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Brian Ceballo Remains Perfect and wins WBO Intercontinental Welterweight Title with Unanimous Decision Over Larry Gomez

NEW YORK (December 4th, 2020)–Welterweight Brian Ceballo won the WBO Intercontinental title with an impressive 10-round unanimous decision Larry Gomez in the co-feature of a Ring City USA card at the famed Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California.

The bout was televised live on NBC Sports Network.

Ceballo of Brooklyn, New York is managed by Split-T Management under the guidance of Tim VanNewhouse.

Ceballo controlled the action from the start as Ceballo used a tremendous ring IQ to set up his shots Ceballo’s accurate punching knocked the mouthpiece of Gomez out several times, which prompted referee Raul Caiz Jr. to deduct a point in the 10th round. Ceballo handled the pressure Gomez very well, was extremely poised in his own attack with solid combination punching.

Ceballo, 26 years-old won by tallies of 99-90, 98-91 and 96-93 to raise his perfect mark to 12-0.

“This win teaches me that even though I was not 100%, but I was able to push through and win by a comfortable margin,” said Ceballo

I was very excited to be on this stage because it introduced me to the boxing world. I would like to thank Split-T Management, 360 Promotions and Ring City USA for giving me a platform to display my talents”

Ceballo was a 15-time National Amateur champion, and five-time New York Gold Gloves winner.

Ceballo is promoted by 360 Promotions.




Undefeated Welterweight Prospect Brian Ceballo takes on Larry Gomez for WBO-Intercontinental Title on NBC Sports Network

NEW YORK (December 3rd, 2020)–TONIGHT, rising and undefeated welterweight prospect Brian Ceballo takes on Larry Gomez for the WBO Intercontinental Title in the co-feature of the 2nd installment of the Ring City USA boxing series on NBC Sports Network (9 PM ET / 6 PM PT).

Ceballo is managed by Split-T Management under the guidance of Tim VanNewhouse.

Ceballo of New York has a perfect mark of 11-0 with six knockouts and has been especially impressive as his competition has risen. Three fights ago, Ceballo beatdown previously undefeated Bakhtiyar Eyubov (14-0-1). In his last fight, Ceballo took out another undefeated foe in Ramal Amonov (16-0) in three rounds on October 5, 2019. Both of thise wins came in Caballo’s hometown at the World’s Most Famous Arena at Madison Square Garden.

“The belt we’re fighting for signifies small victories to bigger world championships. This is what boxing is about, we train to be the best and represent ourselves and the people behind us,” said Ceballo.

The 26 year-old Ceballo is a 15-time National Amateur Champion as well as a five-time New York Golden Gloves titlist.

Ceballo, who weighed 146.8 lbs at Wednesday’s weigh-in, is promoted by 360 Promotions.

Gomez of West Jordan, Utah is 10-1 with eight knockouts. Gomez has wins over three undefeated opponents, which includes his last outing when he defeated Brian Mendoza (18-0) on November 30, 2019 in Las Vegas.

Gomez checked in at 145.8 lbs.




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Split-T Management Signs Undefeated Junior Welterweight John Bauza

NEW YORK (November 30, 2020)–Split-T Management is proud to announce the signing of undefeated junior welterweight John Bauza.

Bauza of North Bergen, New Jersey by way of San Juan, Puerto Rico has an unblemished professional record of 14-0 with five knockouts.

“I have followed John Bauza since the amateurs, and I always have been impressed. He won the best fighter award at the best tournament I ever went to beating out the likes of Ryan Garcia, Tiger Johnson, Marc Castro, Otha Jones, Keyshawn Davis and so many more top fighters. I believe that he has the opportunity to be as big a star in New York as he already is in Puerto Rico, and he is on the path to a world title,” said David McWater of Split-T Management.

“I am excited to sign with Split-T Management because they have a lot of great fighters, and I see what they have done with them in terms of advancing their careers. I was looking for somebody to bring me to another level, and Split-T Management is just the company that will do that for me,” said Bauza.

“I want to keep training hard. Now that I have good management, I can see that my dreams can come true, and that is to be a world champion.”

The 22 year-old began boxing at the age of nine went he walked into a gym and loved the sport immediately. “My dad did not like it at first, but I was good at it and stuck with it,” Said Bauza.

That started a heralded amateur career that saw Bauza rack up an impressive record of 178-8. Bauza captured many tournament victories which included the USA Junior Olympic Qualifier, Diamond Gloves, Regional Golden Gloves and Ringside World Championships.

Bauza turned professional on April 23, 2016 with a 1st round stoppage over over LeRoy Padilla in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Bauza, who was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and has continuously stepped up his competition. He is coming off a eight-round unanimous decision over Larry Fryers (11-2) on June 30th in Las Vegas.

Bauza lists going to the beach and watching documentaries on boxing as his hobbies.

Bauza is promoted by Top Rank.




Split-T Management’s Tyler Howard Remains Undefeated with Unanimous Decision over KeAndrae Leatherwood in Las Vegas

NEW YORK (November 17, 2020)–This past Saturday night, Tyler Howard remained undefeated by winning an eight-round unanimous decision over KeAndrae Leatherwood.

Howard is managed by Split-T Management under the guidance of Tim VanNewhouse.

The bout took place at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas.

In round two, Howard was cut over the left eye. That did not deter him, as Howard used his muscle and boxing ability to overcome the cut, and take control of the fight in the later rounds.

That showed as in round six, Leatherwood was deducted a point for holding. In round eight, Howard dropped Leatherwood with a body shot.

Howard landed 81 of 329 punches; Leatherwood was 74 of 244.

Howard, 161.2 lbs of Crossville, TN won by scores of 77-74, 76-74 and 77-73 and is now 19-0. Leatherwood, 161.9 lbs of Tuscaloosa, AL is 22-8-1.

Howard is promoted by Top Rank.

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Split-T Management’s Tyler Howard and Joe Jones in Action on Saturday Night

NEW YORK (November 13, 2020)–Two fighters of under the Split-T Management banner will be in action on Saturday night.

Undefeated middleweight Tyler Howard will take on veteran KeAndre Leatherwood in a eight-round middleweight bout at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas.

In Los Angeles, cruiserweight “Mighty” Joe Jones takes on undefeated prospect Efetobor Apochi in a bout scheduled for 10-rounds.

Howard of Crossville, Tennessee has a record of 18-0 with 11 knockouts. The 26 year-old Howard is an eight-year professional, who has a 1st round stoppage over Isiah Seldon (12-1-1) as well as a win over Cristian Olivas (16-3). Howard is coming off a unanimous decision over Jamaal Davis on July 19, 2019.

Howard-Leatherwood weigh-in

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Leatherwood of Birmingham, Alabama has a record of 22-7-1 with 13 knockouts. The 32 year-old Leatherwood is a 12 year-professional who has wins over Eddie Gates (2-0), Martez Barnes (1-0) and Ryan Adams (6-1-1), Leatherwood has also competed against world champions Caleb Truax and Andy Lee.

At Friday’s weigh-in, Howard weighed 161.2 lbs. Leatherwood was 161.9 lbs.

The Howard – Leatherwood fight will be streamed live on ESPN+ beginning at 7 PM ET.

Howard is promoted by Top Rank.

Jones of Jersey City, New Jersey, has a record of 11-2 with eight knockouts. The 25 year-old Jones is seven year professional who was has a win over undefeated Montez Brown (8-0).

Apochi of Houston, Texas is 9-0 with nine knockouts. Apochi has a 7th round stoppage over Earl Newman (10-1-1) and is coming off a 4th round stoppage over Larry Pryor on October 4th, 2019.

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Jones weighed at 193 lbs. Apochi was 199 lbs at Friday’s weigh-in

The fight can be seen on FS1 at 8 PM ET




Split-T Management Sign Undefeated Brothers, Joseph and Jeremy Adorno

NEW YORK (November 13, 2020)–Split-T Management, boxing’s premier management company has added two outstanding young fighters to its already impressive roster.

Brothers, Joseph and Jeremy Adorno are the latest to ink with Split-T Management.

“We are excited to add Joseph and Jeremy to our roster. I have known them, and have always thought very highly of their skill levels since they were amateurs. I can’t wait to help guide them to the highest level of the sport,” said Split-T Management CEO, David McWater.

Joseph, a 21 year-old lightweight has a professional record of 14-0-1 with 12 knockouts. He was a top amateur who compiled a record of 156-22 and he won many amateur tournaments in his nearly 200 fight amateur career. He was a 13-time National Champion, who won Silver Gloves, Ringside and Junior Olympic championships. He holds two amateur wins over world champion Shakur Stevenson

As a professional, the four-year veteran has wins over Marco Antonio Ocano (1-0); Kevin Cruz (8-0) and Damian Sosa (9-2).

“This is a great new beginning for me. Signing with Split-T Management will provide me new opportunities. This was the missing piece to the puzzle for me. Dave McWater and Split-T Management are people that will care for me and for my career. I have known Dave since the amateurs, and he is a loyal person, so that is very important to me. He reached out to me at the right time and this is what exactly what I needed in my career,” said Joseph Adorno.

Jeremy is a 19 year-old super bantamweight who has compiled a record of 4-0 with one knockout.

As an amateur, Jeremy won over 100 bouts, and was a member of USA Boxing. He was a National Silver Gloves, Ringside World Championships and 2017 USA Boxing Youth National Championships.

“I have known David McWater since 2015. He was talking to my brother and I about managing us back then. I know this is the perfect fit for us, and I see huge things in the future for us,” said Jeremy Adorno.

Jeremy is coming off a unanimous decision win over Fernando Ibarra on January 11th in Atlantic City.

They are trained by their father Anibal Adorno and are both promoted by Top Rank.




Grand Slam Weekend For Split-T Management Fighters

NEW YORK (November 9, 2020)– This past weekend, Split-T Management fighters were perfect by winning four bouts, which included adding another world champion to boxing’s premier management company.

Friday night in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Kali Reis captured the WBA Super Lightweight World Championship with a 10-round unanimous decision over Kandi Wyatt.

Reis was brilliant throughout the fight as she showed terrific boxing skills and the Providence, Rhode Island native was dominant with a piston-like jab and pinpoint left hooks. Reis moved around the ring with great footwork that set up her shots against the hard charging Wyatt.

Reis took the title by winning by scores of 97-93, 97-92 and 96-94 to become a two-weight division world champion as she had previously won the WBC Middleweight championship.

On the same card, super middleweight Isaiah Steen remained perfect by taking out veteran Juan De Angel in round five of their scheduled six-round bout.

Steen scored two knockdowns which included the final hook that sent De Angel down, and the fight was stopped at 23 seconds of the 5th round. De Angel had previously lasted the distance with world champions Caleb Plan and Austin Trout.

Steen of Cleveland is now 15-0 with 12 knockouts.

The wins by Reis and Steen were seen on Impact Network, and will be replayed on November 14th at 10:30 PM ET

Saturday night in Philadelphia, Mark Dawson shook off a 20-month layoff with a six-round unanimous decision over crosstown rival Vincent Floyd.

Dawson worked well as he was proficient with his overhand left and right hooks from the southpaw stance.

Dawson won by scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55 to raise his mark to 7-0-1.

Also on Saturday night, prized amateur standout Tika Hemingway made her long-awaited professional debut with a four round unanimous decision over Miranda Barber in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Scores were 40-36 on all cards.

Hemingway, who was amateur rivals with Clarissa Shields, and has three wins over WBC and WBO World Champion, Franchon Crews Dezurn