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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
Júní 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (Maí 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, Júní 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 “Páfi 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, of.

 

 

“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 16th.”

 

 

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 og Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, áskorun titill heim Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega og Ísrael “frekar” Cardona, og 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. Ég get ekki beðið!”

 

 

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), af 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 16th.”

 

 

Undefeated Danbury, CT lightweight Omar “The 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.

 

 

Einnig að berjast á undercard, allt í fjögurra umferð lota, 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.

 

 

Öll berst og bardagamenn eru háð breytingum.

 

 

Miðar, verð á $80.00, $60.00 og $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, sem og $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Húsið opnar kl 6 p.m. OG, Fyrsta lota byrjar á 7 p.m. OG.

 

 

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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. (Apríl 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 “Páfi 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 og Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, áskorun titill heim Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully og Ísrael “frekar” Cardona, og 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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Fimmtudagur, Júlí 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. OG/5 p.m. PT
Mashantucket, CT (Júlí 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 Fimmtudagur, Júlí 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 Kos) faces former world champion Er “King” Soliman (44-13, 18 Kos) í 10-umferð aðalkeppni á Premier Boxing Champions á ESPN & ESPN.
Sjónvarpað umfjöllun hefst á 8 p.m. OG/5 p.m. 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 og 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with Sandy söðlasmiður.
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 tvisvar; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titlist Louis “Kid” 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) Jack “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 “Bad” Chad Dawson (33-4, 18 Kos) and world welterweight contender Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-29-6, 69 Kos), Stamford’s world No. 1-ranked welterweight 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) og skoraði Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 umferðir, 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.
Í 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12th umferð, 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 50thcareer win in his retirement fight against Tocker Pudwill í 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, í þeirra 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 “Butt” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, sigraZahir Raheem og Artur Grigorian og tapa til Juan Diaz og 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 í því 10th umferð þeirra 2011 berjast, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) í því 12th round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, og 114-113) í þeirra 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), og Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez í 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. og Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Í hans 15th pro fight, Mayweather registered a third-round technical knockout of Miguel Melo, while Jones successfully defended his WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles with a 10th-umferð TKO á 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 10th umferð.
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Manager John Seip merki Ítalska frábær middleweight horfur Daniele Marco Scardina

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

 

MIAMI (Apríl 6, 2015) – Veteran box framkvæmdastjóri John Seip hefur undirritað mjög skreytt ítalska áhugamaður Boxer Daniel Mark Scardina að sérstakri stjórnunar samning.

 

Seip er best þekktur fyrir að leiðbeina Peter “Kid Súkkulaði” Quillin World Boxing Organization (WBO) heimurinn middleweight titill. The innfæddur New Yorker stýrir einnig vaxandi breska frábær Middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).

 

The 21-ára gamall Scardina hails frá Rozzano, bær minna en 40,000 fólk í sýslunni Mílanó. Hann byrjaði box í 2008 á aldrinum 16, eftirfarandi í fótspor frænda síns sem var keppandi á þeim tíma, auk fyrirmynd Daniele er.

 

Scardina, sem hafði 56 áhugamanna bardaga, handtaka efst heiður í fjölmörgum ítalska mót þar á meðal Rovereto National, National Silver Hanski, og tveggja innlendra Golden Gloves. Hann vann einnig brons Medal á alþjóðlegum atburði.

 

Í 2013, hann Hnefaleikar fyrir Italia Thunder Boxing lið í World Series of Boxing, vinna aðeins jafningi hans gegn þýska andstæðingi.

 

Scardina fyrst vakti athygli Seip á þeim heimsfræga 5th St. Líkamsrækt í Miami Beach, upphaflega opnuð í 1950 með Chris Dundee, og heimili óteljandi meistarar heimsins hafa æft þar á meðal Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston og Willie Pep. Ríkur hefð áfram á nýju 5th St. Líkamsrækt, staðsett nálægt á 1434 Alton Street, þar efst bardagamenn frá í kring the veröld eins og Bernard Hopkins enn þjálfa.

 

“Ég sá fyrst hann þjálfun í 5th St. Líkamsrækt og hann leit út eins og dæmigerður áhugamaður,” Seip útskýrði. “Hann kastaði breiður kýla og vissi ekki hvernig á að kasta góða jab. Trainers Guy Laieta og Dino Spencer byrjaði að vinna með honum og nú er hann að nota ná hans, berjast í fjarlægð, og henda samsetningar jabs og krókar. Hann er ástríðufullur um box, hlusta og læra á hverjum degi. Daniele hefur góða hönd hraða og kraft. Hann er myndarlegur strákur, of. Ég sá eitthvað í honum, óefnislegar eignir, og ákvað að kaupa hann.

 

“Dino er eigandi sem hefur skapað toppur-hak ræktina með góðu tækifæri sparring í andrúmslofti lögun svo mörgum hæfileikaríkum bardagamenn sem raunverulega ýta hver öðrum. Það er nú þegar ljóst að Danielle hefur batnað færni þjálfun hans þar. Hann er langur, fljótur og öflugur. Vinnusiðferði hans er ótrúlegt; Hann er fyrstur í ræktina, síðast að fara. Þú getur ekki meiða þessi krakki, annaðhvort. Við trúum því að hann hefur mjög bjarta framtíð.”

 
Scardina hits þungur-poka á 5TH ST. Líkamsrækt í Miami Beach

Ólíkt bardagamenn frá Rússlandi og fyrrum Sovétríkjanna sveitin þjóða, auk þeirra frá Suður-Ameríku sem koma til Bandaríkjanna til að koma faglega box þeirra störf, Ítalska-fæddur bardagamenn sjaldan hafa fylgt sömu leið og Scardina, sem flutti til Miami á síðasta ári og sefur á gólfinu íbúð bróður síns.

 

The Lone Italian-fæddur heimsmeistari sem börðust fagmennsku í Ameríku er Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), sem var WBC / WBA middleweight meistari í 1979-1980. Antuofermo, þó, flutti með fjölskyldu sinni til Brooklyn frá Puglia, Ítalía þegar hann var 17 og hann lærði hvernig á að kassi í Ameríku.

 

“Ég hef alltaf langað til að vera meistari í Ameríku,” Scardina sagði. “Það er American draumur fyrir mig. Ég held að ég hafa a mikill tækifæri í þessu landi til að vera mesta Boxer ég get verið með réttri aðstoð. John Seip er rétt framkvæmdastjóri fyrir mig vegna þess að hann telur að við getum Heimsmeistaramótinu saman sem lið.”

 

Uppáhalds Boxer Scardina eru Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux og Miguel Cotto. “Ég er að vinna á fullkomnun sem utan bardagamaður og helstu fanginu nær,” Scardina bætt. Ég er að berjast til að verða heimsmeistari.”

 

Scardina er gert ráð fyrir að gera atvinnumaður frumraun sína í maí eða júní.

 

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