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Showing posts with label Taras Shelestyuk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taras Shelestyuk. Show all posts
Thursday, September 25, 2014
2012 Olympic Bronze Medal winner Taras Shelestyuk back Friday night in Ontario, California
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
BANNER PROMOTIONS PROSPECTS SCORE BIG WINS
PHILADELPHIA, PA (November 19, 2013)—On the heels of a great run by Banner Promotions fighters, WBO Jr. welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov, WBO Jr. middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade and top middleweight contender Bryan Vera, the next wave of stars for Banner Promotions also scored big victories in recent weeks.
On November 9th, newly signed light heavyweight Michael Seals of Atlanta, Georgia went to 17-0 and notched his 13th knockout when he stopped 56 fight veteran Steve Walker in the 1st round of their scheduled eight round bout in Norcross, Georgia.
On November 13th, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, undefeated Jr. Middleweight Patrick Teixeira scored a 5th round stoppage over Alejandro Gustavo Falliga to capture the vacant WBO Jr. Middleweight title. Teixeira is now 21-0 with 18 knockouts.
On November 14th, Jr. Welterweight Cornelius Whitlock scored a 1stround stoppage over Josue Rivera in a scheduled four round bout that was part of the “Fight For Children” charity event in Washington, D.C. Whitlock is now 2-0-2 with one knockout.
The very next night in Altoona, Iowa, 2012 Olympic Bronze medal winner, Taras Shelestyuk stopped Thomas Allen in the 2nd round of their scheduled six round Jr. Middleweight bout to raise his undefeated mark to 6-0 with 4 knockouts.
“I am very proud of all our fighters, “said Banner Promotions CEO Arthur Pelullo. “We have had some great performances on HBO and now to see our next wave of fighters progressing like we have hoped is gratifying.”
Thursday, June 27, 2013
MORA – PROKSA ESPN’S FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS PRESS CONFERENCE AND FIGHTER VIDEOS
Jacksonville, Florida (June 27, 2013)—Below are video’s from Wednesday’s Press conference in conjunctions with ESPN’s Friday Night Fights.
The card which is promoted by Banner Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions, Matchroom Sport, Kevin “Silk” Brewer , Yes-Uum Events will originate from the Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.
In the main event former WBC Super Welterweight champion Sergio Mora battles former world title challenger Grzegorz Proksa. In the exciting co-feature, undefeated Brazilian knockout artist Patrick Tiexiera battles Marcus Willis.
Videos:
Doors open at: 5:30 P.M. (all times Eastern Time)
First fight at: 7:00 P.M.
\First Bout on ESPN at: 9:00 PM
Tickets prices: $25, $35, $50, $75, $100, $125 & Tables $3,000 (Seat 10 People).
Tickets available at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Box Office – Tel.: (904) 630-3900, and on the Arena website: www.jaxevents.com .
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
SERGIO “THE LATIN SNAKE” MORA EXCITED ABOUT FIGHT WITH PROKSA ON JUNE 28TH IN JACKSONVILLE ON ESPN’S FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS
Mora
(23-3-2, 7 KO’s) of East Los Angeles, California expects a great fight
and a tough challenge from the former European Middleweight champion.
“Proksa is a solid fighter who fights with a lot of confidence”, said Mora.
“We
have similar styles so it should be a chess match. Because we both have
a great will to win, it should make for an excellent fight.”
Mora
feels he has been on the wrong end of decisions with Brian Vera and a
draw with Shane Mosley knows that judging of the fight is very important
and can have huge implications in a fighter’s career.
“I
hope the real winner gets the decisions. I felt I was wronged in the
Vera fight and that spring boarded him to a fight with Julio Cesar
Chavez Jr. I just hope the judges clearly see who is the effective
aggressor, ring general and who has the better defense on June 28th”.
With
stalwarts of the Middleweight division Sergio Martinez being injured
and Chavez possibly moving up in weight, the winner will see himself in
prime position for a title shot.
“There’s
IBF champion Daniel Geale, Felix Sturm, The winner of Gennady Golovkin
and Matthew Macklin as well as the only American of the bunch being WBO
champion Peter Quillin, so the winner of this fight should fight for a
title.”
Mora,
who rose to fame by winning the Inaugural “Contender” competition has
been a little under the radar since his draw with Mosley in 2010.
“I
don’t know why that has been. An opponent has never beaten me up. I
just never have had a promoter or network to build me. I come to win
and what I have learned is that I have to evolve with the game to become
relevant. This fight is a re-establishment fight for me. This is my 5th fight on ESPN and I am glad to be back and ready to put on a show.”
Saturday, June 15, 2013
FORMER WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER GRZEGORZ PROKSA BATTLES FORMER WORLD CHAMPION SERGIO MORA ON JUNE 28TH IN JACKSONVILLE ON ESPN’S FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS
PHILADELPHIA, PA (JUNE 12, 2013)—On Friday night, June 28th, Banner Promotions will present ESPN’s Friday Night Fights at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
In the main event, former Middleweight world title challenger Grzegorz Proksa will take on former WBC Super Welterweight champion Sergio “The Latin Snake” Mora in a Middleweight bout that is scheduled for ten rounds.
Proksa of Jaworzno, Poland and now residing Redhill, England has a record of 29-2 with 21 knockouts. The 28 year old had won his first twenty six bouts which included winning the European Middleweight title on two occasions. He won the belt for the first time when he stopped former IBF World champion Sebastian Sylvester in three rounds. He reclaimed the belt as he avenged his defeat to Kerry Hope, by scoring an eighth round stoppage. Proksa is coming off a 6 round unanimous decision over Norbert Szekeres on February 9th. On September 1st, 2012.
Sergio Mora of Los Angeles, California won his first twenty one bouts and gained fame by winning the inaugural “Contender” reality show, as he scored wins over future world title challengers Jesse Brinkley and Peter Manfredo Jr., as well as current IBF world champion Ishe Smith. Mora, 32 years old, defeated Manfredo in the rematch before reaching the highlight of his career when he scored a twelve round unanimous decision over Vernon Forrest to capture the WBC Super Welterweight title on June 7th, 2008. Mora continued to put up good results. He battled three-division champion and future Hall of Famer Shane Mosley to a draw on September 18th, 2010 which headlined a Pay Per View card.
In the ten round co-feature, Brazilian knockout artist, Patrick Teixeira will take on Marcus Willis in a Jr. Middleweight bout.
The 22 year-old Teixeira of Sao Paulo, Brazil has a record of 19-0 with 17 knockouts. Teixeira has faced and knocked out the best Junior Middleweights in his native Brazil, such as Jailton De Jesus Souza (11-0); Eraldo Cesar Pereira (5-0); Dario Armando Matorras (13-1) and Pablo Aguero (3-0). In his last bout, Teixeira scored a 1st round stoppage over Luis Acevedo on January 12th.
Marcus Willis of Fort Myers, Florida has a record of 13-2-2 with 3 knockouts. The 26 year old has faced good competition and has quality wins over top prospect James De La Rosa (21-1) in an upset on April 12th in Las Vegas; undefeated Yolexcy Leiva (2-0); Jamond Bourgeois (2-0) and Christopher De La Paz (4-0).
The undercard will feature the 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist from the Ukraine Taras Shelestyuk, now undefeated at 3-0, with 3 knockouts as a professional; Heavyweight prospect Donovan Dennis (6-1-0, 5 KO’s) from Davenport, Iowa will battle local Jacksonville heavyweight Curtis Harper (7-2); Jacksonville heavyweight Chris Vendola will appear in a 4 round heavyweight scrap against Kareem Brann, a Jacksonville Corrections Officer and F.O.P. member in his professional debut; Jacksonville middleweight Steve Chadwick will also appear in a 4 round bout as well. The remainder of the undercard will be announced shortly. All bouts are subject to change without notice.
Doors open at: 5:30 P.M. (all times Eastern Time)
First fight at: 7:00 P.M.
First Bout on ESPN at: 9:00 PM
Tickets prices: $25, $35, $50, $75, $100, $125 & Tables $3,000 (Seat 10 People).
Tickets available at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Box Office – Tel.: (904) 630-3900, and on the Arena website: www.jaxevents.com .
Monday, May 20, 2013
2012 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL WINNER TARAS SHELESTYUK SCORES 2ND ROUND STOPPAGE IN ONTARIO, CA
PHILADELPHIA, PA (May 20, 2013)—This past Friday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California, 2012 Olympic Bronze Medal winner Taras Shelestyuk scored his 3rd stoppage victory in as many fights when he took out Mario Angeles of Mexico.
Shelestyuk of Sumy, Ukraine sent Angeles down two times in the second round and finished him off with a barrage of punches that forced referee Raul Caiz to stop the bout at 2:04 of round two.
Shelestyuk is promoted by Banner Promotions & Thompson Boxing.
“We are very happy with Taras. He had an outstanding performance and he is moving at a great pace”, said CEO of Banner Promotions Arthur Pelullo.
“He has fought three times in less than two months and he continues to get better with each fight”.
“Taras had another impressive victory in his 3rd fight, winning by knockout and he showed from the first round that each of his punches had power behind them”, said Shelestyuk’s manager Vadim Kornilov.
Shelestyuk trains out of the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
2012 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL WINNER TARAS SHELESTYUK BACK IN ACTION THIS THURSDAY IN CORONA, CALIFORNIA
CORONA, CALIFORNIA (May 1, 2013)—This Thursday night, 2012 Olympic Gold Medal winner Taras Shelestyuk will make his second professional outing when he takes Brandon Adams in a four round Jr. Middleweight bout that will be part of a special edition of ESPN Friday Night Fights card at the Omega Products International.
Adams is trained by former Light Heavyweight title challenger Yaqui Lopez.
The show is promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions.
Shelestyuk of Sumy, Ukraine made an impressive pro debut on March 29th when he dropped Kamal Muhammad three times for a first round stoppage victory.
“I prepared for this fight 100 percent. It’s a four round fight and I want to give everyone who watches it an exciting fight”, said Shelestyuk.
“Taras has been doing very well in the gym. Freddie Roach and his assistant Marvin Somodio are very happy with his progress and we are already talking about a possible big fight soon”, said Shelestyuk manager Vadim Kornilov.
“I was very impressed and delighted the way Taras handled his debut”, said Banner Promotions CEO Arthur Pelullo.
“”I look forward to his bout on Thursday and we see big things for Taras in the future.
In the ten round main event, former world title challenger Ji-Hoon Kim (24-8, 18 KO’s) takes on Mauricio Herrera (18-3, 7 KO’s) in a Jr. Welterweight bout.
In the ten round televised co-feature, former world champion Miguel Acosta (29-6-2, 23 KO’s) battles Miguel Gonzalez (20-3, 15 KO’s).
All bouts are subject to change without notice.
Doors open at 5:00 P.M. (Pacific Time)
First fight at 5:45 P.M.
First Bout on ESPN2 at 7:00 P.M.
Ticket prices: $100, $60, $40.
Tickets are available by calling 714-935-0900 or by visiting the website:www.thompsonboxing.com
Thursday, March 21, 2013
BANNER PROMOTIONS SIGNS 2012 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL WINNER TARAS SHELESTYUK
PHILADELPHIA (March 20, 2013) — Banner Promotions is proud to announce the signing of 2012 Olympic Bronze Medal winner Taras Shelestyuk to a promotional contract. Shelestyuk will make his professional debut on March 29th on the undercard of ESPN's Friday Night Fights event in Verona, New York.
Shelestyuk of Sumy, Ukraine will compete as a Jr. Middleweight and won his bronze medal in London. He captured the 2011 world amateur championship in the 152 pound weight division.
He won the Bronze medal in the 2010 European championship and is also a 3-time Ukrainian champion.
The 27 year-old stands 5’10” and had an impressive amateur record of 195-15.
“We are very excited to add Taras to our roster”, said Arthur Pelullo, CEO of Banner Promotions.
“We have big plans for Taras and we feel he will become a world champion”.
Shelestyuk’s manager Vadim Kornilov says, ”We definitely have a future star. Banner Promotions is planning to move Taras very fast and get as many fights as we can get him. Fans should keep an eye on him because he will be the next star”.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
BANNER PROMOTIONS SIGNS 2012 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL WINNER TARAS SHELESTYUK
PHILADELPHIA (March 19, 2013) — Banner Promotions is proud to announce the signing of 2012 Olympic Bronze Medal winner Taras Shelestyuk to a promotional contract.
Shelestyuk of Sumy, Ukraine will compete as a Jr. Middleweight and won his bronze medal in London. He captured the 2011 world amateur championship in the 152 pound weight division.
He won the the Bronze medal in the 2010 European championship and is also a 3-time Ukrainian champion.
The 27 year-old stands 5’10” and had an impressive amateur record of 195-15.
“We are very excited to add Taras to our roster”, said Arthur Pelullo, CEO of Banner Promotions.
“We have big plans for Taras and we feel he will become a world champion”
Shelestyuk’s manager Vadim Kornilov says, ”We definitely have a future star. Banner Promotions is planning to move Taras very fast and get as many fights as we can get him.
Fans should keep an eye on him because he will be the next star”
Shelestyuk will make his professional debut on March 29th on the undercard of an ESPN's Friday Night Fights event in Verona, New York
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