Ali “Hurricane” Oubaali sets his sights on Connecticut
Star Boxing’s latest and greatest on undercard
Bronx, NY – Feb 07, 2008 After his sensational show stopping U.S debut in front of a SOLD OUT crowd at the Manhattan Center in New York City on October 18, 2007, French-Moroccan welterweight sensation Ali “Hurricane” Oubaali (20-3, 17KO’s) is set to make his second appearance in his newly adopted homeland, when he goes up against Great Britain’s Ashley “Treasure” Theopane (20- 2-1, 7KO’s). Oubaali v. Theopane is the co- feature event at the Mohegan Sun Arena Friday, February 15, live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. It took just four rounds for Oubaali to annihilate his last opponent Victorio Abadia and we can expect more of the same when Oubaali and Theopane meet up for ten scheduled rounds of action.
In the ring, Ali Oubaali might be the busiest man in boxing, a swirling blur of hooks and crosses that blows through a ring like a tornado through a trailer park, Ali is a fighter that needs a dictionary to understand the word jab. He can throw a swirl of power punches before his opponent hears the bell.
“I want to be champion,” Ali says, rushing down the list. “I want to help my family, I want to be the best. It’s crazy. I come here and I don’t know a lot of people, I don’t know the language very well, my lease is not very good, but I do what I have to do to realize my goal. I want to be a world champion. I want to be a world champion for those who have supported me and I want to be world champion for my mother.”
“He’s a very motivated, enthusiastic kid,” says Joe DeGuardia, Ali’s promoter and the head of Star Boxing. “That’s one of the reasons we were so excited to bring him over. He’s extraordinarily appreciative of what we’re doing for him, and he’s on the verge of doing big things for us.”
“Seeing,” DeGuardia says about Oubaali’s work rate, pausing “is believing. He’s just a sensational, sensational boxer in terms of excitement. He reminds me of when Manny Pacquiao first started to make an impact in terms of the fire and excitement he fought with. He just doesn’t stop, winging punches from the beginning of the round to the end.”
STAR’S NEW YOUNG GUNS FEATURED ON UNDERCARD
Flashy southpaw and Philadelphia sensation, “The New” Ray Robinson (6-0, 2KO’s), who has recently been touted as “one to watch in 2008,” will meet Norwalk, CT, Shakha Moore (10-11-3, 2KO’s) in what will be Robinson’s toughest opponent yet. Sparks are sure to file, as Robinson will fight tooth and nail to keep his UNDEFEATED record unblemished.
Former IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Glen Johnson’s prot