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William Posey Silva (1859-1948) - A foggy day, Point Lobos

Oil on board. 12 x 16 inches, 30.5 x 40.6 cm.

Estimate: US$5,000-7,000.

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By Hector Franco | Senior Writer and Editor

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Published: July 14, 2018

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - At the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana top prospect Teofimo Lopez (10-0, 8 KOs) put on a dominating performance in stopping Brazil’s William Silva (25-2, 14 KOs) in six rounds. From the first bell, Lopez let it be known that this would not be a good night for Silva. 

The 20-year old Lopez was able to establish his jab while controlling the distance and pace the bout was being fought. Lopez landed a left hook in the first round between the Brazilian’s guard that sent him to the canvas. For the remainder of the bout, Lopez showed why he is rated as arguably the best prospect in the sport. He showed a wide array of skills while entertaining the crowd in attendance. 

It would only be a matter of time it seemed before the bout would be stopped. Silva was unable to adjust to anything that Lopez presented in the fight. At times leaving himself an open target to the 20-year olds pot shots. In the fifth round, Lopez was in complete control. In the last 30 seconds, he turned up the intensity by unleashing a barrage of hooks on Silva backing him into a corner knocking him down for the second time in the fight. 

Before the match, Lopez predicted he would stop Silva in the fifth round. While Lopez missed his opportunity to get the stoppage in the fifth round, he wasted no time in the sixth. When the sixth round began, Lopez went immediately to work putting Silva on the canvas for the final time forcing the referee to end the fight. The end came at the .15-second mark of the sixth round. 

With the victory, Lopez is now the WBC Continental Americas lightweight champion putting him closer to a world title match in the future. The lightweight division is filled with some of the best fighters in the sport including Vasiliy Lomachenko and Mikey Garcia. Lopez may not be ready for the elite in the division just yet, but if his performance against Silva is any indication he may be headed towards a world title sooner rather than later. 

"It was a home run. Now it's time to collect. It's the beginning of the takeover. "  -- Teofimo Lopez

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Published: July 12, 2018

 Regis Prograis to defend WBC super lightweight diamond belt against Juan Jose Velasco Lightweight sensation Teofimo Lopez continues "The Takeover" against William Silva LIVE on Saturday at the Lakefront Arena, 7 p.m. ET on

Championship boxing is back in "The Big Easy" on Saturday at the Lakefront Arena. Native son Regis "Rougarou" Prograis (21-0, 18 KOs) defends the WBC super lightweight diamond belt against fellow unbeaten Juan Jose Velasco (20-0, 12 KOs), while unbeaten lightweight sensation Teofimo Lopez (9-0, 7 KOs) looks to continue "The Takeover" against once-beaten William Silva (25-1, 14 KOs) for the vacant WBC Continental Americas lightweight title.  Prograis vs. Velasco and Lopez vs. Silva will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 7 p.m. ET. The undercard will be streamed on ESPN+ beginning at 4:30 p.m ET and include several standouts, including 2016 U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell (7-0, 5 KOs) in a six-round middleweight bout against Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native Travis Scott (19-3, 5 KOs), 2016 Olympic gold medalist Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (4-0, 2 KOs) versus fellow unbeaten Kevin Johnson (5-0, 4 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight bout; unbeaten 130-pound contender Erick De Leon (17-0-1, 10 KOs) against Adrian Young (25-4-2, 19 KOs) in a 10-rounder; featherweight prospect Jean Carlos Rivera (13-0, 8 KOs) versus Angel Luna (12-4-1, 7 KOs) in a 10-rounder; and the professional debut of the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist from Russia, Vladimir Nikitin.  Many of the fighters from Saturday's card worked out for the media Wednesday at New Orleans Boxing Club. This is what they had to say. 

Regis Prograis "I'm not going to say I go in looking for the knockout, but I go in to try and hurt my opponent. Boxing is a brutal sport, and that's how it's supposed to be. I feel like I'm a killer. Of course, I'm nice. I can smile with ya'll, but when I get in there, I'm a killer." "When I hit somebody and I know they're hurt, then I know I got them. My whole thing is if I hit them and I see some type of weakness in their body, or I see something going, then I know automatically I got them. It's over." "When I started {boxing}, I was a natural street fighter most of the time. It was a big influence because it started me off and gave me the hunger. I wanted to be great and I knew I wanted to be a professional boxer since probably when I was 14 or 15." "There are way more distractions {fighting at home}, but it's part of the game. You gotta do it. It's part of my job."

Teofimo Lopez "I'm 20 now. I'll be a world champion by 21. Then I'm going to clean out the 135-pound division. And yeah, I know Vasiliy Lomachenko is in my way." "This is my last fight as a 20-year-old, and I know that I'm going to put on another great show. 'The Takeover' is real, ladies and gentlemen. The dude I'm fighting has never been knocked out, but he's never seen anyone like me. I just can't wait for Saturday night, and I have a bunch of tricks up my sleeve that nobody has seen." "I don't smoke. I don't drink. I respect the sport. My time is coming."

Juan Jose Velasco

"The pressure is not an issue for me. The pressure is on Regis. I'm not expected to do much, which is fine by me. I'll prove the experts wrong." "I feel like everyone is pulling for him, that it's a gimme fight for Regis. Everyone can talk, but on Saturday, he'll have to fight." 

William Silva "I feel great. Teofimo was a great amateur and an Olympian, but this is the pro game. The pros are a different animal." "In the ring, there ain't no underdog. It's whoever has the will and the skills. When you're in the ring, you show your skills." 

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Tonight at the Theater in Madison Square Garden, WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Terence Crawford improved his record to 28-0 with 20 knockouts. Crawford stopped Hank Lundy in the fifth round of their bout. After landing a clean left hand that put Lundy on wobbly legs. Crawford followed with more straight lefts that finally put Lundy on the canvass. Lundy beat the count, but was immediately stopped by a barrage of punches by Crawford.

Since the first press conference to announce the bout, Hank Lundy was game and motivated. To the surprise of many Lundy won the first round of the bout by landing some clean left hands in combination on Crawford’s chin. Crawford in the second round decided to stay on the outside using his jab. Lundy was unable to get inside due to the jab. It seems that Crawford has the tendency to study his opponents in the first few rounds. Crawford is playing chess by giving up some early rounds to opponents to game plan in real time. Crawford has shown the uncanny ability to read his opponents and look for openings that result in Crawford quickly taking advantage of his opponents. 

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Crawford may now set his sights on the winner of the Pacquiao-Bradley rubber match. Especially, if the winner is Manny Pacquiao. Until then we may see Crawford in against another brawler in Ruslan Provodnikov later this year. Whoever Crawford ends up fighting next, fans will be waiting anxiously for the Omaha-bred fighter to step back in the ring.

Guy Robb and William Silva make Top Rank debut this Saturday

This Saturday’s HOLLYWOOD FIGHT NIGHT 11 card will feature two recent signees by Top Rank, Guy Robb (15-1, 7KOs) and William Silva (21-0, 12KOs), attempting to impress their new promoter. (more…)