Derric
Rossy Defends Belt vs Spoiler Zack Page;
Press Release: February
26, 2010 - Picture by David Martin.
Read About his last Fight
A
national heavyweight championship, a noted junior
welterweight veteran, an undefeated cruiserweight
and an undefeated young lightweight will highlight
the domestically non-televised undercard matches
supporting the March 6 HBO-televised (9:30 p.m.
ET/PT) world championship unification main event at
Mohegan Sun pitting undefeated World Boxing Council
super lightweight champion Devon Alexander “The
Great” against International Boxing Federation
junior welterweight champion Juan “Iron Twins”
Urango.
WBC USNBC heavyweight champion Derric Rossy (22-2,
12 KOs), from Medford, N.Y., will defend his title
in a rematch with upset-minded Zack Page (20-27-2, 7
KOs), from Warren, Ohio; respected junior
welterweight veteran Steve Forbes (34-7, 10 KOs),
from Las Vegas, will take on dangerous Dominican
Republic puncher Harrison Cuello, now fighting out
of Bronx, N.Y.; undefeated cruiserweight contender
Ryan “The Irish Outlaw” Coyne (13-0, 4 KOs) will
square off against clubbing cruiserweight Paul
Jennette (11-2, 8 KOs), from Greensboro, N.C.; and
an intriguing young lightweight prospect Angelo “La
Cobra” Santana (7-0, 4 KOs), originally from Cuba
now based in Miami, ...continue
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Scott
Finds a Home Inside the Ring
They make them big in
Texas, even their mortgage professionals. Just ask
once-beaten heavyweight prospect Herman "Skip"
Scott.
And if you're wondering
how a 6' 8" 255-pound destroyer with a heavy right
hand can find the mild temperament to spend his days
filling out home buyers' paperwork and the
aggressive temperament to spend his nights
pulverizing opponents, you need look no further than
the old real estate axiom: it's all about location,
location, location.
Skip Scott is a
gentleman in business and a monster in the ring.
"I started out kickboxing for about 10 years. I was
ranked #3 in the nation and #2 in Texas and went
about 75-5 in 80 bouts. Then I hurt my leg, so I
went to a boxing gym and fell in love with it,"
explains the 31 year old of his introduction to the
boxing. "I fought three amateur boxing fights total.
I entered a Ringside Tournament in Kansas City and
made ..continue
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THREE BIG
FIGHTS INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE JOE HAND BOXING GYM
TO TAKE PLACE THIS WEEKEND
PHILADELPHIA (FEBRUARY 25TH, 2010)—
This weekend, three members of the highly
regarded Joe Hand Boxing Gym will have big bouts in
three different venues in the Delaware Valley.
First off, on Friday night, former Jr.
Welterweight contender, Michael “No Joke” Stewart
will take on Brandon Baue at Dover Downs in Dover,
Delaware in an eight round Welterweight bout.
Stewart of nearby New Castle, Delaware is looking
for one last run as the former USBA Jr. Welterweight
champion, has been working very hard at The Joe Hand
Boxing Gym and looks re energized under the guidance
of trainer’s Danny Davis and Tommy Barnes.
Stewart has a record 44-7-2 with twenty-three
wins coming by knockout.
The
thirty-two year old is on a two fight winning streak
with his previous outing ...continue
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Travis
Kauffman to Face Miller on 2/27
Allentown, PA (Wednesday, February 24, 2010) –
The first taste of
adversity for a professional boxer reveals a great
deal about the character of the fighter. Heavyweight
prospect Travis Kauffman of Reading, PA intends to
show that what hasn’t killed him will only make him
stronger when he returns to the ring this Saturday,
February 27th at the Rodeway Inn & Conference Center
in Allentown, PA against Mike Miller of Akron, OH in
the six round main event.
King’s Promotions will
promote the ten-bout event that will feature both
professional and amateur boxing action.
The full card can be
seen via tape delay on www.gofightlive.tv for just
$4.99 by clicking
http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=626
Kauffman, 18-1 (15 KO), will be making his first
appearance since his first professional loss to Tony
Grano in September. Ahead on the scorecards and
trying to finish off his fading opponent, Kauffman
was drawn in by his opponent’s dirty tactics and
left himself open in the process. After taking some
time to deal with the defeat, Kauffman has put the
...continue
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What
About Me(han)???
Former
undisputed and two-time heavyweight champion Hasim
"The Rock" Rahman has this to say in reaction to
news that former heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev
will be facing Kali Meehan in an important showdown
with world-title implications: WHAT?!?
"I destroyed Kali
Meehan in four rounds at Madison Square Garden,"
growled Rahman. "Yes, it was in 2004, but he's only
gotten older since then and not only has he not
beaten anyone important since then, he hasn't even
fought anybody worth mentioning!"
Rahman (45-7-2, 36 KOs)
says he would love to step in and face Chagaev. "How
do you fight Kali Meehan for a shot at the title
when the guy who knocked him out is right here ready
to go?"
To compound the matter,
Meehan hasn't fought since August of 2008. "I got
nothing against Kali Meehan," continued Rahman, "but
both times he's stepped up in competition, he's been
stopped. I've been in huge fights with all the top
opponents. So how do you prepare for a title shot by
facing him?"
Rahman's promoter, Greg Cohen of The Empire, says
he'd be happy to bring Rahman out to Chagaev's home
base of Germany. "Rock will travel anywhere they
want to make this happen. No offense to Kali Meehan,
but it's insulting to boxing fans to call this a
major heavyweight fight. Hasim Rahman deserves this
fight a heck of a lot more than Kali Meehan, that's
for sure."
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Travis
Kauffman to Face Miller on 2/27 in Allentown
Press
Release: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
The first taste of
adversity for a professional boxer reveals a great
deal about the character of the fighter. Heavyweight
prospect Travis Kauffman of Reading, PA intends to
show that what hasn’t killed him will only make him
stronger when he returns to the ring this Saturday,
February 27th at the Rodeway Inn & Conference Center
in Allentown, PA against Mike Miller of Akron, OH in
the six round main event.
King’s Promotions will
promote the ten-bout event that will feature both
professional and amateur boxing action.
The full card can be
seen via tape delay on www.gofightlive.tv for just
$4.99 by clicking
http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=626
Kauffman, 18-1 (15 KO), will be making his first
appearance since his first professional loss to Tony
Grano in September. Ahead on the scorecards and
trying to finish off his fading opponent, Kauffman
was drawn in by his opponent’s dirty tactics and
left himself open in the process. After taking some
time to deal with the defeat, Kauffman has put the
...continue
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Rojas Beats Espadas on The
Kukulcan Battle Headliner
By Michael Amakor:
February 20, 2010 -
Read Preview
WBC
featherweight champion Elio "The Kid" Rojas (22-1,
13 KOs) scored a lopsided
unanimous decision over hometown fighter
Guty Espadas Saturday night in the
first defense of his title in the main event of "The
Kukulcan Battle" in in Merida, Mexico.The judges
scored it 120-110 and 119-109, twice.
Read Full Report.
On the undercard Derric
Rossy 22-2 (12 KOs) the USNBC Champion &
WBC No. 11th Ranked Heavyweight defended his WBC
Fecarbox title after besting Joseph Harris
10-9 (7 KOs) by TKO in the second round at
the 1:34 mark.
In another undercard match up Emilo
Perea 16-0 (8 KOs) seized the
WBC Fecabox Lightweight title
after scoring a tko at the 2:50 mark of the ninth
round over Julio "Dynamite"
Camano 6-1 (3 KOs).
The 10 round scheduled NABF Flyweight championship
fight between Wilbert “Hurricane” Uicab 27-5-1 (16
KOs) and Anthony “Baby Assassin” Villareal 9-3 (4
KOs) was ruled no contest after an accidental clash
of heads in the second round.
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PAVLIK VS MARTINEZ IS
ON
Press
Release: February 20, 2010 - Pictures by Sumio
Fakuda/WBC
World
Middleweight Champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK
returns to Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall on
Saturday, April 17 to defend his titles against
World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight
champion SERGIO “Maravilla” MARTINEZ. Promoted by
Top Rank, in association with DiBella Entertainment
and Caesars Atlantic City, Pavlik vs. Martinez will
be broadcast live on HBO World Championship Boxing,
beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Tickets, priced at
$350, $200, $100 and $50, go on sale This Monday!
February 22nd at Noon ET and can be purchased at the
Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster
(800) 736-1420 or online at www.Ticketmaster.com.
Pavlik (36-1, 32 KOs),
who over two years ago, in a near sold-out Boardwalk
Hall which included thousands making the trek from
his hometown of Youngstown, OH, became World Boxing
Organization (WBO) and the World Boxing Council
(WBC) world champion by knocking out the previously
undefeated and undisputed middleweight champion
Jermain Taylor in a bout selected as the “Fight of
the Year” by the Boxing Writers Association of
America. Pavlik defeated Taylor handily in their
rematch in February 2008 to solidify his claim as
one of boxing’s top pound for pound fighters and has
since had three successful defenses, all by
knockout, two of the wins coming against No. 1
contenders and mandatory challengers.
Martinez (44-2-2, 24 KOs), a native of Argentina who
fights out of Madrid, Spain, first made his presence
known to the boxing world in 2007 by knocking out
Saul Roman (27-2) in the fourth round of their WBC
super welterweight title elimination bout. One year
later, Martinez captured the WBC interim super
welterweight title with an eighth-round stoppage of
Alex Bunema. He was elevated to WBC world super
welterweight champion in the latter half of 2009. In
his last fight, he lost a highly-disputed 12-round
majority decision to former world champions Paul
Williams, in a non-title middleweight bout, ending
Martinez’s 10-year, 29-bout unbeaten streak.
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NEXT FIGHT |
ARREOLA - ADAMEK TO COLLIDE IN 12-ROUND BATTLE
Press Release: February
19, 2010 -
Watch Trailer
Can
the renowned Polish warrior withstand the
devastating knockout power of “The Nightmare?”
We will all find out on
Saturday night, April 24 when Goossen Tutor
Promotions and Main Events in association with Ziggy
Promotions --- and sponsored by Corona and San
Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino --- presents “RING
OF FIRE” on HBO’s Boxing After Dark (11:15 PM
ET/PT).
Emanating from the
10,000-seat state of the art Citizens Business Bank
Arena in Ontario, California, the scheduled 12-round
main event – for the NABO and IBF Heavyweight
International Championship -- will feature local
knockout sensation and top world contender Cristobal
“The Nightmare” Arreola, from the nearby city of
Riverside, versus former WBC Light Heavyweight, IBF
and Ring Magazine Cruiserweight titleholder and
current IBF Heavyweight International Champion,
Tomasz “Goral” Adamek of Jersey City, NJ by way of
Zywiec, Poland.
“Heavyweights, heavyweights, heavyweights! There is
nothing better than to have two powerful, hungry,
big men in the ring throwing bombs at each other,
and in Arreola and Adamek, we have two fighters with
over 50 knockouts combined. It’s not ...continue
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NY State heavyweight champ Darrel Madison returns
Press Release - February 19, 2010
New
York State heavyweight champion Darrel “King David”
Madison returns March 12 in the main event on the
“St. Patty’s Day Brawl” pro boxing card, presented
by O’Shea Brothers Boxing Promotions, at the PAL Gym
in Yonkers, New York.
Last July, Madison
(14-1, 3 KOs) defeated Nagy Aguilera by an 8-round
split decision for the New York State heavyweight
title. Madison, fighting out of Central Islip (NY),
fights an opponent to be determined Mar. 12 in the
8-round headliner, while IBF No. 12 rated Aguilera
battles former world champion Samuel Peter the same
night in an IBF heavyweight title eliminator in
Texas.
“We’re excited to have Darrel Madison, one of the
top heavyweight prospects, headlining our next
show,” promoter Brian O’Shea explained. “O’Shea
Brothers Boxing continues to showcase some of the
best local fighters in legitimate fights. We’re
old-school....continue
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Colin
Dunne Vs. Billy Schwer II Finally
Press Release: February
19, 2009
When
Billy Schwer challenged Colin 'Dynamo' Dunne, for
his WBU Lightweight World Title back in October
2000, the thousands of fans that packed Wembley
Conference Centre were treated to one of the
greatest British, if not world, fights of all time
in the bout
-
Judgement Day III
Right from the opening
bell the Lightweight division's two best fighters,
of the time, stood toe to toe exchanging power punch
after power punch. Schwer was the first to land a
truly hurtful shot in the first round, a solid right
to the jaw which clearly rocked Dunne. But Dunne
came straight back at Schwer landing a couple of
crackers and consequently won the round.
In the
middle rounds it seemed that Schwer had managed to
secure most due to ..continue
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GREAT FIGHTERS |
Why Talk
about Freedom?—Jack Johnson
By:
George Hanson Jr., Esq -
February 15, 2010
Before
Muhammad Ali, there was Jack Johnson—black, brash,
bold, uncompromising. He was a rich celebrity
athlete looming larger than life, breaking social
taboos and oftentimes causing men to question their
manhood. In the process, he became the most
notorious African-American on the planet. Facing the
world unafraid, Johnson won the heavyweight
championship, made a fortune, drove fast cars, wore
expensive suits, appeared regularly in the press,
and later in radio and in motion pictures, married
three white women, became a fugitive, fled the
States for seven years, spent a year in jail,
authored two books and patented a wrench before his
life ended in a car crash in 1946. Why talk about
freedom?
I discovered Jack Johnson in a dusty volume of
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America,
1619-1962 (1963) by Lerone Bennett tucked away on a
bookcase in my seventh grade homeroom. One year
removed from Jamaica, I read the entire three-volume
set which gave me a crash course in American
history. Given the backdrop of the time,...continue
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Elio Rojas Defends Title Against Guty Espadas
Press Release: Pictures
From the World Boxing Council
World
Boxing Council featherweight champion Elio “The Kid”
Rojas will make his first title defense against WBC
No. 3-ranked Guty Espadas on Saturday at Paliforum
Zamna in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Cancun Boxing and Don
King Productions are promoting the event, which has
been branded “The Kukulcan Battle at Yucatan,
Mexico.” The same firms promoted the highly
successful 2008 WBC heavyweight championship match
between Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter and
Oleg Maskaev in Cancun.
Rojas (21-1, 13 KOs),
27, a native of the Dominican Republic now fighting
out of Brooklyn, N.Y., arrived in Merida late last
week to make final preparations for Saturday’s
match.
“Merida and all of
Yucatan are very beautiful and I’m happy to be
here,” Rojas said. “I have been greeted warmly by
the Mexican people, and I want to win them over in
the ring. It is always an honor to fight in front of
fans that love boxing and are part of all the great
history here.”
Espadas (45-7, 28 KOs)
is a native of Merida who has tangled in the past
with big names like Erik Morales and Rocky Juarez. A
win here in front of his hometown fans would be the
highlight of his career.
Meeting fighters on their home turf is nothing new
for the rapidly emerging Rojas. He won the WBC crown
at the 126-pound limit in Tokyo, Japan, winning a
convincing unanimous decision over then-champion
Takahiro Aoh on July 14, 2009.
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WBC LAUNCHES
BOXING TV
"The public deserves to see good
fights and good fighters deserve to be seen by the
public!”
Jose Sulaiman, President of the
World Boxing Council, is on a mission! He's
passionate about bringing boxing back to the people.
Goal: To return boxing to the fans
and the athletes.
Solution:
http://www.wbcboxing.tv, an HD Internet
service that streams live boxing to the public, at
no cost to them.
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Grano out
to avenge vs Mark “Oak Tree” Brown
February. 15, 2010
Popular
heavyweight prospect Tony “TNT” Grano values
avenging his lone pro loss more than money and fame,
which is precisely why he desperately wanted a
rematch against Mark “Oak Tree” Brown, headlining
the March 12th “Brace For Impact” card, presented by
Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports,
Inc. (CES), in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
in Mashantucket, Conn.
Grano (16-1-1, 13 KOs),
a 2005 U.S. National Championships winner and
National Golden Gloves Tournament runner-up, has won
two in a row since losing to Brown (15-2, 7 KOs),
who overcame two knockdowns to stop Grano in the
eighth round of their WBF All-Americas title bout
Sept. 27, 2008.
Coming off his
sensational, nationally-televised knockout of
previously-undefeated prospect Travis Kaufman (18-0)
last September, Grano had clearly targeted Brown,
rather than a top 20 rated opponent, and CES gave
him the opportunity for revenge.
“For me, personally,”
Grano explained, “I wanted this rematch more than
any fight. Ranking-wise, I don’t need it because
I’ve already surpassed him (Brown), and my fight on
ShoBox (vs. Kaufman) showed everybody it (fight vs.
Brown) was a fluke. No excuses, though, I’m not like
that. I had a bad night and he had a good night.
Negotiations for bigger fights for me were held –
(Brian) Minto, (Hasim) Rahman and (Evander)
Holyfield – were ..continue |
FEATURE STORY |
Writers
Note:
It has now
been 20 years since Mike Tyson shockingly lost the
heavyweight title to Buster Douglas in Tokyo and as
we revisit its significance in boxing history, some
people still lament about what could have been if
the youngest undisputed champion had not lost that
day 20 years ago, a tragedy still vivid in the minds
of boxing fans as if it happened yesterday. In his
first steps in fulfillment of this article hopes
Tyson and Don King re-united even if for a brief
moment, Tyson made a movie and Buster Douglas has
been doing the radio talk show circuit, who knows
there may be a possibility that Tyson may step back
in the ring to settle the score just like Hopkins is
trying to do versus Roy Jones.
The Dream of Tyson Lives On
By Michael Amakor
On
Saturday June 11, 2005, former undisputed
heavyweight champion Iron Mike Tyson suffered
another humiliating and shocking defeat after his
well publicized comeback, in a fight no one thought
he could possibly lose.
Before the fight we caught glimpses of the old Mike
Tyson uttering vile invectives about Kevin McBride,
describing him as a tomato can.” I’m gonna gut him
like a fish" he barked convincingly. His rants made
us all reminiscent about past bombasts from a
younger Tyson who once declared “There is not a man
alive today that can beat me?” Everybody was pumped
up and excited because this was the trash talking
Mike Tyson we had come to love and we all jumped on
the roller coaster ride predicting all kinds of
victorious ....continue
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TEAM
VALUEV PROPOSES ‘60-40’ Split VS KLITCHKO
King and Sauerland Event Make Counter Offer on
Behalf of Nikolai Valuev
To Face WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko
Don King Productions and Sauerland Event have
countered K2 Promotions latest offer to former
two-time World Boxing Association heavyweight
champion Nikolai “Giant Russian” Valuev (50-2, 34
KOs) to face World Boxing Council heavyweight
champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KOs) with a deal
calling for a 60-40 percentage split.
“They approached us
with a $1 million offer for Valuev to face Vitali,
and Sauerland Event and I told them we would like $4
million for the fight,” King said. “Now they’ve come
back to us with a $2 million guarantee. We countered
with a 60-40 split of revenue.
“K2 is making the money
more important than the attraction. They are
promoting the money while I promote the attraction.
The attraction recoups your investment and leads to
profit. People-wise and money-wise, this is the way
you have to think—and people-wise is the most
important.”
King said he and
Sauerland Event, on behalf of Valuev, are convinced
that K2 Promotions, on behalf of Vitali Klitschko,
are focusing on obtaining Valuev for the lowest
amount of money when they should be focusing on
auctioning the ability to host the event and
television rights to the highest bidders.
“If K2 Promotions
auctions off the rights to become the host site for
this extravaganza as well as television rights to
Germany, Russia and Ukraine, we believe that alone
will bring in over $10 million,” King said. We are
so confident in this that we are willing to risk
guaranteed money in favor of 40 percent of the
revenue stream, which we believe will bring team
Valuev $4 million or more.” |
Froch vs
Kessler on April 24
Photos by Howard Schatz
Feb.
12, 2010 —Team Sauerland and Hennessy Sports are
proud to announce that the Super Six World Boxing
Classic tournament group stage 2 fight between WBC
Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch and the
Viking Warrior Mikkel Kessler will take place at the
MCH Messecentre, Herning in Denmark on the 24th
April 2010. The fight will be televised in the
United States on SHOWTIME® beginning at 9 p.m.
ET/PT. In Denmark, the fight will be broadcast on
Viasat. Hennessy Sports will be announcing the UK TV
broadcaster over the next week.
The two
superstars lock horns in the second round of this
unprecedented boxing tournament,with Kessler eager
to make up for his opening loss against Andre Ward.
The WBC Champ Carl Froch comes off a split decision
victory over Andre Dirrell. “With the support of my
great Danish fans, I will defeat Carl Froch and
become world champion again,” Kessler said. “The
atmosphere at MCH Herning is incredible. I only have
the best of memories of the venue. The TKO victory
over Perdomo last September confirmed my place in
the Super Six. After a bad start, I am now out for a
knock-out and the first three points..”
Froch is concerned that
the date change will affect his travelling fans. “I
am upset for my fans with the change of date but
this has been unpreventable due to scheduling
issues. I just hope that my fans will understand
this change and will still come in their thousands
to support me in Herning.
The WBC champion is
convinced he will defend his title in spectacular
fashion. “I am looking to be the first fighter to
take Mikkel Kessler out before the final bell. I
have gone to Jermain Taylor´s backyard and defended
my belt and I am more than happy to do the same with
Kessler. As the Champion I will prove that I can
fight and beat the best anywhere.”
In September 2009,
Kessler defended his WBA Title with a fourth-round
stoppage of mandatory challenger Gusymr Perdomo. A
sell-out crowd of 6,250 fans raised the roof to
support Denmark´s national hero. 90 percent of the
tickets were gone within three hours after the start
of the sale. Kalle Sauerland expects tickets to sell
even faster this time out. “I know that the Danish
fight fans will rally behind Mikkel and support him
in the most important fight of his life,” Sauerland
said. “His career is on the line. But with 10,000
fans behind him – the MCH will provide a bigger
arena this time out – I will be expecting Mikkel to
collect 3 points and the WBC belt from Froch.
SUPER SIX WORLD BOXING CLASSIC SCOREBOARD
Record
Fighter
Points
1-0
Arthur Abraham
3
1-0
Carl Froch
2
1-0
Andre Ward
2
0-1
Andre Dirrell
0
0-1
Mikkel Kessler
0
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Erik “El Terrible” Morales “The Champion Returns”
Feb.
11, 2010 – Integrated Sports Media, North
America’s undisputed leader pay-per-view
distribution of major boxing events, is teaming-up
with KO Entertainment to bring American fans the
ring return of Mexican great Erik “El Terrible”
Morales, who headlines the March 27th “The Champion
Returns” pay-per-view event live from Monterrey,
Mexico.
“We’re excited to bring
U.S. boxing fans the return of Erik Morales, one of
boxing’s all-time greats, and the last man to defeat
Manny Pacquaio,” Integrated Sports Media president
Doug Jacobs said. “He is a living legend who has
beaten many, many world champions. The entire card
is stacked from top to bottom with world champions,
top contenders, and hot prospects.”
“The Champion Returns,”
presented by KO Entertainment, is being distributed
in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for
live viewing at 9 PM/ET – 6 PM/PT on both cable and
satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV and
DISH Network, for a suggested retail price of only
$29.95.
Three-division world
champion Morales (48-6, 34 KOs), who hasn’t fought
since Aug. 4, 2007, faces former WBA lightweight
titlist Jose “Jicaras” Alfaro (23-5, 20 KOs),
fighting out of Nicaragua, in the 12-round main
event for the WBC Intercontinental welterweight
crown.
One of the most revered Mexican fighters of
all-time, Morales’ list of victims over the years
reads like a Who’s Who list: Manny Pacquiao, Marco
Antonio Barrera, Pauli Ayala, Wayne McCullough,
Junior Jones, Carlos Hernandez, Jesus Chavez, Guty
Espada, Jr. (twice), Daniel Zaragoza and Kevin
Kelly. Alfaro has defeated world champions Prawet
Singwancha and DeMarcus Corley.
Fighting in the
12-round co-feature is another Mexican great, 2-time
former world super flyweight champion Cristian
Mijares (38-6-2, 17 KOs), presently rated No. 5 by
the WBA and No. 14 by the IBF, against an opponent
to be determined.
Two of the “baddest”
strawweights in the world go at it in another
12-rounder, unbeaten WBA champion Roman
“Chocolalito” Gonzalez (25-0, 21 KOs), representing
Nicaragua, and world rated Mexican contender Juan
“Churritos” Hernandez (15-1, 12 KOs).
Also slated to fight on
this explosive card is the best kept secret in the
heavyweight division, El Paso’s undefeated NABA
title-holder David “Nino” Rodriguez (32-0, 30 KOs),
in a Special Heavyweight Attraction. |
CRUISERWEIGHTS |
Captain Huck Defends Against Richards
Marco
“Captain” Huck (27-1, 20 KOs) will return to the
ring on March 13.
The WBO Cruiserweight Champion will defend his title
against American challenger Adam Richards (23-2, 15
KOs) in Berlin´s Max-Schmeling-Halle.
It
will be Huck´s second defence of the belt he won in
August 2009 with a points victory over Victor Emilio
Ramirez. “I am thrilled to defend my title in
Berlin,” Huck said. “It will be the first time I
enter the Max-Schmeling-Halle as a world
champion.
I certainly want to please my home fans. I think I
have made a lot of progress in the past months and I
am eager to put on another exciting performance on
March 13.”
Huck comes off a points win over tough challenger
Ola Afolabi. Right now, he is shaping up in Palm
Springs. Coach Ulli Wegner has moved training camp
to California where King Arthur Abraham will take on
Andre Dirrell in the second round of the Super Six
tournament on March 6. “It will be a busy month for
us but Arthur and Marco have been doing very well in
practice,” Wegner said. “I am sure we will be
successful.”
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PACQUIAO
vs. CLOTTEY” UNDERCARD
February 11, 2010 – World Boxing Council
(WBC) super featherweight champion HUMBERTO
“Zorrita” SOTO and former WBC lightweight champion
DAVID DIAZ will go mano-a-mano for the vacant WBC
lightweight title, headlining the pay-per-view
undercard of THE EVENT: PACQUIAO vs. CLOTTEY, World
Welterweight Championship. The Pacquiao vs. Clottey
pay-per-view telecast will also feature 10-round
rumbles between two-time world champion JOSE LUIS
“El Terrible” CASTILLO in a welterweight battle
against top-10 contender ALFONSO GOMEZ and
“Ireland’s” JOHN DUDDY in a middleweight duel with
MICHAEL “Myckol” MEDINA.
These six gladiators
have four world titles between them and a combined
record of 216-24-8 (146 KOs) – a winning percentage
of 87% and a victory by knockout ratio of 68%.
“The pay-per-view undercard is a perfect complement
to the main event, capturing the cultural flavor of
Texas” said Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum. “Each
matchup will feature a world class fighter from a
different region of Mexico or a Hispanic region in
the United States. And the fans who watch the fight
live at Cowboys Stadium will be treated to seeing
SALVADOR SANCHEZ, III, the nephew of the great
champion Salvador Sanchez, and undefeated Dallas
wunderkind ROBERTO MARROQUIN in separate
non-televised undercard bouts.”
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Chris
Henry takes on Hugo Hernan Garay
"Double Assault” Press Release - Feb. 10, 2010
Light
heavyweight contender Chris “Hard Hittin’” Henry hopes to parlay his
explosive win by sixth-round technical knockout of Shaun George,
last July on ESPN, into a February 27 upset of former WBA light
heavyweight champion Hugo Hernan “Pigu” Garay for the WBA Interim
title.
Garay-Henry is the main
event, live from El Polyforim Benito Juarez in
Cancun, Mexico, in one of two world championship
shows on “The Double Assault” pay-per-view event,
presented by KO Entertainment in Mexico and PR Best
Boxing Promotions in Puerto Rico, in association
with All Star Boxing and Sampson Boxing LLC.
The unique broadcast is being distributed in the
United States and Canada by Integrated Sports for
live viewing at 9 PM/ET – 6 PM/PT on both cable and
satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, TVN,
DISH Network, Viewer’s Choice and Shaw ..continue
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African
Golden Boy Defends UBO Title March 7
World
class Tanzanian Mbwana ”African Golden Boy” Matumla,
19-4 (11), will defend his Universal Boxing
Organization Intercontinental Bantamweight title on
March 7 at the PTA Hall in his hometown of Dar Es
Salaam.
This was confirmed
recently by UBO All-Africa Commissioner Emmanuel
Mlundwa.
Matumla will fight
former African champion, and current Ugandan
titlist, Sande Kizito who is coming off four
straight knockout victories. Kizito, 12-8-1 (5),
will be the underdog entering the ring, but will
find encouragement from his recent activity and from
looking back at good performances against world
class names such as Vic Darchinyan, Tabtimdaeng Na
Rachawat and Hussein Hussein.
The reigning champion
won the UBO title in December 2009 when he stopped
another Ugandan, Festus Omondi, in the fifth round
of a cracking fight promoted by Joseph Kusaga and
his Prime Time Promotions.
Mr. Kusaga will also stage the Matumla vs. Kizito
bout, and there are hopes that a second UBO title
fight can be added to the bill.
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PAUL SPADAFORA
HITS SOUTH FLORIDA!
Press Release: February 10, 2010
Undefeated former IBF
lightweight champion PAUL “The Pittsburgh Kid”
SPADAFORA returns to the ring for the third time in
nine months, in a 10-round welterweight bout at the
Fort Lauderdale War Memorial (800 NE 8th Street,
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 33304), Friday, March 12.
Spadafora (43-0-1, 17 KOs), will headline an
all-action card against former IBF International
lightweight champion Ivan Fiorletta (24-5-2, 7 KOs),
of Avezzano, Italy.
Promoted by Michael
Acri Boxing Promotions, DeCubas Presents and GD Big
Promotions, tickets, priced at $100 (ringside), $50
(reserved) and $25 (general admission), will go on
sale Tomorrow! Thursday, February 11. Tickets can be
purchased at the War Memorial Box Office
(954-828-5380), online at www.ticketmaster.com or by
calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000.
Pernell “Sweet Pea”
Whitaker, the four-division world champion and Hall
of Fame inductee, is once again running "The
Pittsburgh Kid’s training camp in Indiana.
"Spadafora is in great
shape and looking forward to fighting in Florida,"
said Acri.
“I am looking forward
to working with Mike and I think Spadafora will
bring out boxing fans young and old in Miami, Ft.
Lauderdale and the rest of South Florida," said
DeCubas.
"Paul Spadafora is the
perfect catalyst for a series of world class boxing
in South Florida. It's going to be an exciting night
at the fights" said Willy Delgado of GD Big
Promotions.
The five-bout undercard
will feature two Florida heavyweights -- Eric "The
Viking" Leander (8-0), of Palm Beach, and Mike
Marrone (18-1), of Vero Beach -- Miami lightweight
Richard Abril (12-2-1), and two exciting Cuban
fighters fighting out of Miami -- lightweight
Yoelevis Gamboa (1-0), and former World Amateur
Champion, light heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (1-0),
whose amateur highlights also include a victory over
two-time light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson. |
BRAGADDIO |
HOPKINS VS ROY JONES
CONFERENCE QUOTES
Press Release:
February 9, 2009
Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins and Roy "The
Terminator" Jones stayed true to their
reputations as two of the most outspoken boxers in
the history of the sport as they announced The
Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II, which will take
place April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in
Las Vegas, Nev. and will be broadcast live on
pay-per-view. The debate style format of the
press conference was the perfect setting for these
two living legends to prove why their nearly
two-decade long rivalry is stronger than ever.
Below please find a sampling of their bold
statements, setting the stage for what will surely
be a great night for boxing and a hotly contested
fight.
BERNARD
HOPKINS:
"To not watch this fight would be a disservice because we will be
making history. "Roy Jones Jr. had nothing to do
with my legacy and career up until now, but I will
be the final chapter [of his]. We probably
would have been here earlier if he ...continue
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GOFIGHTLIVETV
FIGHT REPORT |
IT WAS A KNOCKOUT
WEEKEND ON GFL
GoFightliveTV Press Release - February 8,
2010
This
past weekend two big boxing events on the east coast
took place and the action was as hot inside the ring
as it was cold outside. Despite blizzard conditions,
crowds in Philadelphia and Newark saw two incredible
nights of boxing that started out on Friday from The
Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia where USBA
Jr. Middleweight champion Derek “Pooh” Ennis scored
a fifth round stoppage over Edwin Vazquez.
The next night in
Newark, New Jersey, former Light Heavyweight and
Cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek scored a
unanimous decision victory over former U.S. Olympian
Jason Estrada in Adamek’s second start as a
Heavyweight. That bout was fought before an
astonishing crowd of over 10,000 fans in the
Prudential Center in Newark.
Both great events were
streamed live and are now available on-demand on
www.gofightlive.tv
DEREK POOH STOPS VAZQUEZ
Catch the Replay for $5.99 on GoFightLive TV
In
the main event, USBA Jr. Middleweight champion Derek
“Pooh” Ennis tuned up for a spring title defense by
dropping Edwin Vazquez twice in round five with a
vicious body assault to score a knockout at 1:26 of
that round in their scheduled eight round non title
clash.
Ennis showed tremendous
hand speed and clearly worked the body behind a
solid jab. Vazquez showed a lot of heart and
determination as he would not only mock Ennis but
try to start some offense for himself.
In round five, Ennis
dropped Vazquez with a blistering left to the body
and moments later he did the same thing to the other
side of Vazquez’ body with the right and the fight
called off.
In one of the most
anticipated undercard bouts, Former World Junior
Amateur champion Joey Dawejko of Philadelphia needed
just forty-seven seconds to dispose of Ricardo
Johnson.
Dawejko landed a
perfect counter right hand that thrilled the crowd
that was heavily supporting the nineteen year old
from the Tacony section of town.
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ADAMEK BEATS ESTRADA
Catch the Replay for $9.99 on Gofightlive TV
Some
are calling it controversial; some think the right
decision was rendered; now you can be the judge as
former Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight champion
Tomasz Adamek battled former U.S. Olympian in a an
action filled Heavyweight bout that had a crowd of
over 10,000 fans on the edge of their seats at the
Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
It was a close knit
battle where both combatants had their moments. But
it was Adamek who gained the unanimous decision win
and he may now be in position for an April 24th
showdown with former world title challenger Chris
Arreola.
Estrada was irate at
the decision and now the fans all over the world
will be able to give their opinion when they order
this terrific Heavyweight scrap.
Fans can also witness a
terrific three fight undercard that was headlined by
undefeated New York based Middleweight, Peter “Kid
Chocolate” Quillin make his return to the squared
circle when he takes on veteran Fernando Zuniga.
Two of
New Jersey’s better undefeated prospects in
Middleweight Patrick Majewski and Dennis “Mamma’s
Boy” Douglin were impressive in separate bouts.
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FIGHT REPORT |
Valero
Beats DeMarco
In a sterling performance, Edwin Valero of Venezuela
improved to 27-0 with 27 knockouts and retained the
World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title with a
dominant ninth-round TKO over WBC interim
titleholder Antonio DeMarco (23-2-1, 17 KOs) of
Tijuana, Mex., Saturday in the main event on
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXIN...G on SHOWTIME®. Also,
world-ranked welterweight Carlos Abregu of Salta,
Argentina, upped his record to 29-0 (23 KOs) with a
clear-cut, 10-round unanimous decision over
Miami-based Colombian Richard Gutierrez (24-4, 14
KOs) in the co-feature at Arena Monterrey.
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Adamek Scores Unanimous Decision over Jason Estrada
Photo by Ed Mulholland - Replay at
8pm on SportsNet - http://web.sny.tv/schedule/index.jsp
In
front of an exuberant crowd of 10,123 predominantly
Adamek Fans, Tomasz Adamek defeated Jason Estrada in
a 12 Round decision last night, to retain the IBF
Heavyweight International Heavyweight title. The
official scores were 115-113, 116-112 and 118-110,
all in favor of Adamek.
“If everyone in this
room were completely honest with themselves you
would all admit that I got robbed. I mean I got
played. I might as well have had a gun pointed to my
head said Estrada” “At best I give Adamek three of
the twelve rounds. I seriously think the last judge
doesn’t need to judge anymore.” “Yeah I’m angry. I
fought my a_ _ off. I trained harder than I ever
have. I was in the best shape I’ve ever been in.
People talked about me possibly running out of gas,
but I never did. All he (Adamek) did was run.”
“It was the best Jason
Estrada I’ve ever seen in my life said Adamek. He
was 50 percent better today, than he when he fought
a top three heavyweight like Aleksander Powietkin.
Quick, with a good defense and a very hard head. It
was extremely difficult to locate precise punches,
because of his defense. Maybe, I should have use
more than three punches combination, maybe risk a
little more? I wanted to do it, but my trainer
Andrzej Gmitruk was telling me all the time in the
corner to be more boxer than puncher, avoid his
punches first, then use different temp to throw him
of his strategy. It was another test in heavyweight
division, versus very difficult to fight boxer. “
“I have couple of words for those who are saying
that I cannot fight Arreola because he is a much
better puncher than Estrada. First of all every
fight is different, and anyone who knows about
boxing can say “Estrada hit him, but Arreola will do
the same, and harder”. We don’t know that. Maybe it
will be easier for me to avoid punches from Arreola,
and maybe it will be easier for me to hit him! We
just don’t know, but won’t it be interesting to
see…“
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Last Pre-Fight Jabs - Adamek vs Estrada
Picture by
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI
Tomasz
Adamek - “I never underestimate anyone, ever.
This is boxing; you have to be prepared every time
because you can lose not only the fight but also
your health. I know what’s at stake on Saturday –
for me and for Jason.”
“I’m always asked if I
feel worthy to be in the heavyweight division and my
answer always is – just watch me fight and you’ll
know the answer. I don’t expect anybody to respect
me because I was champion in two other weight
classes – just enjoy what you see when I’m in the
ring. I did not lose any strength as compared to
being a light heavyweight or cruiser weight.
Contrary – fighting at my natural weight helped me
be a better boxer. I expect to weigh around 222
pounds for the fight. That’s natural weight and
power, zero loss of energy.”
“Mine will be a great
mix of European and American style boxing because of
my two trainers – Roger Bloodworth and Andrzej
Gmitruk.“
“Jason is a very
unorthodox fighter for this weight class, buy I
always believed that no matter who I’m fighting
against, it is up to me if I win or lose. I know his
strengths; I’m sure he thinks he knows my
weaknesses. But whatever we are saying now makes no
difference whatsoever. You can prove yourself in
only one way – by winning. And this is exactly what
I intend to do on Saturday. Don’t blink, don’t miss
a second”. “I will win.”
Jason Estrada –
“Funny thing is when I was playing video games as a
light heavyweight I was always playing as Tomasz
Adamek. Loved his style and I still love what he did
in light heavy and cruiserweight division. But this
is different story, he’s among big boys now and it
will be over his head to fight people like me.
Experience, ring ability – everything is on my side.
He’s making a big error thinking that beating aging
Golota makes him a good heavyweight. Not at all.”
“I also understand that
he has to say the things he’s saying – about putting
me on canvas, talking about other fights after
fighting me. He has to believe it, but believing and
doing it are two different things.”
“This was my best training camp ever – by far. More
than 8 weeks of very hard work, no injuries, no
problems. I’m in my prime, I have to prove this now
and help Adamek to fight Steve Cunningham again – as
a cruiserweight. After this fight he will be
finished in my division. I will prove that those are
not just words this coming Saturday.”
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Maurice
Harris Going back to the future
Press
Release - Feb. 5, 2010
Veteran
heavyweight Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris, inactive for
the previous 26 months, recently returned to the
ring (Jan. 29) in Albuquerque, impressively winning
a 6-round unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 58-56)
against battle-tested Billy “The Kid” Zumbrun.
The 33-year-old Harris
(21-14-2, 10 KOs), winner of the “2002 Thunderbox
Heavyweight Tournament,” had fought only four times
in the past seven years due to his
promotional/managerial problems. His comeback is
under the banner of his new promoter, Boxing 360.
“I had a lot of rust to
work off,” New Jersey native Harris said. “I did
what I had to do to win, getting in the rounds and
not looking for the knock out. He’s a strong guy
with a hard head. I shook him a couple of times, but
he kept his left hand high, and it was tough to hit
him solid.
“I needed the work. I’m
going to stay busy because that’s the philosophy of
my promoter, Boxing 360. We’re taking it slow; no
rush getting to the top. Being with Boxing 360 is
like night and day compared to my old promoters.”
In 2002, Harris knocked
out previously unbeaten and future world
title-holder Sergey Lyakhovich (16-0) in the ninth
round, earning Harris a slot in that November’s
“Thunderbox” tournament, in which he captured the
$100,000 winner’s purse by out-pointing Gerald
Nobles, Israel Garcia and Anthony Thompson,
respectively, in 3-round matches during the same
night of boxing.
Maurice’s up-and-down
career includes victories against David Izon, Jimmy
Thunder and Jeremy Williams, as well as Harris going
the distance with world champions Larry Holmes and
Chris Byrd.
“It felt good getting
in the ring again,” Maurice concluded. “I felt good,
considering the jet lag and high altitude, but
overall I’m happy with my performance. Watch-out
heavyweights, I’m coming.”
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NEXT FIGHT |
Sonsona
Faces Toughest Test Yet In Undefeated Vasquez
February. 4, 2010
Orion
Sports Management, one of Canada’s top boxing promotional companies,
presents a star-studded night of world championship boxing,
featuring a pair of world title fights, Saturday night, Feb. 27,
from Bayamon, Puerto Rico and Juarez, Mexico, live on Viewers’
Choice Pay Per View, and Shaw Cable.
The action starts at 9
PM/ET live from Bayamon’s Ruben Rodriquez Coliseum,
as Orion’s own, rock-fisted former WBO Super
Flyweight champion “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona
(14-0-1, 12 KO’s) faces hard-hitting hometown hero
Wilfredo “WV2” Vasquez, Jr. (17-0-1, 14 KO’s) for
the vacant WBO Junior Featherweight belt.
In the evening’s
co-feature, the spotlight will shift to El Poloforim
Benito Juarez in Cancun, Mexico, where former WBA
Light Heavyweight champion Hugo Hernan “Pigu” Garay
takes on highly world rated “Hard Hittin’” Chris
Henry for the WBA Interim light heavyweight title.
Also, former WBA & WBC
super flyweight title-holder Cristian Mijares drops
back down to his natural weight class versus TBA.
There’s no love lost
between Vasquez (17-0-1, 14 KOs), the proud son of
former world champion Wilfredo Vasquez (56-9-2, 41
KOs – WBA bantamweight champ 1987-88, WNA super
bantamweight champ 1992-95), and the fighter being
billed in the Philippines as the next Manny Pacquaio,
19-year-old Sonsona (14-0-1, 12 KOs).
Vasquez, rated No. 2 by
the WBO, and WBO No. 3 ranked Sonsona are fighting
for the world title vacated by Juan Manuel Lopez.
Vasquez is the reigning WBO Latino junior
featherweight champion.
Garay (32-4, 17 KOs),
rated No. 2 by the WBA, defeated Yuri Barashian by
decision for the WBA light heavyweight title in
2008, successfully defended against present WBO
Interim champion Juergen Braehmer by decision, and
the popular Argentinean lost his belt by decision
last June to Gabriel Campillo.
WBA No. 6-ranked Henry,
fighting out of Houston, is coming off of an
explosive win by sixth-round technical knockout of
Shaun George last July on ESPN. Henry has been the
NABF, NABA, IBA Inter-Continental and USNBC light
heavyweight champion during the past four years.
Mexican boxer Mijares, rated No. 5 by the WBA and
No. 14 by the IBF, was one of the world’s top
pound-for-pound boxers after winning a decision
against Alexander Munoz in their 2008 WBC/WBA super
flyweight unification match. He unsuccessfully moved
up to fight as a bantamweight and has dropped back
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Feature Story |
The Case
for the Roy Jones vs Hopkins Rematch
By Stuart Young
Now Hopkins Vs Jones II
has finally been signed & sealed after years of
speculation, hype, argument & counter-argument
between the two respective camps we can now look
ahead to the fight & try to determine the winner.
Scheduled for the
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, on 3rd April, the rematch
arrives some 17 years after the original bout where
a youthful, flashy & brilliant Roy Jones outpointed
a rather ‘green’ Bernard Hopkins back in '93 in a
clash for the vacant IBF middleweight title.
Since that bout both
fighters have gone on to establish themselves as
future hall-of-famers. Jones has been up & down the
weights classes winning world titles in divisions up
to heavyweight, with it, earning himself the
reputation as undoubtedly the most talented fighter
of the 1990's.
Meanwhile, Hopkins stayed & rebuilt his career as a
middleweight, honed & learnt his trade 'on-the-job'
eventually emerging as the dominant force in the
division after winning ....continue
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U.S.
Olympian Sadam “World Kid” Ali Keeps perfect record
intact
The beat rolls on for
2008 U.S. Olympian Sadam “World Kid” Ali, who kept
his perfect pro record intact last Saturday night in
Newark, winning a unanimous 4-round decision against
fellow Brooklyn welterweight Jason Thompson (5-5-1,
4 KOs).
Ali (5-0, 2 KOs)
“pitched a shutout” against Thompson, winning by
scores of 40-36 on all three judges’ scorecards.
“Everything went okay,” the 21-year-old Ali
reported. “I clearly won every round. I wasn’t
expecting a sleeping opponent; he took punches and
gave some back. It’s all part of the learning
process. The plan is to learn something every fight
and continue to improve. I was in the swing bout and
had to wait a long time but that was alright because
my fans were still there. All I wanted is for the
people who support me to still be there and they
were.”
Ali, the first
Arab-American member of the U.S. Olympic Team, as
well as the first New York City based member of the
U.S. Olympic Boxing Team in 20 years, is next
scheduled to fight March 12 against an opponent to
be determined at Foxwoods Resort Casino in
Mashantucket, Connecticut. |
NEXT FIGHT |
MAYWEATHER
VS MOSLEY IS SIGNED
Press
Release - February 3, 2010
It's official. Boxing's
biggest superstar and six-time world champion Floyd
"Money" Mayweather made his upcoming fight with
welterweight mega-star and five-time world champion
Sugar Shane Mosley, official today when he signed
the contract that pits the two fighters against each
other on Saturday, May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas in a mega-bout which will be televised live on
HBO Pay-Per-View®.
"This one is definitely
for the fans as I wasn't going to waste anyone's
time with a meaningless tune-up bout and asked to
fight Shane immediately," said Mayweather. "I have
said ever since I came back to the sport that I only
wanted to fight the best. I think Shane is one of
the best, but come May 1, he still won't be great
enough to beat me."
"I have always wanted to fight Floyd and now it is
finally coming true," said Mosley, who signed his
side of the deal last Friday in Las Vegas. "I am
already in great shape and ready to show everyone on
May 1 that I am stronger, faster and better than he
is. I will have no ..continue
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NEXT FIGHT |
U.S.
Olympian Sadam “World Kid” Ali Is Ready
Press
Release - Feb. 2, 2010
2008 U.S. Olympian
Sadam “World Kid” Ali recently completed a strong
training camp and now he’s ready to go Saturday
night against fellow Brooklyn welterweight Jason
Thompson in Newark, New Jersey.
Ali puts his perfect
pro record (4-0, 2 KOs) on the line versus Thompson
(5-4-1, 4 KOs) in a 4-round bout on Saturday night’s
“Heavy Artillery” card, headlined by Tomasz Adamek
and Jason Estrada, at the Prudential Center.
“Everything was good
leading up to this fight,” the 21-year-old Ali said.
“I had good sparring that got me ready to go. I
never underestimate anybody. As a boxer, anybody who
has the heart and guts to get into the ring with me,
I respect.”
Ali was the first Arab-American member of the U.S.
Olympic Team, as well as the first New York City
based member of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team in 20
years.
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Grano-Brown
rematch headlines Brace For Impact”
Press
Release - Feb. 2, 2010
The rematch between
heavyweights Tony “TNT” Grano and Mark “Oak Tree”
Brown headlines the March 12 pro boxing card, “Brace
For Impact,” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic
Sports and Entertainment, Inc. (CES), in Fox Theater
at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.
Brown (15-2, 7 KOs)
overcame two knockdowns to stop Grano, fighting out
of Hebron (CT), in the eighth round of their WBF
All-Americas title bout Sept. 27, 2008.
Grano (16-1-1, 13 KOs
), a 2005 U.S. National Championships winner and
National Golden Gloves Tournament runner-up, has won
two in a row since suffering his lone loss as a pro.
The popular power-puncher is coming off of a
sensational, nationally-televised knockout of
previously-undefeated prospect Travis Kaufman (18-0)
last September. Brown’s eight-fight win streak was
snapped last June on a short-notice fight when he
lost to world-title challenger Fred Oquendo.
“Grano-Brown was an
exciting fight and we’re very happy to be promoting
their rematch March 12,” CES president Jimmy
Burchfield said. “Both of these heavyweights are
capable of putting their opponent to sleep at any
moment, so we’re advising fans not to leave their
seats or look around the venue during the main
event. We’re also putting together an explosive card
to support this great heavyweight match. CES has
been promoting shows at Foxwoods since it opened and
we’re all excited to be there once again for ‘Brace
For Impact.’ A lot is at stake for Grano-Brown with
the winner positioning himself for a major fight.”
Tickets for “Brace For
Impact,” priced at $40.00, $60.00 and $100.00, are
available to purchase by calling CES
(401.724.2253/2254), going online at
www.cesboxing.com or www.foxwoods.com or by calling
800-200-2882 or in person at the Foxwood box-office
For more
information contact CES (401.724.2253/2254/www.cesboxing.com)
or Foxwoods Resort Casino (www.foxwoods.com). Doors
open at 6:00 PM/ET, first bout at 7:00 PM/ET. |
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BERNARD HOPKINS AND
ROY JONES IS ON
Promoter PR: February 1, 2010.
After 17 years the wait
is over as sure-fire future Hall of Famers Bernard
"The Executioner" Hopkins and Roy "The Terminator"
Jones Jr. collide in a long awaited rematch that
will add the final chapter to their 17-year rivalry.
The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II is set for
Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center
in Las Vegas, Nev. The bout will be broadcast live
on pay-per-view beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
The fighters will
participate in a press tour with stops in New York
and Los Angeles next Tuesday and Wednesday, February
9 and 10, respectively.
Hopkins (50-5-1, 32
KOs) and Jones (54-6, 40 KOs), two of boxing's most
decorated and recognizable fighters who have given
fans more than two decades worth of brilliant ring
memories, will put it all on the line and leave no
doubts as to who gets the bragging rights.
"A rematch with Roy has been in the back of my mind
for a long time and it's finally going to happen,"
said Hopkins. "I have accomplished a lot in my
career since that night in Washington, DC in 1993,
and I am going to end this thing between me and Roy
once and for all."
"We're giving the fans what they want to see. They
deserve this fight and why not supply the fans with
what they demand?" said Jones. "Now I can finally
terminate the Executioner once and for all. My new
nickname for this fight will be - The Terminator."
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MADDALONE FIGHTS
ON
On Saturday February
6th, heavyweight fan favorite, Vinny Maddalone
(32-6, 23) will get the weekend fireworks started
early when he takes on Dominique Alexander (19-7-1,
9KO) in an eight round heavyweight match-up at the
Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, NJ.
The show, promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing,
and broadcast live on GoFightLive.tv, is headlined
by welterweight prospect, Atlantic City's own,
Shamone 'The Truth" Alvarez (20-2, 11KO) taking on
knockout artist Alexis Camacho (17-2, 16KO).
The Queens native
Maddalone is no stranger to the bright lights of
Atlantic City, having fought there four times
before, one of which was named ESPN's 2004 Fight of
the Year.
"I'm excited to be
returning to A.C.," says Maddalone. "There is a lot
of fight history in this city, so it's extra special
for me anytime I have the opportunity to fight
there."
Maddalone is coming off
a hard fought decision loss back in December to
former two-time cruiserweight champion, Jean Marc
Mormeck. The fight which took place in Mormeck's
native France, saw Maddalone press the action and
take the fight head on to Mormeck from the opening
bell. Mormeck as well as Maddalone , is known for
being a banger, but it was evident from the first
time Mormeck felt Maddalone's power he wanted no
part in the brutal exchanges and began circling and
boxing from the outside.
"I was surprised when
he started moving like he did," stated Maddalone.
"From the tapes I have seen of him he usually stood
right there in front of you, but then again that was
at cruiserweight. I could tell right away in the
first round when I hit him that I could hurt him."
In what was an exciting
fight, that brought the sold out crowd to their feet
multiple times throughout the contest, Maddalone
went on to lose by decision. Although Maddalone
lost, as was the case when he fought in Europe in
2008; he dropped another hard fought decision loss
to undefeated top five rated heavyweight Denis
Boytsov; he further added onto his fan base, a base
that has now begun to stretch worldwide.
"I'm a throwback
fighter. Anytime I am in that ring you know you are
going to see an exciting fight, and the people in
Europe, as do my fans here in the U.S, appreciate
that. Fighting is my life, it's what I love to do,
and come February 6th you can expect nothing less
out of me. As I do every time I step into that ring,
I am going to leave it all on the line and give the
fans something to be excited about."
A win in Atlantic City,
could set up another trip for Maddalone back to
Europe. There have been talks of Maddalone fighting
on the undercard of Mormeck's next fight, and if
both win, Maddalone- Mormeck II could be on the
horizon.
"I would love another
opportunity to face Mormeck. It was an exciting
fight that the fans loved, and want to see again,
but first things first, I must take care of business
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DC
Area’s Top Prospects on March 6 Boxing Card
Fairfax, VA (February 1, 2010) -
Highly-regarded
lightweight prospect, Bayan “The Mongolian Mongoose”
Jargal (14-0-2, 9 KOs) of Arlington, VA, will face
ring veteran Louie Leija (21-14-1, 15 KOs) of San
Antonio, TX as the eight-round Co-Main event on the
March 6 boxing card at the Patriot Center Ice
Promotions officials announced today. The fight card
presented by Valcourt Building Services features
World Boxing Council (WBC) U.S. National Boxing
Championship (USNBC) 154-pound title holder Jimmy
Lange (31-3-2, 21 KOs) of Great Falls, VA battling
Chase “The White Tiger” Shields (29-3-1, 14 KOs) of
Houston, TX in the 12-round Main Event. Tickets are
on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Possessing a quiet demeanor but devastating knockout
power, the 27-year old Jargal, fighting out of
Arlington Boxing Club, amassed a 65-5 amateur record
and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2004 World
Championships for Mongolia in the 132-pound
division. He impressed fans and gained his first
national television exposure on Versus Network last
year scoring a second-round knockout of Francisco
Rios Gil on the undercard of world champion Paul
“The Punisher” Williams’ fight. In his last bout,
Jargal earned a six-round decision against Guadalupe
Diaz in Reno , NV and is looking for a victory in
his return to the Patriot Center . He earned a ...continue
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INTERNET TV |
3 BIG
BOXING EVENTS LIVE THIS WEEKEND ON GFL
FEBRUARY 1, 2010 /
Watch and listen to Derek Pooh Interview
This weekend there will be THREE BIG BOXING
BROADCASTS STREAMED LIVE!! On the world number-one
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The weekend kicks off
on Friday night from Philadelphia as a terrific
eight bout card will originate from the number-one
boxing venue in the world, The Legendary Blue
Horizon.
In the main event, the
USBA Jr. Middleweight champion Derek “Pooh” Ennis
(19-1-2, 12 KO’s) tunes up for a spring title
defense when he takes on veteran Edwin Vazquez
(24-14-2, 8 KO’s).
In one co-feature,
undefeated Ronald Cruz (7-0, 4 KO’s) face his most
experienced opponent against the upset-minded
Martinus Clay (13-24-4, 5 KO’s) in an eight round
Jr. Middleweight bout.
There will
be a very much anticipated heavyweight special
attraction as former world junior amateur
Heavyweight champion Joey Dawejko (1-0) makes his
long awaited area ....continue
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Fight Report |
Sylvester stops Lyell; Helenius TKOs Brewster
Promoter
PR: January 30,2010
Sebastian
Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs) made a successful first
defence of his IBF Middleweight Title as he stopped
Billy Lyell in the tenth round in Neubrandenburg,
Germany. When the brave challenger was on the
receiving end of another hard series of punches,
coach Jack Loew threw the towel. “It was great to
defend my title in front of my fantastic fans,”
Sylvester said. “I am not 100 percent pleased with
my performance – I think I can do better – but I
have retained my title and that is all that matters.
Lyell was very active and hard to hit but I am glad
I wore him down.”
Much to the delight of
the sell-out crowd of 4,500 fans, who had made it to
arena despite heavy snow storms, Sylvester was on
the front foot from the first second on. His defence
gave the mobile challenger only few chances to
connect, while Sylvester fired in his jab and also
left-right combinations that rocked Lyell (21-8, 4
KOs). “I fought my heart out but I take my hat off
to Sylvester,” Lyell said. “He is very strong. I
tried to slow him down but I could not do it. His
power made the difference tonight. His right kept
hitting me on the same spot all ..continue
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FIGHT REPORT |
Don
“Da’Bomb” George Destroys Williams in 3!
By
Cestus Press- January 31, 2010
Last
Friday night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago ,
Illinois , fight fans were treated to another great
night of boxing as Chicago ’s native son, Cestus
Management Fighter Donovan George, scored another
jaw dropping win. “DA BOMB” (19-0-0 w/17 Kos )
completely dominated and destroyed Phil “The Drill”
Williams knocking him out in 2:43 of the 3rd round.
In the 3 rounds that the fight lasted George showed
that he is starting to evolve into a formidable
fighter as his speed, boxing aptitude and shocking
power all came together as he executed the big
punching Williams with brutal efficiency. “DA BOMB’s”
sharp jab, power combination's and balanced footwork
were just too much for “The Drill” to handle.
Gina Iacovou, Cestus
Management’s CEO, said, “This really is a big win
for Don as (Phil) Williams has fought very good
opposition in his career and stopped most of his
opponents. This is the type of performance that let
us know that Donovan is ready to take the next step
in his boxing career.”
Mike Michael, Cestus’ Chief Advisor, said, “ Chicago
fans were thrilled tonight and Williams got drilled
by "DA BOMB". The way he (George) dissected Phil
Williams with his fast jabs and combination's to the
head and body; Williams just didn’t stand a chance!”
Michael continued, “I’m ecstatic about Donovan's
performance tonight as he showed that he belongs at
the world class levels of boxing. So lock the doors
and run for cover because 2010 is is going to be an
explosive year!”.
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Feature Story |
Manny
Pacquiao could not be the greatest
By
Mortz C. Ortigoza - January 29, 2010
Buyers beware and be cautioned by boxing experts who are not deceived by the Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey
fight scheduled on March 6 that
Top Rank's Promoter Bob Arum is trying to sell to
the gullible
paying public. Somebody told me Arum said Clottey is an
exciting world
class boxer but I beg to disagree - World class? Probably yes. Exciting? son of a
gun, no!
How could this bum be an exciting pugilist after
what happened in the second half of his Miguel Cotto fight
where Clottey had Cotto on the run but was still tentative
in trying to close the show resulting in him losing the
fight against the already
gassed-out and spent Cotto. Still it would not
surprise me if the 50, 000-seater
Cowboys Stadium in Dallas gets filled up by fans who
would pay to see this low quality match-up put
featuring ..continue
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FIGHT RESULT |
AVALOS KOS NIEVES, MARQUEZ OUTPOINTS CAMPOS
TV
Network PR - January. 29, 2010 /Picture by Tom
Casino
Undefeated
prospect Chris Avalos registered a spectacular
fourth round TKO over previously once-beaten Jose
Nieves at 2:20 in the main event of Friday’s ShoBox:
The New Generation from the Tingley Coliseum in
Albuquerque, N.M.
Hometown favorite and
unbeaten junior lightweight Archie Ray Marquez
scored a unanimous decision victory (79-72, 80-71,
77-74) over the tough Derrick Campos in front of an
energized crowd in Friday’s co-feature.
Avalos (15-0, 12 KOs),
of Lancaster , Calif. , lived up to his billing as
an aggressive, exciting fighter, but was out-boxed
by Nieves (17-2-3, 8 KOs), of Puerto Rico , in the
opening round. Not deterred, he came out in the
second and remaining rounds determined to do ...continue
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FIGHT REPORT |
Derrick
Rossy Annhilates Meijas
TV
Network PR: January 29, 2010
This past Wednesday night in New York,
Heavyweight Derrick Rossy continued on the momentum
of this past summer’s victory over former world
title challenger Carl Davis Drummond, as Rossy blew
out Alex Mejias in under a round at the M2 Ultra
Lounge and all the action was captured on
www.gofightlive.tv
The fights can be viewed now on
www.gofightlive.tv for just $5.99 by clicking: http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?event=595
Rossy, the former Boston Collage football star
won his fifth consecutive bout to raise his record
to 23-2 with thirteen knockouts as he fended off an
aggressive attack by Mejias to respond with some
hard jabs and combinations to stop Mejias (now 10-3)
at 2:52 of the first frame of the scheduled eight
round bout.
“We are just a few fights away from taking the
title back to America”, said Rossy’s promoter Sal
Musumeci of Final Forum Boxing.
“He is on a roll and has a lot of momentum and is
putting it all together now. 2010 will be a big year
for Derrick Rossy.”
The exciting co-feature saw Super Featherweight
Kermit Gonzalez keep his undefeated record intact
with a controversial Majority decision over Joey
Arroyo in a four round bout.
Fans can also witness the exciting pro debut of
Egyptian Heavyweight, Ramaden Yasser as he scored an
explosive ninety-one second knockout over Arthur
Christopher.
One bout
of notice saw popular Cypress born Jr. Middleweight
Lambros Karaolides remain udefeated at 5-0 as he
scored third round stoppage over Tarrick Spann
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U.S.
Olympian Sadam “World Kid” Ali Fighting Feb. 6
Publicists PR - Jan. 27, 2010
The road to boxing
stardom for 21-year-old Sadam “World Kid” Ali, a
2008 U.S. Olympian, is being patiently paved and
continues February 6 in Newark, New Jersey.
“I’m a promotional free
agent taking fights one by one,” Ali explained the
route he’s taking. “We’re doing it this way to show
people I’m a boxer worth investing money in. I’ll
probably have a lot of fights before I sign with a
promoter. I’m only 21 and in no rush.”
Ali (4-0, 2 KOs),
fighting out of Brooklyn, was a celebrated U.S.
amateur boxer, starting when he was only nine, who
became the first Arab-American member of the U.S.
Olympic Team, as well as the first New York City
based member of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team in 20
years. He also was a 3-time PAL National and 2-time
National Golden Gloves champion.
Last year, Sadam turned
pro January 18, stopping Ricky Thompson in the
opening round. He went on to win all four 2009
fights, the last coming Oct. 31 at Mohegan Sun,
which ended in a 4-round decision versus Osvaldo
Rivera.
Ali is matched against
fellow Brooklyn welterweight Jason Thompson (4-0, 2
KOs) in a 4-round bout on the Feb. 6 “Heavy
Artillery” card, headlined by Tomasz Adamek and
Jason Estrada, at the Prudential Center in Newark.
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Alexander
vs Urango Unification Fight
Promoter PR: January 29, 2010
Two world champions
from one of the most active and exciting weight
divisions in boxing will meet in a unification bout
on March 6 when undefeated World Boxing Council
super lightweight champion Devon Alexander “The
Great” faces International Boxing Federation junior
welterweight champion Juan Urango at Mohegan Sun
Arena. (HBO 9:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Tickets priced at $175,
$95, $50 and $35 go on sale Friday, Jan. 29 at 7
p.m. at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and through
Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to
ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster's national toll
free Charge By Phone number (800) 745-3000; or visit
any Ticketmaster outlet.
Alexander (19-0, 12
KOs), from St. Louis, won the vacant WBC 140-pound
championship by stopping a former holder of that
crown, Junior “The Hitter” Witter, when they met on
Aug. 1 in Southern California.
Always a hot prospect,
the 22-year-old Alexander successfully emerged from
the shadow of fighting his entire career out of the
Cory Spinks camp by displaying elusive defensive
skills—no doubt picked up from his mentor—while
unloading enough firepower to cause a tough Brit to
quit on his stool.
Urango (22-2-1, 17
KOs), a Colombian native now fighting out of Cooper
City, Fla., also won his first world championship in
his last fight by rising from the canvas to stop
noted knockout artist Randall Bailey on Aug. 28 in
South Florida.
Bailey, long known for
having one of the best right hands in the sport,
sent Urango to the mat in the sixth round. The
Colombian showed great fortitude to survive the
round, then rallied to floor Bailey three times,
leading Bailey’s corner to throw in the towel in the
11th round.
Alexander has been
building his unblemished record since high school.
He served notice that he would soon be a force to be
reckoned when he won a unanimous decision over
former world champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley at
New York’s Madison Square Garden on Jan. 19, 2008.
The 29-year-old
Urango’s two losses came against fighters at the top
of the sport: Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton in 2007 and
Andre Berto—in Urango’s lone foray up to the
147-pound limit—on May 30, 2009.
The event is being promoted by Don King Productions.
Doors will open at 5 p.m. to accommodate a full
undercard, to be announced soon.
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NEXT FIGHT |
Sylvester confident ahead of first title defence
against Lyell
IBF
Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester will be
counting on the ferocious support of his home fans
in Neubrandenburg when he takes on Billy Lyell in
his first title defence on Saturday night. The
American is a late replacement for Pablo Navascues,
who failed a random training drug test. “Preparing
for a new opponent on short notice is no problem for
Sebastian,” said coach Karsten Rower. “We have
watched tapes of Lyell. His style is similar to the
guys we had in sparring. Sebastian will be
well-prepared and he will definitely defend his
title.”
More than 4,500 fans
raised the roof on September 19 when Sylvester
clinched a points victory over Giovanni Lorenzo to
ink King Arthur´s vacant title. Saturday´s clash has
been sold out for weeks. “The backing of my fans
really means a lot to me,” Sylvester said. “They
have supported me when I knocked out Castillejo and
also against Lorenzo. I will put on another great
performance against Lyell. After all, the
Jahnsportforum has really become my living room. I
will make sure Lyell won´t feel too comfortable,
though.”
Lyell, who defeated
John Duddy in April 2009, is convinced he will leave
the country with the belt. “This is the chance I
have been waiting for,”
he said at today´s press conference. “Since my
trainer Jack Loew also coaches Kelly Pavlik, a fight
against him is very unlikely. That is why we have
been thinking about a fight with Sylvester for quite
a while – we know him very well. I am in great shape
since I was due to fight this weekend anyway so I
will make the most of this great chance.”
And Jack
Loew added: “We have been following Sylvester for a
while so we know how he fights. Billy is in great
shape. He is ready to win the title. The fans can
expect a huge surprise on Saturday.”
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PROSPECTS |
“Houston’s Elite Professional & Amateur Boxers Unite
to Support the Southeast Texas Regional Golden
Gloves”
Houston, Texas January 26, 2010
Southeast Texas’s top
amateur boxers are currently preparing for the 74th
annual Houston-area Golden Gloves competition to
held at the Denver Harbor Multi-Service Center, 6402
Market St., Houston, Texas 77020, January 27th thru
January 31st, 2010. This annual event will attract
an array of spectators, many of Houston’s
professional boxers and promoters keeping tabs on
the next crop of upcoming talent. There will be two
boxing rings used and approximately 25 bouts in each
ring per night. The unique event provides an
opportunity for male, female and junior boxers as
young as 8 to compete in one tournament. The 2010
event is on track to boast one of the largest
turnouts in the history of the event with almost 500
boxers from 75 boxing clubs registered for the
tournament.
The Gulf Amateur Boxing
Association is under new leadership this year after
many years of great service from Walt Hailey who
retired to San Antonio. Mr. Juan Moya takes over the
reigns and brings over 50 years of experience
working in the boxing community. An ex-ROTC
instructor, Moya served in the US Army including
tours of combat and multiple service medals. After
over 20 years of teaching Moya is very experienced
in working with youth and building the strong
character and bravery in young men and women that is
required to be a Golden Gloves boxer.
Special Invited Guests
Include: Lightweight World Champion Juan “Baby Bull”
Diaz, Olympic Silver Medalist & Amateur World
Champion Rocky Juarez, National Golden Gloves Champ
& Olympic Trials runner-up Hylon Williams, Jr.,
USOEC boxing program member Omar Henry, Junior
Olympic Champion & World Title Challenger Chris
Henry, National Amateur Champion and Olympic Trials
runner-up Marcus Johnson, National Golden Gloves
Champion Termite Watkins, National Golden Gloves
Champion Ronnie Shields, U.S. Olympian and
Welterweight World Champion Raul Marquez, National
Golden Gloves Champion J.T. Mendez, Current Pros
Fred Allen, Eugene Hill, Darlington Agha, Lanard
Lane, Jermell Charlo, Johana Mendez and Crystal
Delgado, amongst many others.
Winners of the senior
open division advance to Fort Worth to compete
versus other Texas cities’ champs and our Southeast
Texas Region has won the team title six consecutive
years at the state tournament. Returning champions
in this year’s field will include Eric Fowler
(Lightweight from Cardio Boxing Gym in Spring)
seeking his fourth title, Mercedes Manriquez
(Featherweight fighting Unattached) going for his
fifth title. Daniel Ybarra (Flyweight from Elite
Boxing Club in East Houston), Juan Leija (Flyweight
from Santa Fe Boxing Club), Damazo Tello
(Middleweight from Savannah’s Boxing Club in SW
Houston) and Zavier Combs (Light Welterweight also
from Savannah’s Boxing Club) will be seeking their
second titles.
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INTERVIEW |
ONE ON ONE WITH CURTIS "SHOWTIME" STEVENS
Before Curtis "Showtime" Stevens (21-2, 15KO) steps
into the ring against Nevada's Jesse Brinkley (34-5,
22KO) on Friday January 29th at the Grand Sierra
Resort and Casino in Reno, NV, Stevens sat down to
discuss his upcoming fight. The bout, promoted by
Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing and Let's Get It On
Promotions, is scheduled for 12 rounds, and is an
Official IBF Eliminator for the number two ranking
in the super middleweight division. The fight will
be shown live as the main event on that evening's
ESPN "Friday Night Fights" telecast.
CURTIS "SHOWTIME" STEVENS
Q: How has your training camp been for this fight,
anyone in particular you have worked with during
this camp?
CS: Camp has been
great, easily one of the best, if not the best in my
entire career. I have been getting great sparring at
my gym with a few top amateurs such as Marcus Brown,
as well as light heavyweight prospect Will Rosinsky
(9-0, 6KO). Also right before I went into camp for
this fight I was in the Dominican Republic working
with WBC light heavyweight champion....continue
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EXCLUSIVE |
Iran “The Blade “ Barkley: Part I: Uncensored
Interview
With David Selwyn/
Photo
by Christy Cappelino
Iran
“The Blade” Barkley is a five-time world champion
who made his name with a third round knockout win
over Thomas Hearns in Las Vegas in 1988. Before he
fought Hearns, the champion’s trainer Emanuel
Steward knew Barkley had the attitude to be
dangerous. “He’s not that skillful, but he just
don’t give a damn”. Sure enough, battered and on the
brink of defeat, Barkley found the right hand to
drop Hearns on his back. Seconds after regaining his
feet, Hearns was rescued by the referee. Four years
later, Barkley became the only man to defeat Hearns
twice, when he out pointed him over 12 rounds to win
the WBA Light heavyweight title. This victory also
made Barkley a member of an elite group of fighters
who have won world titles in three separate weights.
D.S.: How did you get involved with the sport of
boxing?
I.B.: I
first got involved with my sister. In the Bronx at
St. Marys Gym. She was a ..more
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FIGHTTER
BRAGGADIO |
Jason “Big Six” Estrada feels disrespected by Team
Adamek
Press Release from Estrada Publicists/ Jan. 25,
2010
As
he prepares for his February 6 showdown in Newark
against former world light heavyweight and
cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek, 2004 U.S.
Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada’s nose is out of
place and it doesn’t have anything to do with
sparring sessions gone wrong.
Estrada (15-2, 3 KOs)
feels disrespected by Team Adamek but not,
surprisingly, for Adamek looking past him to a
reported April 24 fight against Chris Arreola,
rather their apparent belief that Adamek (39-1, 27
KOs) has faster hands than Estrada, whose
lightning-like hand speed for a 240-pound
heavyweight has been his calling card.
“Looking past me
towards Arreola doesn’t really bother me,” Estrada
said. “I think it’s silly and they’ll hear about it
after the fight. I never talk too much but I’m going
to talk like never before after this fight. I hope
they keep thinking about fighting somebody else. I’m
keeping track of everything and got names of people
to talk about after I beat Adamek. I’m going to
shutdown his plans.
“I’m in the gym with
sparring partners that are similar to him – tough,
stand-up with decent hand speed. They made a big
mistake offering me this fight and an even bigger
mistake thinking he has faster hands than me. I’ve
heard that they’ve brought in guys to work with who
are big but don’t have fast hands. That makes me
laugh. How, all of a sudden is he going to have
faster hands than me? I am bigger, stronger, faster,
quicker and younger than him. I’m just a better
all-around fighter.”
Estrada also notes that he’s never been down and
Adamek was floored twice as a light heavyweight. “I
know he likes to pressure his opponents but how is
he going to do that against a bigger guy like me,”
Estrada rhetorically asked. “I’m a heavyweight, not
a light heavyweight. I’ve never taken big hits like
he has. They say he has a great chin, but so do I,
and we know he has been hurt at least twice….by
light heavyweights! They weren’t flash knockdowns,
either. I’ve never been hurt in my whole career. I
don’t see him changing his come forward, tough guy
style at this stage. He was a good light
heavyweight, good cruiserweight, but I’m a real
heavyweight.”
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LARA FACES
GRADY BREWER ON JANUARY 29
Press Release: January 13, 2009
Former Cuban amateur
star Erislandy Lara has made his mark in the
professional ranks with the same speed and impact
that his blistering combinations make on his
opponents, and after just nine fights, he appears to
be ready to graduate to the next level. On Friday,
January 29, the undefeated rising star will be
featured in a 10-round junior middleweight bout that
will push Lara to the limit as he takes on 154-pound
standout and the winner of the second season of “The
Contender,” Grady Brewer. Lara vs. Brewer will be
the opening bout of the Fox Sports Net telecast
headlined by Campillo vs. Shumenov II from The Joint
at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Former amateur star Erislandy Lara (9-0, 5 KO’s) has
made a seamless transition to the professional ranks
since defecting from Cuba in 2008, and in just nine
professional fights has dazzled boxing insiders and
fans alike with his speed, power and poise. Fresh
off of a near-shutout win over veteran Luciano Perez
in his first 10-round fight last December, Lara ...more
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IBO DECLARES
VACANCY
With
the confirmation that Manny Pacquiao will continue
campaigning at Welterweight, the IBO will go forward
and open the Junior Welterweight division which will
be contested by the two leading available
contenders.
We were
proud and privileged to have the best pound for
pound fighter in the world hold the IBO Junior
Welterweight World Title.
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FIGHT REPORT |
Andrade Fulfils
Promise
Demetrius Andrade promised to put on a spectacular
performance, and that's exactly what he did.
Andrade, who improved his record to 9-0, 7KO landed
a picture perfect counter right hook midway through
the very first round that sent Guereca to the canvas
hard. Guereca was very hurt and remained on the
canvas until the referee reached the count of ten.
Official time of the stoppage was 1 minute 18
seconds of round number one. Look for Andrade, who
is co-promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing and
Banner Promotions, to be back in action very soon.
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ANDRADE
TO OPEN 2010 WITH A BANG ON ESPN
Star Boxing
Press Release - January 14, 2009
This
Friday, fast rising undefeated jr. middleweight
Demetrius Andrade (8-0, 6KO) will look to open up
the new year with a bang when he takes on tough
Mexican native Bernardo Guereca (15-9-1, 3KO) at the
Laredo Civic Center in Laredo, TX. Andrade- Guereca
is scheduled for six rounds, and will be the
co-feature bout of the evening on the nationally
televised ESPN "Friday Night Fight" series.
DEMETRIUS ANDRADE: For the 2007 Amateur
World Champion and 2008 U.S. Olympian Andrade, who
is co- promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing and
Banner Promotions, this will be the his fourth
appearance on FNF since turning pro in October of
2008.
Andrade was a perfect
6-0, 4KO in 2009, earning him rave reviews from
boxing insiders, as well as being chosen as one of
boxing top prospects for the second straight year by
ESPN.com's boxing analyst Dan Rafael.
"The best pro prospect
from the 2008 U.S. Olympic team was a decorated
amateur before turning pro in 2008. Boxing since he
was 6, Andrade won a world amateur championship, two
U.S. national titles and two National Golden Gloves
titles. As a pro, the 6-1 Providence, R.I., native
stayed busy with six bouts in 2009 and displayed the
attributes that make him one of boxing's most
dynamic prospects: dazzling hand speed, power and
ring intelligence," stated Rafael.
"I am very excited to be back on Friday Night
Fights, and have the opportunity to once again
showcase my skills on the national level," stated
Andrade. "Joe (DeGuardia, CEO of Star Boxing) and
Artie (Pelullo, CEO of Banner Promotions) have done
a great job of giving me these type of
opportunities, and as you can see by my nomination
as one of boxing top prospects for the second year
in a row by ESPN, it's definitely paying off. 2010
is going to be a big year for me and my career, and
that all starts this Friday night. This is my first
nationally televised co-feature, so make sure to
tune in, it's going to be a performance you won't
want to want to miss."
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Maurice Harris
gunning for top heavyweights
Publicist Press Release; January. 11, 2010
New
Jersey heavyweight Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris,
winner of the 2002 ‘Thunderbox Heavyweight
Tournament,” fighting January 29 for the first time
in more than two years, against veteran Billy “The
Kid” Zumbrun in Albuquerque.
The 33-year-old Harris
(20-14-2, 10 KOs) is genuine, no hype, and the often
mismanaged fighter plans to get back into the
heavyweight title picture with his new promoter,
Boxing 360. He’s beaten some of the best, lost to
inferior opponents on several occasions, and overall
has failed to live-up to his physical potential.
The primary reason for his record is he turned pro
at 17 with only nine amateur fights behind him, e
was soon thrown to the wolves. “I’ve had an
up-and-down career,” Harris explained. “I was
hanging (at the gym) with pros like Al ‘Ice’ Cole
and Ray Mercer and decided to join them as a pro
when I was only 17, not realizing I didn’t have the
valuable experience gained from boxing in amateur
tournaments. But I was a hungry kid from the
projects who wanted a way out. I was thrown-in tough
early, in way over my head because I didn’t have any
real experience. I didn’t even know how to tie-up or
battle....more
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We will
bring back the real Mikkel Kessler against Froch
COPENHAGEN (January 13, 2010) –
Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs) will rely on the
coaching brilliance of Jimmy Montoya when he takes
on WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Carl “The Cobra”
Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) in the second round of the
Super Six World Boxing Classic. Montoya, a living
legend, has been appointed the new head trainer
following the opening-round loss against Andre Ward.
He is no stranger to the Danish superstar, having
worked in his corner as an assistant trainer on
countless of occasions. “I really look forward to
working with Jimmy,” Kessler said. “Just like (Joe)
Calzaghe, Ward managed to take my strengths away
from me. Neither my corner nor I found any solutions
during the fight. But I need to cope with this kind
of situations, so I decided to make some changes. It
was a very hard decision to part company with my
dear friend ...more
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PACQUIAO-CLOTTEY LANDS AT COWBOYS STADIUM
Pacquaio Publicist Press Release: January 10,
2010
The stars will fight,
big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas! Jerry
Jones and Bob Arum, owner of the Dallas Cowboys and
chairman of Top Rank, respectively, announced today
that Cowboys Stadium would be the site of the MANNY
PACQUIAO vs. JOSHUA CLOTTEY World Welterweight
Championship fight taking place on Saturday, March
13 and broadcast Live on Pay-Per-View. Formal news
conferences at Cowboys Stadium and in New York next
week will provide details on tickets and the
pay-per-view broadcast. Pacquiao vs. Clottey will be
promoted by Top Rank, in association with the Dallas
Cowboys and MP Promotions.
Pacquiao and Clottey
boast a combine record of 85-6-2 (59 KOs) -- a
winning percentage of 91% and a victory by knockout
ratio of nearly 70%.
“I have wanted to bring a major boxing event to
North Texas for many years, so why not bring in the
biggest and the best?” asked Jones. “Manny Pacquiao
is boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound attraction and the
world champion. Manny defending his title against
Joshua Clottey is ...more
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GABRIEL CAMPILLO VS. BEIBUT SHUMENOV II
LOS
ANGELES, January 8 –
On Friday, January 29, KZ Event Productions and
Golden Boy Promotions are pleased to present an
evening of world championship boxing when they
present “Fight Night With De La Hoya and Hopkins:
Campillo vs. Shumenov II” at The Joint at Hard Rock
Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the 12-round main event, Spain’s Gabriel
Campillo will defend his WBA Light Heavyweight World
Title against Las Vegas resident Beibut Shumenov,
who will defend his IBA Light Heavyweight World
Title, in a rematch of their heated 2009 title
fight. In that August bout, Campillo upset the odds
in an exciting 12 rounder that saw both men hit the
deck before the Spaniard took the razor-thin and
highly controversial majority decision.
“Fight
Night With De La Hoya and Hopkins: Campillo vs.
Shumenov II” is presented by KZ Event Productions
and Golden Boy Promotions, with Campillo vs.
Shumenov ...more
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JONES -
BRUSELES NABA TITLE FIGHT ON FOX SPORTS
Promoter Press Release - January 6, 2010
Unbeaten
North American Boxing Association (NABA)
welterweight champion and Top-10 contender MIKE
JONES, of Philadelphia, PA, makes the fourth defense
of his title when he faces HENRY BRUSELES, of Gurabo,
Puerto Rico, in the main event of an all-action
card, Saturday evening, February 27, at Bally’s
Atlantic City. The first bout will begin 8.30 p.m.
Promoted by Top Rank,
in association with Peltz Boxing Promotions, Inc.,
the Jones-Bruseles title tilt will headline Top Rank
Live, the exciting new boxing series, televised live
on Fox Sports en Español and FOX Sports Net,
beginning at 10 p.m. ET.
Jones, 26, is
considered one of the hottest prospects in boxing.
His 19-0 record, including 16 knockouts, has
elevated his world ratings to a career high -- No. 8
by the World Boxing Association (WBA), No. 11 by the
International Boxing Federation (IBF), and No. 16 by
the World Boxing Council (WBC). He won the vacant
NABA title on August 29, 2008 at the New Alhambra in
Philadelphia, knocking out Brazilian strongman
Juliano Ramos (15-1, 12 KOs), in the sixth round.
Jones successfully defended his title three times
last year, knocking out Dairo Esalas at the Blue
Horizon in Philadelphia, outpointing Lenin Arroyo at
Bally’s and knocking out Raul Pinzon, also at
Bally’s. Other victims include Germaine Sanders,
Gilbert Venegas and Luciano Perez
Bruseles, 28, a three-time North American Boxing
Organization (NABO) champion represents Jones’
toughest opposition so far. A pro since 1999,
Bruseles has a 28-3-1 record, with 15 of those
victories coming by stoppage. He enters this fight
riding a five-year winning streak, including
victories over Wilfredo Negron, Ener Julio, Arturo
Urena, Cesar Bazan, Robert Frankel, Ben Tackie and
Mario Ramos. Bruseles has not lost since January 22,
2005, against pound for pound icon Floyd Mayweather,
Jr.
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MOSLEY
VS. BERTO JANUARY 30, 2010
Mosley
vs. Berto is a 12-round welterweight bout presented
by Golden Boy Promotions and DiBella Entertainment.
The bout will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events
Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 30, 2009.
Tickets priced at $300,
$200, $150, $100 and $50 are now on sale and
available for purchase at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster
locations (select Smith's Food and Drug Centers and
Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major
credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 745-3000.
Tickets also are available for purchase at
www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
A future Hall of Famer
with five world titles to his name, Sugar Shane
Mosley (46-5, 39 KO's) has ruled the lightweight,
welterweight and junior middleweight divisions over
his storied 16-year career. However, at 38 years
old, the Pomona, Calif. native seems to be getting
better and better as the years pass. Winner of seven
of his last eight fights dating back to 2005, Mosley
has defeated the likes of Fernando Vargas (twice),
Luis Collazo and Ricardo Mayorga, but his most
recent victory also was one of his most spectacular
-- a ninth round stoppage of Antonio Margarito in
January 2009 to win the Welterweight World Title for
the third time.
One of boxing's top young stars, 26-year-old Andre
Berto (25-0, 19 KO's) first made his mark on the
worldwide sports scene as a member of the 2004
Haitian Olympic team. However he already has
surpassed those accomplishments as an unbeaten
professional and world champion. The owner of wins
over Cosme Rivera, Michel Trabant, Steve Forbes,
Collazo and Juan Urango, the Winter Haven, Fla.
native won the WBC Welterweight World Title in June
2008 with a seventh round stoppage of Miguel Angel
Rodriguez and has since defended his crown three
times. No victory would be bigger than one over
Mosley on January 30. Don't miss the action and see
you at the fights!
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TITLE
POLITICS |
Mundine Foregoes IBO
Title Fight
Anthony
Mundine's decision to forego a quest for the
International Boxing Organization’s junior
middleweight title next week in Australia is his own
– and not based on undue influence or conflict from
the IBO – according to its president, Ed Levine.
Mundine had been
scheduled to meet Robert Medley for the IBO’s vacant
154-pound championship on Jan. 11 in Sydney, but the
fight – if held at all – will no longer be for the
IBO belt and is more likely to be fought at
middleweight, Levine said.
A Jan. 6 report in the Sydney Morning Herald
cited Mundine's displeasure with the IBO stemming
from review of his May defeat of Daniel Geale for
the organization’s 160-pound title – which Mundine
relinquished upon requesting sanction for the
154-pound bout with Medley.
Levine, however, said it’s more likely Mundine's
decision is based on other factors.
“Our opinion is that Mundine's current failure to
honor his contractual obligations to the IBO and
Medley are purely based on his inability to make the
weight and/or his reluctance to accept two
international officials and the costs attendant to
putting on a world title fight,” Levine said.
Mundine defeated Geale by split decision to win
the IBO middleweight belt. According to Levine, an
appeal to the IBO from Geale's management resulted
in a review of the bout by three “senior IBO
judges,” which then resulted in a narrow split
decision opinion in Geale's favor.
Some reports, including the Sydney Morning
Herald’s, erroneously indicated that a unanimous
decision in Geale's direction after the review would
have mandated the original decision be overturned.
“That is total nonsense and completely incorrect.
The IBO would never overturn an official result,”
Levine said. “What was said by the IBO is that if
the three appeals judges ‘unanimously and clearly by
a wide margin’ scored the bout for Geale, title
recognition could be withdrawn or an immediate
rematch ordered.
“A mere close unanimous re-scoring of the contest
would have led to Geale being made a mandatory fight
for Mundine. Effectively, the close re-scoring
getting a narrow split decision to Geale resulted in
the same decision, a mandatory position for Geale
but not in an immediate and direct rematch. Mundine
was given the opportunity for an intervening
optional defense.”
Levine
said fights will be scheduled soon to fill the
vacancies at 154 and 160 pounds.
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RANKING |
The IBO Top 100
Computerized Boxing Rankings for
January 2010 are now available
Click here to
view or download the
world's most unbiased, objective
rankings
of boxers, brought to you only by the
International Boxing Organization.
www.iboboxing.com
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PROMOTERS |
TOP RANK ANNOUNCES
BOXING SERIES
Press Release:
January 4, 2010
Fox
Sports en Español and Top Rank announced today the
launch of an exciting new boxing series – “Top Rank
Live.” The two-hour broadcast will air live on Fox
Sports en Español on Saturdays, three times per
month, beginning at 10 p.m. ET. The series will
debut on Saturday, January 16, 2010, from the Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas . At least one show
per month will originate directly from Mexico .
“Top Rank is thrilled
to bring world-class boxing on a regular basis to
cable and satellite TV viewers across the country,”
said Todd duBoef, President of Top Rank. “We have
found wonderful partners in the Fox Network Family.
This new series will not only offer all-action cards
but will allow fans to follow these fighters as they
return from victories marching up the ratings toward
world title shots. It’s a project Top Rank has been
developing for years and Fox Sports Español is the
perfect vehicle.”
Former world champions,
world-class contenders, and up-and-coming prospects
are scheduled to appear in future shows.
“In keeping with a
longstanding tradition of bringing our loyal viewers
the most in-demand programming, we’re thrilled to
confirm this deal with Top Rank and provide exciting
matches from some of the country’s most respected
fighters,” said Joshua Glassel, Director of
Programming Acquisitions for Fox Sports en Español.
Under this new
partnership, Top Rank fights will also be
distributed on FOX Sports Net (FSN) and its regional
sports network affiliates beginning with the first
event on January 16, 2010. FSN will continue to
distribute Top Rank events once a month thereafter
through 2011.
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Battle of Unbeatens
Lundy & Solomon
Press
Release: Jan. 4, 2010 -
Listen to Hank Lundy Bragaddio
Jimmy Burchfield’s
Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc., kicks off
the new year in classic style, headlining the
January 22nd “Boston Pop” pro boxing card with
unbeaten junior welterweights “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy
and Brad Solomon battling in the 10-round main
event, at The Roxy in Boston’s famed Theater
District.
The 6-round co-feature
pits intra-state rivals Chris Traietti (8-1, 5 KOs),
an Iraq War veteran from Quincy, and dangerous
Lawrence super middleweight Eddie Caminero (5-3, 5
KOs). Undefeated junior welterweight and 2008 U.S.
Olympic Team alternate, nearby Framingham’s Danny
O’Connor (10-0, 3 KOs), meets former Canadian
welterweight title challenger Darelle “Red” Sukerow
(14-15-1, 5 KOs) in a 6-rounder.
“We’re kicking off the New Year hard and fast with
this very exciting, competitive card,” CES president
Jimmy Burchfield said. “It’s been a while since CES
has promoted a card in Boston and we’re very happy
to be going back there. We have a great main event
between two....more
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