Day: July 29, 2020

Luiz “Betao” Neogueira vs. Helton dos Santos   Headlines “SFT 22: The Return”

MIAMI (July 29, 2020) -- Due to COVID-19 pandemic closings, Standout Fighting Tournament (SFT MMA) will promote its first event since February, SFT 22: The Return, this Saturday night (August 1) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The public and media will not be allowed to attend, but Comprehensive safety measures based on health organization guidelines will be used in this "closed event" (no public or media allowed). American combat sports fans will not only have the opportunity to watch SFT's unique form of combat sports entertainment prior to its August 13th American debut, SFT 23 JESUS vs. CACHORRO, in Miami without fans or media, they will also be introduced to a popular form of fighting, SFT Xtreme, which allows striking, kicking and knees with 4-ounce Read more [...]

Split-T Management Signs Amateur Standout Haven Brady 

NEW YORK (July 29, 2020) - Split-T Management is proud to announce the signing of amateur standout Haven Brady to a managerial contract.  Brady, 18, is from Albany, Georgia, and was the 2019, Jr. National Olympic Gold Medal winner at 132 pounds.  He will campaign at 126 pounds in the professional ranks. "Split-T Management is a great company that has produced many talented fighters.  That gives me the confidence that that they can take me to where I want to be, and that is being a world champion," said Brady. Said David McWater, CEO of Split-T Management, "Haven is really a special young man. He's a star in the ring, but also was a top flight student who graduated high school with honors, and while in high school, he accumulated Read more [...]

Angelo Leo, Tramaine Williams, Ra’eese Aleem, Joe George and Marcos Escudero Media Availability Quotes

Photo Credit: SHOWTIME Uncasville, Conn. - July 29, 2020 – Boxing is back on SHOWTIME and five fighters taking part in Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader participated in a media availability on Wednesday to discuss the bouts Presented by Premier Boxing Champions and taking place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Philadelphia’s 122-pound rising star Stephen Fulton Jr. will headline Saturday’s tripleheader (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) against talented, fellow undefeated contender Angelo Leo of the Mayweather stable in a marquee 12-round matchup for the vacant WBO junior featherweight Read more [...]

Sampson Lewkowicz Cancer Surgery Successful ‘Thank You to All My Boxing Friends and Family for Your Prayers’

Having undergone successful thyroid cancer surgery, promoter Sampson Lewkowicz wishes to thank hundreds of well-wishers and assure them he will be making his comeback very soon. “God works in mysterious ways,” said the recovering Lewkowicz. In early June of this year, Lewkowicz says he had a small abrasion on his nose. “My four-year-old granddaughter, Emma, noticed it,” he explains, “she called it a ‘boo boo,’ and she made me promise to go to the doctor for it. I went to the doctor and while he was examining me, he noticed a lump in my neck and ordered me to undergo a biopsy, which revealed I had thyroid cancer and several tumors.” Lewkowicz was originally scheduled for surgery July 30, but for personal reasons, that date was later cancelled, leaving him Read more [...]