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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
Jūnijs 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (Maijs 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, Jūnijs 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 jūrnieks cilvēks” 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, pārāk.

 

 

“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 un Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, pasaules čempiona titulu Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega un Izraēla “drīzāk” Cardona, un 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. Es nevaru gaidīt!”

 

 

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), no 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 “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.

 

 

Arī cīņa par zemkarti, visu četru apaļas 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.

 

 

Visas cīņas un kaujinieki ir pakļauti izmaiņām.

 

 

Biļetes, cena ir $80.00, $60.00 un $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, kā arī $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Durvis atvērtas 6 p.m. UN, Pirmais cīkstēšanās sākas 7 p.m. UN.

 

 

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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. (Aprīlis 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 jūrnieks cilvēks” 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 un Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, pasaules čempiona titulu Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Polārceļotājs” John Scully un Izraēla “drīzāk” Cardona, un 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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Ceturtdiena, Jūlijs 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. UN/5 p.m. PT
Mashantucket, CT (Jūlijs 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 Ceturtdiena, Jūlijs 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 Kos) faces former world champion Am “Karalis” Soliman (44-13, 18 Kos) no 10-apaļas galvenais notikums Premier Boksa Champions par ESPN & ESPN.
Televīzijā segums sākas 8 p.m. UN/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 un 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with Sandy jājamzirgs.
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 divreiz; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titlist Louis “Mazulis” 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) Domkrats “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 “Slikts” Čada Dawson (33-4, 18 Kos) and world welterweight contender Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-29-6, 69 Kos), Stamford’s world No. 1-ierindots vidējais svars 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) un Challenger Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 kārtas, 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.
Uz 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12th apaļš, 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 uz 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, Savā 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 “Muca” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, sakāvēZahir Raheem un Artur Grigorian un zaudējot Juan Diaz un 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 jo 10th kārta viņu 2011 cīņa, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) jo 12th round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, un 114-113) Savā 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), un Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez uz 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. un Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Viņa 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-kārta TKO no 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 apaļš.
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Vadītājs Jānis Seip paraksta itāļu super middleweight izredzes Daniele Marco Scardina

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

 

MIAMI (Aprīlis 6, 2015) – Veteran boksa menedžeris John Seip ir parakstīts ļoti dekorēts Itālijas amatieru bokseris Daniel Mark Scardina uz ekskluzīvu vadības līgumu.

 

Seip ir vislabāk zināms, lai vadītu Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin Pasaules Boksa organizācijas (WBO) pasaule middleweight virsraksts. Dzimtā New Yorker arī pārvalda pieaug britu super middleweight Zobens “Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Kos).

 

21 gadus vecais Scardina nāk no Rozzano, pilsēta ir mazāks par 40,000 cilvēki Milānas provinces. Viņš sāka boksa in 2008 gadu vecumā 16, sekojot sava onkuļa pēdās, kurš bija bokseris tajā laikā, kā arī Daniele lomu modeli.

 

Scardina, kas bija 56 amatieru bouts, Uzņemtie augstākos apbalvojumus daudzās Itālijas turnīriem, ieskaitot Rovereto Nacionālās, National Silver Glove, un divi Valsts Golden Gloves. Viņš arī ieguva bronzas medaļu starptautiskā pasākumā.

 

Uz 2013, viņš liekami uz Italia Thunder boksa komanda World Series of Boxing, uzvarot savu vienīgo maču pret Vācijas pretinieku.

 

Scardina pirmais nozvejotas seip uzmanību uz pasaules slaveno 5th St. Gym in Miami Beach, sākotnēji atklāja 1950 līdz Chris Dundee, un mājas neskaitāmu pasaules čempioniem ir jāapmāca, ieskaitot Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston un Willie Pep. Bagāts tradīcija turpinās pie jaunā 5th St. Sporta zāle, Netālu atrodas at 1434 Alton Street, kur top cīnītāji no visas pasaules, piemēram, Bernard Hopkins vēl apmācīt.

 

“Es pirmo reizi redzēju viņu apmācību laikā 5th St. Gym un viņš izskatījās kā tipisks amatieru,” Seip paskaidroja. “Viņš nometa plašas perforatori un nezināja, kā mest labu durt. Trainers Guy Laieta un Dino Spencer sāka strādāt ar viņu, un tagad viņš ir, izmantojot savu redzesloku, cīņai pret attāluma, un throwing kombinācijas Jabs un āķi. Viņš ir kaislīgs par boksa, klausīšanās un mācīšanās katru dienu. Daniele ir labas rokas ātrumu un jaudu. Viņš ir skaists mazulis, pārāk. Es redzēju kaut ko viņā, nemateriālie, un nolēma parakstīt viņu.

 

“Dino ir īpašnieks, kas ir izveidojis top-iecirtums sporta zāle ar lielu Sparring iespējām atmosfērā attēloti tik daudz talantīgu kaujinieki, kas tiešām push viens otru. Tas jau skaidrs, ka Danielle ir vēl uzlaboja savu prasmju apmācību. Viņš ir garš, ātrs un jaudīgs. Viņa darba ētika ir neticami; viņš ir pirmais sporta zālē, pēdējais atstāt. Varat nesāpēs šo mazulis, vai. Mēs visi uzskatām, ka viņš ir ļoti gaiša nākotne.”

 
Scardina hits smago maisu pie 5th St. Gym in Miami Beach

Atšķirībā cīnītāji no Krievijas un bijušajām padomju bloka valstīm,, kā arī tie, no Latīņamerikas, kuri nāk uz Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm, lai izveidotu savu profesionālo boksa karjeru, Itālijas dzimušais kaujinieki reti ir ievērojušas tādu pašu maršrutu kā Scardina, kurš pārcēlās uz Maiami pagājušajā gadā, un guļ uz grīdas brāļa dzīvoklī.

 

Vientuļš Itālijas dzimušais pasaules čempions, kas cīnījās profesionāli Amerikā ir Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Kos), kurš bija WBC / WBA middleweight čempions 1979-1980. Antuofermo, tomēr, pārcēlās ar ģimeni uz Brooklyn no Apūlijas, Itālijā, kad viņš bija 17 un viņš iemācījās ailes Amerikā.

 

“Es vienmēr esmu gribējis būt čempions Amerikā,” Scardina teica. “Tas ir amerikāņu sapnis par mani. Es domāju, ka man būs lieliska iespēja šajā valstī būt lielākais bokseris varu būt ar pareizo palīdzību. Jānis Seip ir tiesības vadītājs par mani, jo viņš uzskata, ka mēs varam pasaules čempionāts kopā kā komanda.”

 

Scardina mīļākie bokseri ir Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux un Miguel Cotto. “Es esmu strādā pie pilnību kā ārpus cīnītājs un galvenajiem manas rokas tuvāk,” Scardina pievienotās. Es esmu cīnās, lai kļūtu par pasaules čempionu.”

 

Scardina ir paredzēts veikt savu pro debija šajā maijā vai jūnijā.

 

Seko Instagram Scardinadanieletoretto.