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Hartford Boxing Promotions Announces inaugural show “Fight Night at the Capital”

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Richard “Popeye” Rivera to headline & Amateur star Sharad Collier turning pro
İyun 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

(L-R) – Sharad Collier, promoter/trainer Tony Blanco & Richard Rivera

HARTFORD, Conn. (May 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, İyun 16, at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, Connecticut.

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony Blanco and his Hartford Boxing Center gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (7-0, 6 Kos), to form Hartford Boxing Promotions.

 

 

“I’m excited about the entire card and providing a platform for some of the best amateurs in recent Connecticut boxing history to fight,” Blanco said. “‘Popeye’ is in the main event. He’s sparred against world champions and each experience has given him more confidence. He’s on his way to greatness. We’re also showcasing (‘The Special One’) Sharad Collier in his pro debut. This kid is something special. Richard is exactly what Hartford needs, somebody youngster can look up to as a role model. ‘Popeye’ is exciting to watch and very popular. Sharad is going to be like that, çox.

 

 

“I’m thrilled to partner with Richard and Michael to bring boxing back to Hartford, which is a hotbed for boxing, and it has a rich boxing history. There’s a lot of talent here right now and fans will see that June 16ci.”

 

 

Boxing’s roots in the Hartford market dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep və Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, dünya adı challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega və İsrail “olduqca” Cardona, və 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-Bey.

 

 

The hardest hitter in New England, rising star Rivera will defend his Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England light heavyweight title in the eight-round main event versus an opponent to be determined.

 

 

 

“I’m blessed to help bring boxing back to Hartford,” Rivera commented. “I’m honored to headline our first show, Fans will see good boxing and be entertained. I’m going to put on a good performance on an exciting night. Mən gözləyin bilməz!”

 

 

The 21-yer-old Collard, fighting out of Hartford like Rivera, will be competing in the National Golden Gloves Championships, starting May 14th in Omaha, Nebraska, before returning home to turn pro in a four-round Special Junior Welterweight Attraction versus Carlos Galindo (0-2), Woburn, Massachusetts.

 

 

“Tony is like my second father and I’m grateful to him for allowing me to make my pro debut in my hometown,” Collier remarked. “I’m bringing a big fan-base and I’m going to put on a show. I’m familiar with a lot of fighters on this card. ‘Popeye’ is like my big brother. We train and have traveled together as amateurs. We motivate each other. I’m going to try and get a faster knockout than him June 16ci.”

 

 

Undefeated Danbury, CT lightweight Omar “Beast” Bordoy, Jr. (5-0, 1 KO) in his first scheduled six-rounder vs. Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-5-1), fighting out of Hartford by way of Puerto Rico.

 

 

Həm də undercard üzərində mübarizə aparır, bütün dörd dəyirmi bouts, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) vs. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), of Worcester, MA; pro-debuting New Haven, CT lightweight Anuel Rosa vs. Cleveland’s Roger Blankenship (1-3), New Britain, CT featherweight Nathan Martinez in his professional debut vs. New Bedford’s (MA)Henry Garcia (1-0), Hartford lightweight Jose Maysonette vs. Justin Morales, of New Bedford, in a battle of pro-debut fighters, and another pair of pro debut fighters, Bridgeport, CT featherweight Jacob Marrero vs. Jimmy Santiago, of New York City.

 

 

Bütün döyüşlərdə və döyüşçüləri dəyişiklik obyektidir.

 

 

Biletlər, faiz $80.00, $60.00 və $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, eləcə də $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Açıq qapı 6 dək. VƏ, ilk bout başlayır 7 dək. VƏ.

 

 

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Hartford Boxing Promotions To launch this summer

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(L-R) – Michael Tran, Richard Rivera & Tony Blanco

HARTFORD, Conn. (Aprel 4, 2018) – Professional boxing’s newest promotional company, Hartford Boxing Promotions, has announced its official formation, as well as tentative plans calling for its inaugural event this summer in Hartford.

 

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony Blanco and his Hartford-based House of Boxing gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (6-0, 5 Kos), to form Hartford Boxing Promotions. Rivera is one of the best and most popular pro fighters in New England.

 

 

 

“We want to bring boxing back to Hartford,” Blanco addressed why they founded this new promotional company. “Hartford is a hotbed of boxing. There’s a lot of talent here and Hartford has a rich boxing history.

 

 

 

“We hope to promote our first show on June 16th, subject to Connecticut Boxing Commission approval, at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford. It’s owned by Live Nation and has been used only as a concert hall, but it has an old-school feel and will be an awesome venue for boxing. We’re excited about promoting events in this new venue for boxing.”

 

 

 

Boxing’s roots in the Hartford market dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep və Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, dünya adı challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Buzsatan” John Scully və İsrail “olduqca” Cardona, və 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-Bey.

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Connecticut’s top all-time great fighters & Foxwoods’ best fights

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Cümə axşamı, Iyul 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 dək. VƏ/5 dək. PT
Mashantucket, CT (Iyul 19, 2016) — Connecticut may not have equal status with New York City or Las Vegas in terms of being a fight capital, but the Nutmeg State has produced five Hall-of-Famers with Foxwoods Resort Casino, located in Mashantucket, CT, hosting many of the sport’s greatest fighters and fights over the past two decades.
The tradition continues on Cümə axşamı, Iyul 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “Technician” Derevyançenko (8-0, 6 Kos) faces former world champion Am “Kral” Soliman (44-13, 18 Kos) 10 dəyirmi əsas hadisə Premier Boks Çempionlar haqqında ESPN & ESPN.
Televiziya əhatə başlayır 8 dək. VƏ/5 dək. PT, and features a 10-round middleweight clash between powerful Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 Kos) and California’s Paul Mendez (19-2-2, 9 Kos).
Connecticut’s all-time greatest boxer is the late Willie “Will ‘o the Wisp” Pep (229-11-1, 65 Kos), who was born in Middletown and lived in Rocky Hill. Pep, who fought professionally between 1940 və 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with Sandy Saraç.
Other Hall-of-Famers from Connecticut are world heavyweight champion (1926-28)Gene “The Fighting Marine” Tunney (65-1-1, 48 Kos), of Greenwich, who defeated the legendary Jack Dempsey iki dəfə; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titlist Louis “Oğlaq” Kaplan (108-22-12, 72 Kos), from Meriden; world light heavyweight champion (1933) “Slapsie” Maxie Rosenbloom (222-42-31, 2 NC, 19 Kos), of Leonard Bridge; world light heavyweight titleholder (1926-27) Domkrat “Bright Eyes” Delaney (73-11-2, 43 Kos), who was born in Canada but lived in Bridgeport.
Over the year, many other Connecticut fighters have made an impact on the sport including Hartford’s NBA featherweight champion Battling Battalino (57-26-3, 26 Kos), who was the first world champion to lose his title on the scale, Hartford’s two-time world welterweight titlist Marlon “Magic Man” Starling (45-6-12, 27 Kos), Norwalk’s WBA junior middleweight champion “Tremendous” Travis Simms (28-1, 21 Kos), New Haven’s three-time world light heavyweight champion “Pis” Chad Dawson (33-4, 18 Kos) and world welterweight contender Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-29-6, 69 Kos), Stamford’s world No. 1-yarım çəki dərəcəsində yer alıb Chico Vejar (92-20-4, 43 Kos), and Bloomfield’s 1996 Olympic Team USA captain Lawrence Clay-Bey (21-3-1, 16 Kos).
The No. 1 Foxwoods fight of all-time, held on April 16, 2011, was also promoted by DiBella Entertainment, and was selected as the 2011 Ring Magazine and BWAA Fight of the Year. Defending champion Andre Berto (27-0) və iddiaçı Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 el, each getting dropped twice, with Ortiz winning a hard-fought decision (114-111, 114-112, 115-110) for the WBC welterweight title.
A close second place is the 2003 BWAA Fight of the Year, in which future Hall-of-FamerJames Toney (65-4-2) won a 12-round decision over reigning IBF cruiserweight champion Vassiliy Jirov. The action started days earlier at the pre-fight press conference when a skirmish erupted as tables were overturned and glasses thrown. The animosity continued between the two fighters and their respective camps right up to the final bell. Previously undefeated, Jirov (31-0) started fast but faded, getting decked in the final round.
Ilə 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12ci dəyirmi, come-from-behind knockout of always-tough Omar Sheika in a rematch of a previous draw, for a regional super middleweight title.
Two other N.E. fan favorites who fought regularly at Foxwoods were multiple-time world champion Vinny Paz (Pazienza during his boxing career), fighting out of Cranston, RI, and New Bedford’s all-action “Sucra” Ray Oliveira. Paz had a 13-3 record at Foxwoods, highlighted by his 1998 decision over Glenwood Brown and his 50cicareer win in his retirement fight against Tocker Pudwill ilə 2004. Oliveira was only 6-7-1 fighting at Foxwoods, but he faced nothing but iron and he did defeat a world champion, Vince Phillips, da onların 2000 non-title fight that produced the second-most total punches (2,989) recorded at that time.
Brazilian boxing fans always turned out in force when countryman Acelino “Popo” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, məğlubZahir Raheem və Artur Grigorian və itirmək Juan Diaz və Diego Corrales.
Other great fights at Foxwoods include future world middleweight champion Andy Leecoming back from the brink of possibly getting knocked out to stop Craig McEwan ilə 10ci dəyirmi onların 2011 mübarizə, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) ilə 12ci round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, və 114-113) da onların 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), və Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez ilə 1997 (Quartey was originally awarded a win by majority decision, but a scoring error was discovered and the fight was ruled a majority draw).
Two of the greatest boxers in modern boxing history, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. və Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. In onun 15ci pro fight, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10ci-dəyirmi TKO Otis Grant. In the Jones-Grant co-feature, IBF lightweight champion Shane Mosley successfully defended his title against Jesse James Leija, who was unable to answer the bell for the 10ci dəyirmi.
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Manager John Seip İtalyan super middleweight prospekti Daniele Marco Scardina imzalayıb

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

 

MIAMI (Aprel 6, 2015) – Veteran boks meneceri John Seip imzalanmış yüksək bəzədilmiş İtalyan həvəskar boksçu var Daniel Mark Scardina eksklüziv idarəetmə müqavilə.

 

Seip yaxşı rəhbər tanınır Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin Dünya Boks Təşkilatı (WBO) Dünya middleweight adı. doğma New Yorker Britaniya super middleweight yüksələn idarə Köhlən “Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).

 

21 yaşındakı Scardina Rozzano hails, az bir şəhər 40,000 Milan-da insanlar. O, boks başladı 2008 yaşında 16, O zaman bir boksçu əmisinin izi ilə olan aşağıdakı, eləcə də Daniele rolu model kimi.

 

Scardina, kim idi 56 həvəskar bouts, Rovereto Milli cümlədən çoxsaylı İtalyan turnirlərdə ele top fərqlənmə, Milli Silver Glove, və iki Milli Qızıl Əlcəklər. O, həmçinin Beynəlxalq tədbirdə bürünc medal qazandı.

 

Ilə 2013, O Boks Dünya Series Italia Thunder Boks Komandası kutulu, Alman rəqibə qarşı onun yalnız matçını qazanaraq.

 

Scardina ilk məşhur dünya Seip diqqətini çəkdi 5ci St. Miami Beach-da Gym, ilk açıldı 1950 ilə Chris Dundee, və saysız-hesabsız dünya çempionları ev, o cümlədən orada təlim Məhəmməd Əli, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston və Willie Pep. zəngin ənənə yeni davam 5ci St. Idman zalı, yaxın yerləşən 1434 Alton Street, belə kimi dünyanın üst döyüşçüləri Bernard Hopkins Hələ məşq.

 

“Mən ilk onu təlim gördüm 5ci St. Gym və o, bir tipik həvəskar kimi baxdı,” Seip izah. “O, geniş yumruq atdı və yaxşı jab atmaq necə bilmirəm. Təlimçilər Guy Laieta və Dino Spencer onunla iş başladı və indi o, zəngin istifadə edir, məsafədə mübarizə, və jabs və qarmaqlar birləşməsi atma. O, boks haqqında ehtiraslı deyil, dinləmək və hər gün öyrənmək. Daniele yaxşı tərəfdən sürət və güc var. O, gözəl uşaq var, çox. Mən ona bir şey gördüm, qeyri-maddi aktivlər, və onu imzalamaq üçün qərar.

 

“Dino həqiqətən bir-birinə təkan ki, bir çox istedadlı döyüşçüləri xüsusi bir atmosfer böyük sparring imkanları ilə üst-notch idman zalı yaratmışdır sahibi deyil. Bu Danielle onun təlimlər yaxşılaşmışdır ki, artıq aydın deyil. O, uzun, sürətli və güclü. Onun iş etik inanılmaz; O, idman zalı ilk var, tərk etmək son. Bu uşaq zərər verə bilməzlər, və ya. Biz bütün o, bir çox parlaq gələcəyi var inanıram.”

 
Scardina 5th St ağır bag edib. Miami Beach-da Gym

Rusiya döyüşçüləri və keçmiş Sovet bloku millətlərin fərqli olaraq, eləcə də ABŞ-a gələn Latın Amerikası həmin peşə boks karyera qurmaq, İtalyan əslli döyüşçüləri nadir hallarda Scardina eyni marşrut ardınca, Ötən il Mayami köçürülüb və qardaşının mənzil mərtəbəsində kişilik olan.

 

Amerikada peşəkar mübarizə tək İtalyan əslli dünya çempionu Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), WBC / WBA middleweight çempionu olmuş 1979-1980. Antuofermo, baxmayaraq ki, Puglia dən Brooklyn ailəsi ilə köçüb, İtaliya o idi 17 və o, Amerika qutusu necə öyrəndim.

 

“Mən həmişə Amerikada çempion olmaq istəyirdi,” Scardina bildirib. “Bu mənim üçün Amerika yuxu var. Mən doğru köməyi ilə ola bilər, ən böyük boksçu üçün bu ölkədə böyük bir fürsət olacaq edirəm. O, komanda olaraq birlikdə biz dünya çempionatı inanır, çünki John Seip mənim üçün doğru deyil.”

 

Scardina sevimli boksçular var Mike Tyson, Məhəmməd Əli, Guillermo Rigondeaux və Miguel Cotto. “Mən kənar döyüşçü kimi və əsas mənim silah yaxın təkmilləşdirilməsi üzərində çalışıram,” Scardina əlavə. Mən dünya çempionu olmaq üçün mübarizə edirəm.”

 

Scardina onun pro debüt bu may və ya iyun etməsi gözlənilir.

 

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