:

 

“I feel that this fight with Kovalev is 50-50. That’s how I approach all of my big fights. I don’t go into the fight thinking, ‘I’ve got a clear-cut advantage here’ or ‘I’ve got to run through this guy.’ Personally, for me, I can’t roll like that. I’ve got to keep myself honest, stay on my grind, keep my head down and force myself to keep working. I truly believe Kovalev is everything they say he is, and I’m everything that I’ve shown over the years.

 

“There are always different game plans, nuances, different things you’re working on but I respect every fight that I fight. I don’t get caught up in the whole puncher thing, anybody can get you out of there if you get hit right. I don’t think I’d be sitting here in this position right now if I hadn’t had these highs and lows. We’ve got to find a way to get it done, and we’re going to find a way to get it done. I don’t care what he’s got in his gloves, who he’s knocked out or what he’s done. My job is to get my hand raised, and that’s what we’re focused on.

 

“I have days where I do some type of cardio in the morning – sprints, distant running – then go back to training camp to get some rest and eat. Then we come to the gym and spar and hit the heavy bag. It’s a monotonous process when you’re in training camp, and that’s pretty much every day. Of course we take days off to rest the body and be smart, but it’s really the same thing every day. As you get closer, you start to pull back a little bit so you don’t over train. That’s normally the week of the fight, so up until the Rāhoroi i mua i te whawhai, you’re full steam ahead. 100 miles an hour.

 

“Typically, Virgil and I will go through our process together. He watches a lot more film than I do. He’s up until 3:00 a.m.ranei 4:00 a.m. watching film. As I’ve gotten older, I watch less film. I don’t need to see 10 fights to see tendencies and certain things. I know what I need to see. I may go back and watch a round here and there, but I try and leave room for my instincts. I’m very instinctual. You’ve got to be able to think on the fly thinking on the highest level. I leave room for that. It’s not a checklist you go down. You can’t get into a ring thinking like that. I just believe that who I am and what I have is enough, and that’s what I’m standing on.

 

“Having young guys like Shakur Stevenson around, it starts to make me feel old because I used to be that guy at Roy Jones’s camp, Floyd Mayweather’s camp, hanging around Bernard Hopkins. You see yourself in them. It’s a little weird, because you’re like, ‘man, now I’m the OG.’ But it’s also a beautiful thing because we need more of that. We need champions and top contenders and just fighters in general to open up the door and allow the young guys on the way to be shown how it’s done.

 

“I’m honored for Claressa Shields to say that I am her idol. I admire her story, what she’s come from, and think that she’s amazing in the ring. She’s the real deal. I watch her, I pick up things from her. For her to have two Gold medals is amazing. For her to make her pro debut on this fight card is a beautiful, beautiful thing. I think it’s a perfect situation.

 

“It’s a beautiful thing to be fighting in Vegas. Au oaoa ahau. What better time than now in this stage in my career. I’m just excited to continue to prepare so I can do my part to give the fans their money’s worth, those that pay to be there and those paying to watch it. That’s what I’m focused on, and I’m extremely happy to be a part of it. T-Mobile is a new arena, and a new chapter, and to be a part of it is a beautiful thing.”

 

 

Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound For Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sports, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Corona Extra, Zappos and JetLux. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. AND/6:00 p.m. PT. Tickets are available on axs.com and the T-Mobile Arena box office.

 

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TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST CLARESSA SHIELDS ANNOUNCES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT ON KOVALEV-WARD “POUND FOR POUND” FREEVIEW TELECAST

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SATURDAY, NOVEMA 19

AT T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Las Vegas, NEVADA (October 25, 2016) - Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist and the Women’s Sports Foundation’s Sportswoman of the Year Claressa Shields will be making her much anticipated professional debut during the lead-off freeview telecast of Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” on Rāhoroi, Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shields is set to face an opponent to be announced in a four-round middleweight bout, with each round timed at two-minutes. The pay-per-view telecast will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. AND/6:00 p.m. PT. The freeview telecast which includes the live Claressa Shields bout will begin at 7:00 p.m. AND/4:00 p.m. PT and will be available on cable, amiorangi, and telco channels.

 

I te runaruna, Shields achieved unprecedented Olympic success as an American athlete. She is the only boxer in U.S. hītori, male or female, to successfully defend a title, winning back-to-back Gold medals at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio games. The 21-year-old Flint, Michigan native and four-time USA National Champion has merited accolades at every level of international competition, earning Gold medals in the Pan American Games, two World Championships and two-time AIBA Female Boxer of the Year honors. The pride of a nation, Shields looks to break boxing’s glass ceiling and engage a new generation of fight fans with her move into the professional ranks.

 

“After working hard for so many years and having the honor to represent my country at two Olympic games, I am thrilled to take the next big step in my career, fighting professionally and leading the rise of women’s boxing worldwide,” said Shields. “There is no better place to begin the journey than to join the biggest fight of the year, Kovalev vs Ward, and to fight alongside my idol and fellow U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward. I can’t wait to entertain the fans onNov.19!"

 

“Claressa Shields is a uniquely talented and special young woman. I tika 21 tau, she is a once-in-a-lifetime type athlete whose talent inside the ring and charisma outside of it gives her the potential to be a trailblazer for women’s boxing and for all of boxing for years to come,” said Mark Taffet and Jamie Fritz, co-managers of Claressa Shields. “We are proud to be part of Claressa Shields’s team and are thrilled she will be part of the year’s marquee event, Kovalev vs Ward, i runga i Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.”

 

“Claressa Shields is about to take the boxing world by storm and we are honored to host her professional debut as part of an already loaded fight card on Nov. 19,” said Roc Nation President & Chief of Branding and Strategy Michael R. Yormark. “Claressa’s unique blend of talent, style and charisma make the two-time Olympian a rising force to be reckoned with in the boxing world and beyond.”

 

Claressa Shields is a talented 21-year-old boxer from Flint, Michigan. Inspired by former boxing star Laila Ali, Shields developed a passion for the sport and began boxing at the age of 11. It was soon after beginning her journey she realized her family was apprehensive towards the contact sports. After weeks of family discussions, Shields was granted her family’s permission to pursue her passion – a decision they will likely never regret.

 

Shields burst onto the boxing scene, developing a name for herself as one of the most talented female boxers in the country. Her reputation continued to build through her middle and high school years leading her to become the first ever U.S. women’s boxer to qualify for the 2012 London Games. To Shields, simply earning an invitation to the Olympics was not enough, she wanted to make a lasting impact for her country. After three exciting fights, Shields was rewarded her first Gold medal in the 165-pound weight class, and became the first American woman to win a Gold medal in boxing.

 

Shields was named the 2014 AIBA Female Boxer of the Year, 2014 USA Boxing National Champion, 2015 Pan American Games Gold Medalist in the light heavyweight division, and two-time World Champion in the women’s middleweight division. Chasing greatness, she became the first U.S. boxer to successfully defend an Olympic title as she earned a second Gold medal at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro. Concluding an unparalleled amateur legacy, Shields announced that she would be making her professional debut on the freeview broadcast of the year’s biggest boxing matchup, Kovalev-Ward at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 19, 2016.

 

As a proud Flint, Michigan native, Shields is constantly looking for ways to shine a positive light on her hometown. She understands the importance of being a role model to youth in her community and has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support she has received since returning from Rio with another Gold medal. Following her first Gold medal summer, Shields became the first in her family to graduate from high school and is enrolled in online college classes to pursue her academic goals and competitive aspirations simultaneously.

 

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Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound For Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA Light Heavyweight World Titles, e wahi Rāhoroi, Nov. 19, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT.

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MAURICE HOOKER VS. DARLEYS PEREZ JOIN KOVALEV-WARD “POUND FOR POUND” TELEVISED UNDERCARD

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TITLE FIGHT SET FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMA 19

AT T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

PRESENTED LIVE BY HBO PAY-PER-VIEW®

Las Vegas, NEVADA (October 14, 2016) - Rising Dallas, Texas boxing star and NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (21-0-2, 16 Koó) will defend his NABA junior welterweight title against Darleys Parete (33-2-1, 21 Koó) in a ten-round bout on the televised undercard of Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” on Rāhoroi, Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. AND/6:00 p.m. PT.

 

I roto i tona ahua whakamutunga i runga i August 6, Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker captivated the crowd at Oracle Arena as the co-feature of Andre Ward vs. Alexander Brand. Hooker wasted no time outperforming Washington D.C.’s Tyrone Barnett, landing a flurry of punches before scoring a technical knockout at the 2:17 mark of the opening round to retain his NABO junior welterweight title. Hooker looks ahead to his next challenge, former WBA World Lightweight Champion Darleys Perez. Perez is coming off a Kia 20 knockout victory over fellow Colombian Ubadel Soto, an impressive bounce back following a tough title defense loss to Anthony Crolla, the previous year. The veteran fighter, who resides and trains full-time in the U.S., will step up a weight class to meet Hooker.

 

“I want to thank my team at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym, Roc Nation Sports and HBO for giving me the opportunity to show the world a ‘Mighty Mo’ performance on the undercard of the ‘Fight of the Year’,” said Hooker. “For my part, I promise to put on a show for the fans in Las Vegas and the Pay-Per-View audience at home. No one punches like me. It’s going to be lights out.”

Hooker added, “I will be dedicating this fight to Aaron Pyror, who passed away, earlier this week. I can’t think of a better way to honor ‘The Hawk’s’ legacy than with a big win. I look to be a world-class junior welterweight champion like him.”

 

“This is my chance get back into the limelight. I have fought all over the world and facing Maurice Hooker in Las Vegas on Whiringa 19 is perhaps my last chance to show that I have a lot left inside the ring and I plan to take full advantage of it because losing is not an option,” said Perez. “I will move up to the 140-pound division and I will be ready to challenge this young lion who has never fought a guy like me before. There will be fireworks in Las Vegas and I plan to go home a winner.”

 

“Not only is Kovalev-Ward the most anticipated fight in recent boxing history, with the addition of Hooker-Perez to the televised undercard – Nov. 19 is an evening that international sports fans simply cannot afford to miss,” said Roc Nation President & Chief of Branding and Strategy Michael R. Yormark. “From our very first day in boxing, Roc Nation Sports has committed to making great fights and creating scintillating global events, and we are thrilled to work with Main Events to add this incredible matchup to the undercard, as ‘Mighty Mo’ Hooker puts his undefeated record on the line against the very talented Colombian Darleys Perez.”

 

“HBO is the pinnacle of pugilistic entertainment. We are very proud to have Maurice Hooker make both his Las Vegas and HBO Pay-Per-View debut on Whiringa 19,” said Arnie Verbeek, Hooker’s manager. “We have worked extremely hard to get to this point in his career and are thankful to Roc Nation Sports for believing in Maurice Hooker’s talent.”

 

Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (21-0-2, 16 Koó) was born and raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, where he found a boxing home at Maple Avenue Boxing Gym by way of an outreach program for at-risk youths. His natural talent was soon noticed resulting in him competing as an amateur, during which time he participated in over 100 whawhai, compiling a record of 97 wins and only seven losses, ki 67 victories coming by way of knockout. Hooker turned professional on April 29, 2011, taking on the vastly more experienced Tyrone Chatman at the Orpheum Theater in St. Louis. After four rounds, the judges saw the fight 40-36, 37-39 a 38-38, calling the fight a split draw. Undeterred, in his next fight on June 24, 2014, Hooker scored his first professional win, knocking out Wilbert Mitchell in the first round. Eleven wins (eight by knockout) later, he took on undefeated Abel Ramos on January 17, 2014 in a bout that was featured on ShoBox from the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. After eight close, hard-fought rounds, the judges saw the fight a draw. Four consecutive knockout victories would follow before he took on fellow undefeated prospect Eduardo Galindo on June 26, 2015 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas for the vacant NABO junior welterweight title. “Mighty Mo” did not disappoint his legion of hometown fans who saw him capture the title with a sixth round technical knockout victory. I te Oketopa 17, 2015, Hooker successfully defended his title at Madison Square Garden in New York City against his toughest opponent to date in Ghislain Maduma. The 10-round decision win came on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. David Lemieux and was featured on the event’s “freeview” as well as streamed online around the world. “Mighty Mo” made his debut under the Roc Nation Sports banner on the undercard of Andre Ward vs. Sullivan Barrera, this past March at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, where he annihilated opponent Wilfrido “La Roca” Buelvas of Columbia in the first round of a 10-round junior welterweight bout by way of technical knockout. Hooker returned to Oracle Arena on August 6 as the co-feature on the Ward-Brand undercard, defeating Tyrone Barnett of Washington, D.C., to remain the NABO Junior Welterweight Champion. Hooker is ready to step up to the challenge on Whiringa 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas when he faces former WBA World Lightweight Champion Darleys Perez.

 

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Darleys Parete (33-2-1, 21 Koó) is a celebrated Colombian boxer hailing from San Pedro de Uraba. I te runaruna, ki ha lekooti o 82 te whakauru ia me te 7 parekura, he captured the lightweight boxing gold medal at the 2006 South American games in Buenos Aries, Argentina, and was a contender at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, China. Perez made his professional debut on February 14, 2009, by way of knockout over fellow countryman Edwin Ortiz. 27 consecutive victories followed, earning Perez a shot at the interim WBA World lightweight title against undefeated Yuriorkis Gamboa at the Bell Center in Montreal, Canada on June 8, 2013. In a closely-fought contest that went the distance, Gamboa prevailed, handing Perez his first career loss. A year later, Perez received a second chance at the interim WBA World lightweight title, successfully scoring a unanimous decision over Argenis Lopez at the Sheraton Hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Perez was promoted to full titleholder status when the WBA stripped Richar Abril of the belt for twice failing to make title defenses. In the first of back-to-back defenses of the WBA World lightweight title on July 18, 2015, Perez topped hometown challenger Anthony Crolla with a majority decision draw at the Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom. In the rematch on November 21, 2015, again at Manchester Arena, Perez was taken down for the count in the fifth round by a single body shot. Undeterred by his second loss, Perez returned to the ring on May 20, 2016, scoring with a big second-round knockout over Ubadel Soto. Perez looks to continue his upward streak as he moves up a weight class to take on Maurice Hooker for the NABO junior welterweight title on Whiringa 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

 

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MGM Resorts’ Odds-maker Jay Rood Weighs in on Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward ‘Pound For Pound’

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Rāhoroi, Whiringa 19, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

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Las Vegas, NEVADA (October 11, 2016): As WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 Koó) and former Two-Time World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 Koó) prepare for their epic “Pound For Pound” showdown scheduled for Rāhoroi, Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, pā, pāpāho, experts and odds-makers around the world are split on who will be the favorite to win this virtually even-money battle.

And with good reason. Both Kovalev and Ward are undefeated and in their prime, making for a rare and exciting boxing match-up and a testament to the moxie of the boxers and the promoters.

 

Jay Rood, Vice President of Race & Sports hoki MGM Resorts International, provides his expert analysis of this exciting match-up:

 

“I really believe this could end up being a ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate. Usually fighters in good form don’t meet up.”

No te mea o taua, this fight opened close, has remained so and, most likely, will close so.

 

“It’s not very often that a fight in Las Vegas that’s this significant is this close in terms of odds,” says Rood. “Ward opened at -145 and he now is at -150. I don’t believe it will change much from here.”

 

The fact that Ward is the slight favorite is because, i roto i te wahi, the public, especially those bettors who consider themselves as experts or ‘sharps,’ tend to go with the boxer over the puncher.

 

But while Ward is considered the boxer and Kovalev the puncher, both are versatile, in keeping with the tremendous skill each possess. I roto i te mau parau te tahi atu, Ward, the perceived boxer, has power, and Kovalev, the perceived puncher, can box.

 

“The public is perceiving this fight, right or wrong, as ‘Boxer vs. Puncher,’” added Rood. “Usually the boxer draws the ‘sharp’ action. Most of the ‘sharp’ money will be on the boxer.”

 

Heoi, the general betting public appears to be trending toward Kovalev.

 

According to Rood, “Kovalev will draw good action, otherwise this number would need to be closer to -200 to balance the fight (betting action). I don’t think it will be that one-sided. I think the crowd going to the fight will be 60 percent on Kovalev.”

Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound For Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA Light Heavyweight World Titles, e wahi Rāhoroi, Nov. 19, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Ka hua te hui, ka wehea ora e HBO Pay-Per-Tiro timata i 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT. “Pound for Pound” is presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sports, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Rosneft and Corona Extra.

 

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Curtis Stevens vs. James De La Rosa Added to Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” Non-Televised Undercard

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Las Vegas, NEVADA (October 6, 2016): Curtis “Cerebral Assassin” Stevens (28-5, 21 Koó) returns to the ring and the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” non-televised undercard to face James “The King” De La Rosa (23-4, 13 Koó) in a ten-round middleweight showdown.

 

Stevens, 31, of Brownsville, Brooklyn returned to the ring on Kia 7 of this year and stopped previously undefeated Brazilian prospect Patrick Teixeira in the second round on the HBO Pay-Per-View® undercard of Canelo-Khan. The victory over Teixeira catapulted Stevens back into the ranking of all four sanctioning bodies, including top ten ratings in both the IBF and WBC. He is hoping to continue that momentum and secure another shot at the middleweight title.

 

De La Rosa, 28, is originally from Mexico but now resides in San Benito, Texas. His most recent win was a unanimous decision upset over former title contender Alfredo Angulo on the undercard of Mayweather-Maidana. De La Rosa has suffered two back-to-back losses since his win over Angulo but both have come at the hands of two previously undefeated prospects in Hugo Centeno Jr. and Jason Quigley. Commonly, fighters in his position would prefer a tune-up to get back on a winning track but, i roto i tenei take, De La Rosa opted out of that easy route and decided to test himself against another former title contender in Stevens.

 

According to Stevens, “I’m happy someone is willing to fight me. Bless the Gods. Na, it’s time to turn it up a notch and get ready to check in and check out. The Bully is back!"

 

This will be Stevens’s second fight working with world-renowned trainer and former world champion John David Jackson. Jackson added, “Curtis Stevens is happy to be stepping back in the ring on Whiringa 19 against De La Rosa. He is eager to show the world that he deserves another chance to win the middleweight world title.”

 

“It’s always good to fight on a big stage,” said De La Rosa. “As always, I’m coming to fight and put on a show. I know I have a tough fighter in front of me in Curtis Stevens. With his style and my style, we’ll warm the fans up for Kovalev-Ward. Thanks to Main Events and AC Sports Management, LLC for putting this together.”

 

De La Rosa’s manager Adrian Clark added, “This is a must win situation for James and I know that he has the potential to pull off an upset. Curtis Stevens is a very dangerous opposition but again, I believe that JDLR can spoil things and leave Vegas with a ‘W’. It is great to finally work with Main Events again. It has been too long!"

 

Main Events’ matchmaker and 2015 NABF Matchmaker of the Year Jolene Mizzone had this to say about the match-up: “Kudos to both guys for taking this fight. Curtis Stevens could have waited around for someone to finally accept his challenge, but he wants to keep busy and challenge himself at the same time. James could have looked for that every popular “tune-up” fight but instead opted for a much tougher competitor in Stevens. It’s a breath of fresh air when I get to work with boxers who want to fight!"

 

*Note: This morning (October 6, 2016) Curtis Stevens and his fiancée welcomed their son King Stevens at 10:12 ahau. King weighed in 4 lbs 12oz. Mother and baby are both doing well.

 

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TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD KICKS OFF TRAINING CAMP AHEAD OFNOVEMBER 19 SHOWDOWN VS SERGEY KOVALEV

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Jonathan, Pērā i (October 3, 2016) - Two-Time World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (30-0, 15 Koó) officially kicks off training camp in Hayward, CA with trainer Virgil Hunter ahead of his Whiringa 19showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas against WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 Koó). Ward’s training camp, which will serve as a base for Ward over the next several weeks as he continues his quest to dominate the light heavyweight division, is sponsored by a resounding collection of American-based companies including Jordan Brand, Shoe Palace, JetLux, and ProSupps.

 

Below is what Team Ward had to say about the start of training camp:

 

Andre Ward, Rua-Time World Champion me runga-tauanga toa pauna-no-pauna:

 

“I’ve been in pre-camp mode for weeks now following my last fight, and have been mentally preparing for the work ahead of me. It’s an exciting feeling to be in full camp mode, where I can dedicate 100% of my mind, body and soul to the battle I am about to face. This is a fight that we have been working up to since last spring. The game plan hasn’t changed. I am here and I am ready.”

Virgil HUNTER, Andre Ward’s Trainer:

 

“No one beats Andre Ward when it comes to training camp. We’re going into camp with the mentality of another day, another fight, another win. His strive for perfection, work ethic and consistency is what makes him a champion.”

JAMES PRINCE, Andre Ward’s Manager:

“With everything set for the biggest fight of the year on Whiringa 19, we are excited to open training camp. What is done here for the next few weeks will play a major part in the final outcome. We thank God for the opportunity and look forward to giving the boxing community and all of our fans, the fight that they have been anticipating.”

 

Tickets for the most anticipated fight of the year are on sale now and start at $55 i runga i axs.com and at the T-Mobile Arena box office.

 

 

Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound For Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sports, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Rosneft and Corona Extra. The championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at9:00 p.m. AND/6:00 p.m. PT.

 

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Irish amateur heavyweight champion Con Sheehan To make pro debut Jan. 19 in L.A.

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Puru, Ireland (January 4, 2016) – Six-time Irish National heavyweight champion Ki te Sheehan will make his long awaited professional debut January 19 in a four-round bout, ki te hoariri ki te kia takoto, at Nokia Club in Los Angeles.
Sheehan is scheduled to be in the swing bout, so there’s a possibility that his first pro fight will air live on the Fox Sports 1 pāhotanga.
Ko te 6′ 5 ½”, 220-pound Sheehan is athletic, in addition to being a physical specimen, who also captured a gold medal at the European Union Championships.
Possessing tremendous upside, Sheehan decided to enhance his pro boxing career a year ago, moving to Oakland to work with 2011 BWAA Trainer of the Year Virgil Hunter (pictured above with Sheehan). Dividends are already paying off for the young Irishman.
“It’s been eye opening, I suppose, because Virgil is showing me the most simple of things, technically, that I’ve never seen before and it’s making a massive difference to me,” Sheehan said about being trained by Hunter. “My power has increased 10-fold with simple adjustments that I have learned from him. It was a bit of a shock because, I thought I’d cracked the technical side of boxing but he’s taken me to a whole new level.”
The 26-year-old Sheehan has the advantage of directly learning from one of the most respected and successful trainers in boxing, Hunter, whose top fighters include Andre Ward (pictured here with Con), Amir Kahn a Andre Berto.
Sheehan is the first Irishman that Hunter has ever trained. “Every coach has his own style and mine is old school from Texas,” Hunter explained. “Mine is slip ‘n slide and my fighters need good reflexes and good legs. Koroniria (Con) isn’t a dancer, but he moves the right way, and I like that a lot. I liked what I saw from the first time we met. He keeps himself in good shape and has a good amateur pedigree. I teach a pro style, even to amateurs, and some like Cornelius are better as pro fighters.
“Cornelius is a strong kid. He’s made mistakes, but earlier in his life, and that’s a good thing. There’s always a transition period and it’ll take him a few years. He’s already proven his dedication by being here. If he keeps on track, fighting and training in the United States, he’ll get there in two-three years. The heavyweight division is changing. This is like the time (Tim)Witherspoon, (Greg) Whārangi, (Frank) Bruno and a few others would win the world title and then lose it right back, tae noa ki (Mike) Tyson came along and cleaned up the division. I’m particularly happy with his progress the last six weeks; Cornelius is focused on doing it, instead of just doing it.”
Sheehan is managed by Gary Hyde ( ), who guided the career of world super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rogondeaux, as well as two-time world middleweight title challengerHassan N'Dam N'Jikam.
“Con Sheehan has stood out to me as a fighter with incredible boxing skills who, I knew, would benefit greatly with Virgil Hunter as his trainer,” Hyde added. “After two intensive training camps, we are all satisfied that Con has what it takes to be a major force in the heavyweight division.”
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A Tamutu STEVENSON WINS BATTLE fakafiefia OVER SAKIO BIKA IN tuatahi o PREMIER BOXING Champions ON CBS I mua o te mano RAUCOUS KI TE Pepsi COLISEUM IN QUBEC CITY

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Artur BETERBIEV tëtahi knockout OVER Gabriel CAMPILLO

Julian Williams WINS ki te uaua Joey Hernandez

Te Kuititanga (April 4, 2015) – Ko te tuatahi Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions (PBC) i runga iCBS kāri kawea mai whawhai pā he avatea rawa whakaongaonga o matchups mekemeke i Quebec City a Pepsi Coliseum. Ko te hui matua ngā A Tamutu “Superman” Stevenson (26-1, 21 Koó) i roto i te 12-a tawhio noa whakatau loto fakafiefia (115-111, 116-110 a 115-110) riro i runga i Sakio “Ko te Scorpion” Taurus (32-7-3, 21 Koó).

 

Ko te kite a'ee whakatuwheratanga teata Artur Beterbiev (8-0, 8 Koó) i roto i te knockout a tawhio wha whakamīharo riro i runga i Gabriel “Ko te tangata Handsome” Campillo (25-7-1, 11 Koó).

 

Ngā ano te telecast ngā i Julian “Rock J” Williams (19-0-1, 11 Koó) riro i runga i Joey “Matimati Twinkle” Hernandez (24-3-1, 14 Koó).

 

Kei raro nei ētahi kōrero nui i te whawhai teata e pā ana ki to ratou mahite po nei:

 

A Tamutu STEVENSON

 

“Ahau mahi uaua ki te e taea ki te haere hoki 12 rauna. Maturuturu iho ahau ki a ia rua. Ngā kore i te patototanga ia i roto i a i mohio ahau i haere mai hiahia ia ineine ki te whawhai.

 

“Na ka mea ahau e waiho e ahau hari ki te knockout e haere i te tawhiti, ki te tiki i te wikitoria ranei. Na au tino hari ki te pehea e ahau whawhai tenei ra, me te ki te hua.

 

“Whakamahia Bika tona matenga, he moka, a tamata ki te whawhai, otiia i ahau taea ki te whakahaere i te whawhai. I mohio ahau kihai i ia tika i haere mai ki a Canada mo te fun, engari ki te riro.

 

“He whai wāhi ki te Pirimia Mekemeke Champions a kua whawhai i runga i CBS he wheako nui. He fantastic mō te mekemeke tenei a e tumanako tatou ake a ka tīmata atu tamariki hoko whai wāhi i roto i te hākinakina.

 

“Pera i te matara te mea te muri, Ka tatari ahau, ka kite i te aha Al (HAYMON) He hoki ki ahau. Ka waiho e ahau rite ki te haere ano e Pipiri Hōngongoi ranei.”

 

Saki puru

 

“Tika a Tamutu ki te riro i tēnei whawhai. E kore e taea te tango i ahau i tetahi mea atu i ia. Whawhai ia tino pai.

 

“Ua mau ahau ki te matau, ka paheke te wa tuatahi i haere ki raro, i ahau. A, no ka mau ahau e ia ki te maui, a haere ana ahau ki raro, i muri i runga i kihai i tino pā te reira ahau e nui mau. Ko ia te Sharing ahakoa ka whawhai ia he whawhai nui i teie mahana.

 

“Kua whawhai i runga i CBS i te ngā fakaofo mo toku mahi. Kihai ahau i te tiki i te win, engari hoatu e ahau ki runga ki te whawhai nui kia te iwi whānui kite.

 

“Hoki inaianei, Ka upoko ahau hoki te fare, e ia oaoa i to'u utuafare. Na ka kite ahau e pā ana ki tetahi atu whawhai.”

 

Artur BETERBIEV

 

“I roto i tenei whawhai i ahau taea ki te whakaatu tino ahau ahei o te mea, ka utua atu toku wheako.

 

“A, no te ahau titiro ki rīpene o Campillo ite ahau i mea ai ia ki te rota o te rere. E kore ahau i ngana ana ki te hei i te kino i. Ahau titi noa ki toku mahere kēmu.

 

“Au fiefia rawa ki te hei i runga i te atamira nui i runga i CBS i te taua wāhi wawe i roto i toku mahi ngaio. Tenei katoa ka huihui rawa hohoro, ka tumanako ahau ki kia hoki hohoro.

 

“E whakamahere tatou ki te whawhai ano i roto i te Mei, a ka waiho e ahau tetahi e toku hoariri i roto i te ringa o te Atua.”

 

Gabriel Campillo

 

“Ahau hiahia tino ki te pana Beterbiev ki te rauna te mutunga o tenei whawhai kia kite me pehea te hapai i hiahia ia e, otiia kihai i taea e ahau ki te kia mahi i te reira.

 

“Ko te tokua tino nui ko te wā tuatahi i mau ia ki ahau i roto i te kotahi a tawhio. I muri i taua pere kihai i kaha ki te toe ahau ahau.

 

“I fiefia ahau ki te tiki i tēnei whai wāhitanga ki te whawhai i runga i CBS. Tenei production PBC nui rawa te pai ki te waiho i te wahi o te, a whakaaro ahau e mahi i te raupapa he rota ki te tauturu i tupu i te hākinakina.

 

“Taku mahere hoki inaianei ko te ki te okioki. Na ka anō tatou i te āhuatanga, me te kite e pā ana ki te whawhai ano.”

 

Julian Williams

 

“Kahore he underestimating Hernandez mo tenei whawhai. Ako matou i te rota o te kiriata ki runga ki a ia, a he whakaaro tino pai o te mea e kawe ia ki te mowhiti i teie mahana.

 

“Whakaaro ahau i toku werohanga, me toku kaupapa i aku kaha nui e rua i roto i tenei whawhai. Tapahia ana te mowhiti i matua.

 

“Tēnei raupapa PBC me nga whawhai i runga i te whatunga nui rite CBS he nui hoki te hākinakina o te mekemeke. E mea nui ki te tiki ki te tini atu mau utuafare, a ka tumanako ahau e tauturu te reira kia nui atu rongonui te hākinakina. Te tūmanako tae tenei hunga tamariki e kore nei e taea e tona ringa cable moni, me te tauturu faaitoito i kuao atu taitamariki ki te tiki ki te hākinakina.

 

“E kore au e mōhio he aha te muri. Ka tatari ahau mo Al (HAYMON) ki te tuku i mohio ki ahau, engari au tino tumanako ahau mo te pere i te runga 10 toa i mua i runga i te tau o.”

 

Joey Hernandez

 

“Ko pea Williams te toa pai kua fehangahangai ahau kia tawhiti. Ia e kore te te hai faingataa, engari i whawhai ia he whawhai rawa atamai. Whakamahia e ia tona tiketike, ka tae ki te pupuri i ahau atu toku werohanga, me te noho i roto i te awhe toku.

 

“Râ i ahau ki te tango i nifó ki te hoatu nifó i roto i tenei whawhai. A, no te ahau ka roto i ahau taea ki te tiki i aku nifó atu, otiia kihai i taea e ahau te mea i nui ki te tiki i te win.

 

“Ko te whawhai nui mo nga pā tenei me te whawhai i runga i CBS hoatu e ahau he whai wāhitanga nui hoki ki te tini atu te iwi kite i enei whawhai.

 

“Au tonu taitamariki i te 30-tau-tau. E mohio ana ahau ki ka e ahau hoki i roto i te whakakai. Mahi ahau i tenei, no te ahau e hiahia ana ki te, a aroha ahau ki a te reira, no te mea kahore ahau me ki.”

 

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