The boxing Balderas brothers -- Carlos, the 2016 U.S. Olympic lightweight, and Jose, also a standout amateur -- are going pro as the first fighters to sign with promoter Richard Schaefers newly formed Ringstar Promotions.Schaefer, the co-founder and former longtime CEO of Golden Boy Promotions before an acrimonious split with Oscar De La Hoya led to his leaving the company in 2014, founded Ringstar this past summer. He is co-promoting a Showtime-televised card on Dec. 10 that is filled with Al Haymon-managed fighters, but he does not have agreements with any of them. With the Balderas brothers signing with him, Schaefer has two sought-after prospects, Carlos in particular, to build his company around.Carlos, who will fight professionally as a junior lightweight (130 pounds), and Jose, who will campaign as a bantamweight (118 pounds), signed promotional agreements last week, and the deals were announced on Monday.Carlos Balderas was one of the most sought-after Olympians coming out of the 2016 Summer Games, and I am so pleased that he, and his brother Jose agreed to join Ringstar Sports, Schaefer said. Carlos, Jose and their entire family are the type of people that we want to do business with at our company. I am going to do whatever it takes to make Carlos the face of boxing, and his brother will be right there with him.Both of these young men are exceptional fighters with great skills and even better work ethics. Most importantly, they have a desire to be great, and so does Ringstar. I am looking forward to getting started.Schaefer said that Carlos, 20, and the 21-year-old Jose, both of Santa Maria, California, will make their professional debut in late February in Los Angeles.These are two clean-cut young men who can fight and talk intelligently. We have two young men who have an opportunity to carry the fight scene here in Los Angeles, Schaefer said. For me, this is my No. 1 priority, to help them become superstars of the sport.The sons of Mexican immigrants, Carlos and Jose were introduced to boxing by their father (and trainer) Zenon and uncles Emiliano and David (their manager) and said the sport helped give them structure and keep them away from gangs and drugs when they were growing up.Im very, very excited for the future for me and my brother, Carlos said. Im thankful to Mr. Schaefer and excited to get the ball rolling and do big things. I was looking to turn pro even before the Olympics. The Olympics was a good experience, but I am more excited for the pros. Its something Ive been looking forward to for a while now.Said Jose: [Schaefer] is a very smart man and he has a vision for both of us for what we want to be, which is world champions and superstars.Carlos, who was 175-9 as an amateur and won various titles, advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August before losing to Cubas Lazaro Alvarez. Jose went 80-8 as an amateur.Carlos reminds me of a combination of Oscar and Fernando Vargas, and thats not a bad thing, Schaefer said. When you think about boxing in Los Angeles, and you go back to the days of the Olympic [Auditorium], there was [always] somebody who carries the Los Angeles and California boxing scene and was like the king of L.A. I believe that is missing today, but I believe the brothers will someday fill up the StubHub Center [in Carson] and the Staples Center.These kids have the skills inside the ring and they carry themselves the right way outside of the ring. The family still has a place in Mexico City and they are bilingual, so my plan is to also have them fight sometimes in Mexico. I am already in discussions with [Mexican television network] Televisa about them.Carlos was the target of several promoters, including Top Rank, Golden Boy and Japans Teiken Promotions, but Schaefer won the recruiting battle. I was myself. I think what I accomplished speaks for itself, he said. Carlos sparred with a lot of fighters, like Leo Santa Cruz and other guys [I worked with at Golden Boy], and when you ask the fighters what they think about me you get positive feedback. Im very much pro-fighter. Im there win or lose. Thats one of my strengths, my relationships. He saw that and liked that as well as my track record.Carlos said he and his brother decided to sign with Schaefer because they liked his honesty.He is a very trustworthy guy, a family man, Carlos said. He wanted to be with us from the beginning and he has the power and connections in Los Angeles, where my market is.Im looking forward to working with Richard for a long time. My brother and I chose Ringstar because we immediately felt comfortable with Richard. Im ready to start my career and grow my fan base. Im looking to do big things in this sport. Its not just about a paycheck. I want to win world titles and build a legacy.The brothers also became close with Raul Jaimes, one of Schaefers assistants, who Carlos said looked after him in Rio.My dad spoke a lot with these other promoters, Top Rank, Oscar, Mr. [Akihiko] Honda [of Teiken], Carlos said. I feel like they wanted to sign us just to sign us and not give us what we deserved. I didnt even want to have a meeting with them. They are very nice people but not the best decision for us to be with them.Said Zenon: Richard is a very smart man who is going to do amazing things for my sons. I know that my sons will be world champions. The question is, how many times? I believe that Richard has the mind to get us where we need to go. Under Armour Shoes On Sale . "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. Ua Outlet Store . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. http://www.uaoutlet.us/ . -- Arizona raced out to a big lead and did not back off, hitting the accelerator instead. Under Armour Outlet . 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While the relationship between Carroll and former San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh was more contentious, his dealings with Kelly have been mostly congenial.When Kelly was the coach at Oregon, one of the first places he visited to see how other teams run in-season practices was Seattle.It was his request to come here, then I was grilling him, Carroll said.Kelly recalled this week also visiting then-49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and taking a trip to Air Force, but the Seahawks were his first stop.I spent all my time trying to take as much information as I could in on all three of those visits, and I was fortunate because of, whether it was Jim or Pete or Troy Calhoun at Air Force, that they allowed me to do it, Kelly said. Not a lot of people would allow people to come in, especially in-season, but it was good experience for me.San Francisco has surprised with its performance through the first two weeks, opening with an impressive 28-0 shutout of the Rams, before losing 46-27 at Carolina in a game that was 34-27 midway through the fourth quarter before the Panthers pulled away.Seattle is showing signs of major offensive issues after managing 15 points through two games , including three points last week against a Los Angeles team the 49ers routed in Week 1. The offensive line has been unable to fully protect quarterback Russell Wilson or get the run game started. It hasnt helped that Wilson has played with a sprained right ankle suffered early in the second half of the opener against Miami.We feel like were really close, Carroll said. We feel like we can see the execution, we can see the potential to make the ball move up and down the field like we want to.Heres what else to watch as Seattle goes for its fifth straight regular-season win against San Francisco:THE INFIRMARY: Seattle came out of last weeks loss to Los Angeles beaten up. Wide receivers Doug Baldwin and Tyler Lockett suffered minorr knee injuries, while running back Thomas Rawls has a muscle strain in his lower left leg.ddddddddddddAll three are expected to play, but none will be at 100 percent. Coupled with Wilsons sprained ankle and a number of Seattles offensive stars will be playing at less than full health.GROUNDED: After rushing for 150 yards and three TDs in that opening win over Los Angeles, the 49ers running game couldnt get off the ground in Carolina. San Francisco was held to 65 yards on 25 carries against a defense keyed to stop the run.We need to get into the pass game a little bit more and maybe a little bit earlier just to kind of loosen them up a little bit, Kelly said. The two of them have to go hand in hand.TURNING IT OVER: A big positive for the 49ers early this season has been their ability to take away the ball after ranking second worst in the league a year ago with 12 takeaways. The defense has six takeaways already this season with three interceptions and three fumble recoveries. Coordinator Jim ONeill has stressed taking chances on defense -- even if it can lead to the occasional big play.We dont want to be that team that never makes any plays, ONeill said. We want our guys to go try to make some plays. Thats what this whole league is about, is making football plays.AIR DEFENSE: San Francisco quarterback Blaine Gabbert has thrown a touchdown pass in 12 straight games . That streak will be tested by the Seahawks, who are giving up just 184 yards per game through the air and have allowed one touchdown in two games. Gabbert was solid in his one start against Seattle last season, throwing for 264 yards and a TD and didnt commit a turnover.HOME-ROAD DISPARITY: The 49ers have had two different types of defenses the past two years depending on whether they are at home or on the road. San Francisco has given up 15.8 points per game at home, compared to 33.1 per game on the road. 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