Details on the opponents in the eight-spherical junior welterweight bout between Petros Ananyan and Paulo Cesar Galdino, happening at Sony Hall in New York City on Thursday night time.
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PETROS ANANYAN (16-3-2, 7 KO’s) is involved in climbing into the world title image as he locks horns with Paulo Cesar Galdino.
Ananyan is a local of Armenia who has lived in a variety of totally different locations, together with Russia, Brooklyn and Los Angeles. He started boxing at the age of 11, and compiled a reported newbie report of 220-60. He gained the 2007 Moscow Championships and was a bronze medalist in the prestigious Cup of Russia event. Most notably, he captured second place at the 2014 AIBA (Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur) Championships. The AIBA is a world governing physique for worldwide boxing.
He hung out in the Russian Army as properly, and is a university graduate, with a level in Physical Education & Sport.
Turned professional in June 2015 with a fourth-spherical TKO of Valere Essomba Ngono and was unbeaten in his first 15 fights, with a few attracts amongst these bouts. In solely his fourth professional battle, Ananyan went ten rounds with Vaghinak Tamrazyan to win the Russian welterweight championship.
In October 2017, Ananyan gained the IBF International junior welterweight crown with a sixth-spherical technical determination over Luca Giacon, who got here in with a report of 30-1. He then was crushed for the title on a ten-spherical determination to Steve Claggett 9 months later, dropping the verdict by one level on all three playing cards.
In his first battle in the United States, in December 2019, Ananyan misplaced an eight-spherical majority determination to Kareem Martin.
However, he rebounded along with his largest profession second in February 2020, when he floored Subriel Matias en path to a ten-spherical determination win. Matias was ranked second by the IBF and third by the WBC, and the victory propelled Ananyan to IBF (#14) and WBC (#15) world rankings.
Another profession spotlight was a ten-spherical determination at the Barclays Center over Daniel Gonzalez as he gained the WBA Continental Americas title at 140 kilos.
Ananyan’s final battle was on January 22, the lengthy-awaited rematch with Matias, who bought his revenge through ninth-spherical TKO. The spectacular Matias, who scored his 18th KO in 18 wins, mentioned that “I wanted to send him to the hospital.” That’s precisely what occurred because of the brutal encounter.
Throws a tough jab at any time when attainable, and pushes the challenge with aggressiveness………. Has been eight or extra rounds on ten totally different events…….. Turns 34 years of age in 5 days.
Works with main Russian supervisor Edward Goumachian, in addition to legendary coach Freddie Roach, who’ll be in the nook tonight.
Weight: 142 Pounds ‘
PAULO CESAR GALDINO (12-5, 8 KO’s) is hopeful of following up a current upset victory with one other one, this time over Petros Ananyan.
It definitely isn’t a case of “bright lights, big city” for Galdino. He comes from a metropolis that’s even larger then New York – Sao Paulo, Brazil, which is the fourth-largest metropolis in the world.
Galdino, a southpaw, didn’t get off to an auspicious begin in the professional ranks, dropping his debut to Gabriel Bonfim in February 2016.
His losses have come in opposition to opponents with a mixed report of 35-1-1. One of these was in opposition to Jackson Hurtado, who took him out in 2:45 of the first spherical in an enormous for the Brazilian title at 140 kilos (November 2017). He wound up successful that belt with a fifth-spherical stoppage of Osvaldo de Melo Costa in March 2019.
In August 2019, knocked out Felipe Lares in a single spherical for the South American tremendous light-weight (140) title.
Lost in a bid for the WBC Latino title at 140 kilos when he was stopped in eight by Juan Angel Gabriel Rosa, a fellow southpaw who doled out a number of punishment.
Went after the IBF Latino welterweight crown in opposition to Mirko Geografo final June however misplaced a ten-spherical determination. That is the solely time he has gone greater than eight rounds, which is what this bout is scheduled for.
Had his first battle in the U.S. on May 7, and scored an eight-spherical cut up determination win over New Yorker Daniel Gonzalez in what needs to be regarded upon as an upset. Gonzalez had beforehand misplaced a majority determination to Ananyan.
He is at the moment ranked the #1 welterweight in Brazil by report-preserving web site Boxrec.
Likes to maneuver out and in when attainable, and has an efficient proper hook. But he might be hit and sometimes makes the mistake of transferring straight again.
After the win over Gonzalez, reporters requested him what he needed to do subsequent. He mentioned he needed to go to Times Square. Well, he’s made it.
