Posted on 12/21/2022
Particulars on the opponents within the eight-round middleweight bout between Alejandro Silva and Issah Samir, going down at Sony Corridor in New York Metropolis on Wednesday night time.
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8 Rounds —
Middleweights
ALEJANDRO SILVA
Document — 19-0-1, 14 KO’s
Peak — 5’10”
Weight — 156.4
Age — 29
Initially from — Misiones, Argentina
Fights out of — Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Silva s at the moment ranked twenty eighth on the earth by the World Boxing Council (WBC) as an excellent welterweight (154 kilos).
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Made his skilled debut in April 2016 with a second spherical TKO over Brian
David Aranda.
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Sustained a attract his third professional battle in opposition to Gonzalo Andres Chaparo. That
is, up to now, the one blemish on his document.
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In February 2020, he gained the Argentinian championship at 154 kilos with a ten
spherical resolution over Emiliano Exequiel Pucheta. He defended that belt 4
occasions.
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Skilled a little bit adversity in November 2020 when he hit the deck within the
fifth spherical in opposition to Javier Maciel, however he got here again to finish a 10-round
resolution victory.
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Was concerned in a fairly weird incident in February 2021 when he confronted
Gabriel Omar Diaz. Silva had been holding Diaz, and had him in what amounted to
a one-armed entrance headlock. However then Diaz bit Silva on the arm, onerous sufficient to
have Silva writhing in ache, and after a evaluate, the referee disqualified Diaz.
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Scored an excellent win in June of final 12 months when he took care of enterprise
in opposition to southpaw Diego Ramirez, who got here into the bout with a document of 23 –
4–1, profitable a ten spherical resolution.
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Silva’s final flight was on September 2, scoring a fourth spherical stoppage of
Jesus Pina Najera.
* Doesn’t thoughts taking part in the function of the aggressor, and is aware of reduce off the ring. You may classify him as essentially sound.
ISSAH SAMIR
Document — 19-1, 16 KO’s
Peak — 5’9″
Weight — 156
Age — 33
Initially from — Accra, Ghana
Fights out of — Las Vegas
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Samir grew up in Accra, Ghana, and he grew to become acquainted with the game as a result of
his father did some boxing. He grew to become extremely adorned in his nation, and gained
a silver medal on the 2007 All- Africa Video games.
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He beat Bruno Julie of Mauritius to qualify for the 2008 Olympics. Within the bantamweight
division, he misplaced his opening spherical bout on factors to Hector Manzanilla of
Venezuela. Oddly, Julie, who additionally made it to the Olympics, gained a bronze medal.
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Issah is the brother of Bastir Samir, who represented Ghana as a lightweight
heavyweight within the 2008 Olympics. Curiously, Bastir had jumped from
welterweight all the way in which as much as mild heavyweight within the area of a 12 months in
order to discover a opening to qualify. And he’s now 20 –0–1 as knowledgeable.
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Issah turned professional in July 2011 with a second spherical TKO of Abdul Majid. In
one other odd twist, regardless that he had certified only a few years earlier than as a
bantamweight for the Olympics, Samir made this professional debut at 155 kilos.
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He knocked out every of his first eight opponents. And to proceed his fast
climb up the ladder, he gained the IBF World Youth title at 154 kilos in Might 2013
with a 3rd spherical TKO of Robizoni Omsarashvili.
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Gained the 154 pound title in his native Ghana with a 12-round resolution over
Ishmael Tetteh (September 2012).
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All of his fights had taken place in Ghana till the final one, in December
2020, as he was stopped in three rounds from by Aidos Yerbossynuly, who was
undefeated on the time. After being floored within the third, Samir paced round
the ring however didn’t seem as if he wished to proceed.
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That battle occurred in Kazakhstan, and there have been three completely different “belts“ on
the road: the WBA worldwide tremendous middleweight, the WBC Asian Boxing
Council tremendous middleweight and the WBO international tremendous middleweight.…… For what
it’s value. Samir has not fought since. .
*This
would be the first battle for him in the USA, though he lives in
trains in Las Vegas.
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Samir is a fairly good standup boxer. Maintain his palms excessive. Jabs loads, and has
a sneaky left hook.
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Refers to himself as a “cool and mild man,“ until he’s contained in the ring,
that’s.