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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
June 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (Mulole 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, June 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 woyendetsa Man” Rivera (7-0, 6 Ko), 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, Ifenso.

 

 

“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 ndipo Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, dziko udindo challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega ndipo Israel “m'malo” Cardona, ndipo 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. Ndikuyang'anira!”

 

 

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), wa 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 “Chirombo” 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.

 

 

Komanso kumenyana pa undercard, onse ayi zinayi wozungulira, 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.

 

 

Onse ndewu ndi ozimitsa timavutika kusintha.

 

 

Matikiti, wogulira pa $80.00, $60.00 ndipo $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, komanso $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Zitseko pa 6 p.m. AND, choyamba podwala akuyamba pa 7 p.m. AND.

 

 

Sponsors include Hot 93.7 FM, Hartford Boxing Center, Foster Buddies Network and HBC ProShop.

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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. (April 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 woyendetsa Man” Rivera (6-0, 5 Ko), 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 ndipo Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, dziko udindo challengers Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully ndipo Israel “m'malo” Cardona, ndipo 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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Thursday, July 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. AND/5 p.m. PT
MASHANTUCKET, CT (July 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 Thursday, July 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 Ko) faces former world champion Ndili “Mfumu” Soliman (44-13, 18 Ko) mu 10 chonse chachikulu mwambo Premier Maseŵera a nkhonya odziwa pa ESPN & ESPN.
Televised nkhani umayamba 8 p.m. AND/5 p.m. PT, and features a 10-round middleweight clash between powerful Ievgen Khytrov (13-0, 11 Ko) and California’s Paul Mendez (19-2-2, 9 Ko).
Connecticut’s all-time greatest boxer is the late Willie “Will ‘o the Wisp” Pep (229-11-1, 65 Ko), who was born in Middletown and lived in Rocky Hill. Pep, who fought professionally between 1940 ndipo 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with Sandy Saddler.
Other Hall-of-Famers from Connecticut are world heavyweight champion (1926-28)Gene “The Fighting Marine” Tunney (65-1-1, 48 Ko), of Greenwich, who defeated the legendary Jack Dempsey kawiri; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titlist Louis “Mwana” Kaplan (108-22-12, 72 Ko), from Meriden; world light heavyweight champion (1933) “Slapsie” Maxie Rosenbloom (222-42-31, 2 NC, 19 Ko), of Leonard Bridge; world light heavyweight titleholder (1926-27) Jack “Bright Eyes” Delaney (73-11-2, 43 Ko), 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 Ko), 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 Ko), Norwalk’s WBA junior middleweight champion “Tremendous” Travis Simms (28-1, 21 Ko), New Haven’s three-time world light heavyweight champion “Bad” Chad Dawson (33-4, 18 Ko) and world welterweight contender Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega (131-29-6, 69 Ko), Stamford’s world No. 1-ranked welterweight Chico Vejar (92-20-4, 43 Ko), and Bloomfield’s 1996 Olympic Team USA captain Lawrence Clay-Bey (21-3-1, 16 Ko).
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) ndipo Challenger Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 zipolopolo, 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.
Mu 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12TH wozungulira, 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 mu 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, mwawo 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 “Mbuyo” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, akugonjetsaZahir Raheem ndipo Artur Grigorian ndi kutaya kwa Juan Diaz ndipo 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 mu 10TH kuzungulira awo 2011 nkhondo, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) mu 12TH round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, ndipo 114-113) mwawo 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), ndipo Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez mu 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. ndipo Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. M'kalata yake 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-kuzungulira TKO a Otis Grant. In the Jones-Grant co-feature, IBF lightweight champion Shane Mosley successfully defended his title against Jese James Leija, who was unable to answer the bell for the 10TH wozungulira.
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Bwana John Seip walembapo Italy wapamwamba middleweight chiyembekezo Daniele Marco Scardina

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

 

Miami (April 6, 2015) – Msirikali wakale nkhonya manenjala John Seip ali anasaina kwambiri chokongoletsedwa Italy ankachita masewera womenya nkhonya Daniel Mark Scardina kuti basi kayendetsedwe ka polojekiti mgwirizano.

 

Seip ndi wodziwika aziwatsogolera Peter “Mwana Chocolate” Quillin kwa World Maseŵera a nkhonya Organization (WBO) dziko middleweight udindo. Mbadwa Chatsopano Yorker komanso amasamalira kukwera British wapamwamba middleweight Steed “The Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 Ko).

 

21 wazaka Scardina hails ku Rozzano, tauni ya zosakwana 40,000 anthu Province wa Milan. Iye anayamba nkhonya mu 2008 pa zaka 16, potsatira amalume ake mapazi a amene anali katswiri wankhonya pa nthawiyo, komanso Daniele a chitsanzo.

 

Scardina, amene anali 56 ankachita masewera mwauchidakwa, anagwira pamwamba maulemu ambiri ku Italy osiyanasiyana kuphatikizapo Rovereto National, National Silver mogwirizana, ndi awiri National Golden Magolovesi. Iye anapambana mkuwa Mendulo pa M'mayiko chochitika.

 

Mu 2013, iye boxed kwa Italia Bingu Maseŵera a nkhonya Team mu World Series nkhonya, kuwina wake yekhayo machesi lotsutsa German mdani.

 

Scardina woyamba kugwidwa Seip chidwi pa dziko wotchuka 5TH St. Gym ku Miami Beach, poyamba Atsegula 1950 ndi Chris Dundee, ndi nyumba zambirimbiri dziko akatswiri amaphunzitsa kumeneko kuphatikizapo Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston ndipo Willie Pep. Wachuma mwambo akupitiriza pa latsopano 5TH St. Kolimbitsira Thupi, ili pafupi pa 1434 Alton Street, kumene pamwamba omenyana padziko lonse monga Bernard Hopkins komabe kuphunzitsa.

 

“Ndinaona koyamba iye kuphunzitsa pa 5TH St. Gym ndipo akuoneka ngati mmene ankachita masewera,” Seip anafotokoza. “Iye anaponya lonse nkhonya ndipo sankadziwa kuti aponyere zabwino jab. Trainers Guy Laieta ndipo Dino Spencer anayamba kugwira naye ndipo tsopano iye ntchito kuthana, akumenyana chapatali, ndipo asapeze osakaniza jabs ndi ngowe. Iye mokhudza za nkhonya, kumvetsera ndi kuphunzira tsiku lililonse. Daniele ali ndi dzanja liwiro ndi mphamvu. Iye ndi wokongola mwana, Ifenso. Ndinaona chinachake mwa iye, intangibles, ndipo anaganiza kulemba iye.

 

“Dino ndi mwini amene analenga pamwamba mphako masewero olimbitsa kwambiri sparring mwayi mu chikhalidwe zinapanga ambiri luso omenyana amene kukankha mnzake. Ndi kale zoonekeratu kuti Danielle bwino luso lake maphunziro apo. Iye yaitali, kudya ndi wamphamvu. Wake ntchito umakhala; iye ali woyamba mu masewero olimbitsa, otsiriza kusiya. Inu siyingawapweteke ichi mwana, kaya. Ife tonse tikukhulupirira kuti ali ndi tsogolo labwino kwambiri.”

 
Scardina udzaphwanya heavy-thumba pa 5 St. Gym ku Miami Beach

Mosiyana omenyana ku Russia ndi Soviet-bloc amitundu, komanso ku Latin America amene anabwera ku United States kukhazikitsa awo ogwira ntchito nkhonya, Chitaliyana anabadwa omenyana kawirikawiri anatsatira zomwezo njira monga Scardina, amene anasamukira ku Miami chaka chatha ndipo amagona pansi m'bale wake m'nyumba.

 

The Bakuman Chitaliyana anabadwa dziko ngwazi amene anamenyana mwaukadaulo ku America ndi Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 Ko), amene anali WBC / WBA middleweight ngwazi mu 1979-1980. Antuofermo, Komabe, anagwidwa ndi banja lake ku Brooklyn Puglia, Italy pamene iye anali 17 Ndipo anaona kuti nkhonya ku America.

 

“Ine nthawizonse ndinkafuna kukhala ngwazi ku America,” Scardina anati. “Ndicho American loto ine. Ine ndikuganiza ine ndi mwayi wawukulu mu dziko lino kukhala wamkulu womenya nkhonya Ine angakhale ndi ufulu thandizo. John Seip ndi ufulu bwana ine chifukwa amakhulupirira tingathe dziko Championship pamodzi ngati gulu.”

 

Scardina ankakonda boxers ndi Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux ndipo Miguel Cotto. “Ine ndikugwira ntchito pa ungwiro monga kunja womenya ndi waukulu mikono yanga kwambiri,” Scardina anawonjezera. Ine kumenyana kukhala dziko ngwazi.”

 

Scardina chikuyembekezeka wake ovomereza kuwonekera koyamba kugulu izi May kapena June.

 

Tsatirani pa Instagram Scardinadanieletoretto.