Thursday, May 31, 2018

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Joe Smith Jr returns! #SlugfestAtTheSun


THE RETURN OF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SENSATION 
JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR. 
AT STAR BOXING'S "SLUGFEST AT THE SUN" JUNE 30 TH AT MOHEGAN SUN


In the main event of Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing "SLUGFEST at the SUN" onJune 30th , JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR. (23-2 19KO's) will make his extremely anticipated return to the ring at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

Embracing the moniker the "Common Man," Local 66 Laborers Construction Union worker, Smith Jr., exploded onto the national boxing scene beginning in 2016. Backed by his union brothers, Smith Jr. would wield a sledgehammer by day and lace up his gloves to train by night. His work ethic and humble personality gravitated fans towards him, as he quickly became the national champion of the working man.

2016 was truly the year of "THE BEAST," as Smith Jr. took the boxing world by storm. In June, Smith Jr. marched into Chicago, the hometown of, at the time, #2 world rated light heavyweight contender ANDRZEJ FONFARA (then 28-4 16KO's). Pre-fight numbers had Smith Jr. as a 16-1 underdog against the mighty Pole. However, just 1:57 into the first round Smith Jr. threw a right hand that caught everyone in the IUC Pavilion by surprise, dropping Fonfara. Smelling blood in the water, Smith Jr. did not give Fonfara any time to breath, smothering him with a flurry of punches, dropping him for the second time in just over 2 minutes, earning the WBC International Light Heavyweight title, putting his name on the map in the stacked division. 

Fast forward to December of 2016, and "THE BEAST" was at it again, this time at the Fabulous Forum in California, on HBO, taking on boxing legend and former world champion, in his final fight, BERNARD "THE EXECUTIONER" HOPKINS(then 55-7 32KO's). At the final press conference, Hopkins (then 55-7 32KO's) promised that he would give Smith Jr. the boxing lesson he needed. However the next night, Hopkins found himself staring at the ceiling of the Forum, as he had been viciously beaten out of the ring with a five punch combination late in the 8thof the scheduled 10 rounds. Smith Jr. became the first ever boxer to knock out the legend Bernard Hopkins. 

In his return to The Forum in July of 2017, Smith Jr. took on contenderSULLIVAN BARRERA (then 19-1 14KO's). After a brutal right hand that hit Barrera flush on the forehead, sending him to the canvas, Smith Jr. had his jaw broken late in the first round.  "THE BEAST" went on to grit through the full fight (10 rds) to the judge's decision, broken jaw and all, impressing fans yet again, this time for his will and determination. 

After having his jaw wired shut for over six months, on June 30 th, Joe Smith Jr. returns to the ring at the historic Mohegan Sun Arena, focused on climbing the ladder, back to Light Heavyweight supremacy. 

JOE SMITH JR.  had this to say about his return, "I cannot wait to get back in the ring on June 30th. I have been looking forward to this day since I was told I needed surgery. I plan on showing why I am still one of the best in the Light Heavyweight division."
 
JOE DEGUARDIA, CEO and President of Star Boxing said this, "Joe Smith Jr. turned the boxing world on its head in his wins against Fonfara and Hopkins. I believe he is the hardest hitting light heavyweight, and he proves it every time he is in the ring. I am very excited to have him back on June 30 th at the beautiful Mohegan Sun Arena."

Kali Reis returns to the Sun #SlugfestAtTheSun


Kali Reis  photo by Sean Laydon
KALI REIS COMING OFF HISTORIC BOUT AS FIRST WOMEN'S TELEVISED BOUT ON HBO AGAINST CECILIA BRAEKHUS


STAR BOXING'S "SLUGFEST at the SUN" on JUNE 30th at Mohegan Sun has gone from a stellar card, to unbelievable.  Star Boxing thrilled fans when it announced the long anticipated return of the "Common Man," light heavyweight sensation JOE SMITH JR. (23-2 18KO's).  Today, Star Boxing formally announced that former WBC Women's World Champion, KALI "KO MEQUINONOAG" REIS (13-7 4KO's) will be fighting as the co-feature bout on June 30thagainst SZILVIA SZABADOS (17-11 8KO'S) of Hungary.

KALI REIS is coming off her historic bout with undisputed women's champion CECILIA BRAEKHUS, in the first ever women's bout televised on HBO. Reis and Braekhus put on brilliant performance on the undercard of the GGG-Martirosyan card in California.  The woman's fight was a memorable one that saw great action from start to finish. Reis used a heavy right hand to drop Braekhus in the seventh round and hurt her for a second time in the ninth round, becoming the first women to ever knockdown the champion Braekhus in her professional career.  The decision was read over a sea of boo's from the crowd as Braekhus escaped the power of Reis and retained her titles in a decision win.

Kali is thrilled to be fighting at Mohegan Sun on June 30th.  The fans are equally excited as Kali brings thrilling inside the ring action and a unique and entertaining ring walk, carrying her native warrior pride into the ring, as she does every fight with a centuries' old Native American prayer dance.  She will have her New England fan base behind her as she searches for another win in her professional career as she chases the rematch that Braekhus promised the fans after their title fight just over a month ago.

KALI REIS had these comments about returning to Mohegan Sun, "I am so excited to be back "home" at Mohegan Sun June 30th!  Star Boxing always has action packed fights lighting up this beautiful area.  Joe DeGuardia is keeping me very productive since we signed with him back in November.  I am so pleased with the decision myself and manager Brian made to sign with him and Star Boxing.  Fans can also expect to see an even more determined, skilled, hungry, evolving WARRIOR in there!  The fight on HBO May 5 with Braekhus was such a learning experience and I am grateful for making history in not only women's boxing but my own personal journey as well.  I'm back and promise to put on one heck of a show!"

Soto-Larbi headlines Foxwoods pro-am show & return of Jimmy Williams


Edwin Soto returns to Foxwoods following three-year layoff to face dangerous Salim Larbi in June 2nd pro-am headliner

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (Thursday, May 24th, 2018) -- Fresh off the biggest win of his career, New Haven, Conn., junior middleweight Edwin Soto returns to his home state for the first time in more than three years to face his toughest opponent yet. 

Soto (12-2-2, 5 KOs) headlines the Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 pro-am boxing event promoted by CES Boxing at Foxwoods Resort Casino's iconic Fox Theater in an eight-round regional showdown against 31-fight vet Salim Larbi (20-9-2, 7 KOs) of Brooklyn, N.Y.

The eight-round Soto-Larbi showcase is one of seven professional bouts on a stacked lineup also featuring the official launch of Jimmy Burchfield's USA Amateur Boxing Tournament with six exciting amateur bouts on the preliminary card. 

The amateur bouts begin at 6 p.m. ET with the professional main card beginning at7:30. 

"This is an exciting night of amateur and professional boxing and we're proud to bring this event to the beautiful Foxwoods Resort Casino," CES Boxing president Jimmy Burchfield Sr. said. "The young, hungry amateurs you see on June 2nd will one day grace that same stage as professionals. It's honor to help them along their paths to world championship glory.

"Between Edwin Soto, a fighter we have so much history with, Jimmy Williams and the always-entertaining Juiseppe Cusumano, our pro lineup is loaded with the area's most accomplished veterans. Every fight is a war from start to finish."

Tickets for the June 2nd event, titled "The Future Is Now," are priced at $37, $47, $77 and $157 (VIP) and can be purchased online at www.cesboxing.comwww.foxwoods.com, or www.ticketmaster.com; by phone at 401-724-2253 or 800-200-2882 or at the Fox Theater Box Office.

Soto steps back into the ring for the second time in four months after shocking Ray Oliveira Jr. of New Bedford, Mass., in a second-round knockout win in Rhode Island on Feb. 23rd. 

Oliveira Jr. entered the bout 8-1 while Soto had only fought once since 2015, but the Aguadilla, Puerto Rico native rocked Oliveira Jr. in the opening round and finished him for good in the second, punctuating the most impressive win of his career to capture the vacant WBU Canadian American Mexican title.

The Foxwoods stage is nothing new to Soto. The 27-year-old earned his third and fifth professional wins at the Fox Theater under the promotional guidance of CES Boxing and raced out to a 9-0-2 record before suffering his first career loss in October of 2013. After beating Shakha Moore in an intrastate showdown in 2015, Soto took two years off to refocus and returned triumphantly in October of 2017 with a win over Anthony Everett in Massachusetts.

Born in Nord, France, the 31-year-old Larbi has faced the best of the best in the junior middleweight division. The record of his last four opponents is an impressive 60-1, including 2012 Olympic silver medalist Esquiva Falcao and Boston's Mark DeLuca. The well-traveled 5-foot-10 junior middleweight now fights out of New York under the promotional guidance of Ronson Frank's Uprising Promotions. Over the past six years, Larbi has fought in France, Algeria, Canada, Germany and the United States

Also returning June 2nd, New Haven's Jimmy Williams (14-1-1, 5 KOs) faces Jose Antonio Abreu (13-4, 8 KOs) of the Dominican Republic in a six-round junior middleweight bout and Sicilian heavyweight Juiseppe Cusumano (15-1, 13 KOs) put his 13-fight win streak on the line in a six-round bout against Michigan's Robert Simms (6-2, 3 KOs).

#BFTP James Scott

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Pierpaoli's post Tornado visit to @TalkinBoxing

KOFantasyBoxing Boss Alex Pierpaoli visits the show to

 talk about the Tornado/Microburst he survived and the 

brilliant Lomachenko-Linares fight

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#BFTP Charles "The Stockton Cyclone" Turner

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#BFTP Vinny Paz

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#BFTP Memphis Pal Moore

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#BFTP Wilfred Benitez

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#BFTP Meldrick Taylor

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#BFTP Don King

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