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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
Iyun 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, Iyun 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, ham.

 

 

“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 va Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, dunyo nom raqibi Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega va Isroil “afzal” Cardona, va 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-aka.

 

 

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. Kutib qolaman!”

 

 

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 16th.”

 

 

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

 

 

Bundan tashqari, underkardda ham jang, Barcha to'rt-dumaloq johillik bilan, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) va boshqalar. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), of Worcester, MA; pro-debuting New Haven, CT lightweight Anuel Rosa va boshqalar. 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 va boshqalar. Justin Morales, of New Bedford, in a battle of pro-debut fighters, and another pair of pro debut fighters, Bridgeport, CT featherweight Jacob Marrero va boshqalar. Jimmy Santiago, of New York City.

 

 

Barcha jang va jangchilar o'zgarishi tortiladi.

 

 

Chiptalar, baholi $80.00, $60.00 va $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, shu qatorda; shu bilan birga $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Ochiq eshiklar 6 p.m. VA, birinchi Butning da boshlanadi 7 p.m. VA.

 

 

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. (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 va Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Starling, dunyo nom raqibi Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Alpinist” John Scully va Isroil “afzal” Cardona, va 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-aka.

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

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Payshanba, Iyul 21
From Foxwoods Resort Casino – 8 p.m. VA/5 p.m. 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 Payshanba, Iyul 21, as rising middleweight contender Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko (8-0, 6 KOS) faces former world champion Emasmanmi “Qirol” Soliman (44-13, 18 KOS) 10-tur asosiy tadbirda Premer boks Chempionlar bo'yicha ESPN & ESPN.
Televidenieda qamrov da boshlanadi 8 p.m. VA/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 va 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 KOS), of Greenwich, who defeated the legendary Jack Dempsi ikki marotaba; 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 Shimoliy Karolina, 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 “Yomon” 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-aka (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 Boshqa Berto (27-0) va challenger Viktor Ortiz (28-2-2) battled for 12 tur, 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.
Yilda 2004, New England favorite Scott “The Sandman” Pemberton, hailing from nearby New Bedford, MA, was involved in a great 12th dumaloq, 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 Yak (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 ichida 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, yilda ularning 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, mag'lubZohir Raheem va Artur Grigorian va yutqazgan Juan Diaz va 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 ichida 10th yumaloq ularning 2011 jang, Carl Fröch‘s dramatic late surge in 2009 to knock outJermain Taylor (who was well ahead on the scorecards) ichida 12th round for the WBC super middleweight championship, Pernell Whitaker taking a close decision fromAndrey Pestryaev (115-113, 115-112, va 114-113) yilda ularning 1997 WBA eliminator (later ruled a No Decision due to Whitaker’s failed drug test), va Ikki Quarteyovercoming two knockdowns to successfully defend his WBA welterweight title versusJose Luis Lopez ichida 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. va Roy Jones, Jr., both fought at Foxwoods in 1998. O'zining 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-yumaloq 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 10th dumaloq.
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Manager John Seip Italiya super middleweight kelajak Daniele Marko Scardina imzolaydi

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(L-R) – Doniyor Mark Scardina va John Seip

 

Mayami (Aprel 6, 2015) – Veteran boks bo'yicha menejer John Seip imzolangan yuqori bezatilgan Italiya havaskor bokschini bor Daniel Mark Scardina eksklyuziv boshqaruv shartnoma uchun.

 

Seip eng yaxshi yo'l-yo'riq uchun ma'lum Butrus “Kid Chocolate” Quillin Jahon boks tashkiloti (WBO) jahon middleweight nom. ona Nyu-Yorker ham Britaniya super middleweight chiqish boshqaradi Ot “Stallion” Woodall (7-0-1, 5 KOS).

 

21-yoshli Scardina Rozzano dan Jilda, kam bir shahar 40,000 Province of Milan odamlar. U boks boshladi 2008 yoshida 16, O'sha paytda bir bokschi tog'asining izidan edi quyidagi, shuningdek Daniele roli model sifatida.

 

Scardina, kim edi 56 havaskor xuruji, Rovereto Milliy jumladan ko'p Italiya turnirlarda qo'lga yuqori sharaf, Milliy Silver qo'lqop, va ikki Milliy Oltin qo'lqop. U, shuningdek, xalqaro tadbirda bir bronza medalni qo'lga kiritdi.

 

Yilda 2013, U jahon uz boks bo'yicha Italia Thunder boks uchun, jamoaviy, kutulu, Germaniya raqibi qarshi faqat uchrashuvni g'alaba bilan.

 

Scardina birinchi mashhur dunyoga Seip diqqatini tortdi 5th Sit. Mayami Beach Gym, dastlab ochildi 1950 tomonidan Chris Dundee, va son-sanoqsiz jahon chempioni uy, shu jumladan, u erda o'rgatsangiz Muhammad Ali, Carmen Basilio, Willie Pastrano, Emil Griffit, Archie Mur, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston va Willie Pep. boy an'ana yangi davom etmoqda 5th Sit. Sportzal, yaqin joylashgan 1434 Alto Street, qaerda kabi dunyo bo'ylab eng yaxshi jangchilar Bernard Xopkins hali o'rgatish.

 

“Men birinchi Unda tayyorlash ko'rdim 5th Sit. Sport zali va u, odatda, bir havaskorlar o'xshardi,” Seip tushuntirdi. “U keng musht otdi va yaxshi Jab otish qanday bilmas edi. trenerlar Guy Laieta va Dino Spencer u bilan ishlay boshladi va hozir u o'z fazlu foydalanyapti, masofada kurash, va oz tumov va ilgaklar kombinatsiyalari otib. U boks haqida ishtiyoqli bo'ldi, tinglash va har kuni o'rganish. Daniele yaxshi qo'l tezligi va kuchi bor. U chiroyli Bolajon, ham. Men unga nimadir ko'rdim, moddiy bo'lmagan, va uni imzolashni qaror.

 

“Dino, albatta, bir-biriga suring shunday ko'plab iste'dodli kurashchilarini featuring muhitda katta sparring imkoniyatlari bilan bir top-belgi sport zalni yaratdi egasi. Bu Danielle u erda tayyorgarlikni yaxshilandi deb allaqachon zohiriy bo'ldi. U uzun, tez va kuchli. Uning ish axloqiy ajoyib; u zalida birinchi bo'ldi, tark oxirgi. Siz bu uloqni zarar bera olmaydi, yoki. Biz hammamiz u juda kelajagi porloq, deb ishonaman.”

 
Scardina 5 Sit og'ir-sumkani xitlar. Mayami Beach Gym

Rossiyadan jangchilar va sobiq Sovet-blok xalqlar farqli o'laroq, shuningdek, Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlariga kelgan kim Lotin Amerikada ularning professional boks bo'yicha martaba tashkil etish, Italiya tug'ilgan jangchilar kamdan-kam hollarda Scardina bir xil marshrutni ergashdim, O'tgan yili Mayami ko'chib va ​​akasining kvartiraning qavatda uxlardi kim.

 

Amerikada professional jang yolg'iz Italiya tug'ilgan jahon chempioni hisoblanadi Vito Antuofermo (50-7-2, 21 KOS), WBC / WBA middleweight chempioni bo'ldi kim 1979-1980. Antuofermo, garchi, Puglia dan Bruklin uchun uning oilasi bilan ko'chib, Italiya qachon u 17 va u Amerikada oynasida qanday o'rgandim.

 

“Men har doim Amerikada bir chempioni bo'lish istadik,” Scardina dedi. “Bu men uchun Amerika orzusi ekan. Men o'ng yordamida bo'lishi mumkin buyuk bokschi bo'lish uchun, bu mamlakatda katta imkoniyat bor, deb o'ylayman. U jamoa bilan birga qo'limizdan jahon chempionati ishonadi, chunki John Seip men uchun to'g'ri hokimi.”

 

Scardina sevimli bokschilar bor Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Gilermo Rigondeaux va Migel Cotto. “Men tashqarida kurashchi va asosiy bag'rimga yaqin takomillashtirish bo'yicha ishlayapman,” Scardina qo'shilgan. Men jahon chempioni bo'lishni kurash qilyapman.”

 

Scardina uning pro debyutini bu May yoki iyun qilish kutilmoqda.

 

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