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EPISODE: Episode 1
We start the show with news from New Jersey and a gym that has begun to offer a free boxing program each Sunday, then we take a look at upcoming fights taking place at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, and the Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts, and conclude with a few quotes from Keyshawn Davis regarding Devin Haney, and two recent signing announcements.
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I don’t know [ Music ] boxing fans around the world.
Thank you for joining me once again here on talk and fight for another episode of boxing news today, uh we’re going to start off with a little story that comes out in New Jersey and I’m seeing more and more of these kinds of stories, and I hope You appreciate the efforts that the boxing Community is devoting towards helping those who are suffering from addiction and mental health issues um as part of its ongoing mission to help struggling members of the community Aces Boxing Club outside Ubuntu New Jersey, by the way will offer in North Jersey will offer a free training session every Sunday to those suffering from addiction and mental health issues such as depression, drug and alcohol abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder, dubbed Aces addicts to athletes.
The free classes will be held on Sunday mornings, starting February 5th.
That’S upcoming.
2023.
attendees do not need to be members of the gym to participate.
Anyone interested in using boxing to improve their mental health and fight their addictive Tendencies will be welcomed.
Coach, Joe zabri, the club’s owner, said the class is his tribute to two gym members who died of drug addiction in the past several years.
Zabri who’s 46 years of age, says he’s noticed that the same personality traits that can create a spectacular athlete, such as an intense internal drive, a lover.
Competition of folks on achievement can wreck a life if they’re not channeled properly.
He said the same tendencies that make you great can destroy you if you’re, not careful, but you can’t eliminate the mannerism.
It exists, so we’re trying to give them something constructive to do something instead of something destructive and if I can save or just help one person.
Well, I did my job so congratulations to aces up in Jersey, uh.
Let’S hope that more uh boxing gyms follow suit.
Undefeated Rising Star Andres, Cortez, 17-011 Knockouts fresh off a string of impressive wins in the super featherweight division will face his most challenging opponent when he steps in the ring with Luis Melendez who’s 17-2 13 knockouts from Miami by way of Puerto Rico, Cortez versus Melendez is A 10 round bout will take place.
The Desert Diamond arena in Glendale Arizona upcoming on the highly anticipated Emmanuel navrate versus Liam Wilson card promoted.
As you know, by top rank Cortez versus Melendez, will be the final bout on the ESPN plus beginning at 6, 30 p.
m.
The main event card starts at 10 pm Eastern Standard Time, 7 P.
M, Pacific Standard Time on ESPN and ESPN Deportes uh said Cortez.
I’M excited for this opportunity to showcase my skills against a seasoned fighter like Melendez he’s a hungry young fighter with lots of heart he’s.
Never been stopped and has nothing to lose.
I believe that I have what it takes to come out on top and I’m ready to prove it to the world, and we look forward to that fight.
It’S a great card and I look forward to those results.
Speaking of uh, looking forward to looks like Granite chin is looking forward to uh.
The arrival of Indian welterweight Vibe have sing a hair boxer, yadav he’s nine and two or seven Knockouts, and he’s uh gon na make his UA United States debut in a six-round match.
On the turf war 4 card against William para Smith, out of Alaska the 27 year old yadav, a former WBC Asia, silver and Asian boxing Federation, welterweight champ has relocated to Newton Massachusetts, training at nonantan boxing gym under the guidance of highly respected trainer Mark gargero and He’S managed by Nico gargaro uh, two or four is presented by Granite chin.
You’Ll stream live on boxing TV from Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose Massachusetts.
Let’S see if we have any other information on other Fighters, I’m sure we do yes, uh in a six round Main Event: Massachusetts, middleweight, champ, Anthony the gentle, Savage and viosi he’s four and two fighting out of Swansea Massachusetts will make his first title: defense versus Challenger Jamar Jones he’s two and one out of Pittsfield Massachusetts.
Former New England heavyweight champion Justin Crazy Train Rolf out of Fairfield Maine comes to comes out of his brief 10-month retirement in the sixth round co-featured event for the vacant, usbf heavyweight title against Jonathan lethal Gruber Holbrook Massachusetts, Junior welterweight, Mike badman, Ohan, Jr, 16-2.
Nine Knockouts is in his first scheduled 10 round fight against veteran Puerto Rican boxer, Daniel soster and a rematch won by Ohan Junior back in 2018 by wife, six round unanimous decision, Ohan Jr had an impressive performance this past December at the famed Madison Square Garden, albeit In a loss to undefeated U.
S Leo’s Olympian tiger Johnson who’s now 7-0 by the way um in a match that was streamed, live on ESPN, Plus New Jersey, welterweight Tyrone, hands of stone, lucky uh, the former ABF USA middle Mid-American, super lightweight title holder, is also fighting On the undercard in a six-round bout against Carlos Marrero, the Third out of Bridgeport Connecticut tickets are on sale now, and I encourage you to go along to Grant Chin’s website for more information on that fight and we look forward to those results.
Speaking of looking forward to the results uh, it looks like Devin Haney is going to face fazel lomachenko in May uh, rather than stay at 135 to face shucker Stevenson uh and it looks like Keyshawn Davis, says: Haney will vacate his lightweight title and move up to 140 after he faces Loma uh rather than face Shakur Keyshawn says he would be very surprised if Haney who’s 29-0 stays at lightweight to face your career Stevenson, who’s 19-0 after the lomachenko fight, even though it would be a mega fight.
That would be a huge match.
After Haney fights lomachenko, the only big fight at 135, as far as Keyshawn is concerned, is again Shakur, with Haney being so big for the weight class and having to go through a lot of work to cut down to 135 Keyshawn doubts that he’ll want to stick Around to face Stevenson, he said if I think, if he hangs around he’s going to fight Shakur, but I don’t think he wants to fight Shakur.
I think that he at the only fight, that’s worth hanging around if he beats lomachenkos to fight Shakur um, and you know he’s the next biggest star in that division.
But he’s not going to he seems like.
Oh, my goodness.
We’Ve just had a power outage um, but moving along um Golden Boy announced the signing of super middle super welterweight, sorry Prospect Eric Tudor 7-0 six Knockouts to its coveted promotional Banner one of the most disciplined Fighters the company has signed tutor is a boxer puncher, whose Foundational Arsenal makes him a well-rounded pugilist with over 200 amateur fights.
The romanian-born combatant was part of the Romanian national team raised in Fort Lauder Florida.
The 21 year old also won silver gloves and National PAL boxing championships in the US of a he has fought a number of times on Golden Boy Fight, Night series cards, impressing fans with his quick knockout stoppages um.
He said I’m excited to be part of the Great promotional company, uh Golden Boy and showcase my talent to the World.
On such a great platform, I want to use this opportunity to show them one of the best prospects in boxing like many other Fighters.
My goal is to fight for a world title activity was a key factor for me when signing with a promotional company.
I want to be in the ring as many times as possible, and Golden Boy will make that happen.
Uh said Oscar De La Hoya, we have been impressed by the Raw Talent we see in Eric Tudor his skill set mixed with Golden Boy tools to make a star.
We expect him to thrive under our promotional banner and one day become a champion if he continues his set fast commitment to be the best.
No one can build Fighters like we do and we are excited to welcome Tudor to The Golden Boy, family and finally, King’s promotions continues to grow their stable of Dominican Fighters by adding Rising middleweight sensation, Annabelle clito Francisco to their roster to a multi-year promotional agreement.
The 22 year old Francisco holds a perfect record of 10-0, with nine Knockouts as a professional boxer.
In his last fight on July, 2nd last year, cleito Francisco won the WBA fed Latin middleware middleweight title with a fifth round knockout over Venezuelan veteran yaisan Gonzalez uh Cleo.
Francisco was trained by Roberto Peralta is scheduled to fight on February 24th.
It is native country on a card promoted by Sean boxing in association with King’s boxing, he’s managed by Harry Polanco and advised by trifon Petrov um Harry Polanco.
Manchester is excited to partner up with King’s promotions.
I’Ve worked with Annabelle since the beginning of his professional career he’s one of the most dedicated Fighters.
I’Ve had the pleasure of working with and I’m happy we’re able to partner up with such a big promoter from the United States.
So we can take him to the next step in his career.
He has a very fan-friendly fighting style and I know the fans in the US will love him when he gets the opportunity to fight on the big stage and National Television said Polanco.
We say good luck to that right.
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