NEW YORK (September 27, 2021) – Split-T Management has announced the signing of 2021 United States Olympian Tiger Johnson.

Johnson, 23 years-old of Cleveland, Ohio, will compete as a welterweight in the professional ranks.

“Signing with Split-T Management is a dream come true. I have a great relationship with (Split-T Management CEO) Dave McWater. He has seen me fight as a youth, and has followed my amateur career very closely. I am very comfortable with Dave and his team because he has taught me a lot about life outside the ring, and has given me great advice. Being that comfortable has helped me in the ring,” said Johnson.

“Tiger is just such a special kid. I first saw him in Reno in January of 2016, and I immediately knew that he was going to be a star. I am excited to be part of his journey,” said McWater.

Johnson began boxing at the age of seven as he had uncles and cousins who were professional boxers, including former light heavyweights Darrel Johnson (11-3-1, 8 KOs) and Ronald Johnson (17-1, 4 KOs).

Tiger Johnson had a highly decorated amateur career finishing with a record of 188-17, and saw him win a Gold Medal in the 2016 Youth World Championships; a Bronze Medal at the 2019 Pan Am Games; a 2019 Last Chance Qualifier Championship; Four 2017 Elite National Championships; a 2016 Elite National Championship; a 2015 Youth National Championship; and a 2014 National Junior Olympic Championship.

Johnson made it to the quarterfinals of the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo before losing to the eventual Gold Medal winner, Cuban Roniel Iglesias.

In his spare time, Johnson makes musical beats and is an avid reader of comic books.

Johnson is trained by widely respected Cleveland trainer Renard Sefo and former professional fighter Prenice Brewer.

Johnson can be followed on both Instagram and Twitter @tigerjohnson216

NEW YORK (September 22, 2021) – Split-T Management has announced the signing of amateur standout Trinidad Vargas.

Vargas, of Dallas, Texas, has an incredible amateur resume that culminated with a record of 198-12 and won 13 National Championships.

“I feel that signing with Split-T Management will open doors for me. I know they will do the job for me and I am comfortable with them,” said Vargas.

The 18-year-old Vargas started boxing at age 6 and had his first fight at age 8.

“My father was an amateur boxer and he was my backbone to the sport. He took me to a gym, and when he started teaching me the sport, I fell in love with it,” said Vargas

That spawned the aforementioned amateur career that saw him become a 6x Junior Golden Gloves National Champion, Silver Gloves National Champion; 2017 Junior Open Champion; 2017 Western Regional Champion; 2017 Eastern Regional Champion; 2018 USA Junior Boxer of the Year; 2018 Junior Olympics Champion for which he won the Male Boxer of the Tournament; 2018 Eastern Regional Champion and Western Regional Champion.

Vargas’ great-grandfather was a professional boxer. In his spare-time, Vargas has an interest in cars, in particular JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) cars. He lists Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao as his favorite fighters and is also a fan of Canelo Alvarez and Gervonta Davis.

He is trained by his father Nick Vargas and will debut as a super flyweight in the professional ranks.

NEW YORK (September 6, 2021) – “The Blonde Bomber” Ebanie Bridges won a hard-fought decision over French Bantamweight Champion Mailys Gangloff on Saturday in Leeds, England. Bridges, who was fighting just four weeks after her 3rd round stoppage over Bec Connolly, stepped in the ring sporting the Leeds colors of White, Blue, and Yellow to a wonderful ovation from the fans in attendance.

Coming forward behind a tight guard from the get-go, Bridges appeared to injure her right hand early in the bout and later endured swelling around her right eye – perhaps a remnant of her hard fought battle against Shannon Courtenay this past April. Bridges was forced to bite down and tough it out through eight rounds against a very fit and competitive opponent in Gangloff. Bridges ultimately prevailed, winning by a referee score of 77-76 to raise her record to 7-1.

Bridges’ hand was visibly swollen after the fight with X-rays revealing significant bruising in her hand. The injury will undoubtedly take some time to heal, but when she is back Bridges will be looking to step up into the type of fights that will excite her now global fanbase – likely including a rematch with WBA Bantamweight champion Courtenay.

Bridges is represented by Split-T Management under Split-T’s own Brian Cohen.

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Young, 23 years-old of Aiken, South Carolina, took out Kenneth Thomas in the opening round in Columbia, South Carolina.

Young compiled an impressive 42-12 mark as an amateur.

As an amateur fighter, Young made it to the 2020 Olympic Trials, and was a Western qualifier champion in 2017 & 2018, and the 2015 Youth Open Champion. He also was a 2014 Junior Olympic champion.

Young has the distinction as being the last American fighter to defeat Olympic Silver Medal winner Super Heavyweight, Richard Torrez

NEW YORK (September 4, 2021) – Ebanie “The Blonde Bomber” Bridges will be back in action today when she takes on Mailys Gangloff in a scheduled eight-round bantamweight bout at Headingley Rugby Stadium in Leeds, England.

Bridges, 6-1 with three knockouts, is managed by Split-T Management under Brian Cohen. Bridges will be in the ring just four weeks after her third-round stoppage over Bec Connolly on August 7th in Essex, England.

Bridges, who has taken the boxing world by storm since her heroic effort against WBA Bantamweight champion Shannon Courtenay on April 10th, will look to for another big effort to position herself for another shot at a world title.

Bridges of New South Wales, Australia has a record of 6-1 with three knockouts, will be making her 4th start of 2021.

Gangloff of France brings in a record of 5-2 with two knockouts and is the current French Bantamweight champion. She won the title with a fourth-round stoppage over Romane Geffray on May 7th. Gangloff also owns a win over Elodie Bouchlaka (4-1-2).

At Friday’s weigh-in, Bridges was 118 lbs. Gangloff was 116 lbs.

The bout can be seen live on DAZN at 2 PM ET

NEW YORK (September 1, 2021) – Heavyweight Stephan Shaw and junior welterweight Omar Rosario kept their undefeated records intact with victories at Whitesands Event Center in Plant City, Florida.

Shaw and Rosario are managed by Split-T Management.

Shaw of Saint Louis, Missouri, upped his record to 15-0 with 11 knockouts as he dispatched Nick Davis at 1:42 of the opening round of their scheduled eight-round bout.

Shaw dropped Davis with a huge barrage of power punches that put Davis out on his back.

WATCH SHAW’S KO

Shaw is promoted by DiBella Entertainment

Rosario pitched a shutout in his four round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Marc Misiura.

Rosario was able to showcase his boxing skills that made him an amateur star in his native Puerto Rico. The 23 year-old Rosario won every round and came home with the victory by scores on all three judges’ scorecards to raise his record to 5-0. Misiura is now 2-1.

Rosario is promoted by Top Rank.

Sunday night in Cleveland, junior middleweight Charles Conwell stopped previously undefeated Juan Carlos Rubio at 2:39 of round three of their scheduled 10-round bout.

Conwell of Cleveland is now 16-0 with 12 knockouts.

Conwell is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Holden Productions.

NEW YORK (August 27, 2021) -Three members of the Split-T Management stable will be in action as undefeated heavyweight Stephan Shaw and undefeated junior welterweight Omar Rosario will be in the ring on Friday in Plant City, Florida while former IBF Junior Welterweight champion Ivan Baranchyk battles undefeated Montana Love as part of the Jake Paul – Tyron Woodley pay-per-view event on Sunday night in Cleveland.

Shaw of Saint Louis, Missouri is one of the top heavyweight prospects in the United States as he sports a record of 14-0 with 10 knockouts. The 28 year-old will be making his 2021 debut. He has racked up wins over Danny Kelly (9-2-1), Jonny Rice (4-1-1), Joel Caudle (7-1-1), Donovan Dennis (12-3), Willie Jake Jr, (8-2-1), Gregory Corbin (15-2) and his last bout when he took an eight-round unanimous decision over Lyubomyr Pinchuk (12-1-1-) on December 17, 2020 in Las Angeles..

Shaw will be taken on Nick Davis (6-2) of Atlanta, Georgia. Davis is a six-year professional who is coming off a 2nd round stoppage of Eric Abraham on July 23rd in Decatur, Georgia.

Shaw is promoted by DiBella Entertainment.

Rosario of Caguas, Puerto Rico will take on fellow undefeated Marc Misiura in a four-round bout. Rosario of Caguas, Puerto Rico is 4-o with two knockouts.

Rosario, 23 years-old, was the Puerto Rican Olympic Trial Champion at 152 lbs., and was the island’s favorite to win a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Misiura is the third consecutive undefeated opponent for Rosario. Rosario stopped both Uriel Villanueva (1-0) and Wilfred Mariano (3-0), with the latter coming on June 19th in Las Vegas.

Misiura of Scranton, PA is 2-0 with one knockout. The 27-year-old turned professional this year, and is coming off a unanimous decision over Ubaldo Lara on April 24th in Louisville, Kentucky.

Rosario, who is promoted by Top Rank, checked in at 141.2 lbs at Thursday’s weigh-in.

Both Shaw’s and Rosario’s fights will be part of a Telemundo card.

On Sunday night in Cleveland, Baranchyk will make his long awaited return to the ring following his participation in the 2020 fight of the year against Jose Zepeda. That fight, which took place on October 3, 2020 featured eight knockdowns, with Baranchyk coming up on the short end of a classic that was stopped in round five.

Prior to that fight, Barranchyk (20-2, 13 KOs) of Miami, Oklahoma, has wins over Alfonso Olver (1-0), David Thomas (4-0), Angel Figueroa (4-1-1), Shadi Shawareb (9-0-2), Nicholas Givan (16-0-1), Eliseo Cruz Sesma (9-0-1), Zhimin Wang (7-0), Abel Ramos (17-1-2), Keenan Smith (11-0), former two-time world title challenger Petr Petrov (38-5).

On October 27, 2018, Barachyk won the IBF Junior Welterweight title with a 7th round stoppage over Anthony Yigit in New Orleans. In his first defense he came up just short against now undisputed world champion Josh Taylor. Baranchyk rebounded with a 4th round stoppage over Gabriel Bracero (25-3-1).

Love of Cleveland is 15-0-1 with seven knockouts. Just 26 years-old, Love already has wins over Vladimir Pierre (1-0), Samuel Teah (12-1), Ricardo Garcia (14-2), Jerrrico Walton (16-0) and in his last bout, Love stopped Olaide Fijabi (16-0) in two rounds on June 5th in Dubai.

The bout will be part of a SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View broadcast at 8 PM ET

Baranchyk is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Holden Productions.

Also in action will be undefeated junior middleweight Charles Conwell (15-0, 11 KOs) making his Cleveland homecoming against late-replacement Juan Carlos Rubio (18-0, 9 KOs) of Jalisco, Mexico in a 10-round bout.

Conwell is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and Holden Productions.

NEW YORK (August 20, 2021) -TONIGHT! at the Sycuan Casino Resort in El Cajon, California, Split-T Management’s Kali Reis will make the first defense of her WBA Super Lightweight world title when she takes on Diana Prazak in the headline bout of a UFC Fight Pass streamed card (11 PM ET / 8 PM PT).

Reis of Providence, Rhode Island, has a record 17-7-1 with five knockouts.

Reis, who is managed by Brian Cohen, won the title on November 6, 2020 with an exciting 10-round unanimous decision over Kandi Wyatt in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Reis, who is also a former WBC Middleweight world champion has wins over Maricela Cornejo (4-1) and Patricia Juarez (4-1).

Prazak of Melbourne, Australia has a record of 14-3 with nine knockouts, won the WBA Super Featherweight title with an 8th round stoppage over Frida Wallberg on June 14, 2013 in Sweden. She defended the title once with a 5th round stoppage over Shannon O’Connell (8-2). Prazak also has wins over Siriphon Chanbuala (10-0-1) and Fatuma Zarika (23-5-1). Prazak is coming off a unanimous decision over Milagros Gabriela Diaz on March 13th in Tijuana, Mexico.

At Thursday’s weigh-in, Reis weighed 139.2 lbs. Prazak was 138.2 lbs.

Reis is promoted by Dibella Entertainment.

NEW YORK (August 16, 2021) -This past Saturday night, Abraham Nova remained undefeated with an eight-round unanimous decision over Richard Pumicpic in a featherweight bout at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Nova is managed by Split-T Management.

Nova, 27 years-old, controlled most of the action as he used his length to outbox the veteran Pumicpic, who was making his American debut.

Nova was making his first start in 14 months after suffering an Achilles Tendon injury.

Nova, 127.2 lbs of Albany, NY won by scores of 79-73 twice and 78-74 is now 20-0. Pumicpic, 127.1 lbs of Manila, PHL is 22-12-2.

The bout was streamed on ESPN +.

Nova is promoted by Top Rank, Murphy’s Boxing and 12 Rounds Promotions

NEW YORK (August 14, 2021) -Tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma, undefeated Abraham Nova returns to the ring after nearly a 14-month absence when he takes on Richard Pumicpic in a featherweight bout scheduled for eight-rounds.

Nova is managed by Split-T Management.

Nova, 27 year-old of Albany, New York has a record of 19-0 with 14 knockouts.

The five-year professional is looking to return off his 10-round unanimous decision over Avery Sparrow (10-1) on June 25th, 2020.

Nova also has quality wins over Weusi Johnson (1-0), Martin Nicholas Matamala (9-2), Andres Zepata (7-1), Hassan Nourdine (9-2), Sulaiman Segawa (11-1), Brian Pelaez (9-2), Mario Lozano (18-2-1) and Luis Renaldo Castillo (20-3). With the wins over Castillo, Nova won the NABA Super Featherweight title.

Pumicpic of Manilla, Philippines has a record of 22-11-2 with seven knockouts.

The 31 year-old Pumicpic is a 13 year-professional who will be making his United States debut.

He has fought all over the globe, which includes stops in The Philippines, Thailand, Japan and Mexico.

Pumicpic is a former WBC Youth Silver Bantamweight champion, WBC International Super Bantamweight champion and WBO Asia Pacific Featherweight champion

He has wins over Viviencio Urcia (1-0), Diarh Gabutan (5-0-3), Nattaphong Panpaew (9-0-1), Junior Bajawa (14-1-1), Joe Noynay (10-0-1), Hisashi Amagasa (33-6-2) and Yoshimitsu Kimura (9-0). Pumipic is coming off a 6th round stoppage over Landy Cris Leon on May 1st in the Philippines.

At Friday’s weigh-in, Nova was 127.2 lbs. Pumicpic was 127.4

The fight will be streamed on ESPN+ beginning at 6 PM ET.

Nova is promoted by Top Rank.

NEW YORK (August 9, 2021) – It was a knockout weekend for Split-T Management as four of it’s athletes all scored knockout victories bouts that took place on two continents.

On Friday night at The DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento, Kevin Montano made a successful pro debut by taking out Tyler Marshall in the 2nd round of their junior lightweight bout.

Montano, who was fighting in front of his hometown fans, put on a dominating performance against the nine-fight veteran Williams, and got the stoppage victory at 1:42 of round two.

The 23 year-old Montano is from Sacramento, California and had a distinguished amateur career that saw him rise to the number-two ranked lightweight in the United States.

During Montano’s amateur career, Montano was a three-time California State Champion, the 2017 National Golden Gloves runner-up, 2017 Eastern qualifier runner-up, 2019 Western qualifier runner-up and he placed third in the 2021 Nationals.

On Saturday afternoon, Former world title challenger Ebanie Bridges was impressive in stopping Bec Connolly in round three of a scheduled eight-round bantamweight bout.

The bout was seen live and worldwide on DAZN

In round three, Bridges landed a hard uppercut that was followed by a flurry to the head that sent Connolly to the deck. Bridges then landed a hard overhand right that was followed by a left to the jaw that forced a referee stoppage at 1:22.

Bridges, 118 3/4 lbs of New South Wales, AUS is now 6-1 with three knockouts. Connolly, 118 lbs of Swindon, ENG is 3-10.

“To be back here in the UK, and to win and get my hand raised is amazing,” Bridges told DAZN. “Las time I was unlucky, although I still got a good reception. It was good to get in here and get my hand raised for my fans. I had a few people here supporting me so shout out to everyone that came. I saw you there with your Aussie flags and I appreciate you. It feels great.

“Winning is what it’s all about. It’s all good having the fanbase and the social media presence but if you’re not winning it can only go so far. Winning is important. It feels good. She was more difficult in the sense she was holding and a bit rough on the inside. That was new for me. I’m not used to people holding.

“I thought I would finish it in the later rounds. I knew I would break her down. I was just aiming for her body for the first few rounds because I wanted to break her body down so I could open her up to the head, and that’s exactly what we did. That’s what our plan was.

“By the third round I already had her hands dropping from going to the body and then that’s why that right hand was landing.

On Saturday night at the Whitesands Event Center in Plant City, Florida, brother Marques and Dominic Valle each remained undefeated with knockout victories of their own.

Marques needed just 30 seconds to destroy Jimmy Rosario in their four-round welterweight bout.

It was a left hook to the live that ended Rosario’s night and lifted Marques’ record to 3-0 with three knockouts.

The former Team USA member, having less than 50 career amateur fights, Valle made it all the way to the 2020 Olympic Trials, where he impressed with his ability to consistently walk down more experienced opposition.

Dominic needed two rounds to dispose of 30-fight veteran Michael Gaxiola.

The time of the stoppage was 2:15 for Valle, who raised his mark to 2-0 with two knockouts.

Dominic won the 2016 National Silver Gloves and in 2018, he was a National Junior Olympics champion.

The Valles of Wesley, Chapel Florida, are promoted by Pro Box Promotions.