Details on the opponents in the eight-round tremendous middleweight bout between Nadim Salloum and Decarlo Perez, happening at Sony Hall in New York City on Wednesday evening.
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8 Rounds — Super Middleweights
NADIM SALLOUM
Record — 9-1, 3 KO’s (*claims 11-1)
Height — 6’1″
Weight — 170.2
Age — 29
Originally from — Jounieh, Lebanon
Fights out of — Brooklyn
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Salloum was born and raised in Lebanon, and could be the first skilled
boxer with that distinction, contemplating that Mahmoud Charr, who has held the
WBA “regular” heavyweight championship, was kind of raised in
Germany.
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Currently Salloum lives in Brooklyn, and got here to the United States virtually
solely to pursue his profession as an expert boxer. Along the approach he bought what
he owned and guess all of it on himself. His household was initially in opposition to this
quest, however now they’re firmly in his nook
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Salloum claims a few extra bouts in Mexico, which might carry his
document to 11-1. Officially, because it stands now, his professional debut occurred 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 choice to at Afunwa
King.
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Since that defeat, he has reeled off seven straight wins. He was prolonged by
Roger Robidoux at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens on March twenty fourth, however got here out of
it with a six spherical choice win.
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His final bout was a sixth-round TKO over beforehand undefeated Jorge Leandro
Capozucco at Sony Hall 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 is thought by the nickname The Unpredictable”. And to think about it, he’s
certainly fairly unorthodox in his fashion.
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One of Salloum’s ambitions is to arrange a gymnasium in his native Lebanon sometime and
assist develop the expertise that he completely insists is there.
DECARLO PEREZ
Record — 19-6-1, 6 KO’s
Height — 5’10”
Weight — 169.4
Age — 31
Originally from — Atlantic City
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 bought him considering boxing. And he went on to have an
in depth newbie profession, going 85-15, though he was not essentially very
adorned.
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Turned professional with a four-round choice over Hector Collado in July 2010.
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Perez was no stranger to Philadelphia gyms or Philadelphia rings. He had
spectacular wins in the City of Brotherly Love in opposition to Tyrone Brunson and Jessie
Nicklow. He additionally decisioned Dante Moore, who was beforehand undefeated.
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Perez made a significant breakthrough with a decisive ten-round choice over 23-0
Juan Ubakldo Cabrera in August 2015. That gave him 9 wins over a ten-fight
interval and finally 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 cut back to 160 kilos for it. In the fourth spherical, Perez
bought caught with a proper hand that knocked him out and virtually despatched him
fully by way of 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 choice 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 choice over Rance Ward.
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Has fought 142 rounds in his profession. That’s virtually 100 greater than Nadim Salloum
(46).
* Worked as a pharmacy tech for Atlantic Care Regional Medical Center.
