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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
Jún 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (Máj 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, Jún 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 “Pepek Námorník 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, tiež.

 

 

“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 a Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Čarovná Man” Starling, titul majstra sveta vyzývateľov Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega a Izrael “trochu” Cardona, a 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. Už sa nemôžem dočkať!”

 

 

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), of 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.

 

 

Also fighting on the undercard, all in so štyrmi okrúhlymi záchvaty, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) proti. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), z Worcesteru, MA; pro-debuting New Haven, CT lightweight Anuel Rosa proti. 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 proti. Justin Morales, of New Bedford, in a battle of pro-debut fighters, and another pair of pro debut fighters, Bridgeport, CT featherweight Jacob Marrero proti. Jimmy Santiago, of New York City.

 

 

Všetky boje a bojovníci sa môžu zmeniť.

 

 

Lístky, cena na $80.00, $60.00 a $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, ako aj $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Dvere otvorené na 6 p.m. A, Prvý zápas začína na 7 p.m. A.

 

 

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. (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 “Pepek Námorník 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 a Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Čarovná Man” Starling, titul majstra sveta vyzývateľov Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Ledař” John Scully a Izrael “trochu” Cardona, a 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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Štvrtok, Júl 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. A/5 p.m. PT
Mashantucket, CT (Júl 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 Štvrtok, Júl 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 KO) faces former world champion Am “Kráľ” Soliman (44-13, 18 KO) V 10 kole hlavnej udalosti Champions Premier Boxerské na ESPN & ESPN.
Televízne pokrytie začína na 8 p.m. A/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 a 1966, was a two-time world featherweight champion who had an epic rivalry with Sandy Sedlář.
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 dvakrát; Ukrainian-born world featherweight (1925) titlist Louis “Dieťa” 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) Zdvihák “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 “Čarovná 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 “Zlý” 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) a challenger Victor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 kolesá, 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 Vassiliouová Jírový. 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, Jírový (31-0) started fast but faded, getting decked in the final round.
V 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12th kolo, 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, zvýraznená jeho 1998 decision over Glenwood Brown and his 50thcareer win in his retirement fight against Tocker Pudwill v 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, v ich 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 “Pažba” Freitas fought at Foxwoods, primarily because of the large Brazilian community in Connecticut. Freitas fought there four times, all in lightweight world title fights, porážaťZahir Raheem a Artur Grigorian a prehral s Juan Diaz a 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 v 10th kolo ich 2011 boj, Carl Froch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) v 12th round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, a 114-113) v ich 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), a Ike Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez v 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. a Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. Vo svojom 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-kolo TKO z 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 kolo.
Vstupenky na koncerte, ktorá je podporovaná DiBella Entertainment, sú ceny na $150, $75 a $45, bez platných poplatkov za služby a daní, a sú už v predaji. Vstupenky sú k dispozícii na adrese www.ticketmaster.com a www.foxwoods.com alebo návštevou Foxwoods’ Pokladňa. Ak chcete účtovať telefonicky, volajte Ticketmaster na (800) 745-3000.
Pre viac informácií, návšteva www.premierboxingchampions.com, sledovať na TwitteruPremierBoxing, LouDiBella, DiBellaEnt, @FoxwoodsCT, @ESPNBoxing and @Swanson_Comm and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions. Highlights are available to embed at www.youtube.com/premierboxingchampions. PBC on ESPN is sponsored by Corona Extra, Finest Beer.
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Manažér John Seip značky Italian Super strednej vyhliadky Daniele Marco Scardina

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

 

MIAMI (Apríl 6, 2015) – Veteran box manager John Seip podpísala vysoko zdobené talianskou amatérsky boxer Daniel Mark Scardina na exkluzívnej manažérskej zmluvy.

 

Seip je najlepšie známy pre vedenie Petr “Kid Chocolate” Quillin na Svetovej boxu organizácie (WBO) world titul middleweight. Rodák z New Yorku riadi tiež rastúci britskú Super strednej OR “Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KO).

 

21-ročný Scardina pochádza z Rozzano, mesto menej ako 40,000 ľudia v provincii Miláno. Začal boxovať v 2008 vo veku 16, v stopách svojho strýka, ktorý bol boxer v tej dobe, rovnako ako vzor Daniele je.

 

Scardina, ktorý mal 56 amatérske záchvaty, chytené najvyššie ocenenie v mnohých talianskych turnajoch vrátane Rovereto Národná, Národný Silver Glove, a dva národné Golden rukavice. On tiež vyhral bronzovú medailu na medzinárodnej akcii.

 

V 2013, on boxoval za Italia Thunder Boxing Team na World Series of Boxing, vyhral svoj jediný zápas proti nemeckému súperovi.

 

Scardina najprv chytil Seip pozornosť na svetovo preslávené 5th St. Gym v Miami Beach, pôvodne otvorený v roku 1950 podľa Chris Dundee, a domov nespočetných majstrov sveta trénovali tam, vrátane Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrana, Emile Griffith, Archie Moore, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston a Willie Pep. Bohatá tradícia pokračuje v novej 5th St. Telocvičňa, sa nachádza blízko u 1434 Alton Street, kde špičkoví bojovníci z celého sveta, ako je Bernard Hopkins Stále vlak.

 

“Prvýkrát som ho videl na tréningu 5th St. Gym a vyzeral ako typický amatér,” Seip vysvetlil. “Hodil široké údery a nevedel, ako sa hodiť dobrý úder. Tenisky Guy Laieta a Dino Spencer začal pracovať s ním a teraz používať jeho dosah, bojovať na diaľku, a hádzanie kombinácia popíchnutí a háčiky. Je to vášnivý box, počúvanie a každý deň učenia. Daniele má dobrú rýchlosť ručné a elektrické. Je to pekný chalan, tiež. Videl som niečo, čo v ňom, nehmotný majetok, a rozhodol sa ho podpísať.

 

“Dino je vlastník, ktorý vytvoril prvotriedny posilňovňu s veľkými zápasenie príležitostí v atmosfére predstavovať toľko talentovaných bojovníkov, ktorí naozaj tlačiť seba. Už je jasné, že Danielle tam zlepšil jeho tréning zručností. Je to dlhá, rýchly a výkonný. Jeho pracovná morálka je neuveriteľné; je to prvýkrát v posilňovni, posledná odísť. Nemôžete ublížiť toho chlapca, či už. Všetci veríme, že má veľmi svetlú budúcnosť.”

 
Scardina hity ťažký vrece na 5. St. Gym v Miami Beach

Na rozdiel od bojovníkov z Ruska a bývalého sovietskeho bloku krajín, rovnako ako tí z Latinskej Ameriky, ktorí prichádzajú do Spojených štátov stanoviť ich profesionálnej boxerskej kariéry, Talianske narodený bojovníci zriedkavo rovnakou cestou ako Scardina, ktorý sa presťahoval do Miami v minulom roku, a spí na podlahe bytu svojho brata.

 

Osamelý Talian narodený majster sveta, ktorý bojoval profesionálne v Amerike Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KO), kto bol WBC / WBA middleweight majster v 1979-1980. Antuofermo, hoci, sa s rodinou presťahoval do Brooklynu z Apúlie, Taliansko, keď mu bolo 17 a on sa naučil, ako sa boxovať v Amerike.

 

“Vždy som chcel byť majstrom v Amerike,” Scardina povedal. “To je americký sen pre mňa. Myslím, že budem mať veľkú šancu v tejto krajine, aby bol najväčší boxer môžem byť so správnym pomôcť. John Seip je správna manažér pre mňa, pretože sa domnieva, že môžeme majstrovstvá sveta spoločne ako tím.”

 

Scardina Obľúbené boxerky sú Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Guillermo Rigondeaux a Miguel Cotto. “Pracujem na dokonalosti ako vonkajšie bojovník a na hlavnej náručí užšiu,” Scardina pridaný. Bojujem, aby sa stal majstrom sveta.”

 

Scardina sa očakáva, že svoj profesionálny debut tento máji alebo júni.

 

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