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Jamaican MMA Uriah Hall upset by Kelvin Gastelum in TUF 17 split-decision

by admin· April 14, 2013· in Boxing, Jamaica, News· 3 comments tags: Alicia 'Slick' Ashley, Athletics, Ato Boldon, Boxing, Brussels, Brussels: Bolt comes back to Memorial, Carifta, Carifta 2013, Carifta U-17, Carifta U-20, Chantall Martinez, Diamond League, Diamond League Brussels, Jamaica, Jamaica sports, MMA, Panama City, Samsung Diamond League, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, super bantamweight title, The Ultimate Fighter, Title fight, TUF 17, U-17, U20, UFC, Uriah Hall, Usain Bolt, WBC
    Uriah Hall is a Jamaican Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) artist currently fighting as a middleweight. He is the current Ring of Combat Middleweight Champion. He has fought notable fighters like Chris Weidman and Costa Philippou. Uriah Hall was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica but moved to Queens, New York in the United States at the age of thirteen. Upon his arrival in a new country, he was bullied at school but found refuge in martial arts. He is a second degree blackbelt in Tiger Schulmann’s Mixed Martial Arts under Tiger Schulmann and also competed as a kickboxer in the World Combat League. A contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen. From early days of their time in The Ultimate Fighter house, their roles were cast. Uriah Hall was the flashy, powerful favorite, capable of intimidating the opposition, while Kelvin Gastelum was the inexperienced underdog, the last pick on his team. Hall was one of the heaviest favourites in TUF Finale history, having delivered a series of brutal knockouts during his run to the final. It was an unlikely pairing to end the season, but they both survived the tournament structure to meet in the TUF […]
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Jamaican Boxer Alicia ‘Slick’ Ashley preparing for title defence in Argentina

by admin· April 06, 2013· in Boxing, Jamaica, News, Sourced· 24 comments tags: Alicia 'Slick' Ashley, Athletics, Ato Boldon, Boxing, Brussels, Brussels: Bolt comes back to Memorial, Carifta, Carifta 2013, Carifta U-17, Carifta U-20, Chantall Martinez, Diamond League, Diamond League Brussels, Jamaica, Jamaica sports, Panama City, Samsung Diamond League, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, super bantamweight title, Title fight, U-17, U20, Usain Bolt, WBC
With less than three weeks remaining for her April 20 world title fight in Panama against Chantall Martinez for her World Boxing Council super bantamweight title, Alicia ‘Slick’ Ashley has left her New York base to train in Argentina. The fight will take place at the Roberto Duran Arena in Panama City. There are two reasons for this change. The first is that her lead trainer Hector Roca has to be in Argentina to be with one of his fighters, Carlos Abrega, who has a fight there on April 15. The second is that Argentina is warmer than New York at this time of the year and this is what Ashley says that she wants at this time. She arrived in Argentina last Saturday and resumed her training schedule immediately. She told The Gleaner that she is enjoying the warmer weather in Argentina, and is pleased that she has two good male sparring partners who can really push her. She concedes that Martinez will be a good opponent, but is going into the ring very confident that she will retain her title. “I am not about to give up my title to anyone, and whoever challenges me will have a […]
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