(NOV 26) PHILADELPHIA --
Hard Hitting Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of
undefeated super featherweight Tamar "Princess" Israeli to a
promotional contract.
Israeli of Tel Aviv, Israel, now fights out of Las Vegas, and
has a record of 2-0 with both wins coming via knockout.
The 27 year-old Israeli, who also
has modeled all over the world, was recently introduced as the
newest member of Team Hard Hitting on November 16th at The 2300
Arena.
Israeli began boxing at the age of 17. While living in France,
she started modeling. When she moved to New York, she tried to
continue to model, but she became focused on her boxing career.
"I was always getting into fights
when I was little, so I put my anger towards boxing, and that is
what got me started in the sport," said Isareli.
Israeli began training at the
famed Gleason's Gym, and had 22 amateur fights.
She turned professional in February 11, 2017 with a 59 second
stoppage over Khadija Sanders in Raleigh, North Carolina. Three
months later she returned to Raleigh to score a 3rd round
stoppage over Lashanda Tabron.
"I am excited and happy to sign with Hard Hitting Promotions. I
can not wait to fight on one of their cards. I just was at their
last fight card, which was a ShoBox card, and I see the type of
fight cards that they put on. It is a classy operation."
"We are very happy to have signed
Tamar," said Manny Rivera and Will Ruiz of Hard Hitting
Promotions. "She has a lot of talent, and we look forward to
continuing her career. She has a lot of charisma and feel she
will become a real fan favorite on our shows, and eventually she
will become a champion."
Israeli also recently signed with
manager Brian Cohen. Cohen, who manages a dozen high-quality
female fighters, also has big hopes for his new fighter.
"I met her at Gleason's and saw that she has a lot of talent. I
don't sign fighters unless they can fight, so she is just not
another pretty face. She is a hard worker, and now that we have
her under contract, she will get better."
"I am happy to sign with Brian. I trust him 100%. He is very
professional. It is what I needed for my boxing career. I can
see what he has done with his other fighters, and I can see my
future is very bright."
"I got the nickname Princess because I loved watching Prince
Naseem Hamed fight. He had a different style, and he was a
showman. I like to entertain. Also people started calling me
that because of my long hair"
Cohen said that he is working with Hard Hitting Promotions on a
fight date for Israeli, which could come at the end of December
or on Hard Hitting Promotions next card, which will be in
February.