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Ongakehluliwe uPryce Taylor Usebenza kanzima ukujoyina uhlu lwabashayisibhakela abasezingeni eliphezulu baseBrooklyn

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(L-R) - Claressa Shields & Pryce Taylor

NEW YORK CITY (July 17, 2025) - Ithemba elingahluliwe le-heavyweight Pryce Taylor (8-0, 6 Kos) izobuyela eringini ngoJulayi 26th e Detroit. Ngemva kokuphuma kwakhe ngoJuni 6th Knockout ukunqoba phezu Futhi Fountain (14-8), h uhlose ukujoyina osondonzima abasezingeni eliphezulu baseBrooklyn ekilabhini ekhethekile.

“Ngingowosondonzima olandelayo ophuma eBrooklyn,” kumemezela uTaylor. "Futhi ngingumuntu ohamba phambili we-American heavyweight namuhla."

Ukuthola lo mehluko ongavamile kuyinselele ephawulekayo, njengoba iBrooklyn ikhiqize ompetha bomhlaba osindayo abafana Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Floyd Patterson, Michael Moorer, futhi Shannon Briggs- wonke amalungu eqembu elikhethekile ngaphakathi kwesigaba sokuqala sesibhakela. Ngaphandle kukaBriggs, ngamunye ufakwe ku-International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Taylor uthumele a 60-11 irekhodi amateur, uwine izicoco ezimbili zeNew York Golden Gloves, futhi uqede engumgijimi we-heavyweight izikhathi ezine kuma-USA Boxing National Championships. Njengomlweli wemiklomelo ochwepheshe, u-Taylor oneminyaka engu-28 ulalise abaphikisi bakhe abaningi, njengabangaphambili bakhe baseBrooklyn, okubala 6 ukumisa kweyakhe 8 emidlalweni, ezine zokugcina zilandelana.

“U-Pryce ulungile” ubeqeqeshwa e-Brooklyn’s Cops & I-Kids Boxing Gym enomqeqeshi oyinhloko uBenny Roman. UTaylor uphinde waqeqeshwa amasonto amathathu eDelray Beach, Florida, nomqeqeshi uSugar Hill, ukugxila ekunyakazeni nasekuhlukaniseni. “Kwasiza ngempela,” kusho uTaylor. “Kwakukhona ukucwasana okuhle lapho, futhi bekuyisipiliyoni esihle ngokuphelele. ”

U-Taylor uyakwazisa ukuchayeka ekulweni ngekhadi le-Salita Promotions elinesihloko sokungahluliwe, umpetha we-heavyweight ongaphethwe muntu Claressa Shields (16-0, 3 Kos), obhekene Lani Daniels (11-2-2, 1 KO) e Detroit. Ngaphambilini, UTaylor wema UJerell Nettles emzuliswaneni wesibili emcimbini onesihloko esithi Shields.

“Kulesi sikhathi kuzobe kwehlukile,” Kuphawula uTaylor. “Impi yami yokugcina ekhadini likaClaressa, Bengisesindweni sokuvula, ngaphandle kwe-TV, futhi kwakungekho muntu lapho. Ngaba nesihlalo esihle sokumbukela elwa, futhi ngahlangana naye. Kodwa ngisekhadini elikhulu futhi impi yami izosakazwa bukhoma ku-DAZN kulokhu.”

Empini yakhe yokuqala ehleliwe enemizuliswano engu-8, U-Taylor usiza ukubungaza URobert Simms (12-4-1, 3 Kos) kusuka ku-Saginaw, Michigan. Izimpi ezimbili ngaphambili, U-Simms uhlulwe ngaphambilini engahluliwe UJames McKenzie Morrison (20-1-2, 18 Kos), oyindodana kampetha womhlaba wosondonzima ongasekho UTommy Morrison.

“Ngizwile ukuthi imbangi yami izolwa,” kuphetha uTaylor. “Ngithanda kakhulu ukulwa nembangi enjalo esikhundleni sabafana abangasukumi phansi balwe. Nami ngiyathanda ukulwa ngaleli jubane (7 amasonto kusukela empi yakhe yokugcina) ngoba ngiyasithanda isibhakela. Kade ngiziqeqeshela 8 emahlandla, kodwa ayihambi ibanga. Angimboni edonsa imizuliswano emine, uma kunjalo.”

“Ngigcine uPryce ematasatasa ngoba ukuze abe yingcweti evela eBrooklyn, kungcono uqine, unekhono futhi uyakwazi ukukusebenzela,” Umphathi kaPryce Keith Sullivan washo. “Usenezimpi eziyisishiyagalombili ezinyangeni eziyishumi nesishiyagalolunye nje engumpetha, futhi izimpi ezintathu zaphuma ngenxa yokulimala kwabadlali. Lokho kuyijubane lesikole sakudala engimgcina ekhona. Akuwona wonke ama-fighter angakwazi ukubhekana nalelo zinga lokulwa, UPryce uyidle ayiqede. Angakwazi ukufinyelela echelon ephezulu. Kuzodinga ukuqhubeka nokusebenza kanzima.

“Ngesikhathi egcina ukulwa ekhadini likaClarissa, sangena enkundleni engenamuntu. Ngisondele kuye ngithi, 'Jabulela ukwethula, maduze nje nizongena ezinkundleni ezigcwele inhlekisa.’ Futhi ngo-July 26th lokho kuzofezeka.”

Sullivan, owayeyiPhini likaKhomishana weKhomishini Yezokusubatha Yesifunda SaseNew York, futhi iphatha izikhathi ezi-3, 2-Division World Champion Miyo Yoshida (18-5) kanye nesikhulu se-Bronx NYPD Nisa Rodriguez (3-1, 1 KO). USullivan uphethe ngokuhlanganyela imbangi ye-IBF Welterweight World UPaddy "Isivumelwano Sangempela" uDonovan (14-1, 11 Kos) nomzala wakhe, i-pro-debuting middleweight UJim Donovan, eceleni komqeqeshi kanye nowayengumpetha womhlaba Andy Lee.

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