Showing posts with label ANDREW TABITI. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ANDREW TABITI. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

FULL NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD FOR "MAYHEM: MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA 2" ANNOUNCED





SIX INTRIGUING MATCH-UPS COMPLETE CARD 
FOR BOXING'S BIGGEST NIGHT TAKING PLACE THIS SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 
AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS (Sept. 10, 2014) - In only the second rematch of his storied career, 11-time five-division world champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather will square off against former world champion Marcos "El Chino" Maidana in a highly anticipated rematch this Saturday, Sept. 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. But before the main event and televised bouts on SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME PPV get underway, some of boxing's most notable rising stars will enter the ring for their respective tests in the fight capital of the world.

Competing in non-televised fights will be Andrew "The Beast" Tabiti, Damian "El Pana" Sosa, Fabian "TNT" Maidana as well as Junior "All About The" Benjamin and Kevin "The Second Coming" Newman II, who will be making their professional debuts.

"Fans should plan on arriving at the MGM Grand Garden Arena early on Saturday night because the excitement starts with the very first bell," said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. "We are thrilled to provide a platform for up-and-coming fighters such as Andrew Tabiti and both Junior Benjamin and Kevin Newman, who are making their professional debuts."  

"Golden Boy Promotions prides itself on giving fans action-packed fights from the very beginning to the very end of a card, and Saturday night's jam-packed undercard continues that tradition," said Oscar De La Hoya, president and founder of Golden Boy Promotions. "With several young superstars set to take boxing's biggest stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, fans may very well be getting an early glimpse at the next Floyd Mayweather or Marcos Maidana."

Undefeated and coming off an impressive technical knockout victory on Aug. 30, Andrew Tabiti (7-0, 7 KOs) is one of the top rising stars in the Mayweather Promotions' stable. The Chicagonative looks to remain undefeated when he faces Lake Odessa, Michigan's Caleb Grummet (3-1, 3 KOs) in a six-round cruiserweight match.

An undefeated prospect in the junior welterweight division, Buenos Aires, Argentina's Damian Sosa (8-0, 6 KOs) will look for his third win of 2014 when he faces the Nogales, Mexico native Armando Lopes (4-3, 1 KO)in a six-round bout.

Adding to the Argentine-heavy card is Santa Fe, Argentina's Fabian Maidana (2-0, 1 KO). The brother of Marcos Maidana will look to get his third consecutive victory when he takes on Springfield, Illinois' Jared Teer (2-2) in a four-round welterweight bout.

One of Mayweather Promotions' newest signees, Junior Benjamin who fights out of Las Vegas by way of London,will help to round out Saturday's "MAYHEM: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2" undercard with his professional debut against Tajikstan's Alim Jumakhonov (0-0-1) in a four-round featherweight bout.

Also making his professional debut under the Mayweather Promotions' banner is Kevin Newman II. Under the tutelage of Jeff Mayweather since he was nine-years-old, Newman, of Las Vegas, will be fighting Azamat Umarzoda (0-5-1) of Tajikstan in a four-round super middleweight bout to open up the stacked fight card.

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"MAYHEM: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2," a 12-round world championship bout for Mayweather's WBA Welterweight Belt and WBC Welterweight and Super Welterweight World Titles takes place Saturday, Sept. 13 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona Extra, O'Reilly Auto Parts and "The Equalizer" in theaters Sept. 26 and Mexico - Live it to Believe It!. The event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV® (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) and is the fourth fight of a six-fight deal between Mayweather and Showtime Networks Inc. In the co-main event, Leo Santa Cruz defends his WBC Super Bantamweight Title against Manuel Roman in a 12-round bout and Miguel Vazquez faces Mickey Bey in a 12-round bout for the IBF Lightweight World Championship. In the pay-per-view opener, Alfredo Angulo squares against James De La Rosa in a 10-round middleweight bout (162 lbs.). The event will be also available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP).

Plus, SHOWTIME will televise John Molina Jr. against the experienced Humberto Soto in a 10-round bout for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship during "Mayweather vs. Maidana 2: COUNTDOWN LIVE" (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, immediately preceding the live pay per view event).

Mayweather vs. Maidana 2 will be shown on the big screen in over 500 movie theaters across the country via Fathom Events. For more information visit www.FathomEvents.com

Thursday, July 18, 2013

MAYWEATHER PROMOTIONS FIGHTERS TAKEOVER THE JOINT AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO LAS VEGAS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT



 LUIS ARIAS, LANELL BELLOWS, RONALD GAVRIL, CHRIS PEARSON
AND ANDREW TABITI TO BE FEATURED ON JULY 19
SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION UNDERCARD

LAS VEGAS, July 18 - Five of Mayweather Promotions' promising prospects will join the company's headlining rising stars, Mickey Bey Jr. and Badou Jack, on this Friday's hard-hitting fight card at The Joint At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas as unbeaten Luis Arias, Lanell Bellows, Ronald Gavril, Chris Pearson and Andrew Tabiti will enter the ring in separate bouts in an attempt to keep their perfect records intact in action before the  ShoBox: The New Generation doubleheader featuring Bey against former world title challenger John Molina and Jack against Farah Ennis.

Bey vs. Molina & Jack vs. Ennis will take place on Friday, July 19 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The event is presented by Mayweather Promotions, sponsored by Corona and will be televised live on ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).  Doors open at 5:25 p.m. PT and the first fight begins at 5:30 p.m. PT. 

Tickets priced at $125, $100, $75, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes, fees and service charges, are on sale now and are available for purchase at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

A Milwaukee native now making his home in Las Vegas, Luis Arias (5-0, 3 KO's) has been improving with every fight since turning pro last November.  In May, the 23-year-old scored the biggest win of his career when he scored a decision win over highly regarded DonYil Livingston.  On Friday, Arias will test his skills against Philadelphia's Lateef Mundy (10-6, 4 KO's) in a six-round super middleweight match-up.

27-year-old Lanell Bellows (4-0-1, 4 KO's) found professional boxing later in life than most boxers, but he's making up for lost time with a fast-paced style that has seen him earn all of his wins by knockout.  This week, he hopes to thrill his hometown fans once again in a four-round light heavyweight fight against La Paz, Mexico power puncher Carlos Gaytan (3-1-1, 3 KO's).

Moving to Las Vegas to chase his boxing dreams, Romania's Ronald Gavril (4-0, 3 KO's) has disappointed no one thus far.  Undefeated in four fights with three knockouts, the 27-year-old super middleweight clashes with unbeaten New Orleans native Jas Phipps (4-0, 1 KO's) in a six-round bout on Friday night.

Former National Amateur Champion Chris Pearson (10-0, 7 KO's) has gotten off to a fast start as a professional, ending seven of his 10 fights before the final bell.  At just 22 years of age, the Trotwood, Ohio native is aiming to extend his winning streak to 11 when he battles New Mexico's Arturo "El Toro" Crespin (10-2-1, 4 KO's), who is unbeaten in his last five fights, in  a six-round middleweight clash.

In 2003, Chicago-born Andrew Tabiti moved with his family to Las Vegas where he became a stellar amateur boxer who competed in the National Golden Gloves and just missed making the 2012 United States Olympic team.  Now a member of the Mayweather Promotions roster, Tabiti, a former 270-pound football lineman in high school, will make his professional boxing debut this Friday at cruiserweight against Scatal, Washington's Andrew Howk (0-1) in a four round battle.

In other undercard bouts, Augusta, Georgia's Justin DeLoach (3-0, 2 KO's) faces Kelvin Medley of Chicago (1-0) in a four-round junior middleweight fight and North Carolina's Willie Jones (1-0, 1 KO) faces Las Vegas' Douglas Rosales who will be making his pro debut in the four-round welterweight match-up.

            For more information, visit www.mayweatherpromotions.com and follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MayweatherPromo, www.twitter.com/MickeyBeyTMT,www.twitter.com/badoujack, www.twitter.com/TheJointLV, www.twitter.com/hardrockhotellv and www.twitter.com/SHOsports, follow the conversation using #BeyMolina and become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromo and www.facebook.com/SHOsports.