At the end of last year many of Boxing’s experts picked their up and coming prospects. One guy who may of escaped there gaze is fledgling pro Yaundale “Money Shot” Evans. Since turning pro nearly 6 months ago the 21 year old has streaked to 5-0(3). His team have high hopes for the future and hope to get him back into action by the end of February early March on a ESPN undercard. Then he’ll take his place on the Roy Jones Jnr-Bernard Hopkins card on 3 April. They hope that by the end of August he may take his fight ledger into double figures with the aim of around 16 fights by the end of the year. His manager Paulie De Blasi says of his young charges prospects “He has the skills and knowledge to become a great fighter. With close to two hundred amateur fights and being so young really helps his chances of becoming a great professional. Being a southpaw also helps the cause. In my opinion it is up to Yuandale on how far he goes but the sky’s the limit”
Hello Yaundale, welcome to 15rounds.com
Anson Wainwright – What can you tell us about your last fight and how you felt you performed?
Yaundale Evans – The fight was a good learning experience I actually had fun which is what I tend to do, every fight you have to love what you do. I fought an experienced fighter but I also made mistakes that I’ll fix, just giving the crowd who booed me from being from Ohio a whooping all 6 rounds to see.
Anson Wainwright – Did you get any positive feedback from Teddy Atlas or anyone else at ESPN?
Yaundale Evans – I mean Teddy saw the fight back in N.C. and felt I did good but this fight he said I’m not a finisher but if I recall he also called the fight needed to be stop, so I got positive and negative feedback but you know what? I’m the boxer in the ring the odds are against me Gino was from Laredo so if they wasn’t going to stop it in the beginning. I felt to pace myself and box my first 6 rounds.
Anson Wainwright – You’ ll be back in action in late February early March. Any ideas who your opponent maybe?
Yaundale Evans – I actually never know who my opponents are till they are in the ring with me being introduced ha ha but not a clue. I’ll be ready though because I train I’m ready whenever they call me.
Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us a bit about your team? Who your manager, trainer and promoter etc are?
Yaundale Evans – My team is full of guys who been successful with their boxing career we have Terrell Gausha rank #1 in the country in amateur, Prentice Brewer who is under rumble time promotions who is now 14 and 0, Willie Nelson who also is with rumble time 14 and 0 and our freshman Brett Simmons he just had his debut the same night I fought. So our gym pretty much is spectacular I would say. My manager is Paulie Deblesi, Promoter is Roy Jones Jr and Square Ring Promotions, trainer Renard Safo who I have been with since 12 tears of age, and I’m under Square Ring Promotions with Roy Jones and John Wart.
Anson Wainwright – What is the plan for you this year? How are you looking to progress your career this year? Where do you hope to be at the end of the year?
Yaundale Evans – The plan for this year is to continue to stay in shape train even harder and stay busy in the ring I don’t want to catch ring rust at all ha. I am actually coming for fighters who are in my weight class cause I want to experience the top spot n stay there ya know? I want to be at least 10-0 by this summer and continue to shine whenever an wherever. I will be studying my mistakes and practicing on not making them, getting more deep into boxing, studying other fighters and challenging myself to the higher limits. I hope Anson at the end of this year I will be high in rankings and ill have numbers under my belt. I’m thinking more of a title i’ll make sure I take a picture and send it to you Anson ha-ha once I attain one.
Anson Wainwright – So far in your career you’ve fought on a Roy Jones card when he beat Jeff Lacy. As well as cards with Guillermo Rigondeaux & Demetrius Andrade on. What can you tell us about the experience of being around guys like that?
Yaundale Evans – Aw man Anson I love Roy always did always will he’s a great guy, watching his fights gets me up and going I mean nobody can do it like him so I find myself smiling every time I see him fight. It’s like a dream come true. Everybody tries to met him now. I just feel good about being around them because I feel like now we getting somewhere. I’m around celebs so I feel in the boat with these guys now lol.
Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us about how life was for you when you were young and how it took you into Boxing?
Yaundale Evans – Well actually life for me was I can say fair and average. I always was straight A student tutoring kids and attending Art after school programs. Single parent (mom) in the house with 2 other younger siblings. I rarely fought in school because I knew I wouldn’t be able to trade enough hits before they grab us loll and I was a people person. All the ladies liked me and I was popular. So growing up was ok I did get a lot of whoopings till I learned to run. My younger brother started amateur boxing before me 1998, and I would watch him go at it and thought to take it up. I was short so it wasn’t a sport I could really do regardless how good I was I wanted to be noticed and take the fame. So 2000 I started boxing amateur, I felt it was new and something crafty to try, plus it wasn’t a group thing like Basketball. I also attend Church.
Anson Wainwright – Can you tell us about your amateur career? What titles did you win and what was your record?
Yaundale Evans – Wow it’s been 10 Years now since I been in boxing, and 6 months since I been pro. I have so many fights it’s hard to remember but estimating I’m about 147wins and 13losses 16referee stop contest and 13 ko’s. We travel so many places cities and states we stayed busy building an amateur record to get known and respected. Amateur was hard and easy to me, I always had good national opponents. I was always a slim guy also so I fought at light weight classes. My only rival from Cleveland was Raynell Williams an Olympian from 2008 who is like a brother to me. I was a silver glove champ also making high rankings every year I went to the silver glove nationals, jr.olympic regional champ, I won the platinum gloves in Washington D.C. National Pal I made it to the finals, I won the jr golden gloves, State fair 2009 champ in Columbus, Golden Gloves rank #3 in 2009 Salt Lake City and my biggest tournament ever the USA open men tournament 2009 I made rank 3 Bronze medalist after fighting 5 times in the whole tournament I enjoyed the victories and opponents. I have 9 amateur belts most of them national titles.
Anson Wainwright – What do you like to do away from Boxing?
Yaundale Evans – Things I do when I’m not pounding at someone face ha-ha, um I attend a community college the field I attend is Computer Engineering. I like to draw cartoons and also ideal tattoos, I’m a neat freak so I’m always cleaning, chase woman ha-ha and play basketball. I always keep up with my mother and siblings and attend holiday meetings or family days. I’m more of a low keyed person so I shop on odd days the mall is not busy. I go see movies and I dine in on odd days. But most of the time study study study, I want to get my bachelor degree, and I watch a lot of known Boxers tapes like Roy Jones Jr. Floyd, De La Hoya, Ali, The Brown Bomber, B Hop and etc…… I even keep my eyes open to good amateurs and pros around my weight or other weights.
Anson Wainwright – What are your goals in Boxing?
Yaundale Evans – I completed my amateur goals already, pro goals are to receive that Super Feather weight title and other titles under that, keep a clean record off 0 losses and challenge myself as I grow I will not dodge better fighters I will fight them and win to better my skill. I won’t stop until I have won that title though; I want to make this career fun and earn a lot of good money and invest in things like houses, stores and things that I can make more money off. I want to continue to make the coach, manager, Promotion Company and promoter proud to see me grow as a prospect.
Anson Wainwright – Who was your hero growing up?
Yaundale Evans – I’m sure like a lot of athletes I’m the same with the hero deal, because mine is my mother, I watched her struggle an carry 3 kids on her back like it was a back pack with only loose paper in there. She fed us provided a roof over our heads and provided us with the correct house hold respect and manors we needed. She played a Daddy to me even though he was alive and in calling distance he slacked being a father. She was my Super woman and will remain ya know.
Anson Wainwright – Finally for fans who may not now you to well do you have a message for them?
Yaundale Evans – My message for the audience and people, who love to see me box, is that you can never give enough until you make history and get your message and point to the world. Always give more than 100% because that next man or woman is so no slacking because it’s someone who wants where you standing and they’re going to go hard for it or go home, remember no quitting
Thanks for this terrific interview Mr. Wainwright hope to speak again.
Anytime Yaundale, keep up the good work.
Anson Wainwright
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