December 3, 2020 – Former world title challenger and winner of The Contender, Brandon Adams destroyed Sonny Duversonne in round two of a scheduled eight-round junior middleweight bout that headlined a Ring City USA Card at The Parking Lot of the famed Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California.

The fight was televised live on NBC Sports Network

Adams, who is promoted by Banner Promotions and The Tournament of Contenders, came out strong in round one, as he worked the body of Duversonne then came upstairs to land some solid shots to the head. In round two, Adams landed a crushing left hook to the jaw that froze Duversonne on the ropes. A follow-up barrage of power punches forced referee Jack Reiss to stop the fight at 1:40.
Adams of Watts, California was making his first start since his valiant effort against WBC Middleweight champion Jermall Charlo, embedded himself as a title contender in both the 154 and 160 pound divisions.

With the win, Adams raised his mark to 22-3 with 14 knockouts. Duversonne, who had never been stopped before, falls to 11-3-2.

“My game plan stayed the same from the beginning – to seek and destroy,” Adams continued. “I wanted to come out and win and it didn’t matter who was put in front of me.”

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Former world title challenger and winner of The Contender, Brandon Adams destroyed Sonny Duversonne in round two of a scheduled eight-round junior middleweight bout that headlined a Ring City USA Card at The Parking Lot of the famed Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California.

The fight was televised live on NBC Sports Network

Adams, who is promoted by Banner Promotions and The Tournament of Contenders, came out strong in round one, as he worked the body of Duversonne then came upstairs to land some solid shots to the head. In round two, Adams landed a crushing left hook to the jaw that froze Duversonne on the ropes. A follow-up barrage of power punches forced referee Jack Reiss to stop the fight at 1:40.
Adams of Watts, California was making his first start since his valiant effort against WBC Middleweight champion Jermall Charlo, embedded himself as a title contender in both the 154 and 160 pound divisions.

With the win, Adams raised his mark to 22-3 with 14 knockouts. Duversonne, who had never been stopped before, falls to 11-3-2.

“My game plan stayed the same from the beginning – to seek and destroy,” Adams continued. “I wanted to come out and win and it didn’t matter who was put in front of me.”

Ceballo Decisions Gomez

Brian Ceballo remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over Larry Gomez in a welterweight fight.

Gomez was deducted a point in the final round for losing his mouthpiece.

Ceballo, 146 3/4 lbs of Brooklyn, NY won by scores of 99-90, 98-91 and 96-93 to go to 12-0. Gomez, 145 3/4 lbs of Salt Lake City, UT is 10-2.

Gor Yeritsyan stopped Monhari Montes in round six of a scheduled eight-round welterweight bout.

Yeritsyan pummeled Montes for the balance of the fight, and referee Jack Reiss stopped the fight at 18 seconds of round six.

Yeritsyan of Yerevan, ARM is 14-0 with 12 knockouts. Montes, 148 lbs of Los Mochis, MEX is 36-10-1.

December 2, 2020 – Former world title-challenger and winner of The Contender, Brandon Adams (21-3, 13 KOs) weighed 156 pounds for his eight-round fight as he takes on late-replacement Sonny Duversonne in the main event of the 2nd card presented by Ring City USA.

The fight will headline a card that will be seen live on NBC Sports Network at 9 PM ET.

Adams, of Watts, California, is promoted by Banner Promotions and The Tournament of Contenders, will be making his first start since his gutsy effort when he took WBC Middleweight champion Jermall Charlo to a 12-round unanimous decision on June 29, 2019 in Houston, Texas.
Duversonne of Avon Park, Florida, who also checked in at 156 lbs, has a record of 11-2-2 with eight knockouts. His only two losses have been close decisions to undefeated prospects Lorenzo Simpson and Chordale Booker.

The fight will take place in the parking lot of the famed Wild Card Boxing Club.

FINAL QUOTES:

ADAMS:
“I want to prove my existence. This is the way I walk. This is my ‘Why’. To perform at the best of my ability.”

DUVERSONNE:
“Thinking about what I went through, I see boxing as my motivation. I am very grateful despite what I went through in my life… My past is my motivation – like boxing, I keep learning a lot from it.”

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Los Angeles – December 2, 2020 – Junior middleweights Brandon Adams (21-3, 13 KO’s) and Sonny Duversonne (11-2-2, 8 KO’s) made weight on Wednesday ahead of their eight-round main event fight tomorrow/Thursday on the second installment of Ring City’s Thursday night fights, airing live on NBCSN at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST tomorrow night from Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles.

Adams faces Duversonne, who was announced as a late replacement after original opponent Serhii Bohachuk was forced to withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19. The battle-tested Adams returns to the ring for the first time in 2020 in his first contest since challenging Jermall Charlo for the WBC Middleweight Title in June 2019.

In the co-feature, former Olympic hopeful Brian Ceballo meets Larry Gomez in 10 rounds of welterweight action. In other featured fights, Gor Yeritsyan will fight Mahonri Montes in an eight-round battle of welterweights and heavyweight contender Danielle Perkins will face Princess Hairston in a six-round matchup.

Former two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter will call the action alongside NBC Sports play-by-play commentator Bob Papa. Brian Campbell will serve as fight night analyst with Curran Bhatia reporting from ringside.

OFFICIAL WEIGHTS:

Junior Middleweights – 8 Rounds

Brandon Adams: 156 lbs.

Sonny Duversonne: 156 lbs.

Welterweights – 10 Rounds

Brian Ceballo: 146.8 lbs.

Larry Gomez: 145.8 lbs.

Welterweights – 8 Rounds

Gor Yeritsyan – 147.8 lbs.

Mahonri Montes – 148 lbs.

Heavyweights – 6 Rounds

Danielle Perkins – 198.4 lbs.

Princess Hairston – 208 lbs.

FINAL QUOTES:

ADAMS:

“I want to prove my existence. This is the way I walk. This is my ‘Why’. To perform at the best of my ability.”

DUVERSONNE:

“Thinking about what I went through, I see boxing as my motivation. I am very grateful despite what I went through in my life… My past is my motivation – like boxing, I keep learning a lot from it.”

CEBALLO:

“The belt we’re fighting for signifies small victories to bigger world championships. This is what boxing is about, we train to be the best and represent ourselves and the people behind us.”

GOMEZ:

“I’m happy and proud to come from a family of boxers. This is my motivation – to stand up for the Gomez name and represent them the right way.”

YERITSYAN:

“Freddie told me I can be the next Manny [Pacquiao]. Because of this, it pushed me to work harder to the point where Freddie really took notice of my talent and started to spend more time training me. Freddie said that I can be a world champion because of my versatility. This is my goal, to be a world champ.”

MONTES:

“I think [Gor] is a great fighter. We will be a great mix. His experience + my skill will be a good combination for the fight. And if there is anything I can learn from the past Mexican fighters, to succeed, you can’t forget about being disciplined.”

PERKINS

“When bad things happen, we think that the world is going against us. If you persevere, there will always be a silver lining. I’m here to win and use my past as my motivation to dominate the heavyweight division.”

HAIRSTON:

“Size difference doesn’t matter to me. I’m ready and I want it more. My style will be a problem. I will smother her with a lot of pressure.”

About Ring City USA

Ring City is boxing’s newest sports media platform. Working in tandem with a variety of promoters and talent, its new boxing series places an emphasis on competitive matchups that genuinely test the fighters and excite the fight fans. Ring City provides great fights in the ring and compelling shoulder programming outside of the ring. Ring City is the proving ground where up-and-coming talent can earn their stripes and launch themselves into the upper echelon of boxing stardom. 

December 1, 2020 – Junior middleweight contender Brandon Adams (21-3, 13 KO’s) will now be put to the test against Sonny Duversonne (11-2-2, 8 KO’s) in the eight-round main event of Ring City USA’s second fight card airing live from Wild Card Boxing Club on Dec. 3 at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST on NBCSN.

Duversonne replaces the hard-hitting Serhii Bohachuck (18-0, 18 KO’s), who was forced to pull out of the fight after he joined the growing list of professional athletes who have tested positive for Covid-19. Bohachuck hopes to reschedule his highly anticipated matchup against Adams for early 2021.

“We are disappointed that we have to postpone Bohachuk vs. Adams but anticipate an exciting match between these two in early 2021 if Adams emerges victorious on Dec. 3,” Head of Boxing Evan Rutkowski said. “In the meantime, Sonny Duversonne has stepped up in a big way and should give Brandon Adams a real test on Thursday.”

Bohachuk doesn’t intend to let the postponement derail his plans to come out strong in early 2021 and continue his upward trajectory through the Southern California boxing ranks.

“It is with regret that I have to announce that I’ve contracted the COVID virus and have to withdraw from the fight on Dec. 3,” Bohachuck said. “I want to thank Ring City and NBC Sports for the opportunity, and I look forward to fighting Adams in the future. I’m feeling fine and look forward to resuming my training as soon as I’m cleared.”

Adams, who is promoted by Banner Promotions and The Tournament of Contenders, enters the ring on Dec. 3 for the first time since June 2019, when he challenged Jermall Charlo for the WBC Middleweight Title. Adams has sparred with the likes of Shawn Porter and Gennadiy Golovkin.

“I am grateful that the show continues,” Adams said. “It is unfortunate that Bohachuck got sick, but the show goes on. I am excited to be the first big name fighter to fight on this new series, and I look forward to putting on a great performance.”

The undercard action remains, with former Olympian hopeful Brian Ceballo facing off against Larry Gomez in a 10-round welterweight challenge. Standout female heavyweight contender Danielle Perkins will fight the undefeated Princess Hairston in a six-round matchup. In an eight-round welterweight matchup, Gor Yeritsyan will face Mahonri Montes.
Former two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter will call the action alongside NBC Sports play-by-play commentator Bob Papa. Brian Campbell will serve as fight night analyst with Curran Bhatia reporting from ringside. Catch the full Ring City USA Fight Card live at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST on Dec. 3. Ring City fights will stream live on the NBC Sports app, with highlights featured on NBC Sports’ YouTube Channel.

Eimantas Stanionis remained undefeated with a 9th round stoppage over Justin DeLoach at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

In round nine, Stanionis dropped DeLoach with a right hand Seconds later, it was a flurry that sent DeLoach down for a second time. Stanionis finished the deal with a hard combination on a hurt DeLoach and the bout was stopped at 2:53.

Stanionis, 147 lbs of Lithuania is 11-0 with eight knockouts. DeLoach, 146.6 lbs of Augusta, GA is 19-5.

Cruz stops Castillo in 2

Kent Cruz stopped Erik Castillo in round two of a scheduled eight-round junior welterweight bout.

Castillo seemed hurt and the corner stopped the bout at 2:59.

Cruz, 139.6 lbs of Saint Louis, MO is 16-0-1 with 10 knockouts. Castillo, 145 lbs of Tijuana, MEX is 9-3.

Booker Decisions Duversonne

Chordale Booker won a close eight-round split decision over Sonny Duversonne in a junior middleweight bout.

In round four, Booker began to bleed from his nose.

Booker landed 132 of 411 punches; Duversonne was 131 of 491.

Booker, 154.6 lbs of Stamford, CT won by scores of 77-75 twice while Duversonne took a card 77-75.

Booker is now 16-0. Duversonne, 154.6 lbs of Miami, FL is 11-2-2.

Emanuel Navarrete became a two-division world champion as he won the WBO Featherweight Title with a 12-round majority decision over previosuly undefeated Ruben Villa at the MGM Conference Center in Las Vegas.

In round one, Navarrete scored a knockdown from a left uppercut. In round four, it was another uppercut that sent Villa down.

Navarrete outlanded Villa 163-131.

Navarrete, 126 lbs of Mexico won by scores of 115-111 and 114-112 twice and is now 33-1. Villa, 125 lbs of Salinas, CA is 18-1.

Navarrete said, “I knew that Villa was a fighter that moved a lot, and I knew that he was going to move even more once he felt my power. I didn’t get the knockout, but I got the victory.
 
“I’m very happy with this championship. It’s a reflection of all the sacrifices and all the hard work I put in. I conquered my second weight class because of all that hard work.
 
“I have my sights set on all the world champions at 126. I would love to face {Josh} Warrington. I think that our styles will make for a great fight.”

Alimkhanuly stops Coria in 2

Janibek Alimhanuly destroyed Gozala Cora in two rounds of their scheduled 10-round middleweight bout.

In round one, Alimkhanuly dropped Coria with a hard left. In round two, Alimkhanuly landed anther booming left that sent Coria down face-first and the fight was stopped at 2:59.

Alimkhanuly, 159.6 lbs of Kazakhstan is 9-0 with five knockouts. Coria, 158.6 lbs of Argentima is 16-4.

Alimkhanuly said, “I want to fight a world champion soon, like Demetrius Andrade and Jermall Charlo. Canelo, of course. Top Rank promotes Ryota Murata at 160. I want to fight him as well. Whoever the top guys are 160, I want them next.”

Rodriguez Stops Krael in 3

Good looking prospect Elvis Rodriguez stopped durable Cameron Krael in round three of their scheduled eight-round junior welterweight bout.

In round three, Rodriguez landed a right hook to the head that sent Krael down for the 10-count at 53 seconds.

Rodriguez, 141.5 lbs of Santo Domingo, DR is 10-0-1 with 10 knockouts. Krael, 141.2 lbs of Las Vegas is 17-17-3.

Lorenzo Simpson won an eight-round unanimous decision over Sonny Duversonne in a battle of undefeated middleweights.

Simpson controlled the action with his superior boxing ability.

In round sfive, Duversonne landed a right hand that forced Simpson’s left glove to touch the canvas and ruled a knockdown.

Simpson, 156 lbs of Baltimore, MD won by scores of 79-73 and 78-73 twice and is now 9-0. Duversonne, 154.8 lbs of Miami FL is 11-1-2.

Bryan Lua remained undefeated as he won a six-round unanimous decision over Nelson Colon in a lightweight bout.

Lua, 131.6 lbs of Malera, CA won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 7-0. Colon, 131.6 lbs of Cayey PR is 4-4.

Rashiem Jefferson remained undefeated with a four-round unanimous decision over Steve Garaganza in a junior featherweight bout.

In round three, Garaganza was cut over his left eye.

Jefferson, 123.8 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 40-36 on all cards, and is now 3-0. Garaganza, 123.5 lbs Laredo, TX is 2-3-1.

Kahshad Elliott made a successful pro debut with a 1st round destruction over Akeem Jackson in a scheduled six-round junior middleweight bout.

Elliott scored two knockdowns, with Jackson not wanting to get up before referee Michael Ortega’s 10-count at 1:15

Elliott, 152.8 lbs of Plainfield, NJ is 1-0 with one knockout. Jackson, 151.5 lbs of Oxon Hill, MD is 1-2.

Saint Petersburg,FL (February 28, 2020) -This Saturday night, a rematch 10-years in the making as heavyweight’s Laura Ramsey and Gwendolyn O’Neil battle at the Saint Petersburg Marriott Clearwater.

The 11 bout card is promoted by T&K Boxing Promotions.

Both women got their final thoughts in, as they wind down training camp just two days before their encounter.

“I had a good training camp. She wanted the rematch, so we are going to do this. I feel that I have an advantage because I won the first fight,” Said O’Neil.

Said Ramsey, “My training camp did not go as planned. I had a death of a family friend, so that affected me. About two years ago, I wanted to retire and Gwendolyn reached out to me. Over the last couple of years, we spoke a few times about doing this rematch and she was interested.”

“We are both champions. She fought Laila Ali twice. In fact the 2nd time she fought Laila, it was supposed to me. I signed for that fight. We are the only two credible heavyweights out there, so if this is our last fights, we mind as well go out with a bang. It makes sense to have the fight here as I started my first amateur fight in Saint Petersburg, so I mind as well finish here. The first fight with Gwendolyn was on a card promoted by her people. so this fight is promoted by my desired promoters. This is a fight that I HAVE TO WIN. I want to even the score with her. We are both 50 years-old and the combined age has to be a record. I don’t think any fight has a combined age of 100, so not only will this be a great fight, but it will be historical.”

In a six-round bout, undefeated super middleweight Sonny Duversonne (10-0-2, 7 KOs) of Avon Park, Florida takes on 55-fight veteran Larry Smith of Dallas, Texas.

In four-round bouts:

Jasmine Artiga (7-0, 4 KOs) of Tampa, Florida takes on Myrka Aguayo (3-2) of Tijuana, Mexico in a super flyweight bout.

Felix Santana (4-0, 3 KOs) of Ocala, Florida fights Ayron Palmer (0-3) in a super lightweight fight.

Jarred Jarvais (2-0) of New Port Richey, Florida battles Fernando Marrero (0-3) of Miami in a featherweight tussle.

Brandon Moore of Lakeland, Florida makes his pro debut against Nick Pinnock (0-1-1) of Tallahassee, Florida in a heavyweight affair

Iron Alvarez (9-0, 9 KOs) of Winter Haven, Florida squares off with Jorge Luis Santos Guzman (7-9-1, 2 KOs) of Monterrey, Mexico in a super featherweight bout.

Joseph Fernandez (12-3-3, 3 KOs) of Saint Petersburg, Florida will take on Carlos Pena (5-26-2, 2 KOs) of Erie, PA in a super lightweight fight.

Armando Moran (2-1, 2 KOs) of Wahneta, Florida fights Matthew Knauss (0-1) of Fernandina Beach, Florida in a featherweight affair

Evander Lamourt (5-2, 1 KO) takes on Ubaldo Lara (1-1) of Indianapolis in a lightweight competition.

Arnold Hill (11-14, 6 KOs) of Saint Petersburg, Florida takes on undefeated Ty McLoed (4-0, 4 KOs) of Bradenton, Florida in a light heavyweight fight.

Tickets for this outstanding evening of boxing are:

$40 for General Admission, $60 for Reserved, $70 for VIP Preferred, $80 per seat for 3rd and 4th row VIP table, $90 per seat for 2nd row VIP table, and $100 per seat for front row VIP table. (All tables are tables of 8)

Tickets can be bought online at https://tkallornothing2.bpt.me.

Tickets can also be purchased from all fighters on the card or at T&K Auto Collision at 2823 Overpass Road, Units 7&8 Tampa, FL 33619 or Main Events Boxing Gym @ 2575 28th Ave North, St. Petersburg, FL 33713.

Saint Petersburg,FL (February 12, 2020) – A special night of boxing is in store on
Saturday night,, February 29th Heavyweight’s Laura Ramsey and Gwendolyn O’Neil battle in a rematch almost 10 years in the making that will take place at the Saint Petersburg Marriott Clearwater.

The 13 bout card is promoted by T&K Boxing Promotions.

The six-round main event will feature Ramsey (10-7-1, 5 KOs) looking to extract revenge on O’Neil, who won an eight-round unanimous decision on September 11, 2010 to capture the WIBA World Heavyweight title.

Ramsey of Winter Haven, Florida has wins over undefeated Aasa Sandell (3-0-1); A 1st round stoppage over Ijoema Egbunine (12-1) and Kella Byars (1-0). Ramsey is coming off a draw with popular New Yorker Sonya Lamonikis on June 10, 2017.

O’Neil of Brooklyn, New York has a record of 19-7-2 with seven knockouts.

Besides the win over Ramsey, O’Neil has two wins over Kim Quashie (5-0) as well as a victory over Kathy Rivers (13-3-1)

In a six-round bout, undefeated super middleweight Sonny Duversonne (10-0-2, 7 KOs) of Avon Park, Florida takes on 55-fight veteran Larry Smith of Dallas, Texas.

In four-round bouts:

Jasmine Artiga (7-0, 4 KOs) of Tampa, Florida takes on Myrka Aguayo (3-2) of Tijuana, Mexico in a super flyweight bout.

Ivan Franco (5-0, 4 KOs) of Tampa, Florida fights Antonio Wattell (2-6-2, 2 KOs) of Houston in a super lightweight bout.

Felix Santana (4-0, 3 KOs) of Ocala, Florida fights Ayron Palmer (0-3) in a super lightweight fight.

Jarred Jarvais (2-0) of New Port Richey, Florida battles Fernando Marrero (0-3) of Miami in a featherweight tussle.

Brandon Moore of Lakeland, Florida makes his pro debut against Nick Pinnock (0-1-1) of Tallahassee, Florida in a heavyweight affair

Iron Alvarez (9-0, 9 KOs) of Winter Haven, Florida squares off with Jorge Luis Santos Guzman (7-9-1, 2 KOs) of Monterrey, Mexico in a super featherweight bout.

Joseph Fernandez (12-3-3, 3 KOs) of Saint Petersburg, Florida will take on Ashot Mnatsakanian (2-3, 2 KOs) of Key West, Florida in a super lightweight fight.

Armando Moran (2-1, 2 KOs) of Wahneta, Florida fights Matthew Knauss (0-1) of Fernandina Beach, Florida in a featherweight affair

Evander Lamourt (5-2, 1 KO) takes on Leonardo Kenon (3-8, 1 KO) of Quincy, Florida in a lightweight competition.

Arnold Hill (11-14, 6 KOs) of Saint Petersburg, Florida takes on undefeated Ty McLoed (4-0, 4 KOs) of Bradenton, Florida in a light heavyweight fight.

Anthony Overby of Newport News, Virginia and Eric Rodriguez of Bradenton, Florida look for their 1st wins in a super welterweight fight.

Tickets for this outstanding evening of boxing are:

$40 for General Admission, $60 for Reserved, $70 for VIP Preferred, $80 per seat for 3rd and 4th row VIP table, $90 per seat for 2nd row VIP table, and $100 per seat for front row VIP table. (All tables are tables of 8)

Tickets can be bought online at https://tkallornothing2.bpt.me.

Tickets can also be purchased from all fighters on the card or at T&K Auto Collision at 2823 Overpass Road, Units 7&8 Tampa, FL 33619 or Main Events Boxing Gym @ 2575 28th Ave North, St. Petersburg, FL 33713.