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Dewey Bozella, Former Amateur Boxer Best Known For Being Wrongfully Convicted of Murder, Gives Keynote Speech at The BWAA – New York, 2012

Dewey Bozella, Former Amateur Boxer Best Known For Being Wrongfully Convicted of Murder, Gives Keynote Speech at The BWAA – New York, 2012

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Dewey Bozella (born 1959) is a former amateur boxer who is best known for being imprisoned for a conviction which was eventually overturned. Convicted in 1983 for the murder of an elderly woman, Bozella served 26 years in prison before his conviction was overturned in 2009. Bozella had previously served nearly three years in prison for attempted robbery.

On October 28, 2009, after being released from custody, Bozella began working with youths at a local gym in Newburgh, New York. At the gym, which is now closed, he worked with teenagers teaching them about boxing and about the dangers of joining gangs. He frequently visits various organizations to deliver speeches about his life experiences. Bozella is a frequent sight at New York City area boxing cards.

Bozella currently lives in Fishkill, New York with his wife, Trena. While accepting an award in 2011, he told an ESPN reporter that he still dreamed of having at least one professional fight one day. In 2011, boxing champion Bernard Hopkins helped Bozella’s dream come true.

Interview with Vitali Klitschko, WBC World Heavyweight Boxing Champion at the BWAA Awards Gala 2012

Interview with Vitali Klitschko, WBC World Heavyweight Boxing Champion at the BWAA Awards Gala 2012

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Vitali Klitschko is a Ukrainian professional boxer and the reigning WBC heavyweight champion. He is leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and since December 15, 2012, a member of the Ukrainian parliament. He previously held the WBO and WBC titles. Klitschko is the first professional boxing world champion to hold a PhD degree.

Both Vitali and his brother are avid chess players. Vitali is a friend of former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik and the two have played, with Kramnik always winning. Vitali has commented that “Chess is similar to boxing. You need to develop a strategy, and you need to think two or three steps ahead about what your opponent is doing. You have to be smart. But what’s the difference between chess and boxing? In chess, nobody is an expert, but everybody plays. In boxing, everybody is an expert, but nobody fights.”

Exclusive interview with Teofimo lopez, 2 Time World Boxing Champion-2023

Exclusive interview with Teofimo lopez, 2 Time World Boxing Champion-2023

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We had the pleasure of interviewing, Teofimo at the NY Press conference for Spence VS Crawford mega fight taking place on July 29th 2023, at Las Vegas.

 Teófimo Andrés López Rivera Jr. is an American professional boxer. He was born on July 30, 1997, and is 24 years old. Currently, he is a unified lightweight world champion who has held the IBF title since 2019. He also holds the WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring magazine titles after defeating Vasyl Lomachenko in 2020. He also represented Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York and started training at the age of 6. He is ranked the world’s fifth-best active boxer by ESPN and the Boxing Writers Association of America. He is also the winner of the 2015 National Golden Gloves and U.S Olympic Trials.

He had become 2 Time world boxing champion by beating Josh Taylor for the Junior Welterweight WBO and Ring Boxing belts.

He went on to tell us his fight with George Kambosos, at lightweight, was very draining for him and that he was not able to make the weight anymore at 135, so he moved up to 140.

Where he went to say that, he is feeling good. He also went on to say that he is retiring, because he is making more money outside boxing. He said he wants 3-4 fight multimillion dollar fights, or it’s not worth fighting anymore.

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Exclusive interview with Mariano Rivera New York Yankees Closer and five time World Series Champion-2019

Exclusive interview with Mariano Rivera New York Yankees Closer and five time World Series Champion-2019

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Mariano Rivera, (born November 29, 1969, Panama City, Panama), Panamanian baseball player who was widely considered the greatest reliever of all time. As a member (1995–2013) of the New York Yankees, he won five World Series titles (1996, 1998–2000, and 2009).

Panamanian-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed “Mo” and “Sandman”, he spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees’ closer for 17 seasons. A thirteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, he is MLB’s career leader in saves (652) and games finished (952).

Rivera won five American League (AL) Rolaids Relief Man Awards and three Delivery Man of the Year Awards, and he finished in the top three in voting for the AL Cy Young Award four times.

He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2019 in his first year of eligibility, and was the first player ever to be elected unanimously by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA).

We had the pleasure of interviewing , Mariano Rivera at his MARIANO RIVERA GALA, at the Marina Del Rey, in the Bronx.

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Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin NY Press Conf at DAZN USA Launch -2018

Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin NY Press Conf at DAZN USA Launch -2018

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Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin announced for Sept. 22 at Wembley Stadium. WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s next fight won’t be against WBC champion Deontay Wilder after negotiations reached an impasse. Instead, Joshua will defend his titles next against Alexander Povetkin on Sept. 22 in front of what is expected to be a full house at Wembley Stadium in London.

Joshua will return to the scene where he faced Wladimir Klitschko in a Fight of the Year candidate that took place back in April of 2017. Joshua claimed the WBA title in an all-action firefight that saw him stop the legendary Klitschko in the 11th round in front of a post-war record crowd of 90,000 at England’s national stadium.

“I can’t wait to get back in the ring, the end of March feels a long time ago now,” said Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs), who went to the distance for the first time in his professional career in his last fight against Joseph Parker. “Povetkin is a serious challenge that I will prepare meticulously for. He has serious pedigree and only a fool would underestimate what he brings to the table.”

“The battle for the World title has always been my goal,” said Povetkin. “I fought for the moment to face the strongest in the World, and on September 22 I get my opportunity. Anthony Joshua has four belts and I want them all. I’m glad that our fight will finally take place, the meeting of two Olympic champions in the ring is destined to be a breath-taking event.”

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Interview with Cecilia Braekhaus Undisputed World Welterweight Boxing Champion-2018

Interview with Cecilia Braekhaus Undisputed World Welterweight Boxing Champion-2018

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During the times her parents thought she was in her bedroom, 14-year-old Cecilia Braekhus would creep towards her window, silently climb out and shimmy down the high fire escape on the side of the house to go training. Each time she wasn’t thinking about making history. She just didn’t want her parents to find out. She wanted to immerse herself into something that caught her attention on a TV commercial. A brief 30-second spot that launched a 10-year boxing career, changed a nation’s attitude toward professional boxing and continues to make history.

Today, the Boxing Writers Association of America is proud to announce that Cecilia Braekhus, the undefeated 36-year-old Norwegian superstar, undisputed welterweight world champion and recognized by most women’s boxing experts as the No. 1 pound-for-pound female fighter in the world, is the 2017 winner of the Christy Martin Award, which is given to the BWAA Female Fighter of the Year.

Braekhus becomes the first woman to be named female Fighter of the Year in the 92-year history of the BWAA. A select group of women’s boxing experts choose Braekhus from a distinguished list of nominees that included Jessica Chavez, Naoko Fujioka, Mariana Juarez, Amanda Serrano, Claressa Shields and Katie Taylor.

In 2017, the “First Lady” successfully defended her five world titles three times, defeating world-class contenders Klara Svensson and Mikaela Lauren, as well as world super lightweight champion Erica Farias. She’s never lost a fight, with a record that currently stands at 32-0, with 9 knockouts. Braekhus is also the only undisputed champion in women’s’ boxing.

Christy Martin, who placed women’s boxing in the foreground in the 1990s, was greatly pleased that Braekhus is the first recipient of the award that bears her name.

“First, to have an award named after you is really flattering,” Martin said. “I felt I gave a lot to the sport, so I’m very grateful for this. I’m really happy that it’s Cecilia. This is someone who has put in a great body of work. She’s had great support behind her in her country, and she’s the perfect and logical choice.

“I’m honored Cecilia would ask for me to present her and meet her. She’s a great choice, she’s deserving and I’m happy it’s Cecilia—and she still has plenty of her career left.” Braekhus never met Martin in person.

“I can’t wait to meet her,” Braekhus said. “My parents are very proud now, and I’m very fortunate to have a whole country behind me.”

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Boxing Writers Association of America ,93rd Annual Awards Ceremony-2018

Boxing Writers Association of America ,93rd Annual Awards Ceremony-2018

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The Boxing Writers Association of America is proud to announce its 93rd Annual Awards Dinner  took place on Friday, May 11, 2018, at the Copacabana in New York City. The event started with cocktails at 5:30 PM and dinner and awards at 7:00 PM.

This year’s winners included: Vasiliy Lomachenko , as the Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year, and first Ukrainian fighter to ever win in the 80 -year history of the award; Cecilia Braekhus as the Christy Martin Fighter of the Year; Anthony Joshua  and Wladimir Klitschko , as the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier Fight of the Year recipients; Daniel Franco, as the Bill Crawford Courage award winner; Dr. Margaret Goodman , as the Barney Nagler Long and Meritorious winner; Anatoly Lomachenko, as the Eddie Futch Trainer of the Year; Lou DiBella, for the Sam Taub Excellence in Broadcasting; Mike Rosenthal as the Nat Fleischer winner for excellence in boxing journalism; Wladimir Klitschko and Ed Keenan as the Marvin Kohn “Good Guy;” and Egis Klimas as the Cus D’Amato Manager of the Year.

The BWAA is also proud to announce it will be honoring HBO ringside judge Harold Lederman.

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Floyd Mayweather Boxing Great Receives his 3rd Boxing Writers Association of America Award-2016

Floyd Mayweather Boxing Great Receives his 3rd Boxing Writers Association of America Award-2016

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The Boxing Writers Association of America is pleased to announce that its Sugar Ray Robinson 2015 Fighter of the Year is Floyd Mayweather Jr. This is the third time that “Money” has taken the BWAA top honors. The other times were in 2013 and 2007.

He and other award winners will be recognized at the 91st BWAA annual awards gala at a date and time to be determined.

Mayweather becomes a three-time BWAA Fighter of the Year-award winner, joining a prestigious group that includes Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard, Evander Holyfield and Manny Pacquiao. It’s the third time in the last nine years that Mayweather has been awarded Fighter of the Year.

Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) won two times in 2015, adding Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title, to the WBC/WBA belts he already owned in the highest-grossing prizefight of all-time on May 2 in Las Vegas. He announced the retirement of his illustrious career after beating Andre Berto on September 12. Both of Mayweather’s victories were typically one-sided unanimous decisions.

Floyd  Mayweather Jr. is an American former professional boxer and current boxing promoter. Widely considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, undefeated as a professional, and a five-division world champion, Mayweather won twelve world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes (twice at welterweight). He is a two-time winner of The Ring magazine’s Fighter of the Year award (1998 and 2007), a three-time winner of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Fighter of the Year award (2007, 2013, and 2015), and a six-time winner of the Best Fighter ESPY Award (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014). BoxRec currently rates Mayweather as the sixth best pound for pound fighter of all time and the greatest welterweight of all time. In 2016, ESPN ranked Mayweather as the greatest pound for pound boxer of the last 25 years.

Many sporting news and boxing websites rated Mayweather as the best pound for pound boxer in the world twice in a span of ten years, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, and Yahoo! Sports. Mayweather topped the Forbes and Sports Illustrated lists of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013 respectively, and the Forbes list again in both 2014 and 2015, listing him as the highest paid athlete in the world. In 2007, he founded Mayweather Promotions, his own boxing promotional firm after defecting from Bob Arum’s Top Rank.

He has a record of 26–0 (10 KOs) in world title fights, 23–0 (9 KOs) in lineal title fights, 24–0 (7 KOs) against former or current world titlists, 12–0 (3 KOs) against former or current lineal titles, and 2–0 (1 KO) against International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees.

Mayweather has generated approximately $1,311,000,000 in pay-per-view revenue and 19,530,000 in pay-per-view buys throughout his career, surpassing the likes of former top pay-per-view attractions Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya, and Manny Pacquiao.

World Liberty TV,Boxing Team was on hand at the 91st Annual BWAA Awards Gala 2016, where Floyd Mayweather was honored with his third BWAA Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year, Award See exclusive Footage of Floyd Mayweather Receiving this Prestigious Award alongside his Acceptance Speech right here in our World Liberty TV, Boxing Channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

91st Annual Boxing Writers Association of America Awards Dinner-2016

91st Annual Boxing Writers Association of America Awards Dinner-2016

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The Boxing Writers Association of America is proud to announce its 91st Annual Awards Dinner which take place on Friday, June 24, 2016, New York City.  The event started with cocktails at 6 PM and dinner and awards at 7:30 PM.

Deemed “The Academy Awards of Boxing,” the BWAA Awards Dinner  honored  the 2015 BWAA winners, which included Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Fighter of the Year); Francisco Vargas and Takashi Miura  (Fight of the Year); Abel Sanchez, (Trainer of the Year); Marc Payton and Mark Taffet, co-winners for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism; Lou DiBella, (Honesty and Integrity in Boxing); and author Joyce Carol Oates, (Outstanding Boxing Writing).

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