Posted on 12/21/2022
Particulars on the opponents within the eight-round tremendous middleweight bout between Nadim Salloum and Decarlo Perez, going down at Sony Corridor in New York Metropolis on Wednesday night time.
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8 Rounds — Tremendous Middleweights
NADIM SALLOUM
Report — 9-1, 3 KO’s (*claims 11-1)
Peak — 6’1″
Weight — 170.2
Age — 29
Initially from — Jounieh, Lebanon
Fights out of — Brooklyn
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Salloum was born and raised in Lebanon, and is likely to be the primary skilled
boxer with that distinction, contemplating that Mahmoud Charr, who has held the
WBA “common” heavyweight championship, was roughly raised in
Germany.
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At the moment Salloum lives in Brooklyn, and got here to the US nearly
solely to pursue his profession as an expert boxer. Alongside the way in which he offered what
he owned and guess all of it on himself. His household was initially towards this
quest, however now they’re firmly in his nook
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Salloum claims a few further bouts in Mexico, which might deliver his
document to 11-1. Formally, because it stands now, his professional debut came about in
Tijuana in November 2017, a first-round knockout of Dario Cervantes. He wasn’t
as lucky in his second bout, as he misplaced a majority resolution to at Afunwa
King.
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Since that defeat, he has reeled off seven straight wins. He was prolonged by
Roger Robidoux on the Melrose Ballroom in Queens on March twenty fourth, however got here out of
it with a six spherical resolution win.
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His final bout was a sixth-round TKO over beforehand undefeated Jorge Leandro
Capozucco at Sony Corridor on October 13.
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Salloum is managed by Adam Glenn, son of the legendary coach (and bar proprietor)
Jimmy Glenn.
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He’s identified by the nickname The Unpredictable”. And to think about it, he’s
certainly fairly unorthodox in his type.
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One in every of Salloum’s ambitions is to arrange a health club in his native Lebanon sometime and
assist develop the expertise that he completely insists is there.
DECARLO PEREZ
Report — 19-6-1, 6 KO’s
Peak — 5’10”
Weight — 169.4
Age — 31
Initially from — Atlantic Metropolis
Fights out of — Egg Harbor, NJ
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Nicknamed “3mendo”
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Perez, who had a troubled chilhood, was introduced up by his grandparents. His
grandfather initially acquired him occupied with boxing. And he went on to have an
in depth newbie profession, going 85-15, though he was not essentially very
embellished.
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Turned professional with a four-round resolution over Hector Collado in July 2010.
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Perez was no stranger to Philadelphia gyms or Philadelphia rings. He had
spectacular wins within the Metropolis of Brotherly Love towards Tyrone Brunson and Jessie
Nicklow. He additionally decisioned Dante Moore, who was beforehand undefeated.
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Perez made a serious breakthrough with a decisive ten-round resolution over 23-0
Juan Ubakldo Cabrera in August 2015. That gave him 9 wins over a ten-fight
interval and in the end led him right into a January 2016 bout with Rob Brant.
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The battle with Brant was for the NABA middleweight title. And it was no celebration
for Perez, who needed to scale back to 160 kilos for it. Within the fourth spherical, Perez
acquired caught with a proper hand that knocked him out and nearly despatched him
fully by the ropes. Brant went on to win the WBA title. Perez went on
to lose to Dashon Johnson, a spoiler with a 19-19-4 document.
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In September 2018, Perez gained an eight-round resolution over Antowyan Aikens in a
brutal bout the place each males hit the deck. Perez gained the New Jersey 168-pound
title, however he didn’t battle once more for 3 years.
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Returned from his hiatus with a TKO-3 over Lauro Alcantar. In his final bout, on
March 26, he gained a majority resolution over Rance Ward.
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Has fought 142 rounds in his profession. That’s nearly 100 greater than Nadim Salloum
(46).
* Labored as a pharmacy tech for Atlantic Care Regional Medical Middle.